Dell PS Series to Dell EMC SC Series Terminology Dictionary
FYI: The Dell PS Series and Dell EMC SC Series storage portfolios have many similar features, however in many cases, the terminology used is somewhat different. This recently updated document helps...
View ArticlePS6210xs - what is stored on flash? and 512 vs 4k sector
I understand that the most used data is automatically stored on flash. but does the array pick the volume with the most used data and put the whole volume on flash, or will it actually put blocks from...
View ArticleRoot partition full after ESXi 6.5 upgrade and MEM1.4 to 1.5 upgrade,...
Please can someone help?24 hrs after a an ESXi6.5 upgrade and also upgrading MEM 1.4 to 1.5 we are receiving warnings about the root RAMdisk being full.Further investigation reveals that the ECHMD.LOG...
View ArticleEqual Logic PS6100E Valid firmwares for the drives themselves
I have an older array that I purchased from a defunct company. A few of the drives have failed and I would like to replace a few of the failed drives.I attempted with just the same model number and it...
View ArticleAttention Alert in EQ GrpMgr indicates that its not monitored by SAN HQ 3.0...
The PS6100 array is being monitored by a SAN HQ running version 3.3, and all connection look fine. We have three different arrays all reporting the same thing. Any ideas?
View ArticleSince reboot no Smart copies have been taken
Hi all,I have a Server 2012 failover cluster connected to a volume on the dell Equallogic. We setup an ASM schedule to take Smart copies and that was all working fine to begin with. However, we had a...
View ArticleUpgrade controller on PS4100 from (2*1Gb) to (2*10Gb) is it possible?
I currently have a PS4100 model # 70-0476 with a dual 1 Gb uplinks controllers. I need more bandwitdht for my backups and was wondering if its a possibility to "upgrade" the controller to a dual 10Gb...
View Articlerecommended firmware and HIT kit versions for Hyper-V 2016
Hi,Could you please indicate the recommended firmware version and HIT kit version for Windows Hyper-V 2016 and PS4100X/PS6100XThanks !!
View Article2012R2 iscsi targets question
We have two clustered sql 2012 WIn server 2012 R2 boxes that use a single Equallogic 6100 for their database storage. We are trying to trouble shoot some performance problems with it right now and I...
View ArticleIs there a way to specify a syslog server port ? or ways to modify the...
I want to configure Equallogic to send logs to port udp 1518 of my syslog server. However, there is only an option to specify IP address but no option to specify port. The default port it uses seems to...
View ArticleRemoval error of lun
Hi,Following the erroneous removal of a LUN and its replica on a second EqualLogic. Is it possible to restore the replica on the second EqualLogic? (Bin ?)Thanks,Benoit
View ArticleLost blocks detected in a RAID set
HI there. I am out of warranty but hoping somebody can guide me. After a RAID 5 rebuild (failed disk) I can see error 28.3.27 "Lost blocks detected in a RAID set". The rebuild completed successfully...
View ArticleHardward VSS snapshot issue with CommVault on Hyper-V 2012
Hi,Customer has a two node Hyper-V 2012 cluster. HIT 5.0 installed on both hosts.Commvault is installed onto a VM.Problem: Backups fail when VMs are on the 2nd host.The snapshot is created and set...
View ArticleEqualLogic PS 4100 with Flashing Drive
We have an PS 4100 with a failed drive. We have it configured to RAID6I have a spare drive and was wondering if pull the failed drive out and replace it with the new drive, how much of an impact will...
View ArticlePS4110 connected to NON-Stacked PowerConnect Switch on VMWARE
Is it possible to deploy PS4110 (active/passive) to two non-stacked/non-LAG PowerConnect switch for our vmware infra. I tried deploying it but when switch CM0 to CM1, the storage becomes "iSCSI...
View ArticleHow to migrate volumes between 2 groups of equalogic
Hello,I have 2 groups of equalogic. One group with 2 PSM4110 which have end of warranty in 5 months and a second group with 2 new PS6210X. For VMware , ii is not a big problem because there is a...
