Re: MSA2040 LUN size interpretation
Look at the "HP MSA 1040/2040 SMU Reference Guide":Operating systems usually show volume size in base 2. Disk drives usually show size in base 10. Memory (RAM and ROM) size is always shown in base 2....
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Poor Write performance HP SAN MSA 2040
Hi, I'm experiencing poor write performance on a MSA 2040 with 8 disks, configured as:2 x 200GB SSD (read cache)6 x 900GB (12G DP 10K) RAID1 in pairI attach some screenshots of configuration.(why...
View ArticleMSA2012 Disk firware update
Hello Friends,Can I update a disk firmware online on a MSA2012fc ? I suppose it's not a good idea if the disk is part of a Vdisk, but if its state is "AVAIL" , out of any Vdisk, is it safe update it...
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this should be no problem since the disk is not in use.
View ArticleRe: Poor Write performance HP SAN MSA 2040
If I read this correctly, you have disk groups with 2 included disks in each, in RAID1, this means all your writes are going to a *single* disk only. The SSDs are used for read cache, so they can*t...
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I asked my experts and got a very thorough reply from one of our MSA engineering managers. Here's what he said:It appears you are testing against a POOL with 2x RAID 1 Disk-Groups, with 1x 200GB...
View ArticleHP P2000G3 - Remove FC Host
Hi, We recently removed a virtual Hyper-V guest, from our server infrastructure, and also removed the vFC adapter from the virtual machine.Afterwards ive tried to delete the 2 hosts in the HP P2000 G3,...
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you can unmap everything related, but discovered host will stay in the list (until a array reboot), AFAIK.
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Hello, Thanks for the reply.There is no default / explicit mappings to the host.If i understand it correctly, we have to take the array offline = downtime for the other servers using this array?
View ArticleHP SAN p2000 java API
I want to discover the HP SAN p2000 device (LUNS, Disks details) using API. Is there any API to get these details.
View ArticleP800 Controller replacement
I have a p800 controller which is plugged into 2 MSA60 appliances.I understand that the drive size limitation of 2.2TB is determined by the controller. What would be a controller I should move to that...
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What server model? Not sure what the max. size is, but quicksepcs for P800 sayLogical Drives SupportedUp to 32 logical drivesNOTE: Supports greater than 2 TB logical drives.
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seehttp://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c01146234&sp4ts.oid=466290 HP Smart Array P400/P400i/P800 Controllers - Maximum Logical Drive Size Capability Has Been Increased...
View ArticleSAN Storage Disk Problem
Hi,We have an old MSA2324sa and since 01.01.2017 a problem with two disks. The errors are in the attached .jpg!Could somone help me with this? Let me know what info you need and how to find them. I'm...
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Looks like disk in slot 19 has failed, disk in slot 17 kicked in as a spare and reconstruct has started.Then disk in slot 9 failed.vd03 should still be alive, since it is a RAID6, but you need to...
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Hi TorstenThank you for your fast reply.I've searched a bit in the Internet and found also some hint, that the Revision could be to old. That's why I'm asking for help. But if it's only the Hard Drive,...
View ArticleRe: HP MSA 2040 ES SAN and Citrix XenServer - why not certified?
Hi ChristofSince the the new MSA Series (1040 / 2040) were release by HPE I asked me the same thing!And I got ever the same answer like HPEStorageGuy wrotes: "No plans to support Citrix XenServer".HPE...
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Hey Patrik!Thanks for your update/post to that. We solved that by adding XenServer support to our Care Pack/support contract.Maybe this and some more requests ended up in an official support?Not sure...
View ArticleRe: HP MSA 2040 ES SAN and Citrix XenServer - why not certified?
HPEStorageGuy wrote:I can't tell you why it isn't supported but the engineering team confirmed that it is not and they don't have plans to support it. There really isn't much more to say than that. The...
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