Re: MSA2050 sparing question
Thank's Shawn,Quick and clear answer top !Just one more question :would it be better to declare the 12Tb SAS drive as a global spare or let it just availaible ?thank's
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Hello There two ways to configure spare. One is Global spare and other option is Dynamic spare.• Global spare. Reserved for use by any fault-tolerant disk group to replace a failed disk.• Dynamic...
View ArticleRe: MSA2040 - Expanded size by 2 TB but Allocated size stays still.
I am not sure about the entire setup or configuration of this MSA. However, let me try to help you with the following information.If you have only one Pool present in the system and you want to add 5...
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Hello,It looks like there is no trial ADS license for MSA, we bought a license ( 2800€ gloup !)So know we have :1 pool /diskgroup/volume A with 9 SSDs 800Gb. The volume is flagged as "performance"1...
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I will try to answer as below,Q> So what will happen if i create another SAS diskgroup in pool A:Ans: Tiering will work the moment you add another SAS VDG in Pool A as already SSD VDG existsQ>...
View ArticleRe: MSA2040 - Expanded size by 2 TB but Allocated size stays still.
Yet another great explanation, thank you!I will purchase 7 more disks since I can install only 11 more disks (13 installed). My configuration is like;I have 1 pool that has 1 volume and 1 disk group....
View ArticleRe: MSA2040 - Expanded size by 2 TB but Allocated size stays still.
There is no option to increase or reduce drives from existing VDG. It's better to take data backup and then delete the existing VDG. Then buy 11 drives and create new VDGs as per your requirement....
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? YESif same issue persists then take downtime and reboot storage controllers at the same time YESIf still same issue persists then...
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I have seen the screenshot and it looks to me Controller B internal Expander Controller Code gone back to very old version 1052. It could be issue with Controller BPlease note that Controller internal...
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Re: Not access to the management console
Hello,I bought a mini USB cable and connected to the storage and server with Windows 2008 R2 x64.I downloaded the driver (cp020153.exe), I installed it but it looks like it is appearing as unknown in...
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Try downloading one small software called putty.exeThen connect the Serial cable to one MSA controller CLI port as shown in the picture of the below document and other side in the Laptop or desktop or...
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thanks, i try upgrade witout PFUpersonal A and Band have the same issueB internal Expander Controller Code not upgraded we plan replace Controller B (if we come up with something i write result here :)
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Yes kindly update with the solution so that whoever following this forum can get the answer. Also mark the forum as resolved once the issue get fixed as well. Hope this helps!RegardsSubhajitIf you...
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Re: Not access to the management console
Hello,I did a test, but it does not seem to work either.Can I try with a notebook with Windows 10 Enterprise?Thank you.
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Next option to try only hard reboot of Storage controllersStop Host IO and disconnect Host from MSA if in production. Then go for hard reboot of Storage Controllers. Remove power. Wait for 5 to 10...
View ArticleMSA 2050 SAN - Basic preperation
Hi Community,I'm about to prepare 10x MSA 2050 Storage Array and 10x MSA 2050 Storage Enclosures for a customer.The goal is :- equip every Array and Enclosure with 24 hard drives- equip both...
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I would suggest you to go through below links to get some important documents links to know more about MSA2050.If you follow Quick start guide that will help you to know how to start MSA2050 and how to...
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Hi,thanks for the answer.So basically you would suggest the following order:- equip Array and Enclosure with HDDs- connect Enclosure to Array- Power on Enclosure (wait for LEDs to stop blinking and...
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