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Real vs Raw disk space
by Geoff Hardin 15 Dec '01

15 Dec '01

Toasters, We are looking at purchasing some new DS14 shelves with 72 GB disks. In order to properly forecast our disk space growth, I was wondering if anyone out there had taken a look at the difference between real and usable disk space realized with these new shelves and drives. Basically, our environment is as follows: DS14 Shelf with 14 72 GB disks (1 RAID group of 8 disks, 1 RAID group of 6 disks), attached to a filer running DOT 6.1R1P1. We will have 1 spare disk and no snap reserve. Geoff Hardin geoff.hardin(a)dalsemi.com

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shopping for refurb files
by Walt Zapor 15 Dec '01

15 Dec '01

Are they're any good places to get used/off-lease refurbished filers at good prices? They have to have some sort of warrenty even if its only 90 days.

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RE: UCD SNMP and NetApp MIBs
by Ben Rockwood 14 Dec '01

14 Dec '01

Okey, sorry for the second reply, but I understand traps much better now. I don't understand what you mean about "without killing it"? Do you mean running the script I wrote ala traps, thereby meaning "killing the script". Or instead are you insinulating that traps can have adverse effects on the Filer? I can't see how the latter can be true, so please elaborate if you would. For my purposes, error detection and reporting, traps seem to be the way to go, however I'm reluctant to use them for the following reasons: 1) Traps add a layer of complexity that is uncomfortable 2) Traps make any application very difficult to easily distribute. This is mostly due to the added necessity to run and configure a trap daemon. 3) It still doesn't replace the need for direct OID querries, in that traps are triggered when the netapp thinks they should... I don't yet trust OnTap that much. 4) In writing an application to report and notify on the traps you now have to write an application to parse the traps logs from trapd, rather than let an OID value set a variable directly. This considerably can add to complexity, since I don't want reporting to occur if it doesn't have to. Can anyone shed so light that might reassure me? Is anyone using traps in custom applications at their site with some pointers? I only really became interested in traps when I looked for them in the MIB and found all the traps to be fault related and mostly proactive which is a BIG plus. Helpful hints from experience are appreciated. Ben Rockwood UNIX Systems Admin Homestead Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Thomas.L.White(a)jpmorgan.com [mailto:Thomas.L.White@jpmorgan.com] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 7:11 AM To: Jose Celestino Cc: Ben Rockwood; toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: Re: UCD SNMP and NetApp MIBs Have you ever tried to get an SNMP out of one of those traps without killing it ?? tw Jose Celestino <japc(a)co.sapo.pt>@mathworks.com on 12/14/2001 08:39:44 AM Sent by: owner-toasters(a)mathworks.com To: Ben Rockwood <BRockwood(a)homestead-inc.com> cc: toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: Re: UCD SNMP and NetApp MIBs Is there any reason not to use snmp traps ? Thus spake Ben Rockwood, on Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 04:47:21PM -0800: > Hello Toasters. > > I'm trying to write a simple dainty application to check for drive > failures in our Filers. I'm going to implement this app in a PERL > script which will use UCD SNMP to pull variables from the Filers. The > problem is that when I walk the SNMP tree on a Filer I only get network > statistics. I'm getting info in the following manner: > > # export MIBFILE="/usr/local/share/snmp/mibs/netapp_1_5.mib" > # snmpwalk -v 1 bigfiler public > > I get about 2027 lines of output with IP, TCP, UDB, SNMP stats, plus > address translation tables. But what I really want to see is the the > RAID tables. > Any idea what I need to do? I've found no help elsewhere on the net, > including NetApp's NOW site. I DID find one page on NOW that listed > several > SNMP Groups found in the MIB, but I don't know how to access them. > > Any help is appreciated. > > Ben Rockwood > brockwood(a)homestead-inc.com -- Jose Celestino <japc(a)co.sapo.pt> ---------------------------------

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Re: mounting CIFS on Solaris
by JV 14 Dec '01

