EqualLogic implementation

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• VSS volume control Config Wizzar error

  Hello

  I get an error when I validate the configuration of the VSS feature on my server with the DELL auto 4.5 Snapshot Manager

  Do you have an idea of the problem?

  Thank you very much for your help

  Error:

  Started at 22:01:57

  Waiting for the ASM on the hyper-rd12 host Agent service.
  Preparation 1 host (s) to save the setting changes
  Apply the settings
  Saving settings of PS Group on the "hyper-rd12 host access.

  An error has occurred:

  Error saving access to the PS grpadmin group: 1. specified group WKAddress is not accessible.

  The well-known group address is the IP address of the iSCSI Group.

  Thus, your group has an iSCSI IP address and then each port on the controller has an IP address (eth0, eth1, eth2, eth3 (depending on the model, you can have 1, 2 or 4 iSCSI ports (older models may also have 3 iSCSI ports)).)

  Always use IP iSCSI of the group in the connectivity section in ASM and not the IP address of one of the eth ports.

  If you have used this, disable all but 1 of your iSCSI network cards and try to ping the IP of the Group and all the IPs port. If you can not achieve one or more of them, you need to check your network because it would be a separate iSCSI configuration, which will not work with an Equallogic implementation.

• best method for the implementation of the equallogic line

  Hello

  We recently purchased an equallogic ps4000 who will be used mainly for purposes of DR in a branch.

  The idea is to have a copy of all critical servers on this group of Branch Office.

  My plan was to create a replica of the 'seed' of all servers when the two paintings are at Headquarters (i.e. on the same network). When I then take the painting at the branch there is much less data to be replicated across the WAN. for example

  • Give the 'branch' equallogic iSCSI headquarters subnet address
  • The replication setup (for example, the replica of the seed)
  • Change the IP address of the 'branch' equallogic/group
  • Unplug and take the painting at the branch
  • Resume replication over the Wan

  I was wondering;

  (a) if it is a good plan

  (b) is the best way to do it?

  Thanks for any advice on this.

  Huw

  Yes, it's a way you can do the initial transfer to the DR group.

  You can also read about the Manual Transfer Utility (MTU), the download is on the same page as the Firmware Version you have installed on your berries (on FW download page, find the section titled "EqualLogic Compatibiltiy tools).

  In a nut shell, after installation of the MTU, then using the same system, the connection to the Admin group and in the Tools Menu interface (bottom left), select "Manual transfer utility" as follows:

  

  -joe

• Leak memory applicant VSS EqualLogic? (HIT Windows 4.7.1)

  Hello

  I have two machines here (a single W2K8 R2, a W2K12R2) that show a gradual rise in the use of memory (size of validation) for the requisitioning Equallogic VSS (EqlReqService.exe) - 5.711.888K size of validation after availability of 47days.

  This is 4.7.1.7382 successfully.

  I do not see this increase on the machines working again 4.6.0.6882 (16.292 K size Commit after 29days of availability).

  Others see the same behavior? Known issue?

  Thank you

  Florian

  I have this problem since 09/2014. I pointed out and I have a case open with the number 901094060.

  They acknowledged the problem and said that they would implement a solution, perhaps in the next version.

  The workaround for us is to stop the Task Scheduler service every day at midnight. By default, the startup of this service is set to manual and it would have started when necessary.

• EqualLogic replication

  Hi people,

  I hope someone can give me some advice on EqualLogic replication.

  I created a Volume - 1600 GB in size, and it has been set to replicate to a partner.

  The part I don't understand if the total replication reserve - I put this to 160% of the volume - that is to say. the reserve must be GB 2560

  However, the real 'total replica reserve' in the Group Manager is listed as 256GB.

  I noticed that the "replica volume current reserve" is indicating that it is 160 GB - this score, then with the figure above. I assumed that this figure is data currently on the volume, although I can't confirm that.

  This means that you need to configure replication, once the volume has been implemented with all virtual machines and data?

  Otherwise, I add 1000 GB of data on the volume and it has already reproduced several times, what happens to the size of total reserve replica? They update automatically or do I need to configure replication for the correct figures? This amount of data would change after initial replication are causing problems for replication or failures?

