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EMC VNXe Series version 2.4.0.20932

EMC released new software upgrade for VNXe series arrays

VNXe Series 2.4.0.20932 Release Notes; VNXe Operating Environment (MR4 – 2.4.0.20932). New features and changes

This release includes the following new features or platforms:

Self-encrypting drives Jobs Alert persistence ESRS alerts Technical advisories Link to the EMC Store Writable snapshots for VMware NFS-based datastores Reverse the […]

HOW TO: Configure Shared Diagnostic Partition on VMware ESX host

I meant to write this article for a very long time, even before I started this blog. Even took the screenshots and made a note of commands but never found time to do it. Well, better late than never! Besides, you don’t do it very often. Most likely only once, when you configure your ESX […]

EMC UIM/P cannot discover VNX Control Station after failover

Last night we had a Control Station failover on VNX7500 and before we could fail it back (Change Control etc etc) I needed to create a new Service Offering in EMC UIM/P. Naturally, I logged into UIM/P, changed Control Station IP address in the Vblock configuration and ran Vblock discovery again. Unfortunately, it failed on […]

HOW TO: Upgrade VNXe firmware

These instructions have been performed on EMC VNXe 3100 but should also be applicable to EMC VNXe 3150 and 3300.

Login to VNXe Unisphere; Settings > More Configuration… > Update Software; Click on Obtain Candidate Version Online, you will be redirected to EMC Online Support website where you can download VNXe Operating Environment firmware file […]

HOW TO: Find HBA WWN number on VMware vSphere ESX server

There are several ways to get HBA WWNs on VMware vSphere ESX/ESXi host:

vSphere Client; Using ESXi Shell; Using Powershell / PowerCLI script.

1. Connect to a server or vCenter, open server Configuration tab, under Hardware select Storage Adapters:

You can also copy WWNN (World Wide Node Name) and WWPN (World Wide Port […]

HOW TO: Configure EMC VNX Control Station and DataMovers to use a NTP Server

Open EMC Unisphere and login with your sysadmin account.

Navigate to Home, from drop down menu select ‘All Systems’ and then click on ‘Domains’:

Click on ‘Configure NTP’ Click OK on ‘NTP time synchronization will override manual clock settings. NTP is applied to the Local Domain only.’

Tick ‘Enable NTP’ and select time […]

EMC Secure Remote Support (ESRS) firewall configuration

OK, you have been tasked to configure firewall to allow ESRS server(s) to connect to EMC servers. Here is the diagram for you:

Any firewall admin, of course, will not be happy to open ports 443 and 8443 to all servers on the Internet. OK, here is the list of EMC servers’ host names, […]

HOW TO: Restart Unisphere Management Server

Restarting the Management Services should clear up any Unisphere UI issues or any discrepancies between Unisphere UI and Unisphere CLI.

Restarting the Management Services is a non disruptive task and can be perform without a downtime.

Note: This procedure must be performed on both Storage Processors to be effective!

Open a web browser and go […]

Uninstall EMC ESRS-IP Policy Manager from a Windows Server 2008

Here is what you need to perform clean uninstall of EMC ESRS-IP Policy Manager from a Windows Server 2008:

Uninstall EMC ESRS-IP Policy Manager from Control PanelPrograms and Features; Open regedit.exe and delete these two keys in their entirety: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesESRS2PS HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesOpenDS Reboot the server; Delete <install_drive>:EMCESRSPolicy Manager folder

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