Re: Critical Firmware Upgrade Required For Certain MSA SAS Solid State Drive...
Good day MSA Community!Last week a new version of MSA Health Check was released - Version 1.2.0. Version 1.2.0 is introducing a new SSD Critical Alert feature to the MSA Storage Health Check...
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Good day MSA Community!Last week a new version of MSA Health Check was released - Version 1.2.0. Version 1.2.0 is introducing a new SSD Critical Alert feature to the MSA Storage Health Check...
View ArticleMSA2040 installing new disks
We have a MSA2040 with 14 disks installed at the moment. We need to expand with more storage and have purchased 4x new drives which will be a new raid.The SAN hasn't been updated since sometimes in...
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HiThe short answer is no you don't have to upgrade firmware and MSA can tolarate different firmwareversions.it is a good idea to upgrade firmware thought updating disk firmware is an off-line proccess...
View ArticleRe: Implementation of a replication method between MSA 2050 and MSA 1050
Hello,Sorry for the late response, I needed to think about.You indicated :1st of all you can't connect MSA 2050 and MSA 1050 with SAS interface and use it as a single unit. You need to use both systems...
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As per my understanding discussion started with two systems as per this statement "Implementation of a replication method between MSA 2050 and MSA 1050" -> This means MSA 2050 one controller...
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If I want to upgrade my disks firmware and need to put it offilne, is there a way of putting the arrays offline from the MSA, does the upgrade process put the arrays offline automatically before...
View ArticleExpand virtual volume - free pool / disk group space - MSA 1050
Hi all,I've been searching for an answer here and there but didn't find a question close enough to my problem and poor understanding of the subject.I am looking to expand a virtual volume fromt about...
View ArticleRe: Implementation of a replication method between MSA 2050 and MSA 1050
Yes, exactly. MSA 1050 controller enclosure and MSA 2050 drive enclosure.I’m so sorry, for this confusion. I wish I could have posted a photo to clarify the situation.Currently, the cabling is...
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Hello,Your configuration is NOT supported!Currently, the cabling is (connection at the back-end of the enclosures) :Port SAS 1 - controller A - MSA 1050 connected to HPE H241 Smart HBA cardPort SAS 1 -...
View ArticleRe: MSA2040 installing new disks
Hello,You should stop all host IO during a drive firmware upgrade. That should be done from the host(s). You can place a volume on the array in a stopped state, but this should not be done with active...
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Re: Implementation of a replication method between MSA 2050 and MSA 1050
Hello,I already read the MSA1050 Cabling Guide.I thought that my cabling was correct but I was wrong. Nevertheless, page 8 is the cabling that I've done. I think there's been a mix-up from the...
View ArticleRe: Expand virtual volume - free pool / disk group space - MSA 1050
It's very difficult to explain things without watching the problem properly. Let me give a try.There is something called physical space capacity limit and logical space capacity limit.First you need...
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Hello,Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. You actually have an MSA1050 array enclosure connected to an MSA Gen5 JBOD enclosure (not an MSA2050 array). Your cabling configuration is...
View ArticleRe: MSA2040 installing new disks
Thank you for your reply. I just upgraded the controller firmware and now I'm going to plan downtime to upgrade the disk firmware before I install the new disks.
View ArticleMSA 2052 & Vsphere 6.7 - discrepancy free space
Hi Community,I'm looking at the available storage capacity in Vsphere and comparing it with the actually used space on the MSA 2052 Pool.The whole Pool of the MSA is used as a VMFS6 volume by...
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You need to provide more details like what is the total size of the MSA Volume, how much is showing as used space out of it? Also good to know Pool level space details from where this MSA volume...
View ArticleNew MSA 1050/205x Firmware released today - VE270P004 and VL270P004
Good day everyone! Today HPE released a new firmware update for the MSA 1050, 2050, and 2052. There are some new enhancements as well as issues fixed. It is recommended that you upgrade to this new...
View ArticleRe: New MSA 1050/205x Firmware released today - VE270P004 and VL270P004
Hello ,Thanks a lot for sharing the new released firmware update for the MSA 1050, 2050, and 2052.
View ArticleRe: MSA 2052 & Vsphere 6.7 - discrepancy free space
If I log into MSA 2050 I see this Under Home:CapacityLogical: Reserved:3175GiB Allocated: 4462GiB Unallocated:...
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