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OT: Netapp at Usenix?
by Brian Tao 06 Jun '00

06 Jun '00

Anyone heading down to San Diego for USENIX this year? Can we expect a Netapp vendor hospitality suite again? :) -- Brian Tao (BT300, taob(a)risc.org) "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"

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BudTool incremental backups behaving differently when using NDMP
by Matt Phelps 05 Jun '00

05 Jun '00

Hi All, We recently turned on NDMP on our filer and have noticed different behavior with incremental backups. If we level 0 a qtree, then use Solaris ufsdump piped to the NetApp restore command to move files from a Solaris box to that qtree (such that the file attributes like ctime and mtime are older than the level 0 time), a subsequent level 9 dump will not see the added files. If we turn off NDMP on the filer, so BudTool's dump.NetApp class reverts to rsh'ing a Ontap "dump" command, then that DOES pick up the added files. We opened a call with NetApp (110424), they claimed to have made "incremental backups with NDMP available" in 5.3.5R2P2 which we upgraded to, but we are still seeing the same behavior. We are using Budtool 4.6.1 on a Solaris machine. -- Matt Phelps System Administrator, Computation Facility Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics mphelps(a)cfa.harvard.edu, http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~mphelps

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RE: Filer Question
by McDonough, Tim 05 Jun '00

05 Jun '00

Yes, they should, on the other hand if you munge the cable ( anyone ever bent a few pins on a SCSI cable?? ) it'd be a bit easier to come up with a replacement DB9 cable. Tim -----Original Message----- From: Jay Tribick [mailto:jay.tribick@carrier1.net] Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 2:20 PM To: Jay Orr Cc: toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: Re: Filer Question Hey :) > Not that serious a question, but we just got a new F720 and was wondering > why the Fibre card has the funky connector on it, but the filer and the > trays have a 9-pin connector? I would think as much as the box was > idiot-proofed they would of at least used a different connector for the > shelves then from the serial devices.... > > Anyone know? Just curious... Are you expecting idiots to install it? :] If you are making such a large investment deploying netapp boxes, shouldn't the people who are going to admin it know the difference between serial and FCAL? (: -- Regards, Jay Tribick Senior Systems Engineer Carrier1 Voice: +44 171 531 3874 Mobile: +44 7801 526 638

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Filer Question
by Jay Orr 05 Jun '00

05 Jun '00

Not that serious a question, but we just got a new F720 and was wondering why the Fibre card has the funky connector on it, but the filer and the trays have a 9-pin connector? I would think as much as the box was idiot-proofed they would of at least used a different connector for the shelves then from the serial devices.... Anyone know? Just curious... ----------- Jay Orr Systems Administrator Fujitsu Nexion Inc. St. Louis, MO

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RE: using openview to receive traps from a 740 filer
by alan.yoder＠netapp.com 05 Jun '00

05 Jun '00

Hints: be sure to turn on snmp with "snmp init 1" turn traps on with "snmp traps on" set the traphost with "snmp traphost add <host>" Notes: traps were introduced in 5.3 you have to get stuff right on the Openview end too If these don't solve your problem, please open a call with NetApp support. They should be able to help you nail it down. Alan =============================================================== Alan G. Yoder agy(a)netapp.com =============================================================== > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Horn [mailto:mhorn@chkenergy.com] > Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 12:52 PM > To: 'toasters(a)mathworks.org' > Subject: using openview to receive traps from a 740 filer > > > Is anyone using Openview to receive traps from a 740 filer? > We have installed the MIB file into Openview on a Sun box > and added several snmp traps to the /etc/rc file on the filer. > If we pull a power supply a trap should be sent to Openview > for translation and then send a page informing me of a problem. > We are not seeing any traps from the filer but Netapps said > this should work. If you have in input on our problem please > send me a message. Your help in this matter is greatly > appreciated > > Regards, > > Michael A. Horn > Associate Geophysicist > > > Michael A. Horn > Associate Geophysicist > > Chesapeake Energy Corporation > 6106 N. Western Avenue > P.O. Box 18496 > Oklahoma City, OK 73154-0496 > 405/879-9282 (office) > 405/879-9577 (fax) > mhorn(a)chkenergy.com > >

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using openview to receive traps from a 740 filer
by Mike Horn 05 Jun '00

