Thursday, February 28, 2013

Finding a Fault Disk on a Netapp 4243 Disk shelf






The One pointed here is the disk second one from the last in the upper disk shelf  with AMBER light blinking on it is the Faulty one.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Not able to Delete a file located in a CIFS share


This is due to that particular file might have locked...

First find the lock stat

Nayab> lock status -p cifs

Drilled down on it and ran this on the host IP:

Nayab> lock status -h <ip address>

Now break the lock

Nayab>lock break -h <ip address> -p cifs

Verify if it is unlocked

Nayab> lock status -h <ip address>

For Example :-


First Run this :

Nayab> lock status -f "/vol/nasvol1/nasshare1/file1.doc" -p cifs

And got this back:

========1237903r5:015b50dc
CIFS path=\nasvol1\nasshare1\file1.doc(/vol/nasvol1/nasshare1/file1.doc) host=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(pc-name) owner=nayabsk state=GRANTED mode=Read-denyW oplock=None

If I run this, I can then break the lock:

Nayab> lock break -f "/vol/nasvol1/nasshare1/file1.doc" -p cifs


Please refer to the below link as well

http://a2alpha.webnode.com/news/cifs-share-locked-files-on-a-netapp-filer/



Friday, February 22, 2013

Netapp Cost Calculation






















Wanna know cost to setup your storage check this out at the below link

http://www.itcalc.com/

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Have Some FUN in between


Netapp Hierarchy


Before Re-sizing Netapp Snap Mirrored Volume


One Cannot resize the mirrored volume (read-only), You need to break the mirror relation to re-size a volume.

Below is the procedure how we perform the resize

FAS01 in Site A, to a FAS02 in Site B

1) Break the mirror on FAS02 in Site B

2) Resize the volume of FAS01 in Site A

3) Resize the FAS02 in Site B backup Volume with same size of volume FAS01 in Site A primary volume
    (You can keep the destination much higher in space.)

4) Backup volume FAS02 in Site B should be in offline mode

5) Now Intialize the sanpmirror on FAS02 in SiteB



Done :)

How FAST a TAPE DRIVE based on its type


The answer to this is determined by multiplying the native data rate of the tape drive by the compression ratio of the data being backed up. For example, 2:1 compressible data on an HP Ultrium 460 (30 MB/sec native) should achieve a data rate of 60 MB/sec.
Note that the internal pipeline of the tape drive might limit the ultimate data rate. In the case of the HP Ultrium 460, this is around 90 MB/sec. This is unlikely to be a limiter except in the fastest of systems.


Difference between RAID LEVELS to Choose yourself what RAID will be needed by your environment

Have confusion in choosing RAID LEVEL, Have a look at the below table.


Thursday, February 14, 2013

Setting Up Mail Server on CENT OS

1. Install packages

Three packages are required for this. Install them if you haven't done yet.
$yum install sendmail
$yum install sendmail-cf
$yum install dovecot

The role of sendmail is to receive emails destined to you and keep them in your mailbox on email server. Then, dovecot actually delivers those emails to your PC when you open Thunderbird or Microsoft Outlook. For outgoing email, Thunderbird first contacts sendmail, then sendmail relays the email to final destination for you.

2. Configure sendmail

You just need to change 2 lines in configuration file /etc/mail/sendmail.mc

Comment out this to allow receiving email from anywhere.
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')dnl


Add this line
FEATURE(`relay_hosts_only')dnl

Add your PC's full hostname in this file. Create one if this file doesn't exist.
/etc/mail/relay-domains.m4

After changing configuration file, run this command to activate it.

$/etc/mail/make
$service sendmail start

3. Configure dovecot

You just need to edit two files.

In /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf, just edit these two lines
protocols = imap
listen = *, ::

In /etc/dovecot/dovecot.d/10-mail.conf, edit these 3 lines

mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
mail_privileged_group = mail
mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl

Start dovecot service
$service dovecot start

4. (Optional) Reconfigure iptables only if you are already using iptables
Add these 2 lines into /etc/sysconfig/iptables to allow email to go through firewalls.

