Data Domain – System Tuning Guide for Solaris 10 / Solaris 11

How to fine tune your Solaris backup servers: Recommended mount option For Solaris 10 #mount -F nfs -o hard,intr,llock,vers=3,proto=tcp,sec=sys, timeo=1200,rsize=1048576,wsize=1048576 HOSTNAME:/backup /ddr/backup # mount -F nfs -o hard,intr,llock,vers=3,proto=tcp,sec=sys, timeo=1200,rsize=1048576,wsize=1048576 HOSTNAME:/data/col1/<mtree> /ddr/<mountpoint> For Solaris 11 #mount -F nfs -o hard,intr,llock,vers=3,sec=sys,timeo=1200,rsize=1048576,wsize=1048576 HOSTNAME:/backup /ddr/backup # mount -F nfs -o hard,intr,llock,vers=3,sec=sys,timeo=1200,rsize=1048576,wsize=1048576 HOSTNAME:/data/col1/<mtree> /ddr/<mountpoint> Recommended Network Settings: Data Domain recommends … Read more

How To Install and Configure DellEMC PowerPath on Linux (RHEL/CentOS)

NOTICE: Before you start DellEMC powerpath installation and configuration, make sure HBA cards are installed on the server and Fiber channel switches are zoned properly. [root@unixonline ~]# tar -xzf DellEMCPower.LINUX-7.4.0.b201.tar.gz [root@unixonline ~]# ls DellEMCPower.LINUX-7.4.0.00.00-201.OL7.x86_64.rpm DellEMCPower.LINUX-7.4.0.00.00-201.RHEL8.x86_64.rpm DellEMCPower.LINUX-7.4.0.b201.tar.gz DellEMCPower.LINUX-7.4.0.00.00-201.OL8.x86_64.rpm DellEMCPower.LINUX-7.4.0.00.00-201.SLES12SP5.x86_64.rpm DellEMCPower.LINUX-7.4.0.00.00-201.RHEL7.x86_64.rpm DellEMCPower.LINUX-7.4.0.00.00-201.SLES15SP3.x86_64.rpm In this example, DellEMC Powerpath 7 ( DellEMCPower.LINUX-7.4.0.00.00-201.RHEL7.x86_64.rpm ) is installed on Red Hat 7. … Read more

DellEMC PowerPath powermt Command Examples – Display, Check, Remove, Config, Restore

For installing and configuring DellEMC PowerPath in Linux OS, please refer to How To Install and Configure DellEMC PowerPath on Linux. If your server has two HBA cards connected to DellEMC SAN storage device, you can implement load-balancing, and fail-over on the HBA cards using the DellEMC PowerPath software. DellEMC Powermt management utility helps you … Read more