toasters November 2003

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RE: ONTAP simulator http license?
by Meyer, Brad 28 Jan '04

28 Jan '04

Try these... Brad BKHEXNB is a fcp Simulator site license NAZOMKC is a http Simulator site license -----Original Message----- From: CTG - Bob Weiler [mailto:bweiler@ctgwi.com] Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 7:24 AM To: toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: ONTAP simulator http license? Does anyone know the simulator license for http? When I installed the simulator I noticed the keys for fcp and http are identical. The installation guide has the following: ... license dafs=TBPGWWF license fcp=BKHEXNB <- license http=BKHEXNB <- license nfs=BQOEAZL ... Thanks, Bob -----Original Message----- From: owner-toasters(a)mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Dave Hitz Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 8:29 PM To: toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: ONTAP Simulator available on NOW Some of you may know that NetApp Engineering uses an ONTAP Simulator as part of our development process. (The simulator runs all of ONTAP as a process under Linux. At a very low level, we spoof the disk drivers, so that disks are simulated by local files. We spoof the network drivers by putting the Linux Ethernet card into promiscuous mode and creating a fake MAC address associated with the simulator.) Enough technical details. The point of this message is that we are now making the simulator available to customers so that they can experiment with ONTAP features and commands without putting production systems at risk. I have had many customers tell me that they wished they had a way to play with new releases and new features, but they didn't have a safe place to do it. Just to be clear: This is not production software. It's ONTAP running on top of Linux, so don't use it for performance testing. We have no formal support program. Don't call NetApp support. This is an "as is" tool. (Some restrictions may apply. :-) On the other hand, I think you will find the simulator to be very useful for experimenting with ONTAP. Hundreds of NetApp engineers use it every day, and we have been using the simulator for over a year in NetApp training classes. Not only can you experiment with the features of a single filer, but you can run multiple simulators and experiment with features like SnapMirror, SnapVault, and Cluster Fail Over. It doesn't support Fibre Channel, because that would take more hardware, but it does support iSCSI and all of the other TCP/IP protocols, including NFS, CIFS, HTTP and FTP, as well as network management protocols like SNMP and NDMP. Here are some details: You can download the simulator from NOW at <http://now.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/simulator>. We have created a category in the NOW community forums called "ONTAP Simulator" that can be accessed at <http://forums.netapp.com/showcategory.asp?cid=172>. And finally, we have created a majordomo mailing list that people can join at xdl-simulator(a)netapp.com. (You know the drill. To join send to majordomo(a)netapp.com, not to the simulator list itself.) And of course, feel free to talk about it here on toasters. As I said above, the simulator is NOT formally supported, but some volunteers at NetApp have agreed to informally answer questions to the xdl-simulator mailing list. Have fun! Dave Hitz Founder and EVP Engineering, Network Appliance

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SNMP values keeps changing after every reboot. any solution to fix this?
by Sto Rage© 28 Jan '04

28 Jan '04

Every time the filer is rebooted. the snmp values for disk changes. This affects our mrtg monitoring. Is there a script that helps overcome this issue? How are others monitoring disk usage using mrtg? TIA After last reboot: NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.1 = STRING: "/vol/vol1/" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.2 = STRING: "/vol/vol1/.snapshot" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.3 = STRING: "/vol/vol7/" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.4 = STRING: "/vol/vol7/.snapshot" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.5 = STRING: "/vol/vol6/" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.6 = STRING: "/vol/vol6/.snapshot" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.7 = STRING: "/vol/vol2/" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.8 = STRING: "/vol/vol2/.snapshot" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.9 = STRING: "/vol/vol0/" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.10 = STRING: "/vol/vol0/.snapshot" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.11 = STRING: "/vol/vol5/" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.12 = STRING: "/vol/vol5/.snapshot" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.13 = STRING: "/vol/vol4/" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.14 = STRING: "/vol/vol4/.snapshot" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.15 = STRING: "/vol/vol3/" NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.16 = STRING: "/vol/vol3/.snapshot" Before the reboot: #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.1 = STRING: "/vol/vol2/" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.2 = STRING: "/vol/vol2/.snapshot" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.3 = STRING: "/vol/vol1/" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.4 = STRING: "/vol/vol1/.snapshot" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.5 = STRING: "/vol/vol4/" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.6 = STRING: "/vol/vol4/.snapshot" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.7 = STRING: "/vol/vol6/" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.8 = STRING: "/vol/vol6/.snapshot" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.9 = STRING: "/vol/vol0/" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.10 = STRING: "/vol/vol0/.snapshot" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.11 = STRING: "/vol/vol5/" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.12 = STRING: "/vol/vol5/.snapshot" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.13 = STRING: "/vol/vol3/" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.14 = STRING: "/vol/vol3/.snapshot" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.15 = STRING: "/vol/vol7/" #NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB::dfFileSys.16 = STRING: "/vol/vol7/.snapshot"