  Thanks for your help

  Rob

  Hello, RobertPBham...

  Total reserve of replica is a percentage of the current Volume of replica reserve that provides extra space for the replicas.  If current reserve replica Volume is 160 GB at the moment and the Total replica % reserve is fixed to 160%, then the total reserve of replica size is 256 GB (160 GB x 160%).

  If the current Volume of the replica of reserve then increases, then the Total reserve size replica also automatically increases accordingly.

  I hope this helps.  Please let me know if I can provide additional information.

  Have a great day!

• EqualLogic FS - SMB 3.0

  Hello

  are there plans to implement SMB 3.0 peripheral Equallogic?

  Hello

  Sorry, features and products without notice cannot be discussed in a public forum.  You must contact your representative sales and under NDA, they can discuss the product roadmap

  The product of FS86x0 running FluidFS v4.0 supports SMB 3.0

  www.Dell.com/.../PD

  May I ask SMB v3.0 features you are most looking forward to?

  Kind regards

• Snapshots created with the EqualLogic VSS provider are not displayed in SAN HQ

  Hello

  Poster for the first time. We have just implemented an EqualLogic SAN, PS6100X network, and we're having performance issues between our DPM backup server, one of our hosts Hyper-V and VM images stored on the San. I will try to provide as much information as I can

  Environment:

  Dedicated iSCSI using Dell Force10 switches network

  hyper-V (Windows Server 2008 R2) 3 hosts
  -2 hosts has a NETWORK 4 port GB dedicated adapter connected to the iSCSI network; 1 host has connected to the network iSCSI NETWORK 2 GB dedicated ports card
  -Each Hyper-V host computer has a dedicated on the EQ SAN, RAID-50 volume that stores the Hyper-V virtual machines
  -EQ VSS provider installed on all hosts Hyper - V 3 and works correctly

  Using DPM 2010 for backup

  Problem: on Hyper-V hosts 1 and 2, any/all backup activities are very slow. On the Hyper-V host 3rd, however, activities related to backup all are incredibly fast! We compared the NIC configurations, HIT / settings ME and ASM, but we cannot understand why it is so slow on hosts 1 & 2.

  In addition, whenever DPM 2010 tells the EQ VSS provider to create a snapshot, we see the snapshot being created in the EQ Team Manager, but he does not appear in the list of iSCSI connections. According to the documentation SAN HQ, instant and volumes should appear here.

  We also disabled TcpAckFrequency for all 3 hyper-v hosts. It helped a little, but there is still a HUGE difference with regard to backups of the DPM.

  We're pretty sure that there is something misconfigured on the hosts Hyper - V 1 & 2, given that the host Hyper-V 3 has no performance issues.

  How can I get snapshots to appear in the list of iSCSI SAN HQ connections?

  Version information:
  SAN AC = 2.2.0.5924
  Storage Array Firmware = 5.2.4

  There are two different issues in this post for the SANHQ doesn't show only not iSCSI connections.

  Now SANHQ displays the correct total connection number but doesn't provide details of connections individual iSCSI for snapshots, which it should. So in the meantime use Workgroup Manager that shows the details for each snapshot (I know that's not the best answer, it's a short term solution).

  The fact the SANHQ shows details of instant connection does not mean that they aren't here and I can't imagine anything to do with the question of the DPM.

  The real difficulty, look for upcoming beta SANHQ and subscription for this on the EQL support site. You can do it now.

• Reference Dell EqualLogic 6010 initial configuration

  Hello. I have a dust collection Dell EqualLogic 6010 in my test harness. He was sent by another office, for reasons unknown. I would use this feature to unload a few backup copies of vm in the development of our san to this device of 16 smaller disk.  I only have one switch that comes with it, but for its intended use, this should be good. I only will link a physical server to it where my backup software. (I wish I could just direct connect, but I read that it is not possible, or at least not recommended) The problem is... I don't know where to start.

  I tried to put in place of guides, manuals and Setup guides, but the single pdf I find is more on limits, best practices, what he can do, etc., rather than from step 1. (like, indications which include the implementation of rails and all that usually skip us... lol) Can anyone help with a quick course guide or accident? Maybe point me in the direction of certain documents?

