SAN HQ Critical Alert - impossible to get logs from PS4100X
Hello.I have a Dell Equallogic SAN PS4100X v7.0.10 and a SAN HQ server in release 3.0.2.7457.Yesterday I receive an email which talking about error 14.2Caution conditions:7/28/2016 5:17:09 PM[ID: 14.2]...
View ArticlePS6000xv really poor performace
We have 2 eql 6000XV 1 has been used in production (raid50) for years, and it's been great. The 2nd PS6000xv is relatively new, from ebay. I've interratged into the force10 switch and our vmware...
View ArticleEquallogic HIT Kit and CentOs
Hi I am aware that Dell does not support CentOs with the Equallogic Hit Kit.The older installer used to install on CentOs without issue, out of the box the newer versions do not install, as CentOs 7...
View ArticleHow to calculate the IOPS if I merged two second EQL into first EQL in the...
Dear All,Please, help to to guide how can I estimate the IOPS once I merge the current PS6210XV and another new PS6210XS with auto tiering enable?Have a nice day.Thank you.Tam.
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unassigned disks
Hi! I have an CT-SCv2020 and some of my disks i replaced in unassigned folder. But there is no ways to put back my disks in folder 10k to create a volumes. So what can i do? I have an Enterprise...
View ArticleSAN HQ incorrectly reporting usage errors
We recently had a round of proactive maintenance which upgraded our PS6200 SANs to Firmware V8.1.1 and our SAN HQ to version 3.1.0.7890.SAN HQ is now throwing error 4.2 (at caution, warning and...
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PS5000E hard disk firmware update?
Hi, I'm trying to update hard disk firmware on a PS5000E but the following message is given. Is there another way to update the firmware? Inside the tar.gz file I see a file...
View ArticleSAN HQ Critical Alert - impossible to get logs from PS4100X
Hello.I have a Dell Equallogic SAN PS4100X v7.0.10 and a SAN HQ server in release 3.0.2.7457.Yesterday I receive an email which talking about error 14.2Caution conditions:7/28/2016 5:17:09 PM[ID: 14.2]...
View Articlebroadcom/qlogic npar isoe and MPIO policy on Windows 2012R2
Hi there,I've enabled ISOE on partition 0 in our FC630, broadcom/qlogic 10GbE card. After configured everything on MS iscsi initator then I've seen all the paths were active for a while (10-20min) then...
View ArticlePS6000xv really poor performace
We have 2 eql 6000XV 1 has been used in production (raid50) for years, and it's been great. The 2nd PS6000xv is relatively new, from ebay. I've interratged into the force10 switch and our vmware...
View ArticleExclude a hard drive from a snapshot - Dell VSM
Hello,I was wondering when taking a snapshot using Dell VSM for vmware is there an option to exclude a hard drive which will be snapshotted.The hard drive in question would be a page file hard drive...
View ArticlePS6500e Firmware 4.2 upgrade path and best practices
recently took over administration of a PS6500E 42 1TB drives, M1000 , PC6224 these units have sat unused for several years. ~5-8 I dont think it was ever used ! Time has been limited to undertake...
View ArticleMoving member from default pool
I have a group with a PS6210xs and a PS6210x. The x is in the default pool, and the xs is in a different pool. Together, they hold more 26 TB of data, so neither member can hold data all by itself. We...
View ArticleError upgrading PS6100 to v7.1.12
I am trying to upgrade a PS6100 from v6.0.11 to v7.1.12. The device has 70-0400 Type 11 controllers. The upgrade fails with "ERROR:30.4.1:Array firmware update from version V6.0.11 to V7.1.12 failed....
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PS5000e member offline - status light indicator light?
We have an issue with our PS5000e SAN. It's not a mission-critical device and we are in the process of moving off of it, but we need to get it back online if possible.This morning the member went...
View ArticlePS M4110 ssh command output
Hi everybody,I have encountered a weird problem with our PS M4110 series storage. When I ssh into the management console, and issue a command (for example: pool select default show), it returns correct...
View ArticleReplication Error
Hi,I have been happily replicating volumes from one PS4100 to our DR PS4100 in another building for the last few years.Recently i was asked to create a few more volumes and asked to replicate these...
View ArticleDNS change in Dell Equal logic Virtual Storage Manager
how do I change what DNS server my Dell Equal logic Virtual Storage Manager is using?ThanksPat
View ArticleCreate DataStore
Can I create a new DataStore with Dell Equal logic Virtual Storage Manager for use in VMWARE?
View ArticleUsing local accounts on FS7600 for SMB Mounts
Hi,I have a Dell FS7600 that I am using for both NFS and SMB shares. the NFS part works just fine, but I cannot get the SMB mounts to work to any windows servers.I have not yet added this NAS to my...
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