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Large directory performance bug? F760/6.1.2R3/Linux/2.4.20
by Chris Miles 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

Hi, we have over 20 webservers running a web application and serving all the data off a Netapp NFS mount. Netapp CPU normally sits at around 20-40% and NFS response is good. Today we hit what appears to have been a bug of some sort. All of a sudden, with no apparent increase in client connections, the F760 CPU went to 80-90% and the load on all the webservers rose sharply (from approx 0.5-1.5 up to 15-20). The site response went down the drain (20+ seconds for a page that normally takes under 1 second). It appeared to be caused by the application doing readdirs (along with other operations: read/write/getattr) on a specific directory, which at that time held about 70,000 files. We fixed the problem by disabling the readdirs within the application and also reducing the number of files in that directory down to about 45,000. We don't know exactly which fix (stopping readdirs or removing the files) did the trick, but after that Netapp CPU dropped back to normal and the webservers were happy and the site responsive again. It appeared that the combination of all the operations on the large directory were causing the NFS clients to hang and the Netapp CPU to max out. Although at the same time, other NFS operations were still performing at a reasonable speed (ie, the whole Netapp was not locked up). Any ideas on a bug or limitation on either the Linux or the Netapp side with regards to large (70,000+ files) directories? Info: Netapp F760C ONTAP 6.1.2R3 Linux 2.4.20 (Redhat) Mount options: rw,hard,intr,vers=3,proto=tcp,rsize=32768,wsize=32768 Cheers, Chris -- Chris Miles http://chrismiles.info/

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a dying man's plea
by larry moore 29 Nov '03

29 Nov '03

Greetings to you and your family in the name of God. In my search for a reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your contact through prayers and painstaking efforts I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wish .My names are Larry Moore. I'm a 65 years old man and a British living in Dubai (United Arab Emirate). I was a merchant and owned two businesses in Dubai. I was also married with two children. My wife and two children died in a car accident six years ago. Before this happened my business and concern for making money was all I lived for. I never really cared about other values in life. But since the loss of my family, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families. I have been helping orphans in orphanage/ motherless homes. I have also donated some money for humanitarian needs in Sudan, South Africa, Cameroon, Brazil, Spain, Austria, Germany and some Asian countries. Only recently I saw on television the colossal loss of pro perties and livelihood of people in Canberra, Australia through fire. I was moved with great pity and compassion that I decided to make a contribution on assisting people over there. Before I became ill, I kept $12.5 Million in a long-term deposit account in a finance company . Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for oesophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to victims of this fire outbreak in Australia and other charity organizations. Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them. Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and the interest accrued from the company in Canada and distribute it accordingly. Use your judgement to distribute the money and keep 5% of it t o yourself. Feel free to reimburse yourself when you have the money for any cost you incur during the process of collecting and distributing the money. If you are willing to help, please reply as soon as you can. May the good Lord bless you and your family. Regards, Larry Moore ---------------- Powered by telstra.com

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RE: Root recovery without diskettes? Ulp.
by Borders, Rich 29 Nov '03

