Saturday, April 19, 2025

DCNM login error "RequestSendFailed: EJBCLIENT000409" for the SAN Client

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We have plan to build a new NDFC to manage our MDS switches.  It is more complex and will take some time to deploy.  Few challenges are reso...
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Migration from VMAX 40k to PMAX 8000 and 8500

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Just completed the storage migration from VMAX to PMAX 8000 and 8500 before Christmas.  NDM is not an option because NDM no longer supports ...

Isilon NDMP backup failed after NetWorker upgraded to 19.11

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We need to update firmware of existing Isilon to 9.7.1.x to add new Isilon nodes as recommended by support.  Before we do that, we need to c...
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Update Isilon to 9.7.1.4 from 9.4.0.14 to add new A300, H700 and F710 nodes

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Main reason for the upgrade in Jan is to replace existing A200, H500 and F800 with new Isilon nodes A300, H700 and F710 nodes.  Support reco...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Create partition with Linux

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Sometimes, for some odd reason, there is issue deleting and reforming partition on USB disk.  I have to use Linux to complete the task.  Aga...
Thursday, July 25, 2024

Isilon upgrade from 9.1.0.x to 9.4.0.14 to fix NFSv4 lock issue

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We discover the NFS lock issue in OneFS 8.x with MQ.  We have MQ with message queue stores in the Isilon NFS share.  When Isilon node reboot...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Setup VLAN with TP-LINK WR1043ND v1.6 (LibreCMC)

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As mentioned before, I have flashed LibreCMC on TP-LINK WR1043ND v1.6 with WiFi disabled. It is my backup router.  Because my ISP support 2 ...
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Setup Tumbleweed as physical host for VirtualBox

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I decide to try Tumbleweed on the same old FX-8320 host.  Installation is similar to LEAP 15.4.  For GUI option, I choose Generic Desktop in...
Monday, August 28, 2023

Isilon multiscan moves data between tiers unexpectedly

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 After Isilon was implemented 2.5 yrs ago, we decided to stop SmartPool jobs and use combination of IndexUpdate and FilePolicy job to save r...
Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Cable Modem TC4400 overheated?

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Switch to TC4400 cable modem for a few months because DOCSIS 3.0 will not be supported by my cable company.  This is the only one not using ...