Limited capacity Your server has only so many slots/bays for hard drives. Sometimes when you are looking at a server the first spec you review is simply how many hard drives can this server hold? Many of your servers are now 3 to 5 years old and there is nothing more you can do to [...]
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When looking at centralized storage today, I still have customers and partners asking about NAS (File Shares) and if they truly need NAS in their environment to centralize and protect their file shares. NAS is basically a Windows Server or a Linux Server running in a “black box” serving out or hosting files shares. If [...]
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The PS in EqualLogic PS Series Array stands for Peer Storage The following is an excerpt from the PS Series Overview Brochure http://www.equallogic.com/resourcecenter/assetview.aspx?id=5419 Peer Storage Architecture The EqualLogic PS Series is based on a unique, peer storage architecture. In this context, peer describes the collaboration and equal partnership of a single, simple architecture; components and [...]
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When you purchase an EqualLogic Array, you will never have to go back to your management and ask for more budget to purchase additional features or functionality. Even when new features and functionality are released, as an EqualLogic customer all you need to do is simply download and install to get the latest and greatest [...]
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I had a chance to go onsite and spend a half day with a new customer that just unboxed and racked/stacked (2) brand new PS4000E Arrays. We spent a half day reviewing the following: – Confirming customer has access to Customer Support Website – Introduction to Firmware, HIT, SAN HQ, VMware tools – Whiteboard and [...]
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Create an EqualLogic Support Account http://www.equallogic.com Click on “Login” (upper right hand side of page Click “Request Account” EqualLogic Support Contact information Phone: 800-945-3355 Website: http://support.dell.com/equallogic/ Download/Review/Install latest PS Series Array Firmware Host Integration Tools (HIT), includes ASM/Microsoft Edition SAN HeadQuarters ASM/VMware Edition NOTE: User Guides and Release Notes should be reviewed prior to installation [...]
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