14 Dec '01

I'm not too familiar with the issue but Solaris PC NetLink is free and does some neat things: Solaris PC NetLink (based on AT&T Advanced Server for Unix) delivers native Windows NT network services--which include directory, authentication, and file-and-print services--on Solaris servers. Users continue to receive the full functionality of the services exactly as if they were running on a Windows NT server. This way users get more access to their files and data. Specifically, PC NetLink provides the following native NT networking services on Solaris servers: A complete implementation of Windows NT 4.0 Server Directory (PDC/BDC - NTDS) on Solaris Security and authentication (SAM/SID) NetBIOS and WINS Network browser File and print (NTFS) Service Pack compliant http://www.sun.com/interoperability/netlink/ -JV At 07:58 AM 12/13/01 -0600, you wrote: >I know that Linux can mount up a ntfs cifs share on a filer using smbmount - >is there anything out there that one can use for Solaris? looking for ways >to mount up our nt file shares on Solaris 8 boxes. sun had a product for >mounting up nt boxes (solstice nfs). this required the nfs client to be >running on the nt side. anyone aware of anything else?

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RE: UCD SNMP and NetApp MIBs
by Ben Rockwood 14 Dec '01

14 Dec '01

No. I don't know how they work well enough yet. In my understanding thus far traps give you the ability To both poll and modify SNMP OID values. The reason I'm Liking SNMP is because I'm _not_ risking a value change... This means that an idiot can check the netapp status with SNMP with no danger of harming the system. That's why I like SNMP. Purhaps this afternoon I'll study traps a bit more...... Can you think of any reasons I might want to use traps? brockwood(a)homestead-inc.com -----Original Message----- From: Thomas.L.White(a)jpmorgan.com [mailto:Thomas.L.White@jpmorgan.com] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 7:11 AM To: Jose Celestino Cc: Ben Rockwood; toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: Re: UCD SNMP and NetApp MIBs Have you ever tried to get an SNMP out of one of those traps without killing it ?? tw Jose Celestino <japc(a)co.sapo.pt>@mathworks.com on 12/14/2001 08:39:44 AM Sent by: owner-toasters(a)mathworks.com To: Ben Rockwood <BRockwood(a)homestead-inc.com> cc: toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: Re: UCD SNMP and NetApp MIBs Is there any reason not to use snmp traps ? Thus spake Ben Rockwood, on Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 04:47:21PM -0800: > Hello Toasters. > > I'm trying to write a simple dainty application to check for drive > failures in our Filers. I'm going to implement this app in a PERL > script which will use UCD SNMP to pull variables from the Filers. The > problem is that when I walk the SNMP tree on a Filer I only get network > statistics. I'm getting info in the following manner: > > # export MIBFILE="/usr/local/share/snmp/mibs/netapp_1_5.mib" > # snmpwalk -v 1 bigfiler public > > I get about 2027 lines of output with IP, TCP, UDB, SNMP stats, plus > address translation tables. But what I really want to see is the the > RAID tables. > Any idea what I need to do? I've found no help elsewhere on the net, > including NetApp's NOW site. I DID find one page on NOW that listed > several > SNMP Groups found in the MIB, but I don't know how to access them. > > Any help is appreciated. > > Ben Rockwood > brockwood(a)homestead-inc.com -- Jose Celestino <japc(a)co.sapo.pt> ---------------------------------

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trying to make SDLTs work on F840 filer
by A. M. McCool 14 Dec '01

14 Dec '01

We just upgraded our F840 to Ontap-6.1.2 specifically to get Super DLT suppport. We're also running the latest firmware 3.1_i1. We rebooted after connecting scsi diff cable to drive. sysconfig -t shows no tape drives present on system. Connected filer back to DLT 7000 and the filer see the lower density drives. Anyone using SDLTs tape drives yet? Doesn't seem to be much to the configuration, so not much room for error. Anna Mc.

