Virtualization & Storage
Step1 Check the Health status of the Link Aggregation: uemcli -d 10.0.0.1 -u Local/admin -p Password123# /net/la show -detail 1: ID = la0_SPA SP = SPA Ports = eth2_SPA,eth3_SPA Health state = OK (5) 2: ID = la0_SPB SP = SPB Ports = eth2_SPB,eth3_SPB Health state = OK (5) Step2 Ensure the Network Interface for NFS is correctly configured: uemcli […]
When configuring a VMAX for ‘VMware ESX’ connectivity, I will always firstly consult the ‘EMC Simple Support Matrix – EMC Symmetrix VMAX Series Director Bit Settings’ found here for the […]
Encountered the following error while completing a Fresh Install of Inyo File (Dart) on a VNX VG8 with code level 7.1 (Also experienced the same issue with another system running […]
There is a known bug with Solutions Enabler 7.6.0 which returns an error while attempting to create 2048GB TDEV Meta Volumes using SYMCLI on a SYMMETRIX VMAX 40K running Enginuity […]
MCx has brought changes to the way Hot Sparing works in a VNX Array. Permanent Sparing is now the method used when a drive fails. How Permanent Sparing works: when […]
Vblock Specialized System for Extreme Applications This Vblock as the name suggests is VCE’s solution targeted at Extreme Applications such as VDI and High performance database applications. Using the XtremIO […]
Draining of a Data Device (TDAT) from a VMAX Thin Pool is a non-disruptive activity, meaning TDAT’s can be removed from a Thin Pool without the need to unbind any […]
Access Control Logix (ACLX) gatekeeper mapping is required for initial device masking configuration on the VMAX via the Administration host and also required for the Control Station when using a […]
Somtimes you may have encountered an issue where a VNX/VMAX front-end port gets cabled to the wrong MDS Switch Port that you had designed for and in fact the port […]
Firstly download the latest version from the EMC-approved section of the Emulex website for EMC VNX/VMAX: http://www.emulex.com/downloads/oem-qualified/emc/ In this example we are downloading the Emulex LPe16002 Firmware and BootCode version […]
Great to hear a non-disruptive upgrade fix has has been made available for this issue. Background The issue is addressed in EMC KB175619 Essentially after approximately 80 Days of runtime […]
Note: Please ensure to reference official EMC documentation before proceeding and ensure your system health checks are passed before completing a shutdown. A new feature with the release of VNX […]
This is a guideline on how to change the VNX Storage Processor IP and Name via Navicli. Navicli does not require a reboot of the SP after changing the SP […]
Offered with 05.32 release (INYO) is an expanded memory option on the VNX7500 model. This larger memory option allows for a memory upgrade from 24Gig to 48Gig per Service Processor. […]
UPDATE: The issue outlined below with code level R32 has now been fixed. This issue is addressed in VNX OE for Block 05.32.000.5.209 (Inyo MR1 SP3). This was covered in […]
“32 Cores firing MCx Technology” “Leverage cores and scale them – core scaling to achieve the million IOPS” “Amdahl’s law 80% scaling” “Up to 1.1 million IOPS (I/Os per second) […]
Here I have compiled a list of the most commonly used VNX Terms and a brief description of each. Term: Definition SP: Storage Processor – provides access to all external hosts and the file side of VNX. SP A: Storage processor A – Generic term for the first storage processor in VNX for block. SP B: Storage processor B – […]
The VNXe can send E-mail alerts of system events to a specified IP address when it encounters alerts or error conditions. View and Configure SMTP Server Settings In order to […]
In this post I will give a guideline on how to calculate the required drive count for a VNX Pool based on Throughput performance (IOPS). This is only a Rough-Order-of […]
Replacing a Disk in a VNX is quite a simple task if the correct procedure is followed (Discover the failed drive BED naviseccli -h SP_IP faults -list). In this post […]
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