VxBlock + VMAX 950F/FX
VxBlock offers the award-winning all-flash enterprise storage VMAX 950F – Either with a VxBlock 740 as primary storage or as a VxBlock Storage Technology Extension (STE) add-on to a VxBlock 350, […]
Dell EMC ViPR 3.6 – VMAX Export Path Adjustment
A very useful new feature in ViPR 3.6 is the ability to increase/decrease the number of fibre channel paths on an existing VPLEX or VMAX export (host/cluster). The following example showcases […]
DellEMC ViPR 3.6 – Install&Config for VMAX AFA
This post details the wizard driven installation steps to install ViPR Controller and configure for a VMAX AFA system. Recommendation when deploying on a vSphere cluster is to deploy the […]
ViPR Controller: Exporting VMAX3/AFA LUN fails with Error 12000
This ‘Error 12000’ maybe encountered while exporting a VMAX 3/AFA LUN from ViPR Controller as a shared datastore to a specific vSphere ESXi Cluster (ViPR shared export mask). The reason for the failure is because ViPR either attempts to add the new shared LUN to independent exclusive ESXi Masking Views or to a manually created shared cluster masking view: Error […]
VMAX AFA – Compression Notes
VMAX All Flash compression feature – released with HYPERMAX OS 5977.945.890 Some key points: 1. This new feature compresses data before it is written to flash drives. 2. Compression is […]
Embedded Managment for VMAX All Flash and VMAX3
The following is an excellent post written by Paul Martin (@rawstorage) which details the eMGMT feature available on VMAX All Flash and VMAX3 Systems: Embedded Managment for VMAX All Flash and VMAX3 – Part 1 Introduction to Embedded Management and Configuring Client Server Access Two key questions that have come up recently and is addressed in Paul’s post: What can I do with […]
How to Identify a VMAX3 / VMAX All Flash System from the Serial Number
See also: EMC VMAX – Build Location and Model Type The following table lists the serial numbers associated with VMAX3(100K,200K&400K) and VMAX All Flash(250F,450F&850F) systems: Update: additional systems include [x977 VMAX […]
EMC XtremIO: VMware ESXi Multi-Array Settings
The following table represents the recommended VMware vSphere ESXi host settings to be applied when an ESXi host(s) is connected to a single array and also details multi-array settings when at […]
EMC XtremIO – Smart Zoning Example
The example provided is based on the following design: Dual X-Brick Cluster Cisco MDS Switches – Dual Fabric VMware ESXi 4x Host Environment 4 Smart Zoned Paths per ESXi Host (2 paths […]
EMC ViPR Controller: Storage-Related Ports
The following list and diagram details the respective storage-related TCP ports that ViPR uses to communicate with a particular EMC Storage product. If a firewall is present between the ViPR […]
EMC XtremIO – VPLEX BackEnd Connectivity Considerations
This post will detail some general best practices for VPLEX Back-end connectivity to an XtremIO storage array. As you will see from the diagrams below each VPLEX director should have […]
EMC VNXe 3200 – Configuration Steps Via UEMCLI (Part1)
There are some minor cli changes with VNXe MCX which I will document as part of this series, for VNXe GEN1 please refer to these earlier posts: EMC VNXe Gen1 Configuration Using Unisphere CLI The initial configuration steps outlined in Part1 : Accept End User License Agreement Change the Admin Password Apply License File Commit the IO Modules Perform a Health […]
EMC VNX2 – Drive Layout (Guidelines & Considerations)
Applies only to VNX2 Systems. CHOICES made in relation to the physical placement of Drives within a VNX can have an impact on how the VNX performs. The intention here […]
EMC VMAX – Fully Pre-allocate TDEV
By Fully Pre-allocating a TDEV all the tracks associated with the device are reserved, this may be useful for mission critical apps or avoiding any write miss penalties. Example SYMCLI: Single TDEV example: symconfigure -sid xxx -cmd “start allocate on tdev 0c66 end_cyl=last_cyl allocate_type=persistent;” commit Range of TDEVs: symconfigure -sid xxx -cmd “start allocate on tdev 0c6e:1116 end_cyl=last_cyl allocate_type=persistent;” commit […]
EMC VNXe – Shutdown Procedure
Shutdown via UNISPHERE using the Service Account Please read all notes provided in the ‘More Information..’ section highlighted in the above image before proceeding with shutdown. Shutdown process as documented […]
EMC XtremIO – 4.0 Maximums
The following details the maximum values common to all four X-Brick models and the maximums applicable to each specific X-Brick model. As of XtremIO Verison 4.0 there are four types […]
EMC VNX – Registering RecoverPoint Initiators
The VNX will have been previously zoned to the RPAs at this stage. For example purposes the config below will have the RPA1-port-3 Zoned to the VNX SP-A&B Port 4 […]
EMC VMAX3 – Adding Gatekeeper RDM Volumes To VMware MGMT VM
This post outlines how to create the VMAX Masking view for Gatekeeper RDM volumes and the Script to Automate Adding RDM Disk’s to a VMware MGMT VM. First some notes on Gatekeeper volumes: SE(CLI) and Unisphere(GUI) are the main tools used to manage a VMAX Array, Gatekeeper volumes are required in order to carry these commands from both CLI&GUI and […]
EMC VNX – SMI-S Configuration & Discovery
The following are some configuration notes for configuring SMI-S to allow communication with the ‘VNX Storage Processors’, SMI-S can then be leveraged by for example VCE Vision or ViPR to configure/report on the VNX array. Before proceeding ensure you have the both VNX Storage Processor A&B IP addresses to hand, the SMI-S host will use these IP’s to allow for […]
EMC VMAX3 – CLI Cheat Sheet
Guest post by the VMAX Guru – Paul Martin @rawstorage VMAX3 CLI Cheat Sheet Disclaimer, this is not a comprehensive how to, just a toe in the ocean of VMAX3, […]
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