  For example... series in I do? If so, what are the default creds? There may be a default ip address that I can connect my laptop in to start the initial game up? Or y at - it a config that I can run on the same subnet as EMC VNX implemented who will find unconfigured devices? I really can't find any of this set up information of this device. I hope someone can help.

  Thank you very much. :)

  Hello

  You have a username on the EQL support site?   The documentation is a quick installation guide.

  1.), you can use the serial port.  9600,8, n, 1 NO flowcontrol.   (Series cisco cables do not work)   Grpadmin default login, password grpadmin. (assuming that it has not already been implemented)

  2.) If you have an EQL support account, you can also download the HIT for Windows or Linux.   Who has the Remote Installation Wizard software.  Who will scan the local subnet for the not configured matrices.  Then allow you to configure it through the user interface.

  Re: switches.  You need a 10GbE switch.  The 6010 will not negotiate until 1GbE.

  Kind regards

• vSphere 5 and Dell Equallogic iSCSI

  Hi all

  I need some suggestions on how to implement my iSCSI network

  I habe 2 x power R520 edges with 2 network cards to edge, 4 x PCI Nic and 1 x Dual Port Nic Cards-> network so 8 total

  and an Equallogic PS4100 with 2 controllers and 2 network cards on each controller

  I have 2 Dell switches for my iSCSI network.

  The address of the Equallogic MGMT is 10.10.1.100

  The group IP address is 10.10.1.101 - or should these IP in the iSCSI network

  My iSCSI network should be

  192.168.1.x / 24

  do I need to a single network or do I have to use 2 different networks in order to obtain the failover job.

  I plan 2 or 4 NICs for iSCSI vmkernel traffic - what do you suggest?

  If I use 4 network cards - use 2 vmkernel ports with 2 links and aggregation of links on the switches? Or can I use 4 ports vmkernel and round robin?

  ESX1

  vnmic0 192.168.1.1

  vmnic1 192.168.1.2

  ESX2

  vnmic0 192.168.1.3

  vmnic1 192.168.1.4

  EqualLogic

  eth0 192.168.1.5

  eth1 192.168.1.6

  ESX1 + ESX2

  vmnic0 - iSCSI01

  vmnic1 - iSCSI02

  SwitchA

  vmnic0 Esx1, vmnic1 ESX2, eth0, eth1 ControllerB controlled

  SwitchB

  vmnic1 ESX1, vmnic0 ESX2, the controller has ControllerB eth0, eth1

  Do I have to master two switches?

  concerning

  Bestfriend

  Hello

  I recommend 2 virtual switches with 2 network cards in each. Multipathing in fixed for each switch if it's an active-passive array and Round Robin if it is an active-active array.

  1 VLAN should be fine.

  MTU = 9000 in all the components of your infrastructure iSCSI (jumbo frames).

  Try to have HA in each part of your infrastructure and you sure you don't have 1 vSwitch connected to the 2 ports on the same HBA and using the same switch...

  If you have the option to make the "fast track" in your switch, do it.

  CHAP authentication more secure, you can (if initiator software, I think that they are, mutual CHAP)

  You don't need chest 2 switches.

  Try to keep your number of VMs distributed among your LUN (to not collapse them with SCSI reservations)

  That's all I can think of at this time. I hope this has helped you! If that were the case, do not forget to assign the corresponding points, so we are all winners!

  Kind regards

  elgreco81

• Question of EqualLogic SAN

  I'm working on the implementation of a virtual infrastructure.  A cross training for vsphere 4 months ago, so I forgot a lot.  Also, I'm not at all a passage or an expert SAN.  I am an administrator of Windows, simple and clear.  In any case, here is where I am.  I have two two ESXi hosts with 2 network cards with 4 Gigabit ports in them.  They are Dell PowerEdge R710s.  We have a 6000 EqualLogic (forget what model) SAN.  It has 2 network cards two 4 gigabit ports.  All 8 of its ports are connected to 2 switches PowerConnect 6224 stacked redundantly.  2 ESXi hosts have three virtual switches.  1 for management, 1 for IP traffic to clients and one for iSCSI traffic.  Each virtual switch has redundant connections to each network adapter.  The virtual switch iSCSI has 4 of the 8 ports assigned to him (he just seemed to me that the iSCSI would most need, I may be wrong).  Now, management and IP traffic that NIC is attached to a single switch (PowerConnect 6248 switch), this will change in the future.

