Set Control Station date and time You must log in as root to perform this operation. To set the date and time for a Control Station, use this command syntax: # date -s “<hh:mm mm/dd/yy>” where: <hh:mm mm/dd/yy> = time and date format Example: To set the date and time to 5:40 P.M. on August […]
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1. Log in to the Control Station as root. 2. Check the status of the NTP daemon by typing: # ps -ef |grep ntpd Output: ntp 30818 1 0 Aug07 ? 00:00:00 ntpd -u ntp:ntp -p /var/run/ntpd.pid 3. Display information about the ntpd status by typing: # /sbin/service ntpd status Output: ntpd is stopped 4.
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Steps: 1. Log in to the Control Station as root. 2. To verify the current environment, type: # date Output: Wed Aug 8 16:22:54 IST 2012 3. Display information about the current time zone of the Control Station by typing: # ls -la /etc/localtime Output: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 Aug 7 22:48 /etc/localtime ->
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You can update the time zone information on the Data Mover by using simple and decipherable strings that correspond to the time zones available in the Control Station. You can also update the daylight savings time on the Data Mover for the specified time zone. Set Data Mover or blade time zone manually To set
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To determine the software versions on the Control Station, Data Mover, or blade, use the following: To view the software version running on the Control Station, type: $ nas_version -l Output Name : emcnas Relocations: /nas Version : 7.0.51 Vendor: EMC Release : 3 Build Date: Fri 10 Feb 2012 03:00:06 AM IST Size :
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NAME mount.cifs – mount using the Common Internet File System (CIFS) SYNOPSIS mount.cifs {service} {mount-point} [-ooptions] DESCRIPTION This tool is part of the samba(7) suite. mount.cifs mounts a Linux CIFS filesystem. It is usually invoked indirectly by the mount(8) command when using the “-t cifs” option. This command only works in Linux, and the kernel
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View VNX daemons It is essential that the HTTPD daemons run on the Control Station at all times, so the Unisphere software can manage the VNX. To view the VNX daemons enabled at the Control Station, type: $ ps -e|grep nas | awk ‘ { print $4 } ‘ | sort | uniq Output Note
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The following procedure explains how to perform an orderly, timed, or immediate halt of a network server’s Data Mover or blade. This procedure applies to all VNX unified and VNX for file systems. Note: A Data Mover for a VNX for file server is also called a blade. There is no functional difference between a
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To halt the VNX for file server, type: # /nasmcd/sbin/nas_halt now ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO CONTINUE? [ yes or no ] : # yes Sending the halt signal to the Master Control Daemon…: Done . . Halting system… flushing ide devices: hda hdd Power down. It can take as long as 20 minutes
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Login using nasadmin and verify the system’s health, type: $ /nas/bin/nas_checkup The checkup command reports back on the state of the Control Station, Data Movers, and storage system. Note: This health check ensures that there are no major errors in the system that would prevent the system from being turned on during the power up
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