scsi
What scsi interfaces allow up to 16 devices, including the adapter, to be connected on a single shared cable?
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| February 10, 2009 7:51 PM
iSCSI Interface, SCSI
What scsi interfaces allow up to 16 devices, including the adapter, to be connected on a single shared cable?
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| February 10, 2009 7:51 PM
iSCSI Interface, SCSI
Looking for multi-vendor Storage Virtualization
Need a “simple concept” to do the SAN Interconnect based Storage virtualization on multi vendor basis / heterogeneous SAN sub system based. And how much this will be helpful on ROI? -Guru
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| February 9, 2009 9:47 AM
Network storage, NFS, SAN, Shared Network Storage, Storage ROI, Storage virtualization, Virtualization ROI/TCO
Need a “simple concept” to do the SAN Interconnect based Storage virtualization on multi vendor basis / heterogeneous SAN sub system based. And how much this will be helpful on ROI? -Guru
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| February 9, 2009 9:47 AM
Network storage, NFS, SAN, Shared Network Storage, Storage ROI, Storage virtualization, Virtualization ROI/TCO
Throughput calculator for all the SAN subsystem?
I was searching for a long time for a simple tool which can tell us the controller throughput of any SAN environment. Its necessary for every Storage engineer to have this utility to cross verify the subsystem we buy. Ofcourse the vendor will have the tool or LAB benchmark for the same. But those will [...]
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| August 20, 2009 9:43 AM
Bandwidth, Fibre channel, Network storage, NFS, SAN, SAN throughput, SAN throughput sizing, Shared Network Storage, Storage Area Network, Throughput
I was searching for a long time for a simple tool which can tell us the controller throughput of any SAN environment. Its necessary for every Storage engineer to have this utility to cross verify the subsystem we buy. Ofcourse the vendor will have the tool or LAB benchmark for the same. But those will [...]
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| August 20, 2009 9:43 AM
Bandwidth, Fibre channel, Network storage, NFS, SAN, SAN throughput, SAN throughput sizing, Shared Network Storage, Storage Area Network, Throughput
Any common tool for measuring controller throughput?
I was searching for a long time for a simple tool which can tell us the controller throughput of any SAN environment. Its necessary for every Storage engineer to have this utility to cross verify the subsystem we buy. Ofcourse the vendor will have the tool or LAB benchmark for the same. But those will [...]
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| February 6, 2009 9:41 AM
Fibre channel, NAS, Network Controller, SAN, SAN throughput sizing, Storage management
I was searching for a long time for a simple tool which can tell us the controller throughput of any SAN environment. Its necessary for every Storage engineer to have this utility to cross verify the subsystem we buy. Ofcourse the vendor will have the tool or LAB benchmark for the same. But those will [...]
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| February 6, 2009 9:41 AM
Fibre channel, NAS, Network Controller, SAN, SAN throughput sizing, Storage management
Bad sectors
How to identify bad sectors in a hard disk and eliminate them
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| January 26, 2012 7:30 AM
Bad sectors, Disk drives, Enterprise Desktop, Hard drives
How to identify bad sectors in a hard disk and eliminate them
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| January 26, 2012 7:30 AM
Bad sectors, Disk drives, Enterprise Desktop, Hard drives
Looking For Midwest Based iSeries Backup & Recovery Services – Hosting Company
Our clients are looking for backup and recovery options and we would like to connect with a Midwest based company in this space. Need iSeries expertise. Thanks
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| February 10, 2009 11:35 PM
AS/400, Backup, Backup and Recovery Hardware
Our clients are looking for backup and recovery options and we would like to connect with a Midwest based company in this space. Need iSeries expertise. Thanks
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| February 10, 2009 11:35 PM
AS/400, Backup, Backup and Recovery Hardware
Which switch in my IP-based CCTV system project will combine camera controls?
I need some help in selecting devices for an IP-based CCTV system project: We have 3 towers; each consists of 25 floors. A consultant planned to centralize the monitoring of 3 tower cameras in a security room on the ground floor. But before, the NVR was placed in each tower on the 5th floor. I [...]
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| February 6, 2009 10:40 PM
Ip-based networks, Network device management, Network device management (configuration and deployment, Network devices, Network equipment, Networking, Patch panels, Switches
I need some help in selecting devices for an IP-based CCTV system project: We have 3 towers; each consists of 25 floors. A consultant planned to centralize the monitoring of 3 tower cameras in a security room on the ground floor. But before, the NVR was placed in each tower on the 5th floor. I [...]