  Now, my question relates to the EqualLogic SAN.  It seems that only one NETWORK adapter can be active simultaneously, which gives us 4 ethernet ports.  My boss wants that all ports in a configuration group aggregation of links.  I think he is confused.  My understanding of this was a way to connect the switches.  I think he's talking about grouping of NETWORK cards, but I don't see anyway of y to achieve on the SAN.  Each port on the NETWORK adapter receives its own IP address.  So, I'm quite confused.  Are all connections on the San shared so as to increase the bandwidth?  The SAN is also a management IP address.  It's the address I did the iSCSI initiator to.  As I said, I'm not a guy to switch or SAN guy.  Any help would be greatly appreicated.

  All of you two right really.  LAG can not be used with ESX, you can configure load balancing, so it will use all the paths.  You must first update your hosts to the latest generation of ESX given that some important fixes available for the for use with EqualLogic iSCSI initiator.

  There are a lot of details on this forum in this and this thread.

  Please give points for any helpful answer.

• EqualLogic PS6000E Setup

  Hi guys,.

  I just got 4 of EqualLogic PS6000E a few days ago.

  They are each equipped with 16 drives of 1 TB.

  'The Plan' has been implemented two PS6000 in our datacenter, and the other two in the center of another division data stick on our campus... They are located about a block away... And then breed them.

  I have a few questions.

  Currently, we use a MD3000i, and it is implemented in accordance with the recommendations of dell, with NICs for iSCSI on separate subnets.

  Is it possible to set up the boxes EqualLogic to use separate subnets as well?

  I know that you create a group with an IP address, and it distributes magically load to the ps6000 NIC.

  Do these network adapters that must all be on the same subnet?

  If I create a group with the 192.168.11.1 IP address, can I have a config like this on my PS6000?:

  eth0: 192.168.11.2

  eth1: 192.168.11.3

  eth2: 192.168.12.2

  eth3: 192.168.12.3

  Also, what is the best policy of Multipathing to use?

  The MD3000i is configured to use Round-Robin.

  I did a quick test with RR on the PS6000 and it seems not a little better, but I don't want to screw up something and end up opening a black hole or anything like that.

  Regarding Raid levels...

  We used to use RAID 5 on just about everything, but we are studying other options here.

  RAID 10 could cost us too much disk space.

  So I am looking for RAID 50 with two hot-spare parts.

  My boss is a bit excited to Raid 6. I have not used, but what I read leads me to believe that there will eventually be a brake performance.

  And if the performance is not good I'll never hear the end of it.

  Ideas or points of view until I stick those guys into production would be appreciated.

  Thank you!

  Jason

  Reference page 49 of iSCSI SAN http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_iscsi_san_cfg.pdf, the Configuration Guide for information on setting up the EqualLogic to work with VMware.  Specifically the Multipathing.

  All IPs EqualLogic can't be on the same subnet configuration of practice and functioning.  I did otherwise once or twice for specific reasons of management during Setup and the EqualLogic remained functional but recorded some errors related to the fair reestabishing iSCSI connectivity to the customer who would influence production performance.

  You can begin to RAID 10 and then convert to RAID 50 only when additional space is needed.   This conversion can be completed in a few hours this weekend without a break in service.  In many scenarios RAID 50 performance will be just fine: it all depends on exactly what performance your applications need.  If you have a large number of virtual machines simultaneously generate I/O and then model I/O to the SAN ends up living being, rather than sequential.  With applications that are sensitive to latency high input/output, the combined impact increased random and RAID 50 access performance can be noticed and must be resolved either by / or a RAID 10 configuration or more pins by adding another shelf for the storage group.  If you have already decided to put two shelves in a storage group to each site so you will already get some of the benefits of spreading the e/s on several axes.

• Recommendation of RAID for Equallogic iSCSI SAN?

