EMC VNX – Pool LUN Ownership
For every Pool LUN regardless of whether the LUN is thick or thinly provisioned there are 3 owner types assigned to each LUN: ♦ Allocation Owner ♦ Default Owner ♦ […]
CISCO MDS – Verifying VNX & VMAX Connectivity
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 […]
EMC VNX&VMAX – Updating EMULEX HBA Firmware On LINUX
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 […]
EMC VNX: Rockies Systems Unexpected Reboot After ~80 Days
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 […]
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 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 Cache and enhancing overall Storage […]
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