Data mover or blade access data from the backend and provide host access using the same ultraflex io technology that supports nfs. Procedure generator, replacing the data mover enclosure. Nov 03, 2017 you have created a filesystem on your vnx san but you have created it on the wrong datamover dm or you need to move it to another one. I have created fsn devices on the vnx and do not currently have any interfaces as the vnx is not in nas production yet. When using the command for fcp continue reading undocumented celerra vnx file commands. You can reboot a data mover through celerra web manager or from command line cli. Data mover enclosure inlet air temperatures and input power information. To enable the emc vnx or celerra filer to send event information to data insight you must start the cepp service on the filer. A storage administrator needs to reduce the amount of storage each employee uses on a vnx file system.
Each vdm contains all the data necessary to support one or more cifs or nfs or both and their file system. Emc vnx virtual network device configuration with unisphere. Aug, 2015 when a vnx is configured as an nfs server, file systems are mounted on a data mover and a path to that file system from the data mover is exported. Two tips for troubleshooting network issues on vnx for file. The data collector is able to run naviclinaviseccli commands against the backend array utilizing the. Select the desired array from the unisphere dashboard. We had a power maintenance once, after the activity both the vnx file. Emc vnx list of useful nas commands david ring verify nas services are running. The configuration and control data is stored in the root file system of a physical data. Routes can be configured for vnx datamovers in two ways. This functionality is part of data movers software, so we do not have to install anything additionally. The data mover enclosure dme is 2u in size and houses the data movers blades. Fsa will use the data mover account celerraaccessaccount to authenticate on the celerra vnx. A subreddit for enterprise level it data storagerelated questions, anecdotes.
It unifies filebased and blockbased offering into a single product. Standby power supplies spss are 1u in size and provide enough power to each storage processor to ensure that any data in flight is destaged to the vault area in. Logical disk used as a buffer between vnx for file and the symmetrix system for the exchange of management commands and data. After you configure the sshd server, set up new default paths to enable the userinstalled software to override the system software.
Emc vnx systems have two separate hardware components. The component has s calability and redundancy data mover failoverfailure recovery mechanism is a capability of the system. Displays the mac address for the frontend ports of an iscsi system and also. Veritas enterprise vault setting up file system archiving fsa. Data mover gets instructions commands from another device server, etc to do so. Execute the command for the corresponding data mover. Emc vnx move a filesystem from one datamover to another. That way, if a tech support call becomes necessary, at least youll have a good idea of what isnt causing the problem. Network time protocol ntp server configuring time services on vnx provides instructions on configuring vnx as a client of an ntp server. Emc vnx block storage enclosure commands the following commands are used to discover storage objects of emc vnx block storage enclosures. A virtual data mover vdm is an emc vnx software feature that enables the grouping of cifs andor nfs file system and servers in to virtual containers. What is vnx virtual data mover vdm and its limitations.
As soon as a failure takes place, the standby data mover takes over the following identities from the active data mover. Hello all, i am trying to automate the encrypt password command from the os sunos. This guide is part of the vnx documentation set, and is intended for. Emc vnx move a filesystem from one datamover to another data storage spiceworks. Main components the vnx hardware platform is the vnx cabinet that works with a system to produce shared networkattached storage.
Ive had emc support use the fcp command during a support call in the past. Vnxfilestoragemanagement,page1 summaryofsteps,page2 usingcifs,page2. The control stations can ping to the ip addresses but not the data movers. The data mover can use the nfs, cifs and pnfs protocols.
Data insight registers with the emc celerra or the emc vnx filer through the emc common event enabler cee framework. The ip address of the file system archiving task computer is 192. Login to the control station as nasadmin and issue the cmd nassbingetreason from the cs console. Data mover dm in vnx for ile, a cabinet component that is running its own f operating system that retrieves data from a storage device and makes it available to a network client. Each data mover has two paths to the vnx block system where each of the two data mover hbas has a single path to an sp. The naming convention for the data mover variable in the command line interface is. Adding the security files to naviseccli is recommended to avoid login commands at the beginning of other commands for e. If you are using placeholder shortcuts, enter the details of the account you configured on the celerra vnx that has permission to use dhsm, and the celerra vnx port number on which the data mover services are configured. Add a celerra vnx account for enterprise vault to use for authentication on the celerra vnx device, by entering the following command.
Configur ing vnx naming ser vices provides instr uctions on configuring a data mover to use naming services. Metrics are collected via ssh commands from the vnx file mover control station for nfs and smb storage performance. Below is a list of some of those undocumented commands, most are meant for viewing performance stats. Do i have to create interfaces for the data mover to ping any outside ips. This check is also applied for all interfaces attached to the vdm regardless of which protocol they are bound. Can you ssh to the control station and use the nasserver commands. Managing vnx file storage data mover interfaces address subnetmask mtu vlanid. Replicating the virtual data movers as well will also maintain any cifs share and cifs server information as well.
For a virtual data mover, refers to the name of the file system that is created on the virtual data mover. Limitedtime offer applies to the first charge of a new subscription only. August 8, 2012 admin leave a comment you can update the time zone information on the data mover by using simple and decipherable strings that correspond to the time zones available in the control station. You can use peoplesoft data mover commands for importing, exporting, and other tasks, such as controlling the run environment, renaming fields and records, administering database security, and denoting comments. Command to get the information about virtual data movers. Automation block storage data center emc fc infrastructure powershell san scripting storage vnx post navigation. Find answers to emc vnx data mover from the expert community at experts exchange. Usefull linux commands for san lun allocation in rhel. Oddly enough, when using software that allows pcs to read mac drives, the hdd. Cloud insights acquires the following inventory information from the emc vnx unified data collector. Vnx data mover failover and failback dell community. Data mover enclosure blade enclosure this enclosure houses the data movers for file and unified vnx arrays. So here are some questions to ask emc regarding vnx ill keep this as a list instead of a more verbose entry to keep things easy for the addafflicted and allow easier copypaste into emails lets say i have a 100tb vnx system. Production file system built on symmetrix volumes or vnx for block luns and mounted on a data mover in the vnx for file.
