Re: Implement SAN redundancy MSA2040
Hello,If you eleiminate the switch and direct connect the servers to the arrays you would not be able to use the MSA arrays replication feature. This would elminate the redundancy that replication...
View ArticleMSA2040 - Expanded size by 2 TB but Allocated size stays still.
Hello, I have 2040 (currently 13 x 1.2TB 10K SAS disks) -Raid 6- Pool details: Total size: 13.1 TB, Class: Virtual, Avail: 3930.6 GB, Volumes:1 Disk Groups: 1 Volumes: Class:Virtual, Size:13.1 TB,...
View ArticleRe: MSA2040 - Expanded size by 2 TB but Allocated size stays still.
In general whatever space you see as Allocated in MSA that means data written in that space in Pool level or VDG level but the space shows as Unallocated means volume not yet written data in it. So...
View ArticleRe: MSA2040 - Expanded size by 2 TB but Allocated size stays still.
Thanks for prompt response Subhajit,The thing is I set up a new host after increasing the size of the volume and mapped it. So, basically I did what you said by mapping the host with new...
View ArticleRe: MSA2040 - Expanded size by 2 TB but Allocated size stays still.
This is purely OS specific.I am not an OS expert but what I can recollect is we should do vgmodify followed by lvextend followed by extendfs. I am not sure equivalent command in CentOS Hope this...
View ArticleRe: Implement SAN redundancy MSA2040
Hi,just to make sure I got your mean by right, you said we can not use replication if connect the servers directly to the SAN? Servers are already connected to the array via FC ports. To add new array...
View ArticleRe: Implement SAN redundancy MSA2040
Hi,To use replication you will need to have the servers connect to the switch(s) and then connect both MSA arrays to the switch(s).Look at the following MSA 2040 User Guide starting with page 38. There...
View ArticleMSA2050 disable automatic tiering
Hello,I want to add a seconf SAS diskgroup on an MSA2050 but the system is asking for a performance license.I have a fist SSD disgroup (says "performance") and i don't want to use tieringi want to...
View ArticleRe: P2000 G3 SAS ERROR ": The firmware version is not compatible, HP...
Hi how do you resolve this problem?i have the same problem after flash 252 firmware
View ArticleRe: P2000 G3 SAS ERROR ": The firmware version is not compatible, HP...
Did you tried to reboot both management controller at the same time?if same issue persists then take downtime and reboot storage controllers at the same timeIf still same issue persists then try to...
View ArticleRe: MSA2050 disable automatic tiering
It looks to me you already had SSD drives present in the system and you have created Virtual Disk Group with the same as well. The VDG named as "performance" and this doesn't mean you have Performance...
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Tank's for this answer Subhajit,But we want to create a new virtual pool ( B) , the SSd's virtual pool is A. So we don't want to use SSD ans SAS drives in the same virtual pool.We want just to create a...
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You can refer MSA2050 SMU guide and it says below information,"Virtual disk groups that contain SSDs can only be created with a Performance Tier license when other HDD disk groups exist in the system....
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OK Subhajit thank's.Do you know if (and where) we could get a trall license for the MSA2050 ?
View ArticleRe: MSA2050 disable automatic tiering
Hello,You will need to talk to your sales or account team for a trial license.Cheers,Shawn
View ArticleRe: MSA2040 - Expanded size by 2 TB but Allocated size stays still.
Hello Subhajit,First of all thank you very much for the information you provided and suggestion you made. As you said the problem was OS specific and I fixed it by only typing;'xfs_grow /MOUNT_PATH'I...
View ArticleMSA2050 sparing question
Hello,My msa2050 has 2 virtual pools , with one disk group each :1 diskgroup on pool A with 9 x 800Gb SSD's (raid 6)1 disgroup on pool B with 11 x 12Tb SAS drives. (raid 6)I have a 12Tb not assigned...
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Hello Gérard,With the MSA 2050 there is not an option to assign a dedicated spare drive toa disk group or a Pool. By default, you can only assign drives as global spares (dynamic sparing).However,...
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