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Shrink EMC VNx Protection Size - Pool filling up
We have a storage pool that is filling up - and currently 20% of that pool is allocated to Data Protection.
Can we reduce, or even temporarily eliminate the Data Protection space?
It seems that even ...
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what do you use for storage discovery / storage management? [closed]
I am looking for some ideas on what would be the best way to discover and manage network storage.
Discovery: Any good tools that will scan hosts and storage devices and report back their findings? ...
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EMC + erase LUNS from EMC storage by tool/script
the following link explain how to destroy LUNS / RAID configuration manual VIA Navisphere GUI
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2012/04/emc-delete-lun-raid-group/
my question - I want to find ...
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HP SAS HDD in an EMC VNX storage?
Would it be possible to use HP SAS 6G DP 300GB 10K SFF drives in an EMC VNX 5100 storage unit, which currently holds EMC 10K SFF drives (these are really Seagate Savvio 10K.5 SFF drives).
Generally, ...
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RAID 10 or RAID 50 on 16x 900 GB 10K SFF disks
What type of RAID would you recommend for a single storage segment across 16 of 900 GB 10K SAS SFF disks on an EMC VNX 5100 storage unit? Disk 17 is a hot-spare.
RAID 10, RAID 50 or something else?
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What does powercf do on the Solaris file system or EMC storage?
When I run powercf command on my Solaris machine, what changes does this command do on the EMC storage, or on Solaris file system?
From the manual:
DESCRIPTION
During system boot on Solaris ...
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How can I monitor an EMC VNXe3100 with Nagios?
I've "Googled" a lot and there's some stuff for other products (Clariion & Celerra).
I didn't find any Nagios plugin or script for VNXe.
I got the vnxe_alert.mib but it's really not convenient ...
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EMC + powercf -q + solaris
I have a solaris 10 in a two NETRA machines ( machines are connected to one EMC storage )
I installed powerPath and configure the drivers and I am trying to connect to EMC CX-4 with flare 28
remark ...
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EMC storage - set login/password VIA naviseccli command
I have two NETRA machines that connected to EMC storage ( EMC flare 28 )
I installed Solaris 10 on both NETRA machines
my question - is it possible to set the login and password for EMC storage by: ...
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Celerra Storage Processor pathing issues
Ok so some retard at my work thought he was going to fix a messed up SP and reassigned all of the default SP on all the luns to SPA, then he did a hard reboot (Smart I know -.-). Anyways, now I have ...
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EMC/Exchange Powershell not running as administrator or without correct privs
I have an AD/Exchange 2010 setup that usually works pretty well. However, after installing Outlook 2010 on the server and choosing to "remember the password" for a user who is not an administrator, ...
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Dell EqualLogic vs. EMC VNXe [closed]
We've been looking into SMB SANs and based on the competitive pricing I've been getting we're really liking these two array's. There are some pro's to both solutions, but I've unable to really decide ...
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Directly connected HP server and CX4 with fibre
I have direcly connected (with fibre) a HP ProLiant BL460c G7 with a EMC CX4. I installed VMWare Esxi 5.0. The problem is that cx4 cannot connect to the blade. It seems that there is no connectivity ...
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EMC VNX5300 Microsoft Iscsi Initiator
when connecting with Microsoft iSCSI initiator from windows 2008 std we see 8 connections which is normal since server has 4 iscsi nic and SAN has 8 nic, but the issue is that when we logon to each ...
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Routinely unable to remove qla2xxx module under CentOS
I routinely cannot unload the Qlogic fibre module qla2xxx under CentOS 5 or 6. These machines are running StorNext cvfs, EMC powerpath and hostagent. Nothing else should ever be touching the fibre. ...
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Nagios / snmp - client side requirement?
I have an EMC NX4 that Im trying to monitor via Nagios. The command being sent is
check_snmp -H<server> -P1 -Cpublic -oDISMAN-EVENT-MIB::sysUpTimeInstance -r Timeticks
What I get back is
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vSphere 5 and Powerpath/VE?