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| February 6, 2009 10:40 PM
Ip-based networks, Network device management, Network device management (configuration and deployment, Network devices, Network equipment, Networking, Patch panels, Switches
VMware virtual center in Backup Exec 12
After adding our VirtualCenter on ESX servers any click to it gets a timeout after a few minutes. Can’t select or browse for any VMs. We are using the newest version of esx an Virtual Center.
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| July 2, 2009 4:10 PM
Backup Exec, Backup Exec 12, Virtual Machines, VMware ESX, VMWare Virtual Center
After adding our VirtualCenter on ESX servers any click to it gets a timeout after a few minutes. Can’t select or browse for any VMs. We are using the newest version of esx an Virtual Center.
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| July 2, 2009 4:10 PM
Backup Exec, Backup Exec 12, Virtual Machines, VMware ESX, VMWare Virtual Center
VMware virtual infrastructure and Backup exec 12.5 error
I have just installed Agent for VMware Virtual Infrastructure on my BackupExec 12.5 server. I have added Virtual Center Server and now am trying to browse it to select what virtual machines to backup but cant connect to VC
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| February 5, 2009 4:03 PM
Backup Exec, Backup Exec 12.5, VMware, VMWare Virtual Infrastructure
I have just installed Agent for VMware Virtual Infrastructure on my BackupExec 12.5 server. I have added Virtual Center Server and now am trying to browse it to select what virtual machines to backup but cant connect to VC
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| February 5, 2009 4:03 PM
Backup Exec, Backup Exec 12.5, VMware, VMWare Virtual Infrastructure
How do I setup a storage with multiple geographical location Sync?
Iam planning to setup a storage which needs to be located in 5 geographical locations. The data which i write on the first location should get sysnc with rest 4 locations in no time. I dont want to invest more in procure higher bandwidth solutions. Is there any other way to sync the data by [...]
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| February 5, 2009 3:36 PM
FTP, LUN, Network storage, NFS, Shared Network Storage
Iam planning to setup a storage which needs to be located in 5 geographical locations. The data which i write on the first location should get sysnc with rest 4 locations in no time. I dont want to invest more in procure higher bandwidth solutions. Is there any other way to sync the data by [...]
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| February 5, 2009 3:36 PM
FTP, LUN, Network storage, NFS, Shared Network Storage
Partition Creation Error
When trying to create a partition on a logical drive I receive the following error message: ‘The Operation was cancelled due to an Internal error’ and the partition failed to create. I have tried deleting the array and recreating the logical drive but it failed to resolve the issue. I have run hardware diagnostics in [...]
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| February 6, 2009 2:31 PM
Logical disk manager, Logical partitions, Partitioning, Windows Server 2003
When trying to create a partition on a logical drive I receive the following error message: ‘The Operation was cancelled due to an Internal error’ and the partition failed to create. I have tried deleting the array and recreating the logical drive but it failed to resolve the issue. I have run hardware diagnostics in [...]
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| February 6, 2009 2:31 PM
Logical disk manager, Logical partitions, Partitioning, Windows Server 2003
Are Hard Drives Destined To Be Extinct?
With the onset of ever-increasing storage space on flash drives is it ok to ask the experts here if the hard drive technology will soon be obsolete only to be overtaken by flash drives and 3D memory chips ?
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| February 9, 2009 12:42 AM
Flash drive, Future technology, Hard drives, Storage devices, Storage technology
With the onset of ever-increasing storage space on flash drives is it ok to ask the experts here if the hard drive technology will soon be obsolete only to be overtaken by flash drives and 3D memory chips ?
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| February 9, 2009 12:42 AM
Flash drive, Future technology, Hard drives, Storage devices, Storage technology
How do I use Veritas Volume Manager DMP with a StorageTek ST2540 array
We have recently aquired a Sun StorageTek ST2540 array and directly attached it to Sun T2000 server. While the native Solaris 10 MPxIO is able to recognize duel path to the Storage but Veritas DMP is unable to. Could this be because of array support missing in Veritas Storage Foundation Suit 5 for ST2540? I [...]
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| February 4, 2009 4:16 AM
MPxIO, Multiplexed I/O, Solaris 10, Storage arrays, Storage management, Sun Fire T2000 Server, Sun StorageTek 2540, Veritas Storage Foundation Suite, Veritas Volume Manager
We have recently aquired a Sun StorageTek ST2540 array and directly attached it to Sun T2000 server. While the native Solaris 10 MPxIO is able to recognize duel path to the Storage but Veritas DMP is unable to. Could this be because of array support missing in Veritas Storage Foundation Suit 5 for ST2540? I [...]