-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 25 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 993 -j ACCEPT

then, restart iptables by
$service iptables restart

DONE

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

What is ALUA and how to enabe ALUA in Netapp

ALUA is an acronym that stands for "Asymmetric Logical Unit Access". For SANs, typically there are many paths from your servers to your storage - this is OK because you don't want any single point of failure. However, it's a problem if you have two storage controllers/servers that can access the same disk/LUN. Without ALUA your servers might take a non-optimal path to get to the LUNS.

ALUA was designed to solve this problem by making the client/initiator aware of the different paths, and to automatically choose the optimal path (AKA "Primary" path in the illustration above). The non-optimal/non-primary paths will still be available, but will only be used if the primary path becomes unavailable. If you aren't using ALUA and your hosts are using non-optimal paths, you may experience increased latency / reduced performance

Enabling ALUA 






Netapp NDMP copy


NDMP,a data transfer protocol used to copy data between two volumes within the filer or across the filers.
To initiate copying volume data enable NDMP daemon.
FAS01>ndmpd on
FAS01>ndmpcopy-sa root: password-da root: password filer01 :/ vol/vol1/share1/tree1 / filer02 :/ vol/vol2/share2/tree2
where-sa root: password, respectively, the name and password for root source filer01,-da - at destination filer0, and then copy the path specified for the source and destination.The copying will get started.
If you want to copy within the filer then....
FAS01> ndmpcopy / vol/vol0/source_path / vol/vol0/destination_path




Monday, February 11, 2013

How to enable Netapp deduplication


Command to check how much of space you have saved using Netapp Deduplication.


The output looks like this:

Nayab> df -s-g

Filesystem   Used     Saved    % Saved
/ vol/vol1 /  1279GB 668GB      34%
/ vol/vol2 /  1462GB 239GB      14%
/ vol/vol3 /  1133GB 270GB      19%

Command to check the WINDOWS LICENSE KEY in readable format


Command to check Brocade Serial Number


SAN Switch:admin> chassisShow
CHASSIS/WWN Unit: 1 (in same assembly as WWN Unit: 2)
Header Version: 2
Power Consume Factor: -3
Factory Part Num: 10-0312101-03
Factory Serial Num: LV060011893
Manufacture: Day: 21 Month: 10 Year: 2009
Update: Day: 21 Month: 3 Year: 2011
Time Alive: 558 daysTime Awake: 46 days
ID: BRD0000CE
Part Num: SLKWRM000048K
Serial Num: USG876786AS   -------------------------------------------> SERIAL NUMBER

Friday, February 8, 2013

How to Import Cleaning Tapes in to tape library

Importing Cleaning Tapes

1. From the front panel, select Action.

2. Select I/E by clicking on the down button once (I/E will be highlighted).

3. Select Unlock I/E Station (it will already be highlighted).

You’ll see this message:
Unlocking I/E Station
In progress, please wait


At the next screen, you’ll see:

I/E Station is unlocked
waiting for the magazine to be
removed to the I/E station

4. Open the I/E door.

5. Insert cleaning tape(s) with any valid barcode into the I/E slot(s) of the library.

6. Shut the I/E door.

The picker will teach and scan the I/E slots for any changes.

When the scan is complete, you’ll see:
Select partition assignment of
Unassigned I/E/media
System
Library

7. Select System.

DiskPart In windows


Netapp Metro Cluster DR Test



Metro Cluster Disaster Recovery Test

Description
To test Disaster Recovery, you must restrict access to the disaster site node to prevent the node from resuming service.  If you do not, you risk the possibility of data corruption.
Failover Procedure
1.      Stop ISL connections between sites.
Switch-Site-01and Switch-Site-02 are located in disaster site, where filer FilerA is located.

Network to login to the above switches and need to disable the ISL ports.

Note: Once ISL is stopped then automatic failover capability is disabled. The filer FilerB cannot takeover FilerA filer.

2.      Once the ISL is stopped then issue the below command on filer FilerB and see the disk of FilerA in failed state. The same can be executed on FilerA filer as well.