I am in the process of setting up our vSphere 5 environment. With previous version of vSphere I have used the native pathing with VMware but I now want to investigate Powerpath/VE since it now works ...
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How do I disconnect users from a file stored on a NAS?
We recently migrated our file servers from a Windows file server to an EMC VNXe NAS device.
Previously, when a user needed into a critical file that someone else had open and the situation warranted, ...
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VM NetWorker server loses hard drive every night
Running EMC NetWorker server on a Server 2009 R2 w/ sp1 VM running on ESXi host. The VMDK is stored on a VNXe machine along with the VMDKs for all the other VM servers our organization runs. None of ...
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Replace a failed disk in EMC CX2-30 san
Where can I find the procedure for replacing a disk in an EMC CX2-30 san.
Amber light showing on one disk, NaviSphere shows the disk status as "Requested Bypass"
The affected LUN is in a RAID 5 ...
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NetWorker: Frequent errors in log "waiting for # writable volume(s) to backup pool 'Default' disk(s) on
Working on a new NetWorker 7.6.3/DataDomain disk-to-disk-to-remote-disk backup system, there are frequent errors in the log:
Media alert event: Waiting for 1 writable volume(s) to backup pool ...
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VMWare VMs to Data Domain storage via EMC Networker backup: Do I need a storage node?
I've got several VMs (Windows Server 2003-2008 R2, application servers, Exchange, SQL, small file servers) residing on ESXi 4.1 hosts. We recently purchased a Data Domain system allowing us to backup ...
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Where are the Kerberos time outs in Windows 2008R2?
We have a DFS share that redirects users to a EMC CIFS share. Several end users are unable to access it and get the following Kerberos Security warning:
The System Detected an attempt to ...
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Inconsistency between LUN ID's
I just added a few LUN's to our new EMC VNX, and the LUN ID's are not consistent..
Screenshot from EMC Unisphere
Screenshot from VMWare vSphere
If you study the two screenshots carefully, ...
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Force-enable write cache on an AX150 disk array or fake APC SmartUPS communication
I have a Dell-branded EMC AX150i disk array that refuses to enable its write cache. After calling Dell support, it turns out that the system will refuse to enable its write cache unless an APC ...
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EMC Celerra and Access-based Enumeration
I have a few CIFS shares for Windows on our Celerra, and I've run the EMCABE tool (in enable mode) on one of our CIFS virtual servers. When I check if ABE is enabled using the same tool, it comes back ...
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Maximum size of VMDK to support large NTFS filesystem in guest
I have a need to support an 8TB filesystem within a Win2k8 guest system running on VMWare. From what I've read online, the maximum size VMDK I can create is 2T, is this still the case? Will I need ...
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Setting Linux UID on NFS volume from EMC NX4
I have an EMC NX4 from which there are several CIFS shares with corresponding NFS mount points. The CIFS user ids seem fine but when viewed from Linux they are all 327xx numbers and can't be set from ...
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MultiPath configuration on RHEL5 and Clariion CX-300
I have problem with discovering my FC-connected CX-300 storage. Frankly speaking I'm complete novice in FibreChannel, so step by step explanation would be appreciated. My configuration consist of two ...
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Create a raid 6 with 7 drives
I'm trying to create a raid 6 array on a VNX 5100 from EMC, however am unable to create one with 7 drives. We have 8 total, and I immediately carved one out for hot sparing, leaving me 7 data drives. ...
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EMC-branded DS24-M2 McData: Where get and what firmware?
I (will) get a EMC Symmetrix DS24-M2 FC Switch which is a branded McData 4500. I'm unsure how/if it's possible to update the box to the latest firmware without an official service contract anymore. ...
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Can you set CIFS permisions from EMC Command Line?
I am in the process of migrating file shares from my EMC NS-20 to my new VNXe 3100. I am using a RoboCopy script to move the files but am getting errors on some files and folders. I have Domain Admin ...
