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RE: Syslog
by Hackworth, Brian 02 Aug '00

02 Aug '00

: In any case I think its a pretty usefull thing to be able to do. : So how do I go about raising an RFE? You can open new cases on NOW if you like. I took care of entering this RFE for you just now. -- Brian Hackworth hackwort(a)netapp.com Network Appliance 408.822.6654 Sunnyvale, CA USA

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Syslog
by Pesce, Nicholas (FUSA) 02 Aug '00

02 Aug '00

I have an interesting problem. Maybe someone could help me. I am trying to get syslog on a netapp filer to log remotely. I have placed the exact commands into the filer syslog.conf for local and remote logging. I also pinged the remote server to make sure that I could get to it in the first place. I am currently logging to /etc/messages but not to the remove server: Here is what my stuff looks like a rdfile of the syslog.conf (names and IPs were changed to protect the innocent) #5-30-2000 The syslog admin host is <remote box> cron,daemon,kern,syslog.alert;cron,daemon,kern,syslog.err;cron,daemon,kern,s yslo g.crit;cron,daemon,kern,syslog.emerg @10.0.0.1 auth,cron,daemon,kern,syslog.alert;auth,cron,daemon,kern,syslog.err;auth,cro n,da emon,kern,syslog.crit;auth,cron,daemon,kern,syslog.emerg;auth,cron,daemon,ke rn,s yslog.warning /etc/messages This seems legitimate. But I could be off. Has anyone else had problems doing remote logging? Nicholas Pesce Internet Production Services Phone: 847 488-6384 Pager: 888 785 3455 Fax: 847 488 3434

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F630 problems?
by Jeremy Hansen 02 Aug '00

02 Aug '00

A client of mine has a loaner F630. He's having very many issues with this box and a linux client. From this point just assume we've done all the nfsv3 patches, dhiggens, etc. Is there any issues with this box and the ontap version? ash> version NetApp Release 5.3.4R2: Sun Nov 21 13:29:37 PST 1999 ash> Basically the server just stops responding completely. Can get requested slot, etc. We've tried tcp mounts, this doesn't seem to make a difference. The problem is pretty severe that it leads me to believe that it's a netapp bug. I've personally never touched anything other then a F740 with the latest ontap installed. Thanks -jeremy -- http://www.xxedgexx.com | jeremy(a)xxedgexx.com ---------------------------------------------

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RE: What about SSH
by Philip, Nicolas 01 Aug '00

01 Aug '00

Jay, Mike is right, SecureAdmin 1.0 is a product sold separately that installs a SSH server (Secure Shell protocol) on your filer running Data ONTAP 5.3.x. It supports SSH 1.x clients only. It uses RSA for key echange (Host/Server key up to 1024 bits) and DES (56 bits) or 3DES for data encryption. Filer commands and your login name + password are therefore encrypted when passed over the network to your remote filer. Also we cannot include it with Data ONTAP due to US encryption export regulations that apply to such products and royalties paid to RSA. Since June 2000, SecureAdmin 1.0 is also available to customers based oustide the US and Canada (except Government type of end-users) Please contact your NetApp sales representative for more information on how to get a copy of SecureAdmin 1.0. and on exceptions that apply to certain Government type of end-users (Utilities, ISPs, Telcos, Health institutions, etc). Nicolas. Product Manager for System Management. Network Appliance. Sunnyvale, CA. -----Original Message----- From: Mike Sphar [mailto:mikey@remedy.com] Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 2:56 PM To: toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: RE: What about SSH If you're running Data ONTAP 5.3 or later, check the man page for SecureAdmin. Just go to http://[Your_Filer_name]/na_admin/man/na_secureadmin.1.html -- Mike Sphar - Sr Systems Administrator - Engineering Support Services, BOFH, GWP, MCP, MCP+I, MCSE, BFD -----Original Message----- From: Jay Orr [mailto:orrjl@stl.nexen.com] Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 12:44 PM To: toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: What about SSH Is there any way to use SSH to get to a server, so the password isn't broadcast over the network? If not, is there any other authentication method, or is it just straight telnet and console connections? ----------- Jay Orr Systems Administrator Fujitsu Nexion Inc. St. Louis, MO

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RE: Need terminator for one of the disk shelfs.
by Whitman, Michael 01 Aug '00

