EMC VMAX – 20/40K Back-End Connectivity
Each Engine has two Directors with each Director containing two Back-End Fibre Channel I/O Modules (Labeled MOD0 & MOD1). These modules (also known as DA’s – Disk Adapters) provide Fibre […]
EMC VMAX – Build Location and Model Type
The VMAX Serial Numbers are generated based on build location and model type of the VMAX. If your S/N begins with ‘HK19’ the VMAX was manufactured in Hopkinton, begins with […]
EMC VNX – New Shutdown Options
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 […]
EMC VNX – Changing Storage Processor IP & NAME
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 […]
EMC VMAX – Avoid Corruption of Unisphere Performance Database by AV Scans
Just a note of caution on how to prevent Anti Virus Scans from causing a possible corruption of the Unisphere for VMAX Performance Database. If using the Unisphere for VMAX Performance feature then please exclude the following directories by editing your Anti Virus scan settings: The data directory and all its subdirectories (<InstallDirectory>\EMC\SMAS\jboss\standalone\data\msq\data) The temp directory (<InstallDirectory>\EMC\SMAS\jboss\standalone\data\msq\temp) Note From EMC: Failing to follow this […]
EMC VMAX – Setting Auto Meta Attributes
This post provides instructions and information around the Symmetrix Auto Meta feature. The Auto Meta feature is a configurable option during the Bin File configuration or the setting can be […]
EMC VNX 7500 – 48GB Memory Configuration
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. […]
EMC VMAX – Vault Overview
What is Vaulting Symmetrix VMAX systems are configured with vault drives on back-end Fibre Channel loops. Vaulting is the mechanism used to protect your VMAX data when: 1. powering down […]
VMware VAAI XCOPY Primitive with VNX OE Release 32
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 […]
EMC VMAX – 10K Zoning with Cisco MDS Switches
In this example I will show how to complete the zoning for a two Host ESX Cluster (ESX01 & ESX02), using a dual Fabric connecting to a EMC VMAX 10K […]
EMC VMAX – Thin Pool Creation and Considerations
Considerations in planning to create Thin Pools: • The underlying structure of Thin Pools are made up of whats called ‘Data Devices’ (TDAT’s). These devices provide the actual physical storage […]
EMC VNX – Second Generation (Rockies)
“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) […]
EMC VNX Terminology
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 – […]
EMC VNXe – Configuring E-Mail Alerts Via SMTP
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 […]
Mapping ESXi Host Device ID’s to EMC VMAX Devices using SYMCLI
The mapping of ESXi host device ID’s to the corresponding VMAX device names is made quite easily through the use of EMC VSI (Virtual Storage Integrator) which can be downloaded […]
EMC VMAX – Solutions Enabler & Unisphere Code Levels Per Enginuity Level
The following tables detail the Minimum required Solutions Enabler & Unisphere code levels per major Enginuity release and the EMC recommended target codes to ensure a stable environment: Note: Check […]
EMC VNX – POOL PERFORMANCE PLANNING
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 […]
EMC VMAX – FAST VP Configuration Via SYMCLI
In this post I will detail how to configure EMC FAST VP (Virtual Provisioning) on a VMAX storage array via SYMCLI, you can also use the “EMC Unisphere for VMAX” […]
EMC VNX – Replacing a Failed Disk and Updating Firmware
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 […]
Cisco MDS Zoning – RENAME
In this post, I’ll detail some useful commands that can be leveraged to rename Cisco zoning components: FCALIAS ZONE ZONESET RENAME ALIAS FOR HOSTS (vsan id of 10): switch(config)# fcalias rename old-AliasName new-AliasName vsan 10 RENAME ZONES: switch(config)# zone rename old-ZoneName new-ZoneName vsan 10 RENAME ZONESETS: switch(config)# zoneset rename old-ZoneSetName new-ZoneSetName vsan 10 Once complete Activate and Commit these changes: […]
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