Install vnx cli for the splunk addon for emc vnx splunk. Celerra vnx file vg gateway and adjusting the lacp hello timers. The following xml apis are used to form the xml queries that are required to get the information about emc vnx file storage enclosure. Moving a cifs server to a vdm from a physical data mover. The reason code output should be as follows see detailed list of reason codes below. Emc vnx a quick introduction to virtual data mover storagefreak. Shadow copy pointintime copy created through microsoft volume shadow. After the agent has been installed, perform the following tasks from the command prompt on the dell emc vnx celerra file server.
It also has a share called test created on the vdm. Emc vnxcelerra configuration guide new tech briefs. Similarly, filesystem is created, mounted, and exported from the vdm over cifs or nfs protocol to serve as the manila share. The vnx series is the family of midrangetoenterprise products. This vnx nas cli reference guide includes command syntax samples for the more commonly used commands at the top, and a list of available commands at the bottom with a brief description of their function. It reads the data from backend storage by ultraflex io technology to provide the data access. Virtual data movers on vnx 5 executive summary a virtual data mover vdm is an emc vnx software feature that enables the grouping of common internet file systems cifs andor network file systems nfs environments and servers into virtual containers. Previous post how to set the time zone of the vnx data mover.
The active data mover is providing the nas services, the standby data mover is well standby. Configuring the emc vnx unified data collector netapp. In the select data mover nas server dialog that appears, select the appropriate vnx data mover or unity nas server, and then click ok. When a vnx is configured as an nfs server, file systems are mounted on a data mover and a path to that file system from the data mover is exported. I need to configure symantec netbackup to back up a virtual data mover on a vnx 5200. Cisco ucs director emc management guide, release 6. Vnx has limitations on the overall numbers of virtual data movers, filesystems, shares, checkpoints, and etc. April 23, 2015 david ring storage, uncategorized 4 comments. Jan, 2011 im sure the new data domain, isilon and vmax systems are great.
Virtual data mover vdm is created by the vnx driver on the vnx to serve as the manila share server. Peoplesoft data mover commands are platformindependent and are unique to peoplesoft data mover. The cee framework can be installed on the same windows server as the data insight collector node or on a remote server in the same active directory domain. This update ensures that anyone who uses ssh to access windowsbased navisphere can execute vnx commands.
How to configure routes for a vnx datamover dell emc. Questions to ask emc regarding their new vnx systems. The administrator uses unisphere to decrease the current vnx user storage limit quotas and applies the change. Undocumented celerra vnx file commands the san guy.
Emc vnx managing data mover blade relationships june 7, 20 david ring today i had a vnx data mover blade slic issue where the failover relationships were not as they should be. Emc vnx2 how datamover failover the failover process consists of a primary data mover failing and a designated standby data mover being activated as a spare to take the primarys place. A virtual data mover vdm is a emc vnx software feature that enables the grouping of file. To check the unicode status on data mover, use the following vnx file command on the vnx control station. Data collection is resilient and can support multiple control stations for failover. Data movers xblades dm data movers aka xblades connect to the storage processors over dedicated fiber channel cables and provide file nfs, pnfs, and cifs access to clients. We have vlan tagging enabled but here are my questions. This article will introduce two tips for troubleshooting network issues on vnx for file. Celerra vnx file vg gateway and adjusting the lacp. Vnx driver only supports cifs share creation with share network which has an active directory securityservice associated. Its a useful cheat sheet for quickly referencing commonly used commands. How to change vnx control station time zone using the cli. This feature allows administrating cifs servers inside a container including its own configuration and user file systems.
In the navigation pane, rightclick the data mover nas server management folder, and then select connect to data mover nas server from the shortcut menu. Storage identity file systems controlled by the faulted data mover. Next post how to configure ntp service using the cli in vnx nas. After a week, the administrator runs a report and finds that the many users are exceeding the new quota settings. Managing vnx file storage thischaptercontainsthefollowingsections. These commands have been gather from multiple sites and is pretty straight forward server specific commands. Emc vnx virtual network device configuration with unisphere in prior sections of this lab not applicable if you are doing this as a standalone lightning lab, you may have configured and presented storage to esxi servers using the vsi plugin for vcenter. Data mover is a device in san that transfer data between two san devices storage, tape library, etc. The vnxe series is designed for smalltomidsize storage environments, while the vnx series is designed for. View and download emc vnx series replacing manual online. If possible, change the vnx data mover that is configured with the dhsm service to use the default port 5080. Aug 16, 2015 in this short screencast i perform some basic emc vnx file administration tasks, such as.
The dme is similar in form to the spe and is used on all vnx models that support file. Emc vnx a quick introduction to virtual data mover posted on august 21, 2014 august 21, 2014 by tomek before we talk a little bit about virtual data mover, i think it will be the best to explain what data mover itself is. By joe piggee please note that emc advises using the gui, or opening a sr prior to using cli. Emc vnx a quick introduction to virtual data mover. Network identity ip and mac addresses of all its nics. What command do you run in the control station to verify the status of the data movers. When using the emc vnx installation assistant to install a vnx unified system, which mac address will be used for the initial configuration. Data mover failover failure recovery mechanism is a capability of the system. Exported file systems are then available across the network and can be mounted by remote users. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
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