toasters May 1999

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Re:ISP_2100: cmd opcode 0x28, retry count 0: command timeout, aborting request error
by raster＠netapp.com 01 Aug '99

01 Aug '99

>Can anyone shed some light on the error below? It looks like it is just a >media error which was recovered from, but I wanted verification. > Thank you, > Mike > > >Wed May 12 00:13:03 EDT [isp2100_timeout]: 8.45 (cmd opcode 0x28, retry >count 0): command timeout, aborting request >Wed May 12 00:13:03 EDT [isp2100_timeout]: isp2100_reset_device: device 8.45 >(1.45) Hi Mike, The above message sequence is a symptom of SCSI command timeout. As part of timeout recovery, the device in question is reset and all pending commands are reissued. Hope this helps. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radek Aster [ raster_at_netapp_dot_com ] | "I bike, therefore I am" http://www.nowhere.net/~raster/ | - Rene' DesBiketes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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netcache on a F500 series
by kelvin 22 Jun '99

22 Jun '99

Dear all, quick question, is there any way to turn off the caching (other than putting a global url stoplist), and just allowing the netapp box to be a dedicated proxy, rather than a caching proxy? swift responses appreciated, many thanks, kelvin tooth

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Will cluster failover occur with either 5.21 or 5.3 if NIC card fails?
by Mike Ball 03 Jun '99

03 Jun '99

Will a cluster failover occur if a NIC card fails in one of the clustered filers? I have not been able to find a answer from level 1 tech support at Netapp or from the NOW site? Thank you, Mike Ball

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Implementing Informix on NetApp
by Itzik Meirson 31 May '99

31 May '99

I would apprecite if someone could provide information regarding implementation of Informix on NetApp filers. Searching NetApp's web did not provide any relevant information. TIA, Itzik

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Re: erase disk label?
by Paul Albers 27 May '99

27 May '99

At 05:46 PM 5/26/99 -0400, mgx(a)spruce.lsd.ornl.gov wrote: >netapp support advised me to use the disk_remove_label >command to remove the disk labels of a couple of new >disks which decided to insert themselves into a new >and unused vol. however, my 5.3D2 ontap does not seem >to know the disk_remove_label command. is this correct? >or is there another command to remove the disk label? > >-- >-- michael > Michael, Use the disk_erase_label command, you will be able to find this command under rc_toggle_basic. You should be able to use the 'vol destroy' command to destroy these unwanted volumes though. Either one should accomplish what you are trying to do, turn these drives into spares. -paul

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Evil Twins
by Jay Soffian 26 May '99

26 May '99

Okay, I've got to know. What does 'evil_twins' do? The help for the command isn't too enlightening: in-progress evil twin resize info j. -- Jay Soffian <jay(a)cimedia.com> UNIX Systems Administrator 404.572.1941 Cox Interactive Media

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erase disk label?
by mgx＠spruce.lsd.ornl.gov 26 May '99

26 May '99

netapp support advised me to use the disk_remove_label command to remove the disk labels of a couple of new disks which decided to insert themselves into a new and unused vol. however, my 5.3D2 ontap does not seem to know the disk_remove_label command. is this correct? or is there another command to remove the disk label? -- -- michael

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Re: Anybody running alternative NAS boxes alongside netapps?
by sirbruce＠ix.netcom.com 25 May '99

25 May '99

On 05/25/99 15:22:26 you wrote: > >In message <Pine.BSF.4.10.9905241404040.332-100000(a)schizo.cdsnet.net>, Jaye >Mathisen writes: >> >>I just got done catching my breath, and wiping the tears out of my eyes >>reviewing the latest storage quote from Netapp for my 540. Out of curiosity, was it simply a quote on more disks, which was too high for you, or is your current system already at capacity and you'd have to do a bunch of upgrades to newer hardware to get more storage? If it's the latter it's really unfair to use it for price comparison when other products; you will run into similar limitations on them eventually. If it's the former, remember that the disk is more expensive because it goes hand-in-had with the high performance and testing. If you want to use another product with cheaper disk, it's not going to be as reliable, particularly under heavy loads. >>Is anybody using some of the other boxes available as adjuncts to the >>netapp? I'm going to keep my netapps for some very specific users, but I >>believe I can move significant amounts of data (log files, etc). off to >>other products, and avoid paying absolutely ridiculous prices... Well, it's not clear what you want these adjunct products to do. If you care about reliability or performance, you'd get a netapp despite the price. If you don't care about these things, and simply want cheap bulk storage for "significant amounts of data" that you don't care how slow it is, or if it crashes and you lose all your data, nor how much administration time it will take adding new disks since you won't get RAID-4, then I see no reason to go with another "appliance-like" product. Just add some disks to your regular user/compute/development/cpu/whatever-you-call-them servers, be they Sun, Linux, Compaq/Digital, or whatever. Bruce

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Re: Anybody running alternative NAS boxes alongside netapps?
by Jason D. Kelleher 25 May '99

25 May '99

In message <Pine.BSF.4.10.9905241404040.332-100000(a)schizo.cdsnet.net>, Jaye Mathisen writes: > >I just got done catching my breath, and wiping the tears out of my eyes >reviewing the latest storage quote from Netapp for my 540. > >Is anybody using some of the other boxes available as adjuncts to the >netapp? I'm going to keep my netapps for some very specific users, but I >believe I can move significant amounts of data (log files, etc). off to >other products, and avoid paying absolutely ridiculous prices... > >My needs are mainly NFS, with just a hint of CIFS (that I can live w/o), >thrown in. > >Thanks in advance. I stopped by the Netforce booth at SANS. Not bad. They had a workgroup server for ~$5000 with a capacity of 80GB as well as higher end systems. I don't know if I'd trust them for critical data, but they're probably worth a look. jason

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subscribe_toasters
by John McLaughlin 25 May '99

25 May '99

John McLaughlin Open System Solutions Senior Sales Representative Phone: 508-359-4248 Email: jmac(a)opensystems.com "Dedicated to Secure Data Access"

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