Category Archives: NetApp

NetApp Storage, aka Network Appliance, FAS

Brocade SAN Switch Commands

some usefull Brocade SAN Switch commands: Settings tsclockserver <ip>: set NTP server for time synchronization. theoretically only needed on one switch… (Bug in Firmware 6.2 !) tsclockserver LOCL: disable NTP server tstimezone: to set the timezone. for Switzerland use Zurich: … Continue reading

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Netapp NFS export example for VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi always connects with root. /etc/exports /vol/esx_iso    -sec=sys,rw=192.168.1.31:192.168.1.32,root=192.168.1.31:192.168.1.32 /vol/esx_swap    -sec=sys,rw=192.168.1.31:192.168.1.32,root=192.168.1.31:192.168.1.32 /vol/esx_data    -sec=sys,rw=192.168.1.31:192.168.1.32,root=192.168.1.31:192.168.1.32 /vol/esx_os    -sec=sys,rw=192.168.1.31:192.168.1.32,root=192.168.1.31:192.168.1.32

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SMVI Jobs partially successful

if the mail notification looks like this: Backup backup_Daily Prod_20120419200002 completed with status partial success. Following VMs were not backed up : [myvm, myothervm] and the Log in \\vcenter\c$\Program Files\NetApp\Virtual Storage Console\smvi\server\repository\logs\jobid\jobname_timestamp.xml says: VMware Task “CreateSnapshot_Task” for entity “myvm” failed … Continue reading

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Netapp SV-SMVI

SV-SMVI provides basic SnapVault functionality in combination with NetApp and VMware consistent backups created through the Backup and Restore section of NetApp’s Virtual Storage Console (VSC), formerly known as SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure (SMVI). Some customers require the use of … Continue reading

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