29 Nov '03

You can make new disks from the NOW site, or you can go to maintenance mode ( be sure to get your license keys off it first ( rsh ) and then change the root password in the maintenance menu. Richard D Borders > -----Original Message----- > From: Professor Frink [mailto:proffrink@hotmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 5:21 AM > To: toasters(a)mathworks.com > Subject: Root recovery without diskettes? Ulp. > > I have a F740 with 4 FC9 7x36G shelves that I'm prepping for > putting up for sale, and want to scrub the old corporate data > off of it. Unfortunately, the root password is long since > been lost, and the OnTap diskettes are not available (in the > ex-wife's house in a bitter divorce, d'oh!). > > Is there any way to recover the root password somehow without > the original floppies; I'm even willing to pooch all the > data, since I want it scrubbed anyway. > > Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. As it is, the > unit is just one deafening white noise generating, air > blowing, heating system. :( > > Thanks. > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months > FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a > %2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca > >

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Root recovery without diskettes? Ulp.
by Professor Frink 28 Nov '03

28 Nov '03

I have a F740 with 4 FC9 7x36G shelves that I'm prepping for putting up for sale, and want to scrub the old corporate data off of it. Unfortunately, the root password is long since been lost, and the OnTap diskettes are not available (in the ex-wife's house in a bitter divorce, d'oh!). Is there any way to recover the root password somehow without the original floppies; I'm even willing to pooch all the data, since I want it scrubbed anyway. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. As it is, the unit is just one deafening white noise generating, air blowing, heating system. :( Thanks. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.ms…

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IPSec on OnTap 6.4
by Garrett Burke 27 Nov '03

27 Nov '03

Hi, Was wondering if anyone has tried using the IPSec support in OnTap 6.4, either with or without the accelerator module? What sort of throughput are you getting with a particular filer/client spec and what sort of CPU load is the filer experiencing? thanks, GB ---- Garrett Burke, Service Implementation & Support Manager, Eircomnet. http://www.eircom.net

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GOOD DAY
by jude okoro 27 Nov '03

27 Nov '03

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LETTER FROM DR. ALBERT.
by albertosaro＠katamail.com 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

OSARO AND ASSOCIATES 40 ABIODUN STR. VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS, NIGERIA. Email:albertosaro@katamail.com TEL:234-1-848322 Dear Sir, l am a financial consultant based in Lagos, Nigeria.l have a client (widow) she has $12,000,000 with a Private Equity Investment Trust Company for safekeeping. And she is willing to offer you 20% of the total fund if you can assist her transfer this fund to your country or any bank of your wish.She wishes to invest in a stable economy. Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms. My client is interested in placing part of her fund in your company,if your country`s bi-laws allows foreign investment. You can contact me for more details via my e-mail address or Phone number stated above. Yours Sincerely, DR. ALBERT OSARO. (Managing Director)

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migrate to W2K AD
by Bui, Marcus 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

Hello Toasters, I'm preparing to migrate a couple of Filers from NT4 Domain to W2K AD. Want get input for any 'gotchas' I need to prepare for and a few questions I have. Questions: 1. Can you move back to the original NT4 Domain after migrating to W2K AD? Just in case there is are issues I need to backout and go back to original state. 2. Do I need to migrate both Filer in the cluster at the same time? I don't think so but just want to confirm. 3. Anyone ran across these bugs: 70049 <http://now.netapp.com/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=70049> (especially this one), 96015 <http://now.netapp.com/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=96015> , 99187 <http://now.netapp.com/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=99187> ? Here, roaming profile is enabled and the profile is copied back to the Filer. Environment: - F880c, ONTAP 6.4.1, CIFS only - W2K mixed mode - LAN ID stays the same - clients in NT4 Domain and AD Domain thanks, Marcus Bui ----------------------------------------- Confidentiality Note: The information contained in this message, and any attachments, may contain confidential and/or privileged material. It is intended solely for the person or entity to which it is addressed. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.

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