Hi , how to configure multipath in the host side.here ia using HPXP24000 storage&having 2 SAN switchs ie CiscoMDS9513 and 2 edge switchs ie cisco9124 for each host . in our synaria each server having 2 hba ports.one port connected to 1st edge switch & 2nd port connected to 2nd edge switch.both edge switchs E port(trunk [...]
In the implementation of a SAN is the drive considered a local or remote drive? Can program files be written to it?
What is the best approach to synchronising SANs before I start replicating? Should I do a full tape backup and recovery and then start replication?
Hello We have an EMC SAN Clariion connected to 5 VM Hosts. I recently put in five more 500 GB hard drives into the SAN. When I went to expand it into our VMware virtual disk the expansion took around 8 hours. The problem I am having now is that the SAN is now running [...]
I have an an issue where PowerPath only displays one path even though 2 exhist. The san is showing both connections. Any suggestions
We are running HP SANs. I’m providing a single link using their LH SFP from one computer room to another, with approx 3.4 db loss on both legs, but I’m seeing errors associated with too much light. When do you use attenuators?
What is the level of data abstraction that describes how data is stored ?
hi , we are having a problem currently with our SAN system the model is dell emc-cx300 . the SPA is ok but the SPB is unreachable . fibre cables are connected ok . i can ping it and it shows as U icon on SPB which mean unmange in Navisphere manager . i think [...]
Which technologie should I use between SMI-S and SNMP to manage an EMC SAN? I heard that SMI-S offers more management for SAN. What can SMI-S do that SNMP cannot do?
From where should I start to master the concepts of SAN-storage area networks? Do we have a proper sequence, like where to start and carry on?
For us, our SAN is a capital purchase and our capital budget is on a five year cycle. However, EMC is on a three year replacement cycle. This causes us budgeting problems. What replacement cycle does your SAN vendor promote?
1. SAN: Can it support multiple concurrent accesses? 2. What are the trade-off’s between SAN array size and number of concurrent indexer processes (take note indexers will be constantly polling, renaming and deleting files) if i am creating an indexer? 3. SAN: Upon scaling are there any potential bottlenecks or limits?
We need a checklist to audit a typical SAN to record all the components of the SAN. The aim is also to record the metrics with view to help improve performance. Can you please help?
Is it possible to share an EMC symentrics LUN between two windows 2003 R2 std servers without having to use third party software like ms clustering? one write and the other read only…
Can I transfer the data between SANs by connecting one HBA to one SAN and the other HBA to the new SAN and copy the data We have around 500gb of data. Any help is appreciated.
Currently today, we have a group that administers our storage from end to end (HBA to switch to storage cabinet). Our CIO is looking to give the responsibility of our Fabric to our Networking folks. I was just wondering how other places layed out the responbility of the different aspects of managing the SAN.