View ArticleNeed help getting one of my PS4100 members back online.
I have an issue with a ps4100 at firmware 9.0.3.It is a member of a group.There are two identical members in the group.They are both usually in the same production pool.I needed to physically move one...
View ArticleRestoring from snapshot question Vcenter
Hi Community, I've done some digging but can't seem to find the answer I'm looking for. We currently are taking snapshots on the EQL every 60 mins. If I wanted to restore to a snapshot on the EQL with...
View ArticleNeed pointers on merging pools and upgrading old firmware
I need some guidance on the best plan for pool merge and firmware upgrades.I have a legacy group that was built by a previous team member. The group has three members and each member has been put into...
View ArticleEQL Powershell Scripts: get replica reserve in use percent
SanHQ provides a stat on replication "Reserve in Use Percent" which shows how much of your replica reserve space on the partner you are using for any given volume.I want to grab that stat, or even the...
View ArticleHow to troubleshoot - > HIT/ME Alert: Create Smart Copy - Failed on host XXX
I frequently get this error:The recent EqualLogic Snapshot operation scheduled to take place on SERVER02 at 11/7/2017 11:09:37 PM has failed. The following errors occurred during the operation:...
View ArticleUpdated PS Series Configuration Guide?
Is there an updated Dell PS Series Configuration Guide that list the usable storage with 8TB drives? The only guide I can find only lists up to 6TB drives in the PS6210E and PS6610E?I need to find out...
View ArticleASM/ME on Server Core Questions
Hi,Can someone please help me set up smart copies (snapshots/replicas) and schedules on Windows 2016 Server Core? I wasn't able to find any documents covering this topic in Server Core. Thank you!
View ArticleWindows 2012 is not reclaiming space on EqualLogic PS6100
Hi,We use Windows 2012 R2 hyper-v cluster with CSV volume connected from iscsi EqualLogic PS6100 storage array (firmware 8.1.0).The problem is that 15TB volume in SAN reports 5TB (4TB free + 1TB...
View ArticleVSS-Control Volume error
We have an Equallogic PS6110 that is being used by two clustered SQL servers, running 2012 R2. I'm seeing a lot of "iSCSI login error 0x490 when connecting to vss-control volume for group...
View ArticleMultiple SAN HQ's for resilience / DR?
HiCan I have more than 1 SAN HQ server monitoring my 6 groups?We are rethinking our DR and rather than restoring VM's, I'd like to just have 2 SAN HQ instances running from different sites.Thanks
View Articleequallogic ps6100 how to fix disk with alert being healthy
equallogic ps6100 how to fix disk with alert being healthy
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Chaning dedicated management ip question
HiWe use out of band management on our dell equalogic san. I have attached a screenshot.The dedicated management IP has 10.8.0.17. 10.8.0.x is our management network. For some reasons I need to change...
View ArticleUpgrade Firmware PS 6010
After updating the firmware of an EQL PS 6010 to version 9.0.9 it behaves with very low performance?Do you have an idea what may be happening?I am working with hyper-v windows 2012 and update the HIT...
View ArticleUpgrading PS6500 from 7.0.9 to latest and VMware 6.5U1
We have a nest of two PS6500 (10k and 7k2) which are in support and running our VMware clusters (2 clusters each of three R720s). The PS6500 firmware is currently 7.0.9 on both and as we are upgrading...
View ArticleMultipathing to PS6110
We've got a single PS6110 with dual Type 14 controllers doing active/standby, this is dedicated to two windows 2012 R2 servers running a SQL cluster. The servers have two iSCSI dedicated nics (the...
View Articlechange ip address equallogic VSM
Hi brothers and sisters, Is there a way to change the VSM ip address? is a kind of weird I couldn't find any info about it. I'm running Dell EqualLogic Virtual Storage manager Version 3.5.3.10 but...
View ArticleDell PS Series SAN firmware v8.1.13 and v9.1.4 released
The PS FW Maintenance Web Releases V8.1.13 and V9.1.4 are now available in the EQL Support Page. These firmware versions are general releases and these can be downloaded by any customers having access...
