How to delete orphaned virtual volume files on the equallogic
This is in reference to the following VMware kb article:https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2108332So what commands or gui options are...
View ArticleFirmware for Controllers on EQL5500 are Different
We upgraded our EQL5500 from 6.0.8 to 7.0.2. After the upgrade the secondary controller did NOT complete and is still on 6.0.8. I attempted to "Reinstall" the firmware, but it returns an error that...
View ArticleHIT Kit for Microsoft - Windows Server 2016
Hi,I was wondering if there is an HIT Kit for Windows Server 2016 Core? I noticed that version 4.9.0 does not include Windows 2016.Thanks!
View ArticleBattery failed on PS6100 controller
Hi,I have a 'battery failed' error in the secondary controller of a PS6100 that's out of warranty. In the event log you can see a more detailed error 'C2F power module voltage is too high'. Does...
View ArticleHIT Kit for Microsoft - Windows Server 2016
Hi,I was wondering if there is an HIT Kit for Windows Server 2016 Core? I noticed that version 4.9.0 does not include Windows 2016.Thanks!
View ArticleControl Module is not installed
Hi there,Currently have an issue with a PS6100 SAN, we have dual control modules configured.This morning the secondary control module is now stating an error message of: Control module is not...
View Articleequallogic: move volumes from group A to group B
Hi all,Is it possible to move volumes from group A to group B without time and data loss in equallogic groups?group A contains ps4100 members (1Gb IP SAN)group B contains ps6210 members (10Gb IP SAN...
View ArticleDatastore Snapshot Recovery
I have a large VM spread across multiple datastores and RDMs that we are going to attempt and upgrade on and I would like to Snaphot it with the Equallogic as a backup. Where can I get more...
View ArticleEquaLogic monitoring in SCOM 2016 - Gateway Server
Hi everyone!I'm having problems with monitoring my Dell EqualLogic PS6100XV via System Center Operations Manager 2016.I added it as Network Device and it should automatically appear in Monitoring ->...
View ArticleEQUALLOGIC PS6000XV New Disk offline
We have a PS6000XV that is end of life, but need to keep it going for a few more months. A disk failed and we purchased a new one, it is the correct drive type and does have the correct firmware, but...
View ArticlePS6100 C2F power module has insufficient hold time error?
on 1 controller card Module I'm seeing Battery status FAILED, and getting the error:Critical hardware component failure, as shown next. C2F power module has insufficient hold time.What...
View ArticleSingle 6510 with SSD and HDD Drives
This 6510 has 14 400 gig SSD's in it and the rest are all 7.2k 2TB drives. It's been configured as one big Raid-6 Accelerated set up. I was wondering if this was the proper way to configure it, or if...
View ArticleHIT Kit for Microsoft - Windows Server 2016
Hi,I was wondering if there is an HIT Kit for Windows Server 2016 Core? I noticed that version 4.9.0 does not include Windows 2016.Thanks!
View ArticleMessage "request to initiate a mirror for drive was unsuccessful"...
I'm sadly managing still nursing along an ancient PS6000 series array. We've had a disk fail, which we have replaced. Within 5 minutes of the initial disk failure we received the message in the subject...
View ArticleIs VSM 4.6.0 supported on vSphere 6.5?
I understand MEM 1.4 is fully supported on vSphere 6.5 (confirmed by Donald in an earlier thread). Does the same apply to VSM 4.6.0?Thanks.
View ArticleHIT/Linux 1.6 Download broken
It appears the download for the newly released Linux HIT kit (1.6) is not working. All I see is an "unauthorized" button below the terms/agreement on the download page.
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iSCSI Multipath Status Active v.s Active (I/O)
Hi all,I have recently upgraded VMWare ESXi Host from 5.5 to version 6.0.Overview about our enviroment:1 vCenter 5.5 - upgraded to vCenter 62 ESXi Hosts (5.5) - being upgraded to ESXi 6 (1 host has...
View ArticleAdd NTP server on Dell Equallogic in production.
Hi,I need configure NTP server on my equallogic storage. He is in production.This operation affect my environment some way?I have virtual machines and database in this storage.tks
View ArticleSingle 6510 with SSD and HDD Drives
This 6510 has 14 400 gig SSD's in it and the rest are all 7.2k 2TB drives. It's been configured as one big Raid-6 Accelerated set up. I was wondering if this was the proper way to configure it, or if...
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