FilerB> aggr status -r
Aggregate aggr0 (online, raid_dp, mirror degraded) (block checksums)
Plex /aggr0/plex0 (online, normal, active, pool0)
RAID group /aggr0/plex0/rg0 (normal)

RAID Disk Device     HA  SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type  RPM  Used (MB/blks)   Phys (MB/blks)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
dparity SITEA03:5.16 0b  1     0   FC:B  0  FCAL  10000 272000/557056000 280104/573653840
parity  SITEA02:5.32 0c  2     0   FC:A  0  FCAL  10000 272000/557056000 280104/573653840
data    SITEA03:6.16 0d  1     0   FC:B  0  FCAL  10000 272000/557056000 280104/573653840

Plex /aggr0/plex1 (offline, failed, inactive, pool1)
RAID group /aggr0/plex1/rg0 (partial)

RAID Disk Device HA  SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type  RPM  Used (MB/blks) Phys (MB/blks)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
dparity   FAILED                     N/A            272000/557056000
parity    FAILED                     N/A            272000/557056000
data      FAILED                     N/A            272000/557056000
Raid group is missing 3 disks.
FilerB>

  1. Connect on the Remote LAN Management (RLM) console on site B.  Stop and power off the NetApp controller.

    FilerA> halt
    Boot Loader version 1.2.3
    Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002,2003 Broadcom Corporation.
    Portions Copyright (C) 2002-2006 NetApp Inc.


    CPU Type: Dual Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 265
    OK>

  2. RLM- FilerA> system power off

  3. Login to FilerB filer and execute force takeover.

    FilerB> cf forcetakeover –d

  4. FilerB (takeover)> aggr status -v

----
FilerB> (takeover)>

FilerB> (takeover)> aggr status -v
Aggr State     Status           Options
aggr0 online   raid_dp, aggr    root, diskroot, nosnap=off,
               mirror degraded  raidtype=raid_dp, raidsize=16,
                                ignore_inconsistent=off,
                                snapmirrored=off,
                                resyncsnaptime=60,
                                fs_size_fixed=off,
                                snapshot_autodelete=on,
                                lost_write_protect=on
                Volumes: vol0

                Plex /aggr0/plex0: online, normal, active
                    RAID group /aggr0/plex0/rg0: normal

                Plex /aggr0/plex1: offline, failed, inactive

FilerB/ FilerA> aggr status -v
Aggr State      Status            Options
aggr0 online    raid_dp, aggr     root, diskroot, nosnap=off,
                                  raidtype=raid_dp, raidsize=16,
                                  ignore_inconsistent=off,
                                  snapmirrored=off,
                                  resyncsnaptime=60,
                                  fs_size_fixed=off,
                                  snapshot_autodelete=on,
                                  lost_write_protect=on
                Volumes: vol0

                Plex /aggr0/plex1: online, normal, active
                    RAID group /aggr0/plex1/rg0: normal
Failback Procedure
1.      After testing enable the ISL ports. Login to Switch-Site-01and Switch-Site-02 switches and enable the ports

The plexes which are in FilerA will be out dated state, this needs to be synchronized manually.


FilerB/FilerA> aggr status -v
      Aggr State      Status            Options
  aggr0(1) failed     raid_dp, aggr     diskroot, raidtype=raid_dp,
                      out-of-date       raidsize=16, resyncsnaptime=60,
                                        lost_write_protect=off
           Volumes:
                            Plex /aggr0(1)/plex0: offline, normal, out-of-date
           RAID group /aggr0(1)/plex0/rg0: normal
               Plex /aggr0(1)/plex1: offline, failed, out-of-date

          aggr0 online    raid_dp, aggr     root, diskroot, nosnap=off,
                                            raidtype=raid_dp,
          raidsize=16,
                                            ignore_inconsistent=off,
                                            snapmirrored=off,
                                            resyncsnaptime=60,
                                            fs_size_fixed=off,
                                            snapshot_autodelete=on,
                                            lost_write_protect=on
                Volumes: vol0

                Plex /aggr0/plex1: online, normal, active
                    RAID group /aggr0/plex1/rg0: normal 
2.      Launch aggregate mirror for each one. 

