Snapshot schedule change in version 8 firmware
Since updating to 8.0.4, I've been getting the following emails every day at midnight which come from the array itself:---event: 8.3.65time: Thu Sep 3 00:00:00 2015 Free space is below threshold of 15...
View ArticlePS6110S with 12 SSDs
Can I initialize this system safely with only 12 slots populated with SSDs?Followup question:Is it possible to mix drive types in these newer equallogic chassis? I know it's not possible on older...
View ArticleHow to get Access Policies information by CLI
I wanna get all configuration of equallogic groups by CLI.I could get almost all configurations,pool,volumes and so on. using snmpwalk.However I could not get configuration of Access Policies by...
View ArticleNagle Algo + W12 R2
Hello,in the past, deactivating the Nagle Algorithm on the Storage Interfaces decreased Latency alot for us (see e.g. en.community.dell.com/.../20403565 - 4.2.9 and page 39). However, i've red comments...
View ArticleHTTPS Issue
I have pair of PS6210s in a SAN group that were running firmware version 7.1.2. I was able to access the web GUI over HTTPS. I upgraded the group to firmware version 8.0.4 and now I am only able to...
View ArticleVVOL Offline after creation
Hi, We have two ESXi 6 clusters each with 3 hosts. (R620 and R730) These hosts are connected to Equallogic storage arrays (6100XS, 4100E and 4210X) All Equallogic run the 8.0.4 firmware and the ESX...
View ArticleSanHQ 3.1 false alerts about volume usage
Just upgraded to SanHQ 3.1.0 and I have a 2 issues: 1) Is it normal it reports reports 3.0.9.something and says it’s a beta? 2) After the update, I have a bunch of active alerts about space usage on my...
View ArticleEqualLogic PS6100XV SAN Compatibility with Cisco 3650X
Hi,I'm currently updating the network infrastructure for my ISCSI SAN. We have the EqualLogic PS6100XV and are considering upgrading our switches to a Cisco Catalyst 3750X or 3650X. Based on the...
View ArticleSan HQ 3.1 alerting frequency
Since upgrade to SAN HQ 3.1, it is alerting every hour vs every 6 hrs as connfigured. It is beating the *** out of us. I do have a failed drive and a drive is on its way however getting beat up by...
View ArticleVVol best practices
Are there any best practice docs for VVols yet? In another thread, the Donald Wi said to change the NOOP value from 10 to 30. In the 8.0.4 release notes I see it saying to run the following...
View ArticleEquallogic - Firewall
Hi All,I have an Equal Logic cluster with 2 arrays in it, and each array has NIC card in the 15 network with the ip 10.10.10.9 which is the VIP for the cluster;I have also a firewall, with inside...
View ArticleSnapshot schedule change in version 8 firmware
Since updating to 8.0.4, I've been getting the following emails every day at midnight which come from the array itself:---event: 8.3.65time: Thu Sep 3 00:00:00 2015 Free space is below threshold of 15...
View ArticlePS6610ES/Cisco Nexus
Hi AllIs there any documentation on hooking this up to a nexus 5548? Are there any caveats that one should know about when doing this? I think there was a document floating around regarding 5548's and...
View Articlehow long does vertical port failover take?
We have couple PS4110s, PS6110s and PS6210s, all redundantly connected to 2 switches (PS6210s only have configured ETH0 on both controllers).We need to replace one of the switches. I assume once we...
View ArticleStorage Update Manager - set default startup group
Is there a way to configure Storage Update Manager to start with a particular Group Mgt IP address? Versus prompting me with a list. Thanks.
View ArticleUpgrading PS6100 from v6 to v8
We have a Dell EqualLogic PS6100XV storage array currently running firmware version 6.0.11. Windows hosts are running HIT v4.5 and we are using SAN HQ v2.5 on a VM. My plan is the following: 1) Upgrade...
View Articleprotocol error in packet received from initiator
I have a Windows 2008 R2 vm connected to a PS group (6210xs and 6000). I have 4 iscsi LUNs for Windows data volumes, two on the 6210 and two on the 6000. The vm lun is on the 6210. We set up the 6210...
View ArticleSANHQ 3.1 Install Problems
I cant get 3.1 to install on 2012R2 because it tries unsuccessfully to install .NET 4.5 which is already installed. Is anyone having this problem and/or did you get past it?
View ArticlePS5000 Sata array 16 drives - Raid for best performance and greatest capacity
Good afternoon AllI have studied the vagaries of the various raid options and was wondering if anyone has a practical insight using PS5000 SATA arrays? Basically the array will provide backup drives...
View ArticlePS5000 and PS6210 - can they be in the same group?
Hi AllI have 2 PS6210 Equallogic units in a group, is it possible to add one of my old PS5000 units to the group or do I need to keep them in separate groups?Many thanksEric
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