SAN

Failed drive replacement in HP 3PAR

How to replace failed HDD in 3par storage F00/T200/7200/7400 Check for failed disk in HP 3PAR. Collect disk Id and cage details. Verify capacity showpd -failed -degraded 3PARstorage cli% showpd -failed -degraded -Size(MB)– —-Ports—-...

Pure

Pure storage volume allocation to ESX cluster

Pure storage volume allocation to ESX cluster procedure Pre-requisites ESX hosts WWPNs Capacity requirement Pre checks Available free space in pure Host connection status Please make sure zoning is done between the ESX host...

Pure / SAN

Pure storage volume allocation procedure in cli

Pure Storage volume allocation procedure in CLI Pre-requisites Host WWPN Required capacity Host operating system Pre checks Available free space in pure Host connection status Please make sure zoning is completed between the host...

Cisco Switch / SAN switch

How to remove a zone in cisco MDS SAN switches

How to remove a zone in cisco MDS SAN switches Pre-requisites to remove a zone in Cisco Fabric Collect active zoneset in VSAN. (sh zoneset active| inc zoneset) Collect HBA WWPN details of the...

DELL EMC / V-MAX

How to create or rename aliases for server WWPNs in CLI in V-MAX

How to create/rename alias for server WWPNs in CLI in V-MAX Identify anyone of storage port to which server’s WWPN is zoned. List the logins on the port or list logins on entire v-max...

DELL EMC / SAN / V-MAX

How to create tdevs on vmax using SMC

Creating TDEVs (thin devices) on VMAX using symmetrix management console(SMC) Please ensure that subscription do not exceed 150% under any circumstances! symcfg -sid xxxx list -pools -thin -detail -gb Symmetrix ID: 00019260xxxx S Y...

Pure

Pure storage commands

Pure storage array CLI commands To display the array name, serial no, and firmware version details purearray list To list all the controllers connected to the Pure array. Also displays the model, status &...

DMX / SAN

Dell EMC symmetrix DMX health check commands

Dell EMC symmetrix DMX health check commands To check reserved devices symdev –sid 547 list –reserved To check symmetrix external locks symcfg –sid 547 list –lockn all To check symmetrix device locks symdev –sid...

Hitachi / Hitachi VSP

How to enable dynamic tiering on DP pools in Hitachi VSP

How to enable dynamic tiering on DP pools in Hitachi VSP In the Storage System on the left pane of the top window, select Pool. From the Pools on right, select the pool you want...

Hitachi

What is Meta_resource in Hitachi VSP, USP & HUS?

What is Meta_resource in Hitachi VSP, USP & HUS? The meta_resource is a resource group combined with additional resources (except external volumes) and the existing resources in the storage system before the Resource Partition...