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).
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
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
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
EMC RecoverPoint – Updated FC Port Labeling on RP Gen5 Server
This is one that caught us by surprise! As per previous blog Post “EMC RecoverPoint Architecture and Basic Concepts” this is the port configuration as
EMC VNX – Managing Data Mover (Blade) Relationships
Today I had a VNX Data Mover (Blade) slic issue where the failover relationships were not as they should be. The following commands are very
EMC Symmetrix VMAX – Viewing Port Details
When building a Vblock720 I use the following information to assist in Zoning and Masking of UCS Blades. In order to gather the wwn’s of
EMC RecoverPoint Journal and Replica Volume – Performance Considerations
In this post I will detail some considerations for RecoverPoint Journal and Replica Volumes from a Performance Perspective. This will give you some insight into
EMC VNX – LUN MIGRATION
This post is a result of having to migrate Cisco UCS Blade boot LUNs between Raid Groups. Both the source and destination were Classic LUNs
EMC RecoverPoint Considerations for Journal sizing – Protection Windows
A very important consideration is the capacity sizing of your RecoverPoint journals which is done on a per Consistency Group basis. This will dicatate the
EMC RecoverPoint Architecture and Basic Concepts
This is my first blog on RecoverPoint; in this initial post I will detail some of the basic concepts and terminology around RecoverPoint and the
EMC VNXe Configuration Using Unisphere CLI (Part 2)
This is the second part in the series on configuring the VNXe via command line. Here I will detail the Steps involved in creating both
EMC VNXe Configuration Using Unisphere CLI (Part 1)
This is the first in a series of blog posts on configuring VNXe using the command line. All the configurations here will be performed using
EMC Symmetrix VMAX – Masking Views for VMware ESX Boot & Shared Cluster VMFS Volumes
This script is a result of having to create quite a large number of dedicated Masking views for VMware ESX 5.x server boot volumes and
EMC VNX OE Upgrade Via USM (Dual CS)
Here I will detail the steps involved in upgrading the OE for file and block on the VNX. Using the Unisphere Service Manager is the
EMC VNX – FAST CACHE
EMC ‘FAST Cache’ technology gives a performance enhancement to the VNX Storage Array by adding FLASH drives as a Secondary Cache, working hand-in-hand with DRAM