FilerB/FilerA> aggr mirror aggr0 –v aggr0(1)

3.      Wait awhile for all aggregates to synchronize.

FilerB/FilerA: raid.mirror.resync.done:notice]: /aggr0: resynchronization completed in 0:03.36

FilerB/FilerA> aggr mirror aggr0 -v aggr0(1)
    Aggr State     Status           Options
    aggr0 online   raid_dp, aggr    root, diskroot, nosnap=off,
                   mirrored         raidtype=raid_dp, raidsize=16,
                                    ignore_inconsistent=off,
                                    snapmirrored=off,
                                    resyncsnaptime=60,
                                    fs_size_fixed=off,
                                    snapshot_autodelete=on,
                                    lost_write_protect=on
         Volumes: vol0

         Plex /aggr0/plex1: online, normal, active
         RAID group /aggr0/plex1/rg0: normal

         Plex /aggr0/plex3: online, normal, active
         RAID group /aggr0/plex3/rg0: normal

4.      Once the synchronization is done, power on the filer.

RLM FilerB> system power on
RLM FilerB> system console
Type Ctrl-D to exit.


Boot Loader version 1.2.3
Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002,2003 Broadcom Corporation.
Portions Copyright (C) 2002-2006 NetApp Inc.


NetApp Release 7.2.3: Sat Oct 20 17:27:02 PDT 2007
Copyright (c) 1992-2007 NetApp, Inc.
Starting boot on Tue Feb  5 15:37:40 GMT 2008
Tue Feb  5 15:38:31 GMT [ses.giveback.wait:info]: Enclosure Services will be unavailable while waiting for giveback.
Press Ctrl-C for Maintenance menu to release disks.
Waiting for giveback

  1. Execute cf giveback on FilerB filer.

    FilerA(takeover)> cf status
    FilerA has taken over FilerB.
    FilerB is ready for giveback.


    FilerA(takeover)> cf giveback
    please make sure you have rejoined your aggr before giveback.
    Do you wish to continue [y/n] ?? y


    FilerA> cf status
    Tue Feb  5 16:41:00 CET [FilerA: monitor.globalStatus.ok:info]: The system's global status is normal.
    Cluster enabled, FilerB is up.


Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator: How To Add Workstations Manually

To add new machines and deploy mcafee antivirus manually through epolicy you will need to log into the epolicy console with admin credentials and also make sure the workstation you are trying to add/deploy to is switched on and logged into windows.
First of all to add a new machine using the epolicy console you will need to click on Menu - Automation and then Server Tasks. If you look at the tasks one of them should say AD Discover, one of the options will be to Run click on this.


AD Discovery
AD Discovery
Clicking on this will switch to the Server Tasks Log screen and show you whether its completed or failed, in most cases it will complete ok but in the rare case it fails click on Edit and make sure it is correctly configured to synchronise with all groups. If you are unsure please contact Ergo Technical Support who can double check this for you, making sure you have your support agreement number with you.
Once this is done you can click on System Tree and you should see the new workstation and it should be unmanaged under Systems.
To install the agent and deploy the antivirus you will need to Tick the box next to the workstation name and then click on Actions at the bottom of the screen. This will open a menu from here select Agent and then Deploy Agents.


Mcafee Deploy Agent
Mcafee Deploy Agent
On the next screen enter the account details of an admin account then click on OK, this will try and deploy to the workstation in question.


Mcafee Deploy Agent Account Details
Mcafee Deploy Agent Account Details
It may take a few minutes before the agents installs but it will appear in the task bar, once this is there it will pull down the antivirus program.

Another way to manually deploy mcafee is to create an agent install package which you can run on any workstation as and when needed. The only thing that you will need to do to is move the workstation to the correct set from within mcafee.
To create this click on System Tree and then System Tree Actions (bottom left corner). You will see an option for New Systems click on this.


