Virtualization & Storage
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 […]
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 […]
Related post: ‘EMC VNX – MCx Hot Sparing Considerations’ MCx code has brought many new features including the revolutionary ‘Multicore Raid’ which includes the ‘Drive Mobility’ feature. Drive Mobility (also […]
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 ♦ […]
MCx has brought changes to the way Hot Sparing works in a VNX Array. Permanent Sparing is now the method used when a drive fails. How Permanent Sparing works: when […]
“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) […]
