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Equallogic is Dell's line of SANs.

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VMware vSphere 4.1 and BackupExec 2010

I'm sure a common problem with most shops is backups, their size, and the window in which you have to back up the data. What we are working with: VMware vSphere 4.1 Cluster PS4000XV Equallogic Storage Array (1.6TB Volume dedicated for Backup to…
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How to install additional hard drives into a Dell EqualLogic PS4000

We have a PS4000 that came with 8 drives. We have bought an additional 8 drives from Dell to fully populate the SAN but I can't find any information to confirm that it's as simple as just popping them... Documentation at…
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Can Dell Equallogic share a LUN that's not dirty for NTFS writes?

If I have a dell equallogic san that has a lun and I want three Windows 2008 servers to be able to write to it. Will the Dell Equallogic product allow me to write to that lun without being "dirty" or corrupt or do I still need clustering somewhere?…
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Running SQL Server 2008 with an Equallogic PS-series

Possible Duplicate: Anyone have any experience with SQL over iSCSI on Equallogic boxes? We've currently got a dedicated Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 server that's quickly running out of disk space. The server is hammered 24/7 pretty much and…
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Dell EqualLogic PS6010E Network Setup

We recently got a PS6010E and going through setup, I put in all the IP info we are planning on using, and when I get to the part where it says to go to http://[group-ip-addr], I am unable to connect. Also tried SSH and Telnet. Looking at the switch,…
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Need to change IP address of iSCSI SAN without disruption to service

We are in the process of a network redesign and I am now down to changing the IP address of the Equallogic iSCSI SAN that is in use by our VMware ESX servers. The Equallogic has three active ethernet ports servicing iSCSI requests. I'm lookingfor a…
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About Equallogic Dell storages controller replacement ? Active /Passive

Regarding Dell Equallogic storage arrays, is it possible to replace the active controller module despite the fact that it's processing volume I/O? If not, what should I do before replacing it?
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Replacement drives for Equallogic PS6210X?

I'm searching for a replacement drive for a 1.2TB 10K 12Gb/s 2.5" hard drive that is showing multiple failures. A Dell representative has stated that p/n: 400-AHNG will work. I also see a very similar p/n: 400-AJPD available. However, neither show…
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VMWare and storage virtualization solution

I'd like to use the capabilities of two Dell EqualLogic SAN and a VMWare vSphere 6 installation to implement a storage virtualization solution. Basically I'd like to put virtual SAN layer above my two physical SANs so that it can provide the same…
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With a Dell Equallogic, how can I see the individual RAID 5 arrays in a RAID 50 policy?

I have a Dell Equallogic PS4000 with the policy set to RAID 50. I can't see in the Group Manager where there are multiple arrays to make the RAID 50. Are they created automatically in the background, when I choose RAID 50? I have one group, one…
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Do Equallogic PS6010s accept non-EQL firmware disks?

We have a PS6010 which is just out of its support contract. We are looking to give it another lease on life so would like to replace all the drives with new ones. It currently has 16x ST3450856SS/ST3450857SS SAS drives but with EQL firmware (i.e.…
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Dirty Cache Dell Equallogic Storage Array

has anyone ever run into a dirty cache issue with a Equallogic SAN. Even after replacement of the controller cards in the Equallogic Storage Array fails offline with a dirty cache. I have listed steps here on my blog to bring the SAN online again,…
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Dell Equallogic PS5000E Multipathing Extension Module for VMware vSphere required even if storage is not presented to ESXi?

Single Dell Equallogic PS5000E array, fw 7.0.5, dual controller, NIC0 and NIC1 on each controller are on the iSCSI VLAN, NIC2 on each controller is on the management VLAN. VMware vSphere 5.5, software iSCSI, each host has two physical NICs connected…
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Dell Equallogic: class com.equallogic.eqlgroupmgr.EqlGroupMgrApplet.class not found

I'm running into this error trying to load the web UI for my Dell Equallogic. I've made sure I've updated to Java 7, have current versions of FireFox (27) and Chrome (30.0.1599.114) and experience this same error on both. This is running under…
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Replicating databases using Dell equallogic

Can the Dell Equallogic 6100/4100 replicate databases like mysql, MS SQL 2012, and Oracle 11g? I would like to set up my web applications and their databases in VMWare 5. They would run off the equallogic and be synchronized with another equallogic…
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