NetApp silently released their DS4486 shelf at the beginning of June. This shelf marks the first of the 4th generation shelves carrying a whopping 48 disks in a 4U chassis. This new shelf only supports 3TB disks, but with this type of density you’ll be able to pack quite a punch in a single rack. […]
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Ran into an issue the other day on where we had to change the default http port on OnCommand Core 5.0 package from NetApp. Basically when changing the port the system prompts you to do a: If you only do this then the images still point to the old http port. What actually needs to […]
Just came across some interesting information that I didn’t realize before, but here’s some information on why disk shelves from NetApp are named the way they are. DS{U}{# Disks}{SAS Speed} For example, the DS4243: DS – Disk Shelf, 4 – 4U, 24 – the number of disks, 3 – 3Gb/s SAS interface and the DS2246 […]
Note: FilerView is depreciated on 8.0 and 8.1 versions of Data OnTap 7-Mode. OnCommand System Manager 2.x is now required to manage 7-Mode systems. Take a look at filerview. Not much different here except the branding.
Finally SAS disk shelves from NetApp. Also in a 24 drive configuration. Update: Looks like these will ship with new systems only starting December (and by new systems, it seems maybe only the FAS-3170s). General availability will come a few months later. an update: We finally ordered some of these shelves, and they’re quite nice!
The following models of storage systems are supported: 60xx 31xx (3160 is not supported in RC1) 3070 3040 SA600 SA300 SA310 Exciting. I’m thinking about installing this on a FAS-3070 next week. Hopefully have some screenshots. Since it’s generally available on the NOW site you should be able to find it.
I spent a few hours doddling around with how to do email alerting with the provided VFM scripts. I finally ended up rewriting things just a little, but below is the basics of how to configure VFM to use email alerting. A quick note, this most likely applies for the Brocade StorageX product as NetApp […]
I’m awaiting the release of OnTap 8.0, but there are several things I’m waiting for that will come after 8.0. Jeff O’Neal, NetApp’s senior director of Data Center Solutions, said Data OnTap 8.0 — which will merge Data OnTap 7G with the Data OnTap GX cluster platform — will be released later this year. “NetApp […]
well, quite a long time after I wrote this I’m finally releasing it. Let me know if you have any problems with it, I wanted to do a more detailed write-up but for now, at least I’ll get it out there ;). Click read-more if you’re interested in the link to the download.
I’ve gotten a little further. I’ve refined my perl script so that it gets data from various more reliable sources within GX. It’s been crazy busy at work but I should have the solution posted this week. 🙂 Read on for some screenshots.