Re: Disk Performance - VMWARE 6.7, MSA2040 SAS and software iSCSI
Finally - success!At the begining of this posting I asked a question about why I was getting a poor performance result for the Perfmon counter "Average Disk sec/Transfer" (while running the diskSpe.exe...
View ArticleHPE MSA 2050 Storage -Volume utilization in the array differs from that of...
Hi,we have HP MSA storage with 14 TB total and we see around 11TB free space. But when checked on the VM end they come up with data that only 1TB is free.I dont understand how can there be so much...
View ArticleHP MSA P2000 G3 FC
Hello All,I have one HP MSAP2000 G3 FC Storage with 18 populated disks in one enclosure. However we have following disk utilized for each vDisk as mentioned on below. vd01 ( RAID 5 ) =>...
View ArticleRe: HPE MSA 2050 Storage -Volume utilization in the array differs from that...
1st of please let us know what is the Host Operating System version?Can you please share the screenshot from MSA and Host both?You can also provide below outputs,show poolsshow volumesshow...
View ArticleRe: HP MSA P2000 G3 FC
Did you tried to move the drive to any other location like 1.19 or 1.20 ? Are you facing same issue?I checked quickly and there were some known issue identified in old code and fixed in TS250R021 as...
View ArticleRe: HPE MSA 2050 Storage -Volume utilization in the array differs from that...
Hi Subhajit,Host Operating System version is ESXi 6.5,base preference is Base 10 in HP MSA where as in VM its Base 2.Sorry,I couldnt attached screenshots.the requested commad output is listed below,#...
View ArticleRe: HPE MSA 2050 Storage -Volume utilization in the array differs from that...
Is MSA volume presented to VM as raw device through RDM?If the MSA volume presented as datastore in ESX then you can check if unmap need to initiate to reclaim back space the VMFS filesystem level1st...
View ArticleRe: HPE MSA 2050 Storage -Volume utilization in the array differs from that...
Hi Subhajit,We have presented the volume to datastore and not RDM.We are currently checking for unmap command execution,will let you post that.Thank you!
View ArticleMSA 2052 did not detect hostport connection
Hi, I connected mini SAS cable from ProLiant DL325 Gen10 with HPE Smart Array E208e-p SR Gen10 to MSA 2052 but the MSA did not detect a hostport connection. Do you have any ideas? Thanks.
View ArticleNeed Sanity Check on connect MSA2050 as Enclosure to existing MSA2040 Array
Hello HPE folks,I am looking for a sanity check on whether it is supported to connect a new MSA2050 (as an enclosure) to an existing MSA2040 array. I haven't been able to find documentation one way or...
View ArticleMSA 2052. A volume doen't discovered by Host Bus Adapter when connected via...
Hello,We have- HPE DL380 GEN10 hosts with HBA SN1100Q (Windows Server 2016)- HPE FlexFabric 5930 with 24p QSFP+- MSA 2052 8QFP+The direct connection between Host and MSA is working well. LUN is mapped...
View ArticleRe: MSA 2052 did not detect hostport connection
Hello,Did you connect a mini SAS cable or a mini HD SAS cable? Which port did you connect to on the MSA Controller?If you have the correct cables connected please check the way the cable is inserted....
View ArticleRe: Need Sanity Check on connect MSA2050 as Enclosure to existing MSA2040 Array
Hi Mike,The query is a bit confusing. I have explained two scenarios below::MSA 2050 enclosure with MSA 2050 controllers installed is not recommended to be connected to MSA 2040 enclosure with MSA 2040...
View ArticleRe: MSA 2052. A volume doen't discovered by Host Bus Adapter when connected...
Hi Alex,Host server HBA wwn id should ideally get auto detected in MSA if zoning is configured properly and there is nothing much that could be configured at MSA end.Please try the following:1. Ensure...
View ArticleAcknowledge warmings in the SMU to switch off the orange warning LED at the...
Hello,I would like to know how we can acknowledge warnings in the SMU of an MSA 1050 storage to switch off the orange warning LED at the front panel.
View ArticleRe: Acknowledge warmings in the SMU to switch off the orange warning LED at...
Hello,You will need to address the issue that has caused a warning. Once the issue has been addressed the warning LED will return to a healthy green.To determine the correct corrective steps that are...
View ArticleRe: MSA 2052. A volume doen't discovered by Host Bus Adapter when connected...
Hello Alex,Can you please help us to understand if the issue got resolved or not?If issue got resolved then how?This will help everyone who are all following your forum.If you feel this was helpful...
View ArticleRe: Need Sanity Check on connect MSA2050 as Enclosure to existing MSA2040 Array
Hello Mike,Can you please help us to understand if the shared info answers your query?This will help everyone who are all following your forum.If you feel this was helpful please click the KUDOS! thumb...
View ArticleHPE MSA 2050 setup woes
I'm having great difficulty in understanding the new MSA 2050 disk and snapshot setup.We have fully populated with 22 1.8TB SAS drives in addition to the two SSDs. I want two pools in Raid10 and set...
View ArticleRe: HPE MSA 2050 setup woes
Hi Mike,My first suggestion would be to upgrade your system to VL270R001-01. There were some enhancements in VL270 that will allow you to enbale overcommit when using snapshots.My advise would be to...
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