Tag Archives: NetApp

NewPush Petabyte Storage Solutions Featured in InfoStore

Posted on 2011/03/08 by Balazs

I had a chance to chat with Dave Simpson recently about our partnership with Zerowait to deliver great value on high end and high quality storage to our customers. Here is the article mentioning our Petabyte Storage Solutions.

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NetApp downgrade firmware

Posted on 2010/10/25 by Pete

Downgrading firmware on a NetApp SAN If you have just reclaimed a shelf from a NetApp SAN that you would like to use with an older head, you will notice that the drives are not recognized. This is due the … Continue reading →

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NetApp route add default gateway

Posted on 2010/10/24 by Pete

NetApp SAN default gateway setup DataOntap is a FreeBSD based operating system built by NetApp. However, most of the command line interface commands differ from the usual FreeBSD commands. When a new NetApp installation is performed, or a NetApp migration … Continue reading →

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Netapp Automation for DB2 9.7 (or Oracle)

Posted on 2010/04/11 by Balazs

Problem You have one or more NetApp storage systems (F960 or later series), running Data ONTAP® 7G (or later). You would like to take advantage of the snapshot capabilities, to facilitate the database backup process. However, you don’t want to … Continue reading →

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NFS Locking Problem on Net App connected IBM Domino Server 8.5

Posted on 2010/04/06 by Balazs

Problem One of our IBM Domino servers all of a sudden decided that it couldn’t get an exclusive lock on its database files any longer. The databases happened to be on a NetApp head, and even after rebooting the server, … Continue reading →

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iSCSI target on NetApp for AIX 6.1 and VIOS 2.1

Posted on 2010/03/27 by Balazs

Problem iSCSI is much more flexible and easy to manage then a fibre channel (FC) infrastructure. There is a performance penalty of course, but in many cases the performance penalty is well worth the management benefits. This article will show … Continue reading →

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NetApp bonded VLAN configuration

Posted on 2010/03/17 by Balazs

Problem To maximize the benefit from the multi-port adapters on a NetApp, it is best to bond the ports together (some vendors refer to this as “trunk groups”). Then over the new bonded trunk, the various networks can be assigned … Continue reading →

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