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September 16, 2021 Storage Servers

How to reclaim space after removing virtual volume 3PAR

Problem I have an HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7400. I have deleted 2 virtual volumes to increase the free space. After deleting the virtual volumes free space should be increased by around 4TB but the HPE 3PAR management console was showing no change in the free space. …

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August 25, 2020 Storage Servers

How to Add Host in MSA 2040 SAN Storage

To add a host in MSA 2040 SAN storage first you need to determine the host’s WWN or IQN. WWN is an identity of an FC HBA card, If any Unix server or system is connected to one or more SAN switches through Fibre Channel (FC) HBA …

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August 18, 2020 HP-UX

How to Find HBA Card Details in HP-UX (vPar)

If an HP-UX server or system is connected to one or more SAN switches through Fibre Channel (FC) HBA cards then it is very important for the storage team they assign the storage to the correct server via WWN numbers of FC HBA cards. Find HBA …

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January 15, 2020 Storage Servers

HPE 3PAR Default Username & Password

To manage and monitor an HPE 3PAR storage array we need to log in on this. Default usernames and passwords are given below to log in to HPE 3PAR. Administrative User Username: 3paradm Password: 3pardata Note: I used these credentials to login into HPE 3PAR …

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August 28, 2019 Storage Servers

How to Find the Serial Number of HPE 3PAR SAN Storage from CLI

Getting the serial number for your 3PAR is one of those regular things you will need support from HPE support team. 3PAR has 2 serial numbers one 3PAR and another one HPE Serial number. Get the Serial Number of 3PAR Storage Use any command from below …

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August 26, 2019 Storage Servers

How to find Serial Number of a HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage

In most cases, your entitlement product serial number is the MSA array chassis serial number. It is very important to enter the array chassis serial number as your entitlement product serial number to gain access to HPE firmware downloads and support materials. The MSA array chassis …

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July 19, 2019 Storage Servers

How to collect supportshow log from a SAN switch

supportshow log supportshow log collects all pieces of information of the SAN switch. For Firmware Analysis HPE support team asks