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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Check your Metastats…. # metastat -p d60 -m d61 d62 1 d61 1 1 c0t0d0s6 d62 1 1 c0t1d0s6 d20 -m d21 d22 1 d21 1 1 c0t0d0s1 d22 1 1 c0t1d0s1 d10 -m d11 d12 1 d11 1 1 c0t0d0s0 d12 1 1 c0t1d0s0 1. Detach Sub-mirrors First, we need to break the mirror,
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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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Login using nasadmin user. Verify that the blades booted successfully. Type: # /nasmcd/sbin/getreason Sample output for systems with 2 blades: [nasadmin@VNXCS01 ~]$ /nasmcd/sbin/getreason 10 – slot_0 primary control station 11 – slot_1 secondary control station 5 – slot_2 contacted 5 – slot_3 contacted
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Solaris Jumpstart overview Only a few articles describe how Jumpstart works under the hood. Here are my findings, all tested on an UltraSPARC based Sun Fire V120, Sun Fire V240 and Sun Fire T2000 servers: Boot the Sun box into OpenBoot Prompt (aka ok prompt) and invoke a network boot with: boot net -v — install rarp
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