Reboot my server how many times for iscsi reconnection?
I am getting up to speed on how my EqualLogic works in my environment after a colleague left and his method for getting a iscsi connection to come back was to reboot the windows server the shares were...
View ArticleEquallogic PS4100 - multiple subnet iSCSI
Hi,We are currently running a hyper-v cluster where each hosts has two NIC's for iSCSI-traffic.One NIC is on the "10.240.0"-subnet and the other is on the "10.240.1"-subnet.Our current storage is...
View ArticleDell Pro Support & Firmware Updates
Hi,I logged a case with Dell Pro support regarding a time of day battery error on our PS4100.I sent the diag logs and they said try a firmware update before they look at a hardware fix.The impression...
View ArticleHello everyone，I have an PS6100 and need to upgrade my firmware to V9.0 for help
The current version is V5.2.1 (R219658)I need to upgrade to V9.0.Please help me where I need to pay attention.Can GUI operate firmware updates directly?
View ArticleDell PS Series to Dell EMC SC Series Terminology Dictionary
FYI: The Dell PS Series and Dell EMC SC Series storage portfolios have many similar features, however in many cases, the terminology used is somewhat different. This recently updated document helps...
View ArticlePS6210xs - what is stored on flash? and 512 vs 4k sector
I understand that the most used data is automatically stored on flash. but does the array pick the volume with the most used data and put the whole volume on flash, or will it actually put blocks from...
View ArticleReboot my server how many times for iscsi reconnection?
I am getting up to speed on how my EqualLogic works in my environment after a colleague left and his method for getting a iscsi connection to come back was to reboot the windows server the shares were...
View ArticleEquallogic PS4100 - multiple subnet iSCSI
Hi,We are currently running a hyper-v cluster where each hosts has two NIC's for iSCSI-traffic.One NIC is on the "10.240.0"-subnet and the other is on the "10.240.1"-subnet.Our current storage is...
View ArticleEqual Logic PS6100E Valid firmwares for the drives themselves
I have an older array that I purchased from a defunct company. A few of the drives have failed and I would like to replace a few of the failed drives.I attempted with just the same model number and it...
View ArticleAttention Alert in EQ GrpMgr indicates that its not monitored by SAN HQ 3.0...
The PS6100 array is being monitored by a SAN HQ running version 3.3, and all connection look fine. We have three different arrays all reporting the same thing. Any ideas?
View ArticleSince reboot no Smart copies have been taken
Hi all,I have a Server 2012 failover cluster connected to a volume on the dell Equallogic. We setup an ASM schedule to take Smart copies and that was all working fine to begin with. However, we had a...
View ArticleUpgrade controller on PS4100 from (2*1Gb) to (2*10Gb) is it possible?
I currently have a PS4100 model # 70-0476 with a dual 1 Gb uplinks controllers. I need more bandwitdht for my backups and was wondering if its a possibility to "upgrade" the controller to a dual 10Gb...
View ArticleRoot partition full after ESXi 6.5 upgrade and MEM1.4 to 1.5 upgrade,...
Please can someone help?24 hrs after a an ESXi6.5 upgrade and also upgrading MEM 1.4 to 1.5 we are receiving warnings about the root RAMdisk being full.Further investigation reveals that the ECHMD.LOG...
View Articlerecommended firmware and HIT kit versions for Hyper-V 2016
Hi,Could you please indicate the recommended firmware version and HIT kit version for Windows Hyper-V 2016 and PS4100X/PS6100XThanks !!
View ArticleExtremely slow HBA rescan in VMware when using EqualLogic MEM 1.1
I'm running ESXi 5.0 with the EqualLogic MEM 1.1 and I'm seeing extremely slow (15 to 20 minutes) HBA rescans when using the MEM. Before installing the MEM rescans happen in a matter of seconds. I have...
View Article2012R2 iscsi targets question
We have two clustered sql 2012 WIn server 2012 R2 boxes that use a single Equallogic 6100 for their database storage. We are trying to trouble shoot some performance problems with it right now and I...
View ArticleIs there a way to specify a syslog server port ? or ways to modify the...
I want to configure Equallogic to send logs to port udp 1518 of my syslog server. However, there is only an option to specify IP address but no option to specify port. The default port it uses seems to...
View ArticleUpdating from 7.1.9 to 8.1.4
I have a PS6210xs and PS6000 in a group and need to upgrade both to the newest firmware before adding a new PS6210x that is at 8.1.x. The 8.1.4 release notes pdf says this (page 11):"Using the Remote...
View ArticleUpgrade controller on PS4100 from (2*1Gb) to (2*10Gb) is it possible?
I currently have a PS4100 model # 70-0476 with a dual 1 Gb uplinks controllers. I need more bandwitdht for my backups and was wondering if its a possibility to "upgrade" the controller to a dual 10Gb...
View ArticleRemoval error of lun
Hi,Following the erroneous removal of a LUN and its replica on a second EqualLogic. Is it possible to restore the replica on the second EqualLogic? (Bin ?)Thanks,Benoit
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