05 Jun '00

Is anyone using Openview to receive traps from a 740 filer? We have installed the MIB file into Openview on a Sun box and added several snmp traps to the /etc/rc file on the filer. If we pull a power supply a trap should be sent to Openview for translation and then send a page informing me of a problem. We are not seeing any traps from the filer but Netapps said this should work. If you have in input on our problem please send me a message. Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated Regards, Michael A. Horn Associate Geophysicist Michael A. Horn Associate Geophysicist Chesapeake Energy Corporation 6106 N. Western Avenue P.O. Box 18496 Oklahoma City, OK 73154-0496 405/879-9282 (office) 405/879-9577 (fax) mhorn(a)chkenergy.com

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RE: NAS solutions from Sun?
by howie.wilcox＠netapp.com 05 Jun '00

05 Jun '00

Hi Folks, There seems to be not very much that would be considered "filer" or "appliance" in SUN's new N8200. A closer loo reveals that SUN's new "filer" is apparently a SUN server and A1000 storage array bundled into one marketing code. They have been shipping the A1000 technology in various forms for quite a while now. This is the stuff that they OEM from Symbios Logic/LSI/MetaStor. Its pretty much a standard SUN server and direct attached storage that the SUN marketing guys are calling a "filer". Howie -----Original Message----- From: Ishankov, Alex [mailto:Alex.Ishankov@BMO.com] Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 10:13 AM To: 'toasters(a)mathworks.com' Subject: NAS solutions from Sun? Hi - Does anybody know anything about recently announced NAS solution from Sun Sun StorEdge N8200 filer (http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/2000-05/sunflash.20000530.1.html) and if it is just an adopted version of Network Appliance filer? Thanks

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looking at performance data
by Gregory T Rotunda 05 Jun '00

05 Jun '00

We have F720. I clocked the filer with statit and wafl_susp commands and I'm looking at the output. Is there somewhere I can get some documentation to help me understand what I'm looking at? I know what some of the different things are, i.e. CP from CP, but I'm wondering if there are some detailed docs out there somewhere. I took a brief look at the NOW site but couldn't find anything... Greg

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RE: Filer Question
by David.Bulfer＠netapp.com 05 Jun '00

05 Jun '00

Why? The FC specification allows the "funky" HSSDC and the DB-9. When we started shipping FC, the DB-9 was by far the most prevalent and it is a good reliable connector. We had also heard rumor that the HSSDC was not as reliable. (We have never seen any real data, including our own experience to date, to back that up.) We have stayed with the DB-9 for consistency (i.e., less confusion in the field). We use the HSSDC on the adapter because that is what is on the adapter. David Bulfer Director of Systems Architecture Network Appliance, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Jay Orr [mailto:orrjl@stl.nexen.com] Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 7:41 AM To: toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: Filer Question Not that serious a question, but we just got a new F720 and was wondering why the Fibre card has the funky connector on it, but the filer and the trays have a 9-pin connector? I would think as much as the box was idiot-proofed they would of at least used a different connector for the shelves then from the serial devices.... Anyone know? Just curious... ----------- Jay Orr Systems Administrator Fujitsu Nexion Inc. St. Louis, MO

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RE: UK Customs problems
by abond＠netapp.com 05 Jun '00

05 Jun '00

Hi Dave, The normal process for replacement parts is that they are shipped from NetApp's European Support Centre in the Netherlands (CSEURO), and so no VAT should be payable. If you are in Europe and need any replacment parts, please ask that they be shipped from CSEURO. If parts are shipped from the USA, it is possible to avoid paying the VAT if the correct import processes are followed and the paperwork for the replaced goods when exported are tied up with that for the imported ones - however, this is much more complex and doesn't always work. Hopefully your reseller will be able to resolve this. Regards, Andrew > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dl-toasters(a)netapp.com > [mailto:owner-dl-toasters@netapp.com]On Behalf Of Dave Atkin > Sent: 05 June 2000 09:53 > To: toasters(a)mathworks.com > Subject: UK Customs problems > > > We just received some replacement LRC cards for our FC8 > shelves, but I've > had endless conversations with Federal Express about VAT. > > Apparently because they are new parts, UK Customs require VAT > to be paid > on them (Universities can't generally reclaim VAT). The fact > that they are > warranty replacements seems to make no difference. > > I'm trying to get our reseller to sort this out but it would be really > helpful if Netapp could do someting with the paperwork to > avoid this in > the future when they ship replacement parts to us. > > Dave Atkin > -- > Dave Atkin, Head of Technical Services > Computing Service, University of York, YORK YO10 5DD > Phone: +44-1904-433804 (ddi) Fax: +44-1904-433740 > Email: D.Atkin(a)york.ac.uk > > >

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