EMC NAS / VNX Health Checkup using command line
Login using nasadmin and verify the system’s health, type: $ /nas/bin/nas_checkup The checkup command reports back on the state of the Control Station, Data Movers, and storage system. Note: This...
View ArticleHow to halt the VNX for file / nas server ?
To halt the VNX for file server, type: # /nasmcd/sbin/nas_halt now ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO CONTINUE? [ yes or no ] : # yes Sending the halt signal to the Master Control Daemon…: Done . . Halting...
View ArticleHow to Halt the VNX Data Movers ?
The following procedure explains how to perform an orderly, timed, or immediate halt of a network server’s Data Mover or blade. This procedure applies to all VNX unified and VNX for file systems. Note:...
View ArticleHow to Verify the VNX daemons ?
View VNX daemons It is essential that the HTTPD daemons run on the Control Station at all times, so the Unisphere software can manage the VNX. To view the VNX daemons enabled at the Control Station,...
View ArticleHow to mount remote windows partition / windows share under Linux ?
NAME mount.cifs – mount using the Common Internet File System (CIFS) SYNOPSIS mount.cifs {service} {mount-point} [-ooptions] DESCRIPTION This tool is part of the samba(7) suite. mount.cifs mounts a...
View ArticleHow to identify your VNX NAS software versions ?
To determine the software versions on the Control Station, Data Mover, or blade, use the following: To view the software version running on the Control Station, type: $ nas_version -l Output Name...
View ArticleHow to Set the time zone of the VNX Data Mover ?
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 also update the daylight...
View ArticleHow to Change VNX Control Station time zone using the CLI ?
Steps: 1. Log in to the Control Station as root. 2. To verify the current environment, type: # date Output: Wed Aug 8 16:22:54 IST 2012 3. Display information about the current time zone of the...
View ArticleHow to Configure NTP service using the CLI in VNX NAS ?
1. Log in to the Control Station as root. 2. Check the status of the NTP daemon by typing: # ps -ef |grep ntpd Output: ntp 30818 1 0 Aug07 ? 00:00:00 ntpd -u ntp:ntp -p...
View ArticleHow to Set the date and time of the VNX ?
Set Control Station date and time You must log in as root to perform this operation. To set the date and time for a Control Station, use this command syntax: # date -s “<hh:mm mm/dd/yy>” where:...
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