Crazy Compression Numbers SC4020
Anyone using compression on their Compellent? I just enabled for our 2 large file server volumes (~2 tb each) and am seeing some crazy numbers in Enterprise Manager. It appears that it compressed...
View ArticleSCV2020 Add Storage Center
I have 2 new SCV2020's that will replicate from primary to dr site. I am following the Enterprise Manager Admin instructions on how to Add Storage Center with the Wizard and I am using the Dell...
View ArticleConsidering SC4020 all flash
Hi,we are considering a SC4020 all flash array. We got a quote with 6x 1.6TB WI and 12x 3.8TB RI TLC. They told us, that the tier 1 should be sized to hold about 12 days of writing data. What I...
View ArticleSCV2080 can't add unassigned disk
Hi Guys,We have a SCv2080 we are just doing the initial config for now.All is well except we were doing some testing and released some disks, this moved it to the unassigned folder.We now can't seem to...
View ArticleSC030 - 3 disks failures - How to reset storage
We just got a Compellent SC030 donated to our University but it has 3 failed disks. We are able to access the GUI, but no serial access for some reason. We deleted the volumes, servers, however we are...
View ArticleSomeone care to share their Linux multipath.conf file?
We are putting our first physical Redhat (rhel 6.8) on a compellent. sc8000/scos 6.7.5.I am using the multipath parameters that is advised in a Dell TID which is pretty much the defaults it says after...
View ArticleDell SC4020
can some one help me in configuring my new Dell sc4020 .1) what will be the default ipaddress for the management port2) what is the management tool to manage this sc4020 storage
View ArticleStorageArray 3
Hi!I have Dell Modular Disk Storage Manager application on the management station.In Event Log I quickly see next error message.Source: StorageArrayID: 3sfh-storage1; ;Critical;The persistent monitor...
View ArticleDELL STORAGE CENTER SCV 2000 Password recovery
regardsi need your help , i search help to dell but they can't help me , because i don´t have a count like providerThe situation is : i have a scv 2000 and initialize the server configured the ip and...
View ArticleData Progression Question
Hey Guys,So data progression works on the principle of 12 days down and 3 days up. Does data start progressing down at the end of the 12 days, so on the 13th day it will be eligible to be moved down to...
View ArticleMonitoring with Solarwinds Orion
Hey Guys, Have any of you had any luck setting up monitoring of your compellent arrays using Solarwinds? all of the online discussions seem to involve buying Solarwinds SRM (Storage resource monitor)
View ArticleRAM options on SC9000
On late 6.x and 7.x SCOS versions with sc9000 controllers is all of the spare RAM used as read cache?Trying to figure out the performance benefit of 256 gb RAM vs 128 gb RAM.Or is the larger RAM only...
View ArticlePowershell Enterprise Manager-Connect Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel
Hi all,I'm writing a Powershell-Script to manage a Compellent environment.I have an error, which is new for me: I can't connect to EM because SSL/TLS-connection is not possible.I did some...
View ArticleDell Compellent recommended LUN size for Hyper V
Hello Guys,We are going to provision a storage from Dell compellent SC 4020 for 48TB to a new environment, we end up in a confusion to decide with the size of LUN. Please suggest. Option1 : 24 * 2 TB...
View Articlei need to save my backup
hello everybodyi have a website regarderfilmvk.com for streaming and i want to save his backup every month and i don't trust in other companycan you tell me please if dell can be backup my website if...
View ArticleBad Tape Error Power vault TL2000
Hello,I have an error on Power vault TL2000."Bad Tape" error appear on some slots. Yesterday there was 6 slots with this error message, after diagnostic system the errors disappear. today I see three...
View ArticleProcedure for changing IP address in Dell compellent
We have an requirement to change the management IP address of Dell compellent storage . Below is the draft procedure which i created1.Login to Dell storage center & change the IP of the Controller...
View ArticleiSCSI and FC Paths to Volume
Hey Guys, This is something that came up in my Admin training on the Compellent, It was told to us that you could attach a volume with both ISCSI and FC Paths to the array, and by using RR with...
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