Mcafee New Systems
Mcafee New Systems
Select the option to Create and Download Agent Installation Package leave everything else on default except the use credentials make sure it is unticked. Click on OK, then click on the Download File link named Framepkg and save it onto the D drive on the server.
On the workstation that needs adding clicking on the Start button and then Run. Type in \\servername\d$ where server name is the name of the server usually f2t-server or server.
Double click on the framepkg file to launch the agent install once this is completed it will pull the antivirus down.
The workstation should now also appear in System Tree and may need moving to the correct set by ticking the tick box next to its name and then from the Actions Menu - Directory Management and Move Systems. You should be able to move it to the required set from here.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Updating Firmware on QUANTUM TAPE LIBRARY i40/80


Updating the Drive Firmware

Pre-Installation

.Save the Library configuration

NOTE : Please save the configuration file as the current firmware version

1.       Log on the Scalar i40 web client interface to save the configuration file
2.       Click Tools >Save/Restore Configuration
3.       Select Save System Configuration and click apply
4.       You will be prompted to save the file, Save it as the current library firmware version i.e.: 580

Assumptions :-

You have already downloaded the latest firmware and saved on the local machine from where you are accessing the library GUI console

NOTE: Please allow at least 30 minutes for the library to complete the following firmware upgrade process, including the reboot and reconnection with the host application.

Use this procedure to update the Scalar i40 library firmware on your system.
  1. Log on the Scalar i40 web client interface to update the firmware.
  2. Click Tools > Update Firmware.
  3. Click Browse to locate the downloaded library firmware file (*.tgz) on your computer's hard drive.  Unzip fie if needed
  4. Click Apply.
NOTE: The downloaded *.tgzfile should not be unzipped since it will function correctly as is once the library has processed this firmware upgrade file and has rebooted and re-inventoried the library.

When completed, the operator panel will display the user login screen.


Log on to verify that the library firmware has been updated to the proper version by viewing the About Scalar i40 or System Information screens, both under the Reports menu

DATA CENTER


NETAPP LUN Configuring FCP Multipathing in RedHat Linux/CentOS


Configuring FCP Multipathing in RedHat Linux/CentOS

The task: Creating LUNs on a filer, discover them in RedHat Enterprise Linux or CentOS, and multipath them with the device-mapper-multipath (dm-multipath) mechanism.
Assumptions:

1. The FC HBA drivers are already installed and running.

2. This example is using two single-port QLogic HBAs.

3. The multipathing package is already installed - look for dm-multipath or device-mapper-multipath.

1. Connect the filer using the cabling rules documented in the guides.

2. Create a lun on the filer:

   lun create -s  -t linux /vol/volname/lunname
 


For example:

   lun create -s 100g -t linux /vol/vol1/db1disk1.lun
 

3. Detect the relevant FC HBA initiator WWNs on the filer:

   fcp show initiator
 

4. Configure the WWNs into an initiator group on the filer:

   igroup create -f
 

5. Check if the Linux already recognizes the luns, it should:

   [root@hostname /]# cat /proc/scsi/scsi
   Attached devices:
   Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
     Vendor: NETAPP   Model: LUN              Rev: 0.2
     Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 04
   Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
     Vendor: NETAPP   Model: LUN              Rev: 0.2
     Type:   Unknown                          ANSI SCSI revision: 04
   Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
     Vendor: NETAPP   Model: LUN              Rev: 0.2
     Type:   Unknown                          ANSI SCSI revision: 04
   Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
     Vendor: NETAPP   Model: LUN              Rev: 0.2
     Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 04
 