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| February 4, 2009 4:16 AM
MPxIO, Multiplexed I/O, Solaris 10, Storage arrays, Storage management, Sun Fire T2000 Server, Sun StorageTek 2540, Veritas Storage Foundation Suite, Veritas Volume Manager
Lotus Notes Archive database
How do you refresh an archive database that was once 1 Gig in size but now cleaned out and should be showing as only 1/3 in size?
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| February 20, 2009 8:35 PM
Email archiving, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes archiving, Lotus Notes email archiving
How do you refresh an archive database that was once 1 Gig in size but now cleaned out and should be showing as only 1/3 in size?
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| February 20, 2009 8:35 PM
Email archiving, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes archiving, Lotus Notes email archiving
Two important questions on Exchange Server 2007
I have two questions. For Exchange Server 2007, why does the size of the MailboxDatabase.edp file increase so rapidly? Also, what backup software do you recommend for Exchange Server 2007?
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| February 3, 2009 5:24 PM
Backup, Exchange 2007, Exchange Backup, Exchange mailbox management, Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server backup, Exchange Server performance, MailboxDatabase.edp file
I have two questions. For Exchange Server 2007, why does the size of the MailboxDatabase.edp file increase so rapidly? Also, what backup software do you recommend for Exchange Server 2007?
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| February 3, 2009 5:24 PM
Backup, Exchange 2007, Exchange Backup, Exchange mailbox management, Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server backup, Exchange Server performance, MailboxDatabase.edp file
Oracle archives are not moving from primary to standby database
Archives are not moving from primary to standby database, which are in the same machine. What things do I need to check?
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| February 3, 2009 4:10 PM
Backup, Database Backup, Oracle Archives, Oracle backup, Standby Database
Archives are not moving from primary to standby database, which are in the same machine. What things do I need to check?
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| February 3, 2009 4:10 PM
Backup, Database Backup, Oracle Archives, Oracle backup, Standby Database
mooving SUN NFS v3 to EMC Celera NFS v3
We are actualy in a big migration project. and we want to migrate are multiple single file systems to a EMC Celera NAS. Are problèmes is that we use ACL on are SUN FS. and when we copy the file using Rsynck (i’m a SAN architect I don’t know a clue of unix systems and [...]
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| August 20, 2009 4:00 PM
ACL, Celera, EMC Celera NAS, EMC Celera NFS v3, NAS, NFS, SUN NFS v3
We are actualy in a big migration project. and we want to migrate are multiple single file systems to a EMC Celera NAS. Are problèmes is that we use ACL on are SUN FS. and when we copy the file using Rsynck (i’m a SAN architect I don’t know a clue of unix systems and [...]
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| August 20, 2009 4:00 PM
ACL, Celera, EMC Celera NAS, EMC Celera NFS v3, NAS, NFS, SUN NFS v3
BRMS using newly expired tapes
Hi, we are having some problems with the behavior of our backup process, since its using the latest / newly expired tapes instead of those which are expired long ago. As a result, the newly expired tapes doesnt get cleaned (STRMNTBRM) since it already has new files in it, together with the older files. What [...]
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| March 5, 2009 3:07 AM
Backup, Backup Recovery and Media Services, BRMS, Expired tapes, Start Maintenance for BRM, STRMNTBRM, Tape Backups
Hi, we are having some problems with the behavior of our backup process, since its using the latest / newly expired tapes instead of those which are expired long ago. As a result, the newly expired tapes doesnt get cleaned (STRMNTBRM) since it already has new files in it, together with the older files. What [...]
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| March 5, 2009 3:07 AM
Backup, Backup Recovery and Media Services, BRMS, Expired tapes, Start Maintenance for BRM, STRMNTBRM, Tape Backups
Performane issues on my Subversion (SVN) server on NFS (NetApp)
I have some performane issues on my Subversion (SVN) server on NFS, before we migrate our data to NFS (NetApp storage) it is in a local hard drive of the server and the check-out is fast, compare to NFS the time it took is double. Does any body here have some best practices on Subversion [...]
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| February 9, 2009 1:34 AM
FSFS, NetApp, NFS, Revision Control Systems, Subversion
I have some performane issues on my Subversion (SVN) server on NFS, before we migrate our data to NFS (NetApp storage) it is in a local hard drive of the server and the check-out is fast, compare to NFS the time it took is double. Does any body here have some best practices on Subversion [...]
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| February 9, 2009 1:34 AM
FSFS, NetApp, NFS, Revision Control Systems, Subversion
iscsi and FC network
can iscsi and FC been on same network?
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| February 4, 2009 9:46 PM
FC SAN, iSCSI, iSCSI and FC Network
can iscsi and FC been on same network?
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| February 4, 2009 9:46 PM
FC SAN, iSCSI, iSCSI and FC Network
