Cannot connect to volume
I performed the following steps:1) Logged on to the server and got the Initiator Name2) Logged on to our Equallogic system3) Created a new volume that is presented to the name from step 14) Went back...
View ArticleEQL PS4100e, SATA drive replacement with different drive firmware
Hi all.We have a failed spare drive on an Equallogic PS4100e; RAID50.The SAN uses OEM Seagate Constellation 2 drives with firmware revision RE12; a new drive was ordered but the drive model is not the...
View ArticlePS4110 PS4210 Encryption issue
Hello,recently I have added a new storage array to an existing SAN group which contains already a member with encryption.The new SAN member was added to the same storage pool, I noticed that the...
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 ArticleCabling an array - why connect each CM to multiple switches?
On arrays which support vertical port failover, I understand that it's important to connect the active and passive CMs to different switches, so that a switch failure will trigger a vertical failover...
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Unable to update Firmware on replacement Controller Module
Hey all- Dell Equallogic PS6100 unit.- 1 of 2 Controller module's had a dead battery and we replaced it purchasing one from Dell.- Took the old one out and confirmed the Secondary Controller is active...
View ArticleFirmware upgrade path
Hi,I have two PS 6210X units sharing a RAID6 storage pool.Both units are currently running FW 7.0.4 and i am looking to get them up to the latest version.I am seeing on conflicting information about...
View ArticleNeed to change the MGT Port IP on a MD3200
We just moved our MD3200 from an old vSphere virtual environment to a new vSphere 6.0 environment. The mgt ports IPs are set to 192.168.0.6 and 192.168.0.7.The first mgt port is connected to port 5 on...
View Articlelatest v7 vs v8 vs v9 firmware?
Hello:I have 3 PS6110 boxes, all currently running V7.1.11. I see that there are 3 different upgrades available:V7.1.14V8.1.6V9.0.3How do I choose which one I should go with? Why go with V7 vs V8 vs...
View ArticleDell Technical Test Query!
Hi Guys,I have a technical test with Dell next Tuesday and I need the following information: SAN environments, RAID configurations, iSCSI-protocol and -initiators, and current MPIO-software and...
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 ArticleVSM support for vSphere 6.5?
Now that vSphere 6.5 is out, is there an ETA on an updated VSM that is supported/compatible with it?It seems that we have to wait to upgrade till then since we're using VVOLs. :)
View ArticleEquallogic PS4100 inaccessible while rebuilding?
Hi All,Truth be told I am just guessing from the furious disk activity that a rebuild might be going on.The data center admins powered off (not regularly though) the storage by just switching off the...
View ArticleHIT KIT and Oracle VM Server 3.4.2/Oracle VM Manager 3.4.2?
Hello:We are looking at upgrading our old Oracle VM 2.2.2 setup to Oracle VM 3.4.2. This is a major undertaking, to say the least. The 2.2.2 version uses /etc/multipath.conf to configure multiple...
View ArticlePS6210xs and PS6210x in same pool?
Hi. We have one PS6210XS hybrid and two PS6210X models in a group. They are all running firmware 8.1.4, and they are all in separate pools. The XS is running RAID6 Accelerated and the X models are...
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 ArticleEquallogic PS4100 inaccessible while rebuilding?
Hi All,Truth be told I am just guessing from the furious disk activity that a rebuild might be going on.The data center admins powered off (not regularly though) the storage by just switching off the...
View ArticlePS4000 doesn't see newly added secondary controller
We purchased a refurb type-8 controller for our PS4000 in our sandbox cluster. After installation, it is not recognized. "show enclosure" or "show controller" do not report it as being seen, and the...
View ArticleEql Replication via non ISCSI Subnet
Hi, I want to replicate across the WAN between our Equallogic SAN (both PS6210)At the moment, our networking dept will not allow ISCSI traffic to route out through the normal network across the WAN, so...
View ArticleEqualLogic 15TB LUN limit
I am kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. I have a Windows 2012 server with a volume that is almost full at 15TB. The data in the volume is thousands of individual folders with millions of...
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