01 Aug '00

Jay: There is an easy visual way to tell if your disk shelf(s) need a FC-AL terminator. If you see two fans on the back of the disk shelf, then you are looking at an FC-7 or FC-8 disk shelf. In this case, you would need to terminate the loop with a FC-AL terminator. If you see three fans on the back of the disk shelf, then you are looking at an FC-9 shelf. An FC-9 shelf does NOT have to be terminated. Another way to verify that you have an FC-9 is that you will have two power supplies with green buttons on the left hand side of the shelf - the older shelfs did not have green buttons on the power supplies. As far as terminating the filer, check the back of the filer. Towards the right rear of the filer, there will be an FC-AL port. If you see one or more PCI-based FC-AL adapter cards installed, then you should terminate the FC-AL port on the back of the filer and connect the disk shelf to the FC-AL card. Hope this proves helpful. Don't forget that you can always access the NOW site on the web for specific configuration information. ___________________ Best Regards, Michael Whitman Professional Services Engineer San Diego, CA Network Appliance, Inc. (NTAP) 858-625-4675 mwhitman(a)netapp.com Get answers NOW! - NetApp On the Web - http://now.netapp.com -----Original Message----- From: Jay Orr [mailto:orrjl@stl.nexen.com] Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 6:51 AM To: Brian Tao Cc: Corris Randall; Robert Johannes; toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: Re: Need terminator for one of the disk shelfs. We recently purchaced a FC-AL 720, and I asked about the terminator. I was told it depends on the model of the drive-shelf as to whether or not it self terminates. Don't remember which was which though. On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Brian Tao wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Corris Randall wrote: > > > > I believe if you have FC9's you don't need the terminator... they're > > auto-terminating... > > It sounds like his disk shelf is connected to a slot-based FC-AL > adapter, so he still needs the terminator for the on-board adapter > (matching his description of a serial port). > -- > Brian Tao (BT300, taob(a)risc.org) > "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't" > > ----------- Jay Orr Systems Administrator Fujitsu Nexion Inc. St. Louis, MO

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RE: Syslog
by Pesce, Nicholas (FUSA) 01 Aug '00

01 Aug '00

well, at least I know it isn't just me :) -----Original Message----- From: chris_good(a)webtop.com [mailto:chris_good@webtop.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 1:26 PM To: toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: Re: Syslog Ronan Mullally wrote: >On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, Pesce, Nicholas (FUSA) wrote: >> This seems legitimate. But I could be off. Has anyone else had problems >> I also pinged the remote server to make sure that I could get to it in the >> first place. >Check that the syslogd on the remote box is set up to receive messages >from the network. AFAIK most Linux distributions these days (for >example) aren't. I was just looking at exactly the same thing today, we log all our syslogs out to one server. Everything else works fine, the filer doesn't. Sounds like a bug of some sort: syslog.conf extract from filer: *.info local5(a)212.111.41.140 and on our loghost: local4.* /var/log/lb # Netapp01 messages local5.* /var/log/netapp01 The one thing I read was that it had to be tab seperated but I've already checked that. -- Chris Good WebTop.com http://www.webtop.com Tel: +44 (0) 1223 715000 Fax: +44 (0) 1223 715001

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Memory upgrade for F720?
by Nick.Mayrath＠envoy.com 01 Aug '00

01 Aug '00

Can I upgrade the RAM in my F720 from 256 -> 512? If so, is there a specific type of RAM I need to use? What about upgrading the NVRAM? Thanks

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Clustering
by Moshe Linzer 01 Aug '00

01 Aug '00

Who's using cluster failover? We're thinking of doing it with 2 F760's, about 1TB total. Can anyone relate any pluses/minuses of such a configuration? Thanks, Moshe -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moshe Linzer | On the Internet, Unix Systems Manager | National Semiconductor, Israel | nobody knows you're a moron. Phone: 972-9-970-2247 | Fax: 972-9-970-2001 | - Network Magazine Email: moshel(a)nsc.com | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: Virtual Interfaces and direct connections to servers
by Bond, Andrew 01 Aug '00

01 Aug '00

Hi David, We have done this internally from a Sun client. Sun allows you to define different trunking policies: - mac - round robin - IP destination address - IP source/destination addres For more information, go to http://docs.sun.com , I think the sun trunking manual is online. Other platforms may have fixed policies or different options. Regards, Andrew > -----Original Message----- > From: David Lockwood [mailto:David.Lockwood@benettonformula.com] > Sent: 31 July 2000 16:56 > To: toasters(a)mathworks.com > Subject: Virtual Interfaces and direct connections to servers > > > Has anybody had any experience of connecting UNIX servers > directly to a NetApp filer and using Virtual Interfaces to > get a broader bandwidth. I want to be able to bypass a > network switch and use software on the UNIX box that will > 'trunk' the UNIX servers network ports together? > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For further information on Benetton Formula 1 visit our web > site at www.benettonf1.com. This email and any files > transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for > the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. If you have received this email in error please > destroy and notify Benetton Formula on +44 1608678000. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >

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RE: Netapp filesystem failure rate
by Mohler,Anissa 01 Aug '00

01 Aug '00

We do publish a calculation that you can use to estimate the "Mean Time to Data Loss" based on the MTBF for each type of drive. You can get the MTBF number from the individual drive manufacturer's web sites. http://www.netapp.com/tech_library/3027.html#section3.2 In this reference "Data Loss" is defined as "when the failures of two or more disk drives within the same RAID group overlap" This would be the time that you would be required to restore from tape. As far as actual field numbers... I really don't know ;( -----Original Message----- From: Brian Tao [mailto:taob@risc.org] Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 6:17 PM To: toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: Netapp filesystem failure rate Does Netapp have any numbers that they could share publically on how often they see filesystem failures in the field (i.e., double disk failure, spare drive bug, etc.) that would require restoring all the data from tape? I did a quick count in my head and figured we have roughly 21 filer-years of operation (1 filer running for 3 years, 2 for 2.5 years, etc.) without a catastrophic failure yet. Is the actual observed number more like 50 filer-years? 100? 200? -- Brian Tao (BT300, taob(a)risc.org) "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"

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