Compellent free space reclamation
Hi guys, I'm installing a new storage Dell Compellent SCv2020 with vSphere 5.5 U3b for an existing customerI have deep knowledge of Dell PowerVault storages but I'm new with Dell Compellent. I've read...
View ArticleAlerts handling in Storage Center and EM
Hi!I´m running scos 6.6.5 on a couple of sc8000´s and can´t get a grip on how the Alerts Monitor function works. I´ve looked at the 6.6 sc manager admin guide, but how alerts are being moved to the...
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SVC2020 Getting confuse
Hi All, I encountered a problem when checking my compellent summary report. May I seek for your help on how to understanding each setting below??Assigned: 6TB to one serversWhat I got the report like...
View ArticleCompellent Storage Center 5.5 Ghost drives
Hey guys, I have a customer that had a failed drive and decided to replace it himself. Not sure exactly how he decided to replace it, or whether he properly did it, but after he did it, the failed...
View ArticleWindows Recovery Image file download times out
Background...10 day old XPS 8900...trying to download the 'Windows Recovery Image' file. It is very slow downloading ie starts off around 190kbps then quickly falls off to around 20kbps. The file is...
View ArticleSC8000 controller fail over
This post needs to be deleted.. I made a mistake and posted twice...
View ArticleSC8000 Controller Fail Over
Came in from weekend to find activity error on SC8000 "Can't rebalance ports due to controller fail over" Can see that both controllers are active *.131 & 132 but cannot ping *.131.
View ArticleUpgrade from EM 2015R1 to R3 --> Failed
Hi.I'd just want to report a failed tentative to upgrade to Enterprise Manager 2015 R3 from Enterprise Manager 2015 R1.Environnement :Windows 2008 R2 + SQLServer 20122 SC800 arrays (6.4.5.4)1 SCV2000...
View Articlempio software on hyperv host
hello please refresh my memory .is there any mpio software / drivers that need to be installed on the hyperv hosts server in order to properly utilize the mpio of a compellent?
View Articledaily replay on volume needed for data progression ?
HelloI have a new Compellent scV2080 that is providing storage to a group of Ubuntu servers via iscsi.Initially a 'daily' replay profile was configured on the volumes by default.As I do not need...
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SC4020 Multipathing help
Hi All,Just recently setup a new SC4020 compellent and R730xd server. This will be part of a bigger network but at the moment I'm testing failover and redundancy and just trying to get my head around...
View ArticleStorage Center & Joining Directory Services
I am trying to join our Storage Center to our domain. I have the configuration correct and when I run "Test Servers" it completes successfully. I then attempt to join with a domain admin...
View ArticleRevert FS8600 to factory defaults?
We have an SC8000 array up and running, and an FS8600 w/ FluidFS v3 which was racked (but not installed!) at the same time. When the Dell technician was here we didn't have the cabling available for...
View ArticleBackups -
When I bought my Dell in late November of 2014 I could run full data backups. I can no longer find from where to initiate this function. Seems to me it was in the Support Assistant. I am irked that...
View ArticleCannot set up SMI-S account for Compellent Enterprise Manager
We are trying to create SMI-S user to enable SMI-S access for Enterprise Manager 2015 R1.Following the instructions from EM guide, we run "Launch SMIS User Configuration Script via PowerShell" script....
View ArticleFS8600 FluidFS V4 - Creator/Owner Issue - Creator/Owner Full Control NOT...
We have Fluid FS 4.0.210020 (storage centre on 6.5.20.18 on Compellent SC4020).Our Windows Home Folders are on an SMB share on our FS8600.They have rights assigned at home folders root of Creator/Owner...
View ArticleFluid FS Upgrade from v4.0.210020 to V5.0.002821 - Experience please?
We have a single FS8600 running Fluid FS 4.0.210020, with a Compellent SC4020 back end running storage centre 6.5.20.18. Its ticking away with no issues. We run a 24/7 NHS organisation, with 7000...
View ArticleR710
Hi,I have a PowerEdge R710 Rack Server. It has one hard drive and it is not using RAID. I want to use RAID.I tried to find out whether there is hardware RAID in the unit. Dell log shows the following...
View ArticleLTO-5 for T610
Hi, our LTO-4 tape drive installed in R610 is damaged, so we're forced to buy new one. Please let me know which LTO-5 tape drives are compatible with R610? Does anyone know if Tandberg LTO-5 HH...
View ArticleTurning on FTP
FS8600How do you turn on FTP in enterprise manager 15.3.1.300?manual says to go to NAS - file system, maintenance tab and turn it on. But there is no maintenance tab?
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