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Linux/NetApp: NFS (NetApp) Fstab Mount
The following details how to map an NFS point, this case to a Netapp, using fstab Edit the fstab file. In this example, 192.168.1.100 is the NFS, the NFS export to be mounted is /vol/dir1, and local...
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VMware: VCB Troubleshooting With vcbmounter
Lately there has been problems with the VCB backup software that I am using. Unfortunately, troubleshooting it is not “cut and dry”. There is the main application that has to be installed, its...
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NetApp: Enabling Deduplication (ASIS) On A Volume
Below shows how to setup NetApp deduplication (formerly ASIS) on an existing volume. The following example is running NetApp Release 7.2.5.1. The license are now free, and were already installed. Check...
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NetApp: When NetApp Lies (Web GUI Gateway)
I was changing the VIF interface configuration on a NetApp a few days ago. I was doing so via command line and outside of an intrusive maintenance window. The modification was being done on the LAN...
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VMware: What VMkernel Ports means to you
Just wanted to put this information out there. Where I work, our ESX cluster will have 10 NICS (6 currently on 2 VLANS) and 3 different VLANs segmenting off different traffic. The VMkernel Port is...
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NAS / Data Domain: Resetting Hung Alert
We had a power supply go out on one of our Data Domain 510 appliances about 2 weeks ago. They shipped out a replacement power supply and it was put in place. After the power supply was replaced, the...
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VMWare/NAS/SAN: How To DOS Your Old NetApp With Snapshots
I feel that I have a pretty good foundation of knowledge for the ESX product line. Well, I found out that I did not know everything. It is now 2am and the last server is being restored from a snapshot...
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Linux, Unix, NAS, File Systems: Inodes (Part 1) – Checking Availability And...
Inodes really tell you how many file handles (files) that can be created on a file system. Most people will never exceed the default setting when the file system is created, nor even know that one is...
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DataDomain/NAS/Filesystems/Linux: Remove Files From A DataDomain’s /ddvar
A few days ago we received alerts for the /ddvar fileystem from one of our Data Domain units. Normally, I would not manually remove any files from this filesystem due to it being mainly used by the...
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Storage, Networking, EMC: DataDomain Replication
We have a total of 3 DataDomains currently in production. One at our “Tier 1″ site, “Tier 2″(DR) and one in Europe. All DataDomain appliances have the ability to replicate data among themselves. This...
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EMC Celerra NX4 NAS Install In Pictures
So we received our 12tb raw EMC Celerra NX4 system(s) about 3 weeks ago. Eager to get going, I went ahead and racked the units. Below are pictures showing the different pieces that make up the NX4...
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EMC DataDomain Oracle Backup Deduplication Statistics
A real quick post today, as I was reviewing some of our DataDomain statistics. Below shows the deduplication information for an Oracle database file (~16gb) that was backedup via RMAN to our...
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Pictures From Datacenter NAS Refresh (EMC Celerra NX4 and NetApp 3020)
So once again I found myself at the datacenter shuffling around equipment. These pictures and videos are from our secondary (DR) location. I was removing our older single headed NetApp FAS3020 and...
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EMC DataDomain 670 Implementation Pictures
DD 670 Front We received our new DataDomain 670 last week and it has definitely had a face lift from the 500 series. First, it is a 2u versus a 3u unit. Also, the 600 series no longer have...
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10gb Ethernet – A Year Later / Buy It Carefully
What I am getting at here is do not underestimate the amount of ports you will be using. We have implemented Cisco UCS with 6120 switches but also installed a pair of Nexus 5010 switches as well. Going...
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