Rescan Storage System command on Celerra results in conflict:storageID-devID...
I was attempting to extend our main production NAS file pool on our NS-960 and ran into an issue. I had recently freed up 8 SATA disks from a block pool and was attempting to re-use them and extend a...
View ArticleEMC World 2015
I’m at EMC World in Las Vegas this week and it’s been fantastic so far. I’m excited about the new 40TB XtremIO X-bricks and how we might leverage that for our largest and most important 80TB oracle...
View ArticleScripting an alert to verify the availability of individual VNX CIFS server...
It was recently asked to come up with a method to alert on the availability of specific CIFS file shares in our environment. This was due to a recent issue we had on our VNX with our data mover...
View ArticleDefault Passwords
Here is a collection of default passwords for EMC, HP, Cisco, Pure, VMware, TrendMicro and IBM hardware & software. EMC Secure Remote Support (ESRS) Axeda Policy Manager Server: Username: admin...
View ArticleVPLEX Unisphere Login hung at “Retrieving Meta-Volume Information”
I recently had an issue where I was unable to log in to the Unisphere GUI on the VPLEX, it would hang with the message “Retrieving Meta-Volume Information” after progressing about 30% on the progress...
View ArticleWeb interface disabled on brocade switch
I ran into an issue where one of our brocade switches was inaccessible via the web browser. The error below was displayed when connecting to the IP: Interface disabled This Interface (10.2.2.23) has...
View ArticleNetApp FAS Zero disk procedure
We recently had a need to zero out and reinstall a NetApp FAS 8080 in order to move it from test to production. Below are the steps to zero out the disks in the array. Steps: SSH to each nodes...
View ArticlePure Storage data reduction report
I had a request to publish a daily report that outlines our data reduction numbers for each LUN on our production Pure storage arrays. I wrote a script that will log in to the Pure CLI and issue the...
View ArticleVNX Block and File Password Change Procedure
Below is the procedure for changing the passwords on a Unified VNX on both the block and file sides. Please note that Changing the Global VNX administrator password can cause communication failures...
View ArticleIsilon CLI Command Reference
This is a command reference for almost all of the CLI commands available in the Isilon OneFS CLI. The basic commands are outlined and in many cases multiple samples of using the commands are provided....
View ArticleUsing isi_vol_copy_vnx for VNX to Isilon data migration
For most data migrations from VNX to Isilon EMC recommends that you use the OneFS migration tool isi_vol_copy_vnx. It can often be more efficient than host-based tools (such as EMCopy and Robocopy)...
View ArticleVNX NAS Files incorrectly report as Locked for Editing
When opening a shared Microsoft Office file, you may see the error message “File in Use, file_name is locked for editing by user_name“, when in fact no other user is currently using the file. We had...
View ArticleA Primer on Object Storage
I recently took a new job in the Enterprise storage group at a large company, and as part of my new responsibilities I will be implementing, configuring, and managing our object storage. We will be...
View ArticleEMC ECS CLI Command Reference
Below is a comprehensive list of the available ECS CLI Commands. The ‘-h’ flag will list the various options available with each command. A detailed description of each command is also available in...
View ArticleInstalling the EMC ECS CLI Package
Below is an outline on installing EMC’s ECS CLI package. Once it’s installed, I have another blog post that outlines all of the ECSCLI commands here. Getting Started Prerequisites: Install Python...
View ArticleGenerating and installing SSL requests, keys, and certificates on EMC ECS
In this post I’ve outlined the procedure for generating SSL requests, keys and certificates for ECS, as well as outlining the process for uploading them to ECS and verifying the installed certificates...
View ArticleWhat’s the difference between a Storage Engineer and a Storage Administrator?
During my recent job search a recruiter asked me if there was a difference between a Storage Administrator and a Storage Engineer. He had no idea. I was initially a bit surprised at the question, as...
View ArticleDefining Software-Defined Storage: Benefits, Strategy, Use Cases, and Products
This blog entry was made out of personal interest. I was curious about the current state of software defined storage in the industry and decided to get myself up to speed. I’ve done some research and...
View ArticleMutiprotocol VNX File Systems: Listing and counting Shares & Exports by file...
I’m in the early process of planning a NAS data migration from VNX to Isilon, and one of the first steps I wanted to accomplish was to identify which of our VNX file systems are multiprotocol (with...
View ArticleCustom Reporting with Isilon OneFS API Calls
Have you ever wondered where the metrics you see in InsightIQ come from? InsightIQ uses OneFS API calls to gather information, and you can use the same API calls for custom reporting and scripting....
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