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Storage RAIDHistory of RAID:In the late 1980’s, rapid growth of new applications and databases created a high demand for storage capacity. At that time, data was stored on a single large, expensive...
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Information Storage & ManagementPrefaceInformation is increasingly important in our daily lives. We have become information dependents of the twenty-first century, living in an on-command,...
View ArticleHow to create a hot spare in VNX Unisphere
Creating a hot spare in VNX UnisphereIssue: An available drive must to be configured as a hot-spare.Cause: A hot spare is single disk that serves as a temporary replacement for a failed disk in a RAID...
View ArticleNaviCLI Download
NaviCLI DownloadNaviCLI is used for accessing the VNX Storage through Command Line Interface.Without this tool we can't able to access the VNX. The Setup file will available in 32 bit and 64 bit.To...
View ArticleLUN Migration in VNX
Initiating LUN MigrationLogin to the Unisphere, Go to the Storage tab and select the LUN which you want to migrate.Right Click on the ‘Source LUN = eg-145’ and choose MigrateSelect the ‘targeted...
View ArticleHow to generate .NAR Files in VNX Unisphere
.NAR FilesWhenever we face any Performance issues either on Server, Storage and Switch level sides. We have to generate the .NAR Files and uploaded to the EMC. The Performance related Team will analyze...
View ArticleLUN Allocation for a New Server in EMC VNX
VNX LUN Provisioning for a New Server Whenever a new server deployed in the environment, the platform team eitherit is Windows, Linux and Solaris domain will contact you for the free ports...
View ArticleEmail Alert Notification in VNX
Email Alert NotificationNotification alerts are like taking the pro-active steps to overcome the future hardware or software failures.Whenever a change occurs in our storage array either it is...
View ArticleGather SP Collects from NaviCLI
Commands to gather SP Collects from NaviCLIOpen a command prompt on the Management Station.Type cd c:\program files\emc\navisphere cliType navicli -h <SP_IP_address> spcollect -messner...
View ArticleGather SP Collects in VNX Unisphere GUI
Gather SP Collects in VNX Unisphere GUIThe procedure as follows :The main purpose of collecting the SP Collects Logs is to analysis the Storage Array Performance.We can also able to find errors like...
View ArticleStorage Pool creation in VNX Unisphere
Creation of Storage Pool in VNX UnisphereStorage Pool: It's a physical collection of disks on which logical units (LUNs) are created. Pools are dedicated for use by pool (thin or...
View ArticleStorage Group Creation in VNX Unisphere
Creation of Storage GroupThe procedure is as follows:Login to the Unisphere.Go to Host Tab and select the Storage Group option.Unisphere image Select the Create option at the below of the page.Storage...
View ArticlePutty Download
PuttyPuTTY is an SSH and telnet client, developed originally by Simon Tatham for the Windows platform. PuTTY is open source software that is available with source code and is developed and supported by...
View ArticleVNX LUN Expansion
VNX LUN ExpansionProcedure:Platform team will request you about the expansion of LUN activity.The workflow will be in this below pattern:If a request raised to expand the LUN. We have to check the...
View ArticleHow trespassing works using ALUA (Failover mode 4) on a VNX/CLARiiON storage...
Trespassing works using ALUA (Failover mode 4) on a VNX/CLARiiON Product:CLARiiON CX3 & CX4 Series/VNXDescription: How trespassing works using ALUA (Failover mode 4) on a VNX/CLARiiON storage...
View ArticleVNX LUN Allocation
Clariion/VNX LUN Provisioning or AllocationLogin into the Unisphere with the specific IP Address and authorized user credentials.For Ex:- 10.XX.XX.X.XXThe VNX Unisphere Dashboard will look as...
View ArticleStorage Terminology
Introduction Here we can see some of the vendor details who is leading in the IT Infrastructure. Storage Vendors: EMC, Netapp, HP, Hitachi, IBM, Dell, Tintri, Orcale, and e.t.c.,HBA Vendors:...
View ArticleVNX Installation Guide
VNX Installation GuideINTRODUCTION The VNXseries is designed for a wide range of environments that include mid-tier through enterprise. VNX provides offering that file only, block...
View ArticleClariion/VNX Architecture (Block Level)
Clariion/VNX Block ArchitectureClariion/VNX ArchitectureNote: EMC introduced the VNX Series, designed to replace both the Clariion and Celerra products.Note: Clariion & VNX Block Level Storage...
View ArticleIntroduction to EMC Clariion/VNX
EMC Clariion/VNXClariion is a SAN disk array manufactured and sold by EMC Corporation, it occupied the entry-level and mid-rangeof EMC's SAN disk array products. In 2011, EMCintroduced the EMC VNX...
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