Need to generate a new ssl certificate on vnxcelerra control station. Multicore optimization with mcx boosts transaction performance by a factor of 4x and takes full advantage of flash data storage. All used emc vnx5700 spes are rigorously tested onsite in our stateoftheart hardware engineering lab. Vnx5700, and vnx7500, and will hereafter be referred to as the toe, or vnx oeunisphere. Emc vnx control station control processor series specs. We hope you participate actively and use this community to meet other customers, share best practices, and communicate directly with the experts responsible for emcs unified storage offerings. The vnx5700 model can hold 500 drives, scalability of up to 984tb and with system memory of up to 18gb at the block level along with the support of fc, iscsi and fcoe. This nextgen storage platform combines powerful and flexible hardware with advanced efficiency, protection, and management software for the demands.
It is the job of the control station to handle management of the file or unified components in a vnx system. Control station the rj45 ethernet nic port number 5 in figure 40 uses an intelligent platform management interface ipmi cable to connect to an optional standby. This paper also describes the software, serviceability, and availability features of the vnx2 platform, such as mcx, block deduplication, fast, dataatrest encryption, windows 8. The combination of emc atmos virtual edition software and vnx storage supports objectbased storage and enables customers to manage web applications from emc unisphere. To set path in control station linux host generally we will need to provide the path before running any navicli commands in control station linux host. Vnx5600, vnx5800, vnx7600, and vnx8000, their hardware and software, limits, io modules, and more.
I have already researched the instructions for viewing the certificate and regenerating a new one. Lightweight, softwareonly product that transforms existing storage into a simple, extensible, and open platform. Emc vnx5700 storage processor enclosure overview emc vnx5700 spe storage system model number. Replacing faulty vnx 5700 control station dell community.
A vnx control station failure occurred and before the hardware was replaced a fault occurred which should have normally triggered a data mover failover, but no data mover failover happened. Obtain the latest dlm system messages and release notes for your dlm software release. Its a useful cheat sheet for quickly referencing commonly used commands. Emc vnx control station control processor series sign in to comment.
Emc vnx5700 vnx5700 5x300gb sas 15k os vibrant technologies. We have an emc vnx 5300 and the certificate has expired. Dpe rear view on page 23 describes and illustrates the rear of a dpe and the components. For example, to download a pdf copy of adding or replacing hardware, go to add or replace hardware. A warm reboot or a software reset performs a partial shutdown of the data. Vnx1 series,vnx2 series,vnx5200,vnx5300,vnx5400,vnx5500,vnx5600,vnx5700,vnx5800,vnx7500,vnx7600,vnx8000. This community was developed to help you get the most from your emc products. Emc vnx5500 parts location guide 5 figure 1 example of the block and file vnx5500 platform with a 3u, 15 3.
Nov 04, 2014 personally, i prefer control station cli to get the sp collects for a vnxcelerra with attached clariion, quicker opening the unisphere manager takes time, of course it is java enabled. The port number used to connect to the control station. Control station required for file and unified configurations vnx5100 vnx5300 vnx5500 vnx5700 vnx7500 specification sheet. Used emc vnx5700 storage processor enclosure spe express. Hey folks quite a long time ago i asked about how to change the gateway and subnet mask addresses on a unified system. Support for ntp authentication on vnx file control station. Each storage system ships with a complete copy of vnx for block software installed on the first four disks on backend loop 0. The vnx5700 storage array is extremely scalable and designed for highperformance, highgrowth environments. Vnx 5200 unified change subnet and gateway addresses dell. Login to the control station as nasadmin and issue the cmd nassbingetreason from the cs console. 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. Overview dell laptops dell desktops dell thin clients and vdi products.
Vnx operating environment vnx oe software vnx oe for block. This guide is a parts location guide and provides illustrations of the part. I once receive a link how to do it by cli but this articel took care of changing ip adreses not gatewa. Control station required for file and unified configurations. The enclosure is 2u in size and houses each storage processor. This helps the system to run faster because disk information is already in memory which saves io operations. Accept the default settings unless they conflict with the control station public network addressing during a vnx installation, the storage administrator requests that the vnx notify emc when major system events occur.