  We look at a Dell/Equallogic PS6000E with 16 drives of 1 TB, it connects to our servers ESX 2-3 (about 15 virtual machines running) and to a SQL cluster (mainly a SharePoint service workload size).  Dell recommends RAID5, which would give us ~ 12 useful to.  Frankly, if we had used 8TB, that would be fine.  Any recommendations for the best RAID for Equallogics level?

  Thank you

  Chad

  If you can really just 8 to, I must say raid 10...   Reference Dell suggests always raid 5 no matter what.

  Now best practices is to create several groups of disks with different raid levels for the taste of storage at your fingertips.

  You are going to have to make some calls to judgment on how to implement.     I suggest you test conversions PtoV tour and play with the config some before deciding, but I know that it is now possible in most cases.

  Dell has an excellent white paper on the table.  It's for the MD3000i, but the raid types and most other info still apply to the DAS or san during raids.

  http://www.Dell.com/downloads/global/products/pvaul/en/pvault_md3000_whitepaper.PDF

• SQL 2005 Volume Design on EqualLogic PS5000

  I am in the process on the implementation of a SQL 2005 server in ESX 3.5 utilizating an Bay Dell EqualLogic PS5000 (16x15K SAS drives).  My question is on the volume / lun considerations.  Because the equallogic use virtualized storage does really matter if I put separate log and DB on Lun volumes?  Any lun volume goes on inputs and outputs should be spread across all disks in any case, if I understand correctly.  Is there anything else I should think to when planning on volumes of sql in ESX?

  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

  You must look in Workgroup Manager to see what connections use port Eth.  Regarding iSCSI, if you use a HW iscsi device you can use several volumes and make the poor load balancing to balance the use of the road.  The Equallogic will do a decent job, balancing connections to ports different Eth.  You can't control which Eql Eth ports are used for a given volume.

  If you use iscsi sw IP VMkernel on the vSwitch will use only 1 path to each port EQL Eth IP address.  So if you have 2 sw iscsi NIC in a vSwitch and several volumes, I hope that you will be on > 1 port Eql Eth and then the IP vmkernel will balance the loads on the 2 natachasery.

  Now that I have more information, I think that more volumes are better in your case.

  You cannot grant a lot about EQL bays, including the use of processor cache or volume.  There is no publicly available documents that describe the inner workings of the tables.  Several volumes is fine, I think the max is 512 or 1024.

  Ben

• My AirPort Extreme end not implemented with the help of AirPort Utility

  Bought a used AirPort Extreme (Genesis 4) of a person who showed me that he worked at home. When I try to set up as a Wireless extender to my last existing AirPort Extreme, he will not carry out synchronization upward with AirPort Utility. It appears as a new extreme, but get a message 'unexpected error' before or after the name. Have you tried to reset the two while it is powered and turning the as explained in the help.

  When I try to set up as a Wireless extender...

  Gen 4 airport will connect to your existing AirPort Extreme wireless... or... it will connect using wired Ethernet wired, Permanent?

  .. .it will not accomplish the synchronization upward with AirPort Utility.

  Which version of AirPort Utility?  If it's on your Mac... and you don't know what version you have...

  Open AirPort Utility

  Click the AirPort Utility menu in the upper left corner of the screen

  Click on about AirPort Utility

  Report on the version number you see here

  You have an iPhone or a handy iPad that could be used to implement the 4th Gen airport if the problems continue with the help of your Mac?

• How much time does it take for validation in 2 steps activate once implemented?

  I finished 2 steps to verify Setup, has been reduced to the "Manage your account" page on the site appleid and saw that my secure devices are not listed. Then I typed the button 'Edit' for this article and was released. When I joined, it seemed 2-step audit is more has been implemented, so I set up a second time, receives a different recovery code. Not really thinking, I typed in "Edit" and was even once disconnected.

  Signature, looks like 2 step verification has been cleared again. I try again or should I just take awhile 2 step check to activate after installing?

  I have no idea of what the community of this post to do so please forgive me if I posted in the wrong place.

  Are you following the steps described here.

  https://www.CNET.com/how-to/how-to-set-up-two-step-verification-for-your-Apple-i d.

  Frequently asked questions about the audit in two steps for Apple ID - Apple Support