I recently had an issue where I was unable to log in to the Unisphere GUI on the VPLEX, it would hang with the message “Retrieving Meta-Volume Information” after progressing about 30% on the progress bar. This was caused by a hung Java process. In order to resolve it, you must restart the management server. […] […]
Benefits of Isilon and Issues faced
It’s been a while since we started using Isilon in full-fledged manner and manage it completely. During this time we have found that Isilon is many ways better than traditional NAS provided by EMC. Initially as always we were hesitant to accept it as we have to learn new thing from scratch but as we […]
VPLEX code upgrade pre-requisites
In one of my previous article I have mentioned that VPLEX upgrade as advertised by EMC is not completely online/non disruptive upgrade. We have done 3 VPLEX code upgrade on past 2 months and we have come across many facts and requirements which are actually not written in any document. When we talk about VPLEX […]
My friends and mentors … I will miss them always
Hi all, I am writing this topic as I have completed 10 years in industry and I want to dedicate this to some ppl who where the base for shaping my life. I have seen some many videos and articles on Internet which inspires me but nothing can inspire me more than what i have personally […]
PowerPath ASB (Auto Stand By) mode
We started using Power Path 5.7 and then comes something new which we were not aware or prepared for. Well first point is we only asked all the server team to upgrade the whole Power path environment to 5.7 as we need to move the servers to VPLEX and to latest PP version. One way […]
SRM as Dr solution – Using SRDF
In my environment we are using SRM as DR solution for 3-4 clients and more clients are willing to go that path in couple of months. We have done couple of DR test and came to know some hidden facts which many ppl who manages or started managing SRM are not aware. In my environment […]
No issue found – Best Incidents during issues :)
All my friends who is in IT sector will agree with what I am writing today. All the support teams in IT sector face technical issues almost daily. When we get the complain we start working on validation and the responses start coming in 5 to 10 mins from all the support team. Best part […]
