equallogic

ESXi UNMAP not working on Replicated EqualLogic Volume

Nov 10, 2016 · 1 min read · vmware · esxi · equallogic · dell ·

What to do when the VMware vSphere ESXi UNMAP command doesn’t release space on some or all volumes on a Dell EqualLogic SAN array running v8 firmware (may apply to other versions too).

Failure to Create Diagnostic Logs on EqualLogic

Dec 15, 2015 · 3 min read · dell · equallogic ·

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Failure to Create Diagnostic Logs on EqualLogic

Symptoms When running the diag command from the Dell EqualLogic CLI (via a SSH session to an EqualLogic member) the process proceeds as normal but never completes, and the SSH session is eventually terminated. Repeating the operation produces the same result. Example Output: 1login as: grpadmin 2grpadmin@xxxxx's …

Unable to Save Email Settings in SAN HQ

Dec 4, 2015 · 1 min read · dell · equallogic ·

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Symptoms When modifying the email settings in the Dell EqualLogic SAN Headquarters application, the following error message appears: The SAN HQ was unable to save the recent e-mail notification changes. Unable to save changes to the group (GroupName) due to insufficient access permissions or administrative …

EqualLogic Upgrade FTP Permission Denied Error

May 15, 2013 · 1 min read · microsoft · windows · java · dell · equallogic ·

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EqualLogic Upgrade FTP Permission Denied Error

Whilst trying to update firmware on a Dell EqualLogic PS6500 I received the error FTP: Permission denied: recv failed. It turns out that this was down to a Java problem on my Windows 7 workstation, rather than the EqualLogic.