6. Configure the multipath configuration file:

   root@hostname /]# cat /etc/multipath.conf
 
   ## Use user friendly names, instead of using WWIDs as names.
   defaults {
           user_friendly_names yes
   }
 
   # Blacklist all devices by default. Remove this to enable multipathing
   # on the default devices.
   devnode_blacklist {
           devnode "^(ram|raw|loop|fd|md|dm-|sr|scd|st)[0-9]*"
           devnode "^hd[a-z]"
           devnode "^cciss!c[0-9]d[0-9]*"
   }
 
   multipaths {
   devices {
           device {
                   vendor                  "NETAPP"
                   product                 "LUN"
                   path_grouping_policy    multibus
                   features                "1 queue_if_no_path"
                   path_checker            readsector0
                   path_selector           "round-robin 0"
                   failback                immediate
                   no_path_retry           queue
           }
           device {
                   vendor                  "NETAPP"
                   product                 "LUN"
                   path_grouping_policy    multibus
                   features                "1 queue_if_no_path"
                   path_checker            readsector0
                   path_selector           "round-robin 0"
                   failback                immediate
                   no_path_retry           queue
           }
   }
 

7. The following commands can be used to rescan the SCSI bus. Verify the paths using ls /proc/scsi/scsi:

   echo "scsi-qlascan" > /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/0
   echo "- - -" > /sys/class/scsi_host/host0/scan
   echo "scsi-qlascan" > /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/1
   echo "- - -" > /sys/class/scsi_host/host1/scan
   echo "scsi add-single-device controller 0 0 1 ">/proc/scsi/scsi
   echo "scsi add-single-device controller 0 0 1 ">/proc/scsi/scsi
 

8. As a result of the configuration file, there should be multipathing devices created already:

   /dev/mapper/mpath0
 

9. Use the following commands to troubleshoot the multipathing setup:

   multipath
   multipath -d -l
 

10. Create a filesystem on top of the multipathing device. While it is possible to create partitions on the underlying luns, and then let the multipathing code discover the partitions (which seem to require a reboot, and will result in devices named /dev/mapper/mpath0p1 for example), it is not recommended and seems to be tricky at best. The steps to create the filesystem and mount it are simple:

   mkfs -t ext3 /dev/mapper/mpath0
 

11. Mount the filesystem and check df:

   [root@hostname ~]# df -k
   Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
   /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
                       413267016   2766160 389508040   1% /
   /dev/cciss/c0d0p1       101086     23291     72576  25% /boot
   none                   8126884         0   8126884   0% /dev/shm
   /dev/mapper/mpath0   103212320     93852  97875588   1% /db
   /dev/mapper/mpath1   103212320     93852  97875588   1% /logs
 

Netapp Copying Data from Snapmirror Volume to a Tape Device and retrieving from Tapes to Snapmirror volume


FAS01> snapmirror store source_volume dest_tapedevices

g dest_disk_geom applies if the disk geometry of the destination
volume,is different from the disk geometry of the source volume. If they are different, use the -g parameter to
specify the destination volume disk geometry, for example:
-g 140000x10,7000x10

source_volume is the volume you are copying.

dest_tapedevices is a comma-separated list of tape devices to which you are copying the volume.

Result: SnapMirror starts transferring data to tape. This command creates a baseline transfer. If you have to use more than one tape,SnapMirror prompts you for another tape.

If SnapMirror prompts you for another tape, add another tape to the

drive, and continue transfer of data to tape by entering the following command:

FAS01> snapmirror use dest_tapedevices tape_drive

dest_tapedevices is the tape device or a comma-separated list of tape devices to which you are copying the volume.
tape_drive is the drive holding the new tape you supplied.

To initialise Snapmirror destination via local tape :

1.Create volume on destination filer.Put the volume into restricted state.

2.Load the tape (made with snapmirror store) into the destination filer's local tape device.

3.use the command:

FAS01> snapmirror retrieve dest_volume tape_drive

dest_volume is the volume that you are initializing.

tape_drive is a tape device or a comma-separated list of devices from

which you are restoring the volume.

Result: SnapMirror starts transferring data from the tape.

4.If Data ONTAP prompts you for another tape, add the next tape to

the drive and restart the initialization by entering the following

command:

FAS01> snapmirror use volume tape_list

volume is the volume to which you are restoring.

tape_list is the tape device from which you are restoring the volume.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Reset the Netapp filer to default factory settings

WARNING :- Please be noted this is a destructive command and don't use this on a production environment.