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Updating Storwize V7000 drive code
************************************************************************** Update 17/12/2011: A flash reporting a possible issue that could occur if a drive fails during drive firmware update can be found here . Until the flash is updated showing how to...
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Configuring IBM Storwize V7000 and SVC for Optimal Performance Part 2
Configuring IBM Storwize V7000 and SVC for Optimal Performance Part 2 Thanks to everyone who responded to my Part 1 post, I'm amazed at how many people must read what I have to say! Based on the number of you that have either spoken to me in person, or...
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Some tips for using the SVC and Storwize V7000 Command Line Interface
The SVC and Storwize V7000 offers a command line interface that you access via SSH. You start your favorite SSH client (such as PuTTY or Mindterm ) and then logon as admin or as your own user-id. Right now to do this you need to generate a...
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V7000 Drive Replacement Issue
Typically when a disk fails in a V7000, you just go into events, and follow the procedure to replace the disk and the drive is re-build automatically. I have done this before without issue, on firmware older than 6.4, however possibly this is a 6.4 code...
from Blog: Advent One Infrastructure Blog
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Introducing the IBM Storwize V3700
As you may have seen, today IBM announced the next product in the Storwize family, the IBM Storwize V3700. The Stowize V3700 builds on the amazing success that the Storwize V7000 has seen in the last two years- and of course SVC has had in the market for...
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Riddle me this: When is a SAS drive not a SAS drive?
Here are two common statement I often hear from clients: I don't just want SAS drives, I also want SATA drives. SATA drives are cheaper than SAS drives. Nearline SAS drives are just SATA drives with some sort of converter on them. So is this right? Is this...
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Storwize V7000 Visio Stencil
(edited 24/5/2011 --> removed old Visio Stencils link). VisioCafe has been updated with IBM's latest official stencils for use with Microsoft Visio. These include all models of the Storwize V7000 , including the newest models: The 2076-312 and ...
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Don't shoot the messenger - The error 1370
seb_
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The Storwize V7000 and the SVC (SAN Volume Controller) share the same code base and therefore the same error codes. Many of them indicate a failure condition in this very machine, but there are others just pointing to an external problem source. The error 1370...
from Blog: seb's sanblog
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How to configure your SAN for Global Mirror using FCoIP with Brocade Multiprotocol Devices
talor
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Remote replication using V7000 has been very popular, and there are many clients happily replicating without FC connectivity between the sites. I have written about SVC and V7000 low bandwidth global mirror before (link below) but it's worth writing up how to...
from Blog: Advent One Infrastructure Blog
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How can I test Storwize V7000 Node Canister failure?
I have received this question several times, so it's clearly something people are interested in. The Storwize V7000 has two controllers known as node canisters . It's an active/active storage controller, in that both node canisters are processing I/O at any...
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IBM Storage Management Console for VMware vCenter - updated!
The IBM Storage Management Console for VMware vCenter version 2.5.1 is now available for download and install. This version supports XIV, SVC and Storwize V7000 as per the versions on the following table (the big change being support for version 6.2):...
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Virtualizing a Storwize V7000 with an IBM SVC
IBM have offered Enterprise Storage Virtualization since June 2003 with the IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC). October 2010 saw IBM releasing the Storwize V7000, taking the SVC code and packaging it into a midrange disk product. So now you have four possible...
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Open Forum - Q & A #5
As I try to get back to more regular posting, Part 3 of Configuring for Optimal Performance is getting its final polish to post hopefully next week. Meanwhile its some time since I opened this up for your questions. This is Q & A #5, so feel free to ask...
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208 day reboot bug
anthonyv
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It is ironic that only days after I wrote that 497 is the IT number of the beast , I learn that Linux has another unfortunate number: 208. The reason for this is a defect in the internal Linux kernel used in recent firmware levels of SVC, Storwize V7000 and...
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Does PuTTY record your every move?
I love PuTTY , it is one of my favourite pieces of open source software. For those who don't know what PuTTY is, it is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Windows and Unix platforms. Personally I use PuTTY for connecting to Storwize V7000s, SVCs,...
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Storwize V7000 Spare Disk Policy
Its been a busy few weeks. I just spent a week in RTP North Carolina, with the STG Education team. We ran through our first "Implementing the Storwize V7000" course in a "Teach the Teacher" format. It was a lot of fun and I met some great...
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SVC and Storwize V7000 Release 6.3: Configuring LDAP
Once your SVC or Storwize V7000 is upgraded to version 6.3 you can start using LDAP for authentication. This means that when you logon, you authenticate with your domain user-id and password rather than a locally created user-id and password. So why is this...
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SVC or Storwize V7000 Customer? You have homework!
The Storwize V7000 and SVC release 6.1 introduced a new WEB GUI interface to assist with service issues, known as the Service Assistant. The Service Assistant interface is a browser-based GUI that is used to service your nodes. Much of what you...
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VMware SRA for SRM 5.0 with SVC and Storwize V7000 V6.3
One common question that I hear on a regular basis regards the availability of an SRA for VMware SRM 5.0 when using Storwize V7000 or IBM SVC running V6.3 firmware. This combination is currently unsupported as per the alert found here . The good news is...
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VAAI and vCenter plugin for Storwize V7000 and SVC
*** Updated 25/07/2011: The VAAI plugin can be downloaded from here: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~Storage_Disk&product=ibm/Storage_Disk/IBM+Storwize+V7000+(2076)&release=6.2&platform=All&function=all...
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Storwize V7000 WWPNs - Port numbers now match WWPN
For those of you who have worked with SVC, you will be aware of a quirk when determining the WWPN of an SVC fibre channel port. The WWPN
of each fibre channel port is based on: 50:05:07:68:01: Y z:zz:zz where z:zz:zz is unique for each machine and the Y...
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Thats just a FUD question - To be preferred or not preferred
One of the internal, and IBM Business Partner mailing groups I subscribe and participate in ( Hi to all on Diskcore ) recently debated :
Want to know whether IBM V3700 are true symmetric active active controllers. A response was made, but also asked :
Can...
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IBM Brocade Switch for BladeCenter decoder
IBM have offered Brocade switch modules for their BladeCenters for many years. One common question I get asked regards which of these Switch Modules are supported with the IBM Storwize V7000 or IBM XIV. Your first port of call is the System Storage...
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SVC/V7000 6.4 Software Release - NDVM, FCoE, RTC and much more
On Friday we will release SVC software version 6.4 - it used to be simple, I could just reference SVC, but of course the same software package can be installed on V7000 systems. At present V7000 Unified systems remain at 6.3 features and functions. You've...
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Considering "VMware SRM stretch" ?? – Think IBM San Volume Controller (SVC) Community Blog
MandarVaidya
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Everyone who works in mission critical environments understand the need of having effective disaster recovery solution. Organizations demand disaster recovery operations fully automated and could be executed in a repeatable manner making them always ready for...
from Blog: Storage ISV
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