View ArticlePS6100 - b2b_shutdown_link: Secondary exceeded b2b link reboot count
Hi All,Getting an error i've never seen before on our secondary (standby) controller in a PS6100. I'm guessing the controller has died, but there are no amber lights on it or anything, and no...
View ArticlePS Series Firmware v9.1.4
Hi, I'm looking for the release notes for Dell EqualLogic PS Series Firmware v9.1.4 But can't seem to locate them anywhere. Can someone point me in the right direction?
View ArticleRemove Default Storage Pool of Ex-Member
Hi everyone,This is my first time posting here and I hope someone can help me clarify the following, I have a group composed of two old PS6100 and recently I added a PS6210 as it was going to be part...
View ArticlePS6510E Channel Card Issues
I'm getting these errors and my array crashed today after both channel cards failed. After hard boot both cards came up healthy, now the cards are 0 - unknown and 1 - healthy. Controllers are Type 10's...
View ArticleDELL Equallogic 6110. The RAID set lost blocks.
Hello all,We`ve out of support 4 Dell Equallogic arrays (2x4110, 2x6110). We have of course problems with C2F modules on 6110, but this is not a problem that I face right now.We`ve have on group with...
View ArticleThe Dell Storage Update Manager (DSUM) release supporting EQL FW v8.1.13 and...
The Dell Storage Update Manager (DSUM) update release supporting EQL Firmware releases v8.1.13 and v9.1.4 is now available in theEQL Support Page. This DSUM release has support for last GA releases of...
View ArticleUpgrading Firmware Vertical Failover question
Hi Community, Currently, 2 arrays in our rack are in vertical failover mode due to switch maintenance a few months back. Will I have any issues upgrading these arrays while they're in vertical mode?
View ArticleVirtual Volumes
Hi All,I am finally getting around to learn about VVOLs on my EQL Array. I created a 10TB SC but it tells me that the logical size is 100TB and under vSphere it's capacity shows 100TB?Can someone...
View ArticleShrinking Space, Creating Volumes & Disk Management Problems
I have created two new volumes in preparation for configuring SQL Failovers. To do this, I needed to free up some space. Accordingly, I set a volume off-line, SSH'ed to the SAN Group and shrank the...
View Articlelatest firmware compatible with 7.0.10
I've tried looking on the Dell site and couldn't find a definitive answer. What is the latest firmware that is still compatible with 7.0.10? I have 1 array in the group that is currently empty and I...
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Active control module has failed
I had this message in the controllers information box:How do i proceed to put the secondary control module to work?And do i need to replace the failed control module to a new one? or only change the...
View ArticleBuy Dell Parts
Hello,where can i buy a new controller for a Dell EQL PS6100XS ?Thanks Alex
View ArticleThin provisioning reduce array performane?
Hello everyone,I recently read in the IT magazine that Thin provisioning reduce array performane (IOPS). There was not mentioned about Dell EqualLogic solution, but this 'problem' relates to EqualLogic...
View ArticleEquallogic PS6010
Hi guys,I have a doubt; I've a Equallogic PS6010 with 8 disk 3TB Dell. Can I insert also SSD Disks to increase performance? I think I understand that the difference between the "E" "S" etc, is only in...
View ArticleEQL PS4100 Disk Status
I have one failed disk in my array of disks on one member. The status of the one disk reads "failed". I had two hot spares in the member to offload in the event of an issue. About 15 hours ago, I...
View ArticleDell EqualLogic PS6510X having less than 48 disks
Is it possible to configure a PS6510X with less than 48 disks initially, then grow the RAID 10 over time by adding drive pairs?If possible, does the RAID 10 expansion happen automatically or is there...
View ArticleEqual Logic MEM v1.5.0 on ESX6.5 caused Error 99 on Scan for Updates
Hi, after updating the Equal Logic SANs to 9.1.4 I've had issues installing the MEM 1.5.0 on some HP DL360 host servers (sorry!). Our existing R720s appear to be fine and 1.5.0 installed okay via...
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