Here is the command to reset a HP P2000 MSA G3 SAN to factory default. You need to have “manage” user privileges to execute it. restore defaults factory The output will look like this : # restore defaults factory FACTORY DEFAULTS: WARNING! ALL configuration for this array controller will be ERASED. This is intended for engineer… Read More »
One of the interesting and main feature of LVM is the flexibility of shrinking or growing volumes. Follow theses easy steps : NOTE : Steps 1 to 3 are only needed if your physical volume (PV) is full or need more space. You should jump to step 4 if you just need to grow a… Read More »
Here is how to remotely copy your Brocade device running FabricOS to a remote TFTP server. To copy the currently running configuration : copy startup-config tftp <TFTP_Server_IP> startup-config.cfg To copy the configuration saved to the flash memory : copy run tftp <TFTP_Server_IP> switch-name.cfg To restore the remote config to your device : copy tftp start <TFTP_Server_IP>… Read More »
With larger drive these days that exceed 2 Tb, the traditional MSDOS partition table add a barrier of 2 Tb maximum for partitions. Fortunately, the GUID Partition Table which is well known as GPT that push this limit to 18 EB (exabyte). You are probably familiar with the “fdisk” legacy partitioning tool, however this does… Read More »
Oracle Cluster File System 2 (well known as OCFS2) is a pretty decent choice when come to chose a filesystem that need to be accessed and written using several server nodes. Unfortunately, RedHat do not support by default OCFS2 in their kernel since they are using GFS instead. I am not aware of any unofficial… Read More »
This tutorial is about resetting your Brocade Fiber Chanel Fabric (FabricOS) to factory defaut. To perform these commands you’ll need elevated “root” or “admin” users privileges. 1. Reset config to factory default : configdefault -all 2. Set usernames and passwords to factory default : passwddefault 3. Set ethernet (management interface) IP addresses : ipaddrset 4. Set logical switch config… Read More »
HP MSA P2000 G3 SANs provide two ways of startup configuration. The first approach is using the MSA Auto Discovery Tool and the second is using the USB Serial CLI port. This tutorial will cover the CLI method. 1. Connect using a mini USB your computer to the CLI port on controller A. Use any… Read More »