MSA 2052 configuration for best performance
I've a new MSA2052 with 2 MU SSD 800GB that comes with the storage. I purchase 7 more MU SSD 800GB and 21 SAS .8TB SFF drives . What's the best practice of the disk placement of the slot? I'm wondering...
View ArticleRe: MSA 2040 Reserved space utilization
Thanks Torsten.Regarding my question "I tried by right clicking the existing volume - tools - expand volume but I am getting only 1063 GB."So 1063 GB should be from the 1.1 TB Free space. But can I use...
View ArticleMSA 2040 drive firmware update: Really need to offline?
HiHaving used various block device storage appliances from the entry- to mid-tier level from other vendors reading about the disk drive firmware update I was unpleasantly surprised by the statement...
View ArticleRe: MSA 2040 drive firmware update: Really need to offline?
HelloI have several times update the controller firmware online, I just choose a low pic activity for the MSA.The only firmware that must be upgrade off line is for the hard drive.Hope this...
View ArticleMSA 2040
Currently having the storage MSA 2040 with 10 disks (5 disks for A and 5 disks for B) configured on RAID 6. I recently bought 10 more disks to expand the storage. Anyone with a step by step solution...
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Wrong group , you are in wireless groupRegarding best practices check herehttp://www.computerhalley.it/sites/default/files/soluzioniHP/HPE%20MSA%201040%20e%202040%20BP.pdf
View ArticleRe: MSA 2040 drive firmware update: Really need to offline?
Also, please remember it is not the controller doing a drive firmware upgrade. The drive itself has to do a reset to apply the firwmare on some types of disk drives. For example, most SATA HDDs need to...
View ArticleRe: MSA 2040 drive firmware update: Really need to offline?
Hmm, thank for your feedback. That's rather unsatisfactory, but it it how it its, good to know.But to show how strange this decision is: On one side HPE writes in the "HPE MSA 1040/2040/2042 Best...
View ArticleRe: MSA 2040 drive firmware update: Really need to offline?
no problem to update a replaced drive as long as it is not in use (not part of a vdisk, still in AVAIL status). The problem when updating drive firmware during I/O is, the drive reboot may take too...
View ArticleRe: MSA 2040 Reserved space utilization
yes you can expand the volume size as per the size it shows at the time expand operation. This space coming from free space available in vdisk which you can see at the down of the screenshot which...
View ArticleRe: MSA 2052 configuration for best performance
you need to refer this technical white paper and design your solution by yourself or else you need to get help from Solution Architect or...
View ArticleRe: loadbalancing controllers msa
single volume can't be part of both Pools........volume can be created from space taken from Pool A or Pool BYou have created two Virtual Disk Groups and put them under Pool A. So any volume created...
View ArticleRe: HP 2040 expand pool with new disk group
You created Virtual Disk Group with 11 drives and then next time you created Virtual Disk Group with 6 drives which means 5 drives shortage. This is the reason small VDG run out of space quickly.Any...
View ArticleRe: HP P2000 SAN configuring e-mail
Hello ,As per your query below document can be helpful to resolve this issue:Link : HPE P2000 G3 MSA System SMU Reference Guide.Kindly refer to the above reference guide (Section: Configuring the...
View ArticleRe: MSA2040 FC ODX support
Whereabouts did you locate this information in SPOCK as I am searching and finding nothing, trying ascertain the Storevirtual ODX support?
View ArticleRe: HP P2000 SAN configuring e-mail
As per my understanding, in case of "Configure Email Notification" section you want to use FQDN instead of IP address in the "SMTP Server address" field right ?In that case it's not possible as this is...
View ArticleRe: Is MSA 2040 Certified for Windows ODX?
Please find the HPE SPOCK link to get your...
View ArticleRe: HPE MSA Storage Read Operation.
1. Read command to Controller A for LUN owned by Controller B2. Controller A asks Controller B if data is in Controller B cache3. If found, Controller B tells Controller A where it resides in...
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