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mounting CIFS on Solaris
by Coder, James (STP) 14 Dec '01

14 Dec '01

I know that Linux can mount up a ntfs cifs share on a filer using smbmount - is there anything out there that one can use for Solaris? looking for ways to mount up our nt file shares on Solaris 8 boxes. sun had a product for mounting up nt boxes (solstice nfs). this required the nfs client to be running on the nt side. anyone aware of anything else? thx - jc James C. Coder Sr. UNIX Administrator Guidant Corporation 4100 Hamline Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55112 Tel: 651-582-4797 Fax 651-582-4285 email: james.coder(a)guidant.com www.guidant.com

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Re: UCD SNMP and NetApp MIBs
by Thomas.L.White＠jpmorgan.com 14 Dec '01

14 Dec '01

Have you ever tried to get an SNMP out of one of those traps without killing it ?? tw Jose Celestino <japc(a)co.sapo.pt>@mathworks.com on 12/14/2001 08:39:44 AM Sent by: owner-toasters(a)mathworks.com To: Ben Rockwood <BRockwood(a)homestead-inc.com> cc: toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: Re: UCD SNMP and NetApp MIBs Is there any reason not to use snmp traps ? Thus spake Ben Rockwood, on Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 04:47:21PM -0800: > Hello Toasters. > > I'm trying to write a simple dainty application to check for drive > failures in our Filers. I'm going to implement this app in a PERL > script which will use UCD SNMP to pull variables from the Filers. The > problem is that when I walk the SNMP tree on a Filer I only get network > statistics. I'm getting info in the following manner: > > # export MIBFILE="/usr/local/share/snmp/mibs/netapp_1_5.mib" > # snmpwalk -v 1 bigfiler public > > I get about 2027 lines of output with IP, TCP, UDB, SNMP stats, plus > address translation tables. But what I really want to see is the the > RAID tables. > Any idea what I need to do? I've found no help elsewhere on the net, > including NetApp's NOW site. I DID find one page on NOW that listed > several > SNMP Groups found in the MIB, but I don't know how to access them. > > Any help is appreciated. > > Ben Rockwood > brockwood(a)homestead-inc.com -- Jose Celestino <japc(a)co.sapo.pt> ---------------------------------

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UCD SNMP and NetApp MIBs
by Ben Rockwood 14 Dec '01

14 Dec '01

Hello Toasters. I'm trying to write a simple dainty application to check for drive failures in our Filers. I'm going to implement this app in a PERL script which will use UCD SNMP to pull variables from the Filers. The problem is that when I walk the SNMP tree on a Filer I only get network statistics. I'm getting info in the following manner: # export MIBFILE="/usr/local/share/snmp/mibs/netapp_1_5.mib" # snmpwalk -v 1 bigfiler public I get about 2027 lines of output with IP, TCP, UDB, SNMP stats, plus address translation tables. But what I really want to see is the the RAID tables. Any idea what I need to do? I've found no help elsewhere on the net, including NetApp's NOW site. I DID find one page on NOW that listed several SNMP Groups found in the MIB, but I don't know how to access them. Any help is appreciated. Ben Rockwood brockwood(a)homestead-inc.com

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RE: mounting CIFS on Solaris
by Mike Sphar 13 Dec '01

13 Dec '01

I believe smbmount is only supported on linux, as for smbmount to work your kernel has to support the smbfs filesystem. I could be wrong about this, but I don't believe there is smbfs support for the solaris kernel yet. If you just need to copy files from CIFS Servers, smbclient and smbtar can do that for you, but you can't actually mount the CIFS share as a file system on Solaris yet. This from Sun's web site: Samba provides SMBFS file system support in the Linux kernel, which enables folders shared from Microsoft Windows systems to be directly mounted on the Linux file system, using the smbmount command. However, the Samba development team has not yet ported the SMBFS kernel module to the Solaris platform. For this reason, Solaris can not use the smbmount command to mount folders shared from Windows computers. In the Solaris platform, the smbtar utility accomplishes this instead. -- Mike Sphar - Iron Chef UNIX - R&D Support Peregrine Systems, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Alexei Rodriguez [mailto:alexei@loudcloud.com] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 10:57 AM To: 'Coder, James (STP)'; toasters(a)mathworks.com Subject: RE: mounting CIFS on Solaris smbmount is part of the Samba package: http://www.samba.org/ You can download the package and build it for your solaris system and make use of the same functionality. alexei

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