Migrate SAN HQ to new 2012R2 Server
I have SAN HQ on a 2008R2 server and would like to move the data to a new 2012R2 server so I can upgrade to a version with VVOL support.I tried recommendations found in the dell forums of stopping...
View Articleautomounting multiple VIPs on equilogic
I have setup a 7600 with two VIPs, one for each controller. Each controller has an LACP trunk to my client switch.I am curious on any suggestions for setting up an automounter.I have setup an export...
View ArticlePS5000e lost Network connection and no LED link lights
I have an old PS5000e that is out of warranty and EOL. I want to retrieve data from it and decommission. It had a number of volumes some of which were running some old Hyper V Vm's. However last week...
View ArticleFS7600 Performance issue
Before the 7600 i had 2 CentOS 7 boxes using the same equallogic group and everthing was OK, now the workload was moved to FS7600 and the number of IOPS is almost double (the CentOS boxes are off...
View ArticleOlder versions of Dell Storage Update Manager
Is there a way to get older versions of Dell Storage Update Manager?We are upgrading to 8.1.1 and don't want to go to 8.1.3 as it hasn't 'aged' to our comfort. But when I run the DSUM it won't assist...
View ArticleEquallogic GUI administration through AD/LDAP
Having an issue with discovering AD groups from the EQL Group Manager GUI.On the AD Settings, my BaseDN name is: OU=datacenter,DC=bce,DC=comAt this level, when i search for an AD group from the EQL GUI...
View ArticleEQL PS6500 High IOWAIT spikes during page moves (re-balance)
We have a five member PS6500 pool using 6248 switches.The PS6500's are at firmware 7.1.9The symptoms experienced are high iowait spikes for VM's at times when there are page moves going on whereas...
View ArticleVSM 4.5.2 upgrade
HiI have an existing 4.0.2.1 installation, and I want to upgrade to 4.5.2 - I need to do this before I upgrade to vSphere 6 as 6 isnt supported in 4.0I downloaded the upgrade ISO, followed the...
View ArticleHow to delete orphaned virtual volume files on the equallogic
This is in reference to the following VMware kb article:https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2108332So what commands or gui options are...
View ArticlePS5000 - Storage array still initializing
To keep this from being too long I'll only include the high points and I can provide additional detail you need.I have 2 PS5000 arrays that were formerly used to provide backup storage. All data had...
View ArticleHow to Resolved Error Event 8.3.65
I'm getting the following error on a nightly basis from my EqualLogic PS4100:"WARNING event from storage array PS4100subsystem: MgmtExec event: 8.3.65 time: Mon Jun 6 00:00:00 2016Free space is...
View ArticleASM/Microsoft hanging / schedules not running
I have a Windows 2012 R2 server that hosts several iSCSI volumes. HIT/ASM 4.8.0 is installed. I have snapshot and replication schedules set up from within ASM. The problem is, all of a sudden I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Use two M4110x within an M1000e chassis - group confusion
Hi,I have been using equallogics for 5 years now, and have never had a group of more than one array. I am tasked to set up the following within a single M1000e chassis.I am getting very confused by...
View ArticlePS6000 - New Disk needed
Hello,one of the disks in our Dell PS6000 told us it has a failure.To reduce the risk, we want to replace it.The current used Disk (Seagate ST31000340NS) are EOLWhich kind of Disks we could use,...
View ArticleDell VSM (Virtual Storage Manager) | Management Network Question
Hi there,I currently have two separate networks (one iscsi and one management) these are two separate switches I have connections from the management ports of my EQL to the management switch and the...
View ArticleEqual Logic Max volume size
Hello - We have volume created on PS6500 and its already 14.5 TB. What is the maximum size of the volume that can be created through GUI or CLI ?Thank you
View ArticlePost firmware upgrade restart
Hi, I need to upgrade the firmware on my PS6100 EqualLogic controllers.I've found the instructions on how to do this and it all looks straight forward to do through the GUI.I notice there is a restart...
View ArticleVSM and SANs at multiple sites
I have several EqualLogics SANs located at several sites all managed by the same vCenter server. Is it a best practice to only have one VSM appliance to manage all sites, or is it preferable (if...
View ArticleEqualLogic Replication
Currently have SAN1 in production, replicating to SAN2, locally on copper. Which NIC does the replication traffic use? Need to set up routing for moving the replication SAN to a remote site across a...
View ArticleMigrate and Upgrade EqualLogic Group Manager and SanHQ Procedure
Hi All,We currently have a standalone virtual server that is running Win2K8 R2 SP1 with PS Group Manager v8.1 and SanHQ 3.1.0.7890 installed on it. The EqualLogic arrays are running firmware v8.1.1.We...
View Article