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EMC VNX iSCSI setup - unsure about SP/port assignment
We have a new VNX5300 waiting to get configured, and I need to plan out the network infrastructure before the EMC tech arrives. It has 4x1gbit iSCSI per SP (8 ports in total), and I'd like to get the ...
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Vmware ESXi 4.1u1 installer unable to find EMC LUN
We have
DELL R710 with Broadcom NetExtreme II 5709 card.
EMC Celerra NX4
Broadcom card is configured property to use specific LUN on EMC SAN (we use VLANs). We can clearly see that it finds the ...
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Redhat ext3 and/or powerpath issue
We are running Redhat EL 5 update 3 with Powerpath 5.3sp1. We did a FLARE upgrade on clariion and during SP upgrade, one of the emcpower devices which is mounted as ext3(using LVM) mounted as ...
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Exchange Management Console Missing Tabs
I am trying to set up exchange 2010, I want to configure the incoming mail but all the information I can find about says there should be tabs on the middle pane when I select hub transport..
I get ...
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Linux Kernel Modules Refuses to Load
I have a server running RHEL 5.5 with EMC PowerPath installed. Due to the security requirement, I had to upgrade the kernel to a newer version. Unfortunately, I was not aware of the impact of the ...
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How to Boot Linux without Certain Kernel Modules and Still Able to have Write Permissions on File Systems?
I have a server running RHEL 5.5 with EMC PowerPath installed. Due to the security requirement, I had to upgrade the kernel to a newer version. Unfortunately, I was not aware of the impact of the ...
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SAN design: File & Block level access?
The short question: can I share file and block level traffic on the same SAN? Perhaps more importantly, should I? The gory details are below...
I'm hopefully putting the finishing touches on a new ...
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Disk-to-tape using Networker and Data Domain
My previous question covered disk-to-disk backup to reduce our backup window, and now I also need to take the disk backup and move it to tape. Is this something I can do with Networker and ...
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Disk-to-disk backup to same storage array?
We're looking to get a new SAN, and so we're re-examining our storage, network and backup issues. Our plan is to get an EMC VNXe 3100 with SAS drives for production data, then buy an expansion shelf ...
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How can I open Exchange Management Console 2007 from the “Run” dialog on Windows Server 2003?
I need to know the path and filename to execute in order to open Exchange Management Console. Exchange Server 2007 is installed, and this server is running Windows Server 2003
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keeping the server name and IP address updated in the SAN
In the Navisphere's attached server report, the HBA UIDs are displayed along with the host names and IP addresses of the Linux and windows servers that were previously registered. The Servers now have ...
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ISA Server VSS Writer encountered a failure while backing up
On our ISA system the following warning is logged:
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Microsoft ISA Server Storage
Event ID: 21326
Description: The ISA Server VSS Writer encountered a failure while ...
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Exchange 2010 EMC connects to wrong server
I have an Exchange 2010 organization installed at two sites with one server at each site. I set up my local site first. Exchange Management Console always chooses to connect to the remote server ...
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Is it possible to use an EMC SAN in iscsi without starting any Powerwhatever dæmon?
I can't seem to get my iscsi targets working without starting the PowerPath module, even though I don't actually use it.
Is it at all possible?
Edit: Precision, I'm not currently even using ...
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Where can I download EMC's SWAT Switch Analysis Tool
Do you know where to download EMC's Switch Analysis Tool (SWAT)?
I've followed the instructions in the "Customer Advisory Letter" I have regarding FLARE upgrade, but the menu options in EMC ...
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How do I find the date/time set on an EMC Symmetrix?
I'd like to find out what date and time (and possibly time zone) a Symmetrix (DMX-4 and VMAX) is set to. I've checked Powerlink as well as the man pages for symcli, but nothing pops out.
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Securely wiping an EMC SAN?
Seems EMC's Powerlink "mail my my password" option isn't working so until I'm back in the office... does anyone know if it's possible to erase an EMC AX4 FC SAN?
I know you can erase the disk groups ...
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