What is witness server in Vplex?

What is witness server in Vplex?

Using VPLEX Witness ensures that Continuous Availability can be delivered by VPLEX Metro. Continuous Availability means that regardless of site or link/WAN failures; data will automatically remain online in at least one of the locations.

How do I find my Vplex serial number?

The Serial number or TLA of the VPLEX is what you will see in all call home reports and is used when opening an Service Request (SR) with support. The VPLEX TLA or serial number begins with FNM or CKM only today.

How VPLEX works?

Each VPLEX site has a local VPLEX Cluster and physical storage and hosts are connected to that VPLEX Cluster. The VPLEX Clusters themselves are interconnected across the sites to enable continuous availability. A device is taken from each of the VPLEX Clusters to create a distributed RAID 1 virtual volume.

How do I get Vplex logs?

  1. Access the VPLEX management server for the cluster you will be collecting the director logs for.
  2. ssh as root to the director(s) you need to collect the logs from.
  3. Change directory (cd) to the /var/log directory of the director you are on.

What is Dell Vplex?

The Dell EMC VPLEX is a network-based, virtualized storage product designed to create high-availability storage between datacenters and to provide the ability to move applications and data between storage environments. VPLEX leverages Dell EMC’s common hardware design employed in the Unity, VNX, and PowerMax/VMAX.

How do I change my Vplex password?

Change the VPLEX service password

  1. Launch PuTTY (or a similar SSH client) to establish a connection to the public IP address of the VPLEX management server.
  2. Log in with the username service.
  3. From the Linux shell prompt, enter: vplexcli.
  4. To change the password, enter: user passwd -u service.
  5. Enter the old service password.

What is VPLEX technology?

EMC VPLEX is a virtual computer data storage product introduced by EMC Corporation in May 2010. VPLEX implements a distributed “virtualization” layer within and across geographically disparate Fibre Channel storage area networks and data centers.

What is PowerPath software?

Improve service-level agreements by eliminating application impact from I/O failures PowerPath™ is host-based software that provides automated data path management and load-balancing capabilities for heterogeneous server, network, and storage deployed in physical and virtual environments.

How do I reset my Dell EMC password?

Instructions. For other users, click on Settings > Users and Groups > User Management > select the individual user and click on “More Actions” to reset the password.

What is VPLEX engine?

VPLEX engine is the core building block of a VPLEX cluster that can be configured as single, dual or quad engine in a single rack. VS6 is the latest generation of VPLEX engine. A VPLEX cluster is configured with all VS6 engines or all VS2 engines in single, dual or quad options.

What is PowerPath in vmware?

PowerPath/VE automates and optimizes data path pools in virtual environments to ensure business process availability and performance and the ability to scale-out mission-critical applications.

How do I reset my password on my Windows 10 Dell laptop?

Reset your Windows local account password

  1. Select the Reset password link on the sign-in screen. If you use a PIN instead, see PIN sign-in issues.
  2. Answer your security questions.
  3. Enter a new password.
  4. Sign in as usual with the new password.

How do I unlock my Dell Powervault tl2000 admin password?

1. Reset password to factory default

  1. Press enter (← ) to go to the main menu.
  2. Press down to go to “Configure” and press enter.
  3. In the configuration menu, press down to go to the next page and select “Save/Restore” by pressing enter.
  4. Select “Restore Passwords” with enter.
  5. The device will ask for confirmation.