MSA 2040 SAN Storage connection
hello , Hi everyone.Thanks in advance for your answers , i appreciate it.Please allow me to ask about connecting a SAN solution (HPE MSA 2040) to the Dell Poweredge R730 Servers.I'm about to Direct...
View ArticleMSA2040 changing disk position
Hello!We're running an MSA2040 SAN/FC with tiering license and SSDs as cache.We will add more SSDs to the system and since only local storage can run on SAS12G, I want to move some of the HDDs to the,...
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I have always heard that you can reposition drives (with the system powered off) in an MSA without affecting data. This is essentially what happens during a data-in-place upgrade when moving between...
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Hey Mike! Sorry, that way my fault: It's used as SSD tier, not as cache.SSDs - especially the ones, you need for MSAs, means SAS/DP - became freakin' expensive, compared to usual SSDs, which are cheap...
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No problem and good luck. BTW, it is recommended that you make sure you are running the latest firmware prior to this change (Currently GL220P010). There have been some improvements made to the VDRAIN...
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Most of your query related to Dell Server so ideally you should check with Dell support.This is HPE tech forum so I can think of below guide which will give some...
View ArticleCreate multiple iqn targets on MSA1040
Hi,Is it possible to create multiple targets on an iSCSI MSA1040? and expose different volumes to different targets?Regards.
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What you are describing is standard explicit mapping of volumes to certain initiators. See pages 34 and 35 of the SMU reference guide https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c04220794
View ArticleMSA 2312i drive replacement question
HI ,Just wated to check something before I proceed.I have had a drive fail in my MSA, I have a drive ready to replace it with, is it best practice to replace and let it rebuild out of hours, or can I...
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Best practices would dictate that you should replace the drive as soon as you have a replacement available (hence the concept of hot spares). There is always a chance of a performance hit but that is...
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Ok thanks, I already moved the VM's off of that array, so its empy now.Would the performance hit affect the entire enclosure?, or just the array it is working on?
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In general, people replace failed drives in production systems all day every day so any potential performance hit is generally not considered significant. However, the answer to your question...
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After replacing the disk, make sure to make it a dedicated or global spare, otherwise it is not a spare and won't be used at all.
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Thanks all,I replaced the drive and made it a global spare, it took around 5 hours to fully reconstruct.
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P2000 G3 SAS ERROR ": The firmware version is not compatible, HP SPS-CHASSIS...
Hello! Help me please. After the update, we got an errors.. During the update, there were no errors.
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Unhealthy Component-------------------Component ID: Enclosure 1, Current 12V Loc: lower-IOM BHealth: DegradedHealth Reason: The current sensor's status is unknown or its value is unexpected. It may be...
View ArticleP2000 LUN configuration for HP UX 11.31
Hello Team, We have an urgent issue related to a crash pertaining to lost access to a LUN on a P2000G3 hence have elevated this case for assistance based on the P2000G3 logs. Upon searching for known...
View ArticleMSA 2040 Error: The MC is not ready. Wait a few seconds then retry the request
Hey all,We're running an MSA 2040 (stock firmware) dual controller.Previously, I've been able to log into the SMU on both controllers.Now, however, the B controller's SMU is down, and it doesn't even...
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Sorry to be 'that guy' but you really need to open up a support case on this. Even if you didn't buy optional support packs, you should still get 3 years of default NBD support on this.
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I agree, and now have actually done so.While I'm not new to HPE equipment, I am new to HPE's support environment, and, yesterday at least, I didn't have much luck navigating it.Yesterday, going to the...
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