When connecting a new server to VPLEX, the server initiators must be registered so that we can use them later with storage view. The following exercise will demonstrate how to register the server initiators in VPLEX for future use with storage view: Login to Unishpere for VPLEX Select the cluster that you [...]
The following are some useful Isilon OneFS commands to administer and manage the Storage Cluster. Note: OneFS commands sometimes get changed with the OneFS revision, the following command are tested on OneFS 7.0.2.4 isi stat command: isi stat example output: Isilon OneFS v7.0.2.4 nas001-1# isi stat Cluster Name: nas001 Cluster Health: [ OK ] Cluster [...]
Red Hat Kickstart is used to prepare an answer file to perform unattended operating system installation and configuration. It is mainly used at large sites or sites that require easy installation and demand consistent installation or configuration on all PC's or servers. To install kickstart: # yum install system-config-kickstart To create a kickstart configuration: # [...]
The following are some useful Brocade Fabric commands to administer and manage the Storage Fabric. Backup Switch Initial Configuration: configupload Protocol: scp IP address: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX username: backupuserid Path/Filename: /pathofbackupfiles/servernameDDMMYY_AorB.txt Section: all password: Check if WWN is presented to the switch: synopsis: nodefind WWN|PID|ALIAS example: nodefind 10:00:00:90:fa:51:3a:ee expected result if found: expected results if not found: [...]
In some cases Windows Active Directory Schema needs to be extended to accommodate a new application to be integrated with AD. In summary to insure a successful implementation of extending Windows Active directory schema master, the following steps should be taken: Reset the password for the DSRM administrator password (if password is not known) Backup the [...]
Isilon OneFS® is EMC Isilon's storage array operating system, the OneFS file system is truly distribute and stripe the data across all the nodes of similar models in the cluster to create a single file system with one shared storage pool or multiple pools. OneFS is FreeBSD variant and utilizes zsh as its shell, OneFS has [...]
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