The vnx5700 model can hold 500 drives, scalability of up to 984tb and with system memory of up to 18gb at the block level along with the support of fc, iscsi and fcoe connectivity. Modifying the control station hostname, ip address, subnet mask, or gateway may disrupt the unisphere software connection and any other client access to the control station. Emc unisphere makes it easy to manage vnx systems from anywhere with a simple, integrated user interface for distributed storage environments. Vnx5100 vnx5300 vnx5500 vnx5700 vnx7500 scales large and fast selfoptimizes for performance and capacity efficiency. I would still suggest doing this via serial if you have easy physical access to the san however in my case it was at the other side of the country. Emc vnx5700 unified storage system reliant technology. Page 61 connect the control stations to blade enclosure cable the control station to blade. Data storage vnx with mcx quiz questions proprofs quiz. Lightweight, software only product that transforms existing storage into a simple, extensible, and open platform. I included the hostname of the control station, our company logo, and a legal warning regarding unathorized logins and system monitoring. How to reboot emc vg2 nas cs control station kudosvenue.
Vnx file user credentials with storage system administrator privileges. Also note that there are 2 control stations solely for high availability. If your release is not listed, refer to emc online support to obtain your documentation. Server runs on the storage processor sp and the control station.
Dear all, we have vnx 5700 unified at the secondary site. Optionally, confirm the status of the control station and data mover components by selecting the system run command option in unisphere under control station cli on the righthand side of the page. This model provides block and file services, only file services, or only block services without xblades and control stations and utilizes a spe form factor. Plan your dlm installation, and learn about the dlm console, mainframe utilities, and command processors.
Unified block and fileuses same hardware as the fileonly configuration but adds fc, iscsi, and fcoe io connectivity to provide block services to host simultaneously. Vnx5700 is suitable for those wishes to take advantage of enterprise level storage at a lower tco. Open an sshtelnet session to the control station and login. Vnx oe is the software portion of the product responsible for. The control station in the vnx vg2vg8 gateways does not boot from the array. Control station cs normally preceded by primary or secondary as there are at least 1, but most often 2 control stations per vnx system. Speed application performance with emc vnx5800 data storage. Vnx5700, and vnx7500 section, and then select the appropriate heading. Vnx 5200 unified change subnet and gateway addresses. Apr 23, 2015 login to the control station as nasadmin and issue the cmd nassbingetreason from the cs console. Our operations team where faced with an unfamiliar situation a few weeks back where we needed to reip an emc vnx5300 that had its warranty extended and was relocated to a new availability zone. Highperforming unified storage with unsurpassed simplicity and efficiency, optimised for virtual applications. Vnx5700 would be ideal for mediumsized to enterprise businesses. If there are hardware faults, vnx support should be engaged to resolve.
Control station are 1u in size and provide management functions to the fileside components referred to as blades or data movers. Configure emc vnx control station and datamovers to. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you. The control station provides utilities for managing, configuring, and monitoring. The control station may optionally be configured with a matching secondary control station to ensure redundancy on the vnx array. An optional second control station is available that acts as a standby unit to provide redundancy for the primary control station. We have an agent installed on windows 2008 r2 where navicli is running. Control stations one or two configuration and management reliability, availability, serviceability symmetrix, vnx, or clariion storage architecture and packaging cs control station 1 u dme data mover enclosure 2u san symmetrix vnx series clariion.
The vnx5700 is designed for the highend, midcapacity space. The emc vnx family delivers industryleading innovation and enterprise capabilities for file, block, and object storage in a scalable, easytouse solution. Control station oe is based on linux, linux always tries to use ram to speed up disk operations by using available memory for buffers file system metadata and cache pages with actual contents of files or block devices. Modifying the control station hostname, ip address, subnet mask, or gateway may disrupt the unisphere software connection and. Replacing faulty vnx 5700 control station i dont think replacement of a control station is a customer procedure cru which is what mydocs covers i would suggest to contact your service partner to do the replacement. The reason code output should be as follows see detailed list of reason codes below. Vnx5500, vnx5700, and vnx7500 section, and then select the. Vnx5300, vnx5500, vnx5700, vnx7500, vnx vg2 and vnx vg8 models.
The steps require accessing the control station cli through the service port on one of the sps using a specific ip address 128. Vnx5700 this is a refurbished emc vnx5700 with a 1year overnight parts replacement warranty. The control station is responsible for blade failover. The control station stores copies of its configuration data on the array, but the control station boots from an internal disk drive. It can be found in vnx5700 and vnx7500 models, support maximum of 500 vnx5700 and 1,000 drives vnx7500 control station. There is no function of the control station that is in the workloads data path.
Block components vnx5100 vnx5300 vnx5500 vnx5700 vnx7500 minmax drives. Youll have the power to handle the most rigorous workloads. Fileonlyadds the 2u data mover enclosure dme and 1u control station cs to the 3u dpe, 1 u sps, and 2u or 3u daes to facilitate file services to cifsnfs clients. All used emc vnx5700 spes are rigorously tested on. It can deliver fully automated storage services and realize the full potential of the softwaredefined data center. Functional limits vnx5100 vnx5300 vnx5500 vnx5700 vnx7500 max raw capacity 225 tb 360 tb 720 tb 1,485 tb 2,970 tb max san. And we are looking to collect the metrics related to control station ip address. Control station vnx series control station private network administrator unisphere. Control station front view on page 18 describes and illustrates the front view of the control station used in the vnx5400. It can deliver fully automated storage services and realize the full potential of the software defined data center. Generally once warranty terms and finance expire old sans like this get returned to sender to be replaced by a newer model or new storage on some description. Page 60 connect control station cables a yellow circle with a number indicates the cable number. How to regenerate a control station certificate for unisphere login.
Backup and protection storage backup and protection software shop all data protection products. Accept the default settings unless they conflict with the control station public network addressing during a vnx installation, the storage administrator requests. Control stations are 1u in size and provide management functions to the fileside components referred to as blades. Select the appropriate software release below to get started. Block only vnx arrays do not utilize a control station.
Vnxcelerra sp collects from control station command line. Modifying the control station hostname, ip address, subnet mask, or gateway may disrupt the unisphere software connection and any other. For example, to download a pdf copy of adding or replacing hardware, go to add or replace hardware and follow the steps in the wizard. For a detailed step by step resolution please refer to emc support. I know this is a global settings so it has to be done on the control station. Personally, i prefer control station cli to get the sp collects for a vnxcelerra with attached clariion, quicker opening the unisphere manager takes time, of course it is java enabled. Emc vnx 5300 how to access control station server fault. Vnx5500, vnx5700, and vnx7500 section, and then select the appropriate heading. Vnx series software components software solutions made simple. Unisphere is webenabled software for remote management of storage. Two control stations are not required to manage the emc vnx vg8 gateway. Connect the control station 0 cs0 to the customer modem. Cli are displayed as readonly fields in the unisphere software.
The control has powered down due to the unidentified issue. Dme and 1u control station cs to the 3u dpe, 1 u sps, and 2u or 3u daes to. In the example below we are initially concerned with the control station and storage processors of the vnx and we will change their ips via ssh and not via serial as suggested in the emc guides. Make sure emc control station can ping ntp server ip addresses. Dpe rear view on page 23 describes and illustrates the rear of. To set path in control stationlinux host generally we will need to provide the path before running any navicli commands in control stationlinux host. Scaling up to 500 drives and 1485tb of raw storage capacity, the emc vnx system provides advanced management capabilities, efficiency, and data protection at the enterprise level. Navigate to the control station properties tab change the ip of the control station. Dme front view on page 21 describes and illustrates the front view of a dme and the components that comprise it. Unisphere, navisphere cli, and control station cli comprise the management software that allows administrators to maintain and configure the product. The vnx focuses on emcs vnx and vnxe platforms, as well as associated software such as unisphere and the fast suite. With the emc vnx5700, youll achieve new levels of performance, protection, compliance, and ease of management.