Adding PS6110 v9.0.2 to a group with a sole member running 8.1.3
I have an existing PS6210 in production running PS Firmware 8.1.3. It is the sole member of the group, eqlgroup. We were able to acquire a PS6100, I spun it up and made it a member of its own group,...
View ArticleWhich types of SSD will be compatible with my XPS8700?
I have an XPS8700 desktop with 16GB RAM and Windows 8.1 bought in May 2015. My hard drive has become corrupted and it won't boot. My recovery plan is to buy an SSD, say 256GB, and fit it as the primary...
View ArticleNot handling more than two MPIO connections
Is there a command to enable the HIT Kit to allow more than two MPIO connections?I have a Windows Server with four dedicated iSCSI NICs, and the MPIO software from the HIT kit is not able to sustain...
View ArticleEquallogic PS4100 firmware downgrade 9.0.2 to 8.1.4 help!!!
HiI am trying to downgrade the firmware on a PS4100 from version 9.0.2 to 8.1.4 so that I can use MPIO drivers 1.2 with VMware vshere 5.1.I have tried the override switch command via SSH and it fails...
View ArticleMerging two existing groups
Hello,We would like to migrate volumes from a PS6100 R50 1Gb to a PS6210 R6 10Gb both currently have existing volumes. Is it possible for two existing groups to join, migrate volumes from PS6100 to...
View ArticleDell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module v1.4 missing setup.pl
The new Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module v1.4 is missing setup.pl script.
View ArticleEqualLogic PS4100, with a red light on.
Hi,We have an very old EqualLogic PS4100, with a red light on on a remote site (connected to an production server and working fine)Admin already left and we dont have its management IP or credentials.I...
View ArticleNew 7.0.1 firmware - which file to install?
Hi, we are planning on upgrading to the latest 7.0.1 firmware and I noticed there are two files. One has 64 at the beginning. Wondering what file I should use and the differences between the two. I...
View ArticlePS6100 on ESX 5.5
I currently have an Enterprise license installed on my ESX 5.5 host along with the Equallogic multi-pathing extension. I've migrated the VMs off this host and will only be using this host and...
View ArticlePromoting and Restoring Replicated Volumes
I currently replicate all my volumes to offsite equallogic and I trying to know the best way to promote those volumes and then replicate them back with the least amount of data. Is there a way to do...
View ArticleSAN HQ not uploading Data
SANHQ for some reason is failing to upload data---SANGROUP 9/21/2016 12:33 Diag Data - Scheduled - Collection Failed All members failed to confirm their data collection prerequisites. Verify that the...
View ArticlePS6100X Storage Pool capacity Alerts
Hello, I would like to change the Threshold of the capacity alerts for an EQUALLOGIC group but cannot seem to find any info. Can anyone help?CheersDarren
View ArticleEquallogic PS6100x Change Storage Pool free space alert threshold
Hello, does anyone know how i can change the storage pool alert threshold value? It's currently set to 15% and i wish to lower it to 10%. I searched google and Dell docs etc but don't seem able to find...
View ArticleJuniper ex4200-48t switches with EqualLogic
Hi we have been currently running these switches for almost 3 years but one of them went offline and we have had to buy a replacement.They have been performing well up to now, but one of them has now...
View ArticleDell Equalogic PS6110 Controller failing to restart
Hi,We have two SAN members in a group which I have recently upgraded the firmware. SAN01 went through fine but SAN02 hit an issue saying it wasn't compatible with the 64 bit version when I previously...
View ArticleMy Equallogic Group IP pinging Unknown Internet Hosts
Hello,I have an Equallogic Group consisting of older PS6000 members, and also running 5.02 firmware (I know...it's old). Our network security team has seen that the Equallogic Group IP is sending out...
View ArticleEquallogic V7.1.5 intermediate snapshots
Hello,i examined how EQL snapshots work (AoW), and think to have understood that snapshots are child only to their base volume. Nevertheless, they just store the modifications in relation to the...
View ArticleJuniper ex4200-48t switches with EqualLogic
Hi we have been currently running these switches for almost 3 years but one of them went offline and we have had to buy a replacement.They have been performing well up to now, but one of them has now...
View ArticleRecoverable Memory Error - Next steps?
Good Morning,Over the past couple years, we've seen a number of "Recoverable Memory Error" alerts from our out-of-support PS4000.They were a couple months apart, and now seem to occur every month or...
View ArticleScheduled ASM Smart Copies cause VDS-VSS and iSCSI login errors on resultant...
I have ASM setup to complete scheduled Smart Copies on a daily basis. When completing the the scheduled Smart Copy I am often receiving error messages through email notifications about either VDS-VSS...
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