VxBlock + VMAX 950F/FX
VxBlock offers the award-winning all-flash enterprise storage VMAX 950F – Either with a VxBlock 740 as primary storage or as a VxBlock Storage Technology Extension (STE) add-on to a VxBlock 350, […]
Dell EMC ViPR 3.6 – VMAX Export Path Adjustment
A very useful new feature in ViPR 3.6 is the ability to increase/decrease the number of fibre channel paths on an existing VPLEX or VMAX export (host/cluster). The following example showcases […]
DellEMC ViPR 3.6 – Install&Config for VMAX AFA
This post details the wizard driven installation steps to install ViPR Controller and configure for a VMAX AFA system. Recommendation when deploying on a vSphere cluster is to deploy the […]
VxBlock & Vblock – Core Storage Systems
A frequent question I receive: “What is the primary production storage system included in a VxBlock / Vblock?” Answer: Note: Enterprise Hybrid Cloud (EHC) STaaS on V(x)Block leverages DellEMC ViPR […]
How to Identify a VMAX3 / VMAX All Flash System from the Serial Number
See also: EMC VMAX – Build Location and Model Type The following table lists the serial numbers associated with VMAX3(100K,200K&400K) and VMAX All Flash(250F,450F&850F) systems: Update: additional systems include [x977 VMAX […]
EMC VMAX – Fully Pre-allocate TDEV
By Fully Pre-allocating a TDEV all the tracks associated with the device are reserved, this may be useful for mission critical apps or avoiding any write miss penalties. Example SYMCLI: Single TDEV example: symconfigure -sid xxx -cmd “start allocate on tdev 0c66 end_cyl=last_cyl allocate_type=persistent;” commit Range of TDEVs: symconfigure -sid xxx -cmd “start allocate on tdev 0c6e:1116 end_cyl=last_cyl allocate_type=persistent;” commit […]
EMC VMAX3 – CLI Cheat Sheet
Guest post by the VMAX Guru – Paul Martin @rawstorage VMAX3 CLI Cheat Sheet Disclaimer, this is not a comprehensive how to, just a toe in the ocean of VMAX3, […]
EMC VMAX – SMI-S Configuration & Discovery
The following are some configuration notes for configuring the ‘VMAX Management HOST’ for communication via SMI-S for purposes such as ‘ViPR’ or with ‘VCE Vision’. Before proceeding ensure you have […]
EMC VMAX³ – Front-End FC WWPN’s & Zoning Considerations
Please begin by downloading the attached PDF here. As you can see this is a fully compiled listing of all 256 possible FC WWPN’s available on a VMAX³ system. A […]
VMAX VG2/8 – Masking View & Cisco Zoning Script
This post will cover the Masking and Zoning scripts for a VG when using Cisco MDS fabric switches. This post will not cover the creation or rules around the Control […]
The Vblock vCake
Created by Cliff Cahill @CliffCahill In conjunction with the announcement of the ‘Vblock 740’ @VCE’s latest addition to the Vblock range Cliff kindly put his creative and baking skills to […]
EMC VMAX – Identify Failed Drive Location
In order to understand this Post fully, I would advise you read “EMC VMAX – 20/40K Back-End Connectivity” first. Having completed a VMAX ‘Health Check’ through ‘Unisphere’ it has been […]
EMC VMAX – Disk Group & Pool Expansion
In order to expand a VMAX Thin Pool we must first create the additional Data Devices (TDATs) on the underlying physical Disk Group. This example outlines how to calculate and […]
EMC VMAX – Next Generation VMAX³ (Everest)
The overall theme of the Mega Launch IV is “Redefine Possible” – What EMC focused on in the new VMAX³ (“to the power of 3”) was the agility and scale […]
EMC VMAX – Notes On Setting FA Port Flags For VMware
When configuring a VMAX for ‘VMware ESX’ connectivity, I will always firstly consult the ‘EMC Simple Support Matrix – EMC Symmetrix VMAX Series Director Bit Settings’ found here for the […]
EMC VNX Control Station – Dart Install Error: A valid partition exists on lun 0
Encountered the following error while completing a Fresh Install of Inyo File (Dart) on a VNX VG8 with code level 7.1 (Also experienced the same issue with another system running […]
EMC VMAX – SE7600 Bug: Not enough pool space to allocate the thin device(s)
There is a known bug with Solutions Enabler 7.6.0 which returns an error while attempting to create 2048GB TDEV Meta Volumes using SYMCLI on a SYMMETRIX VMAX 40K running Enginuity […]
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 UIM/P – Symmetrix VMAX Discovery (Verify SYMAPI Certificates)
During a UIM discovery of an ‘EMC VMAX’ you may encounter the following error: UIM/P – VMAX DISCOVERY ERROR MESSAGE: ================================================================= ================================================================= Action completed successfully… 10.X.X.X: found 1 reachable IP […]
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 […]
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