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
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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
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
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
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 –
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
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
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).
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 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
