Re: MSA 1050 SAS connected to VMware 6.7 U1
I would suggest you to check what kind of Fanout cable using for SAS connectivity? There are two kinds of fan-out cables: one terminates to a HD mini-SAS connector for connectivity to 12Gb/s HBA’s,...
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Hi Subhajit,we are using 4 x HPE External 2.0m (6ft) Mini-SAS HD - Mini-SAS HD 4x Cable 716197-B21These cables are used to connect 2 x HBA x server to MSA 1050 SAS controllers.Connection seems to be...
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Cable seems to be fine. So all looks fine from MSA end.Next you let us know the Server model, HBA model, Driver/firmware version of HBA. After that need to check SPOCK and figure out all compatible...
View ArticlevSphere 6.5 - Round Robin LB Settings (changing iops=1000 to iops=1)
Hi all!I have bought HP MSA 2052 recently and using it with ESXi 6.5 host. I read "HPE MSA Storage Configuration and Best Practices for VMware vSphere" documentation and there is one section...
View ArticleRe: Is it possible to create multiples iSCSI targets on MSA1040 or MSA2050
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View ArticleReplication between 2 x MSA 2052
Hi all,we are studying the implementation of a DR site with a twin MSA 2052 setup as the Remote Snap licenses are included. I know that the MSA2040 series support both type of replication, Linear and...
View ArticleRe: vSphere 6.5 - Round Robin LB Settings (changing iops=1000 to iops=1)
Hi,Yes, for vmware version 5.x or higher, it is suggested to have multipathing policy as Round Robin (VMW_PSP_RR)and IOPS with a value of 1 for every LUN. This is applicable for vmware 6.5 as well....
View ArticleRe: Replication between 2 x MSA 2052
Hi ,I understand that out of four port per controller , you intend to connect three ports for direct connect to Host HBA and the fourth port you will be connecting to a Ehternet switch , which in turn...
View ArticleRe: MSA 1050 SAS connected to VMware 6.7 U1
Hi Subhajit, sorry for the long delay in my answer, i was in a hurry with other tasks.Servers are 2 x HP DL380 G10, each with 1 x S4110 Intel processor, 96 GB of ECC HP RAM.HBA are 2 x E208e-p per...
View ArticleRe: MSA 1050 SAS connected to VMware 6.7 U1
The output you have shared not clear to understand HBA driver/firmware.As per SPOCK it seems required HBA firmware version: 1.34 and driver version: 1.0.2.1038-1OEMYou can also refer the below link and...
View ArticleHP MSA2312i (2000i G2 MSA) controller revival?
Hello, I have an old MSA2312i which I want to use for my home lab, but only one controller is working.We had a controller failure a few years ago, so we got a refurbished controller, only this...
View ArticleMemory used just 16% from 64 GB
Dear AllPlease help, we have RX6600 Server with 64 GB Memory and that server used for oracle database.I beliave the server used more than 20 GB Memory usage for Oracle. The question is, why Memory...
View ArticleRe: MSA 1050 SAS connected to VMware 6.7 U1
Hi Subhajit,problem seems to be solved with an update of the HBA's firmware.We've previously checked for firmware updates through the ILO / Intelligent Provisioning and there seems to be none...
View ArticleRe: MSA 1050 SAS connected to VMware 6.7 U1
.........nice to hear thatJust now realized that you have posted your query in someone else forum so this thread will not be mark as resolved by you I guess until marked his issue got resolved or...
View ArticleRe: HP MSA2312i (2000i G2 MSA) controller revival?
Hello,Just as an FYI - the MSA2300 is an End of Support Life Array. Which means the system is very old and should be used with caution. If you have mission critical or any critical data on the system...
View ArticleMSA 1050 SAS connected to VMware 6.7 U1
Firmware is up to date in both MSA and hosts (2 x HP gen 10).Here is what i get on my MSA with # show ports detail# show ports detailPorts Media Target ID Status Speed(A) Ports/Conn HealthReason...
View ArticleRe: MSA 1050 SAS connected to VMware 6.7 U1
I would suggest you to check what kind of Fanout cable using for SAS connectivity? There are two kinds of fan-out cables: one terminates to a HD mini-SAS connector for connectivity to 12Gb/s HBA’s,...
View ArticleRe: MSA 1050 SAS connected to VMware 6.7 U1
Hi Subhajit,we are using 4 x HPE External 2.0m (6ft) Mini-SAS HD - Mini-SAS HD 4x Cable 716197-B21These cables are used to connect 2 x HBA x server to MSA 1050 SAS controllers.Connection seems to be...
View ArticleRe: MSA 1050 SAS connected to VMware 6.7 U1
Cable seems to be fine. So all looks fine from MSA end.Next you let us know the Server model, HBA model, Driver/firmware version of HBA. After that need to check SPOCK and figure out all compatible...
View ArticleRe: MSA 1050 SAS connected to VMware 6.7 U1
Hi Subhajit, sorry for the long delay in my answer, i was in a hurry with other tasks.Servers are 2 x HP DL380 G10, each with 1 x S4110 Intel processor, 96 GB of ECC HP RAM.HBA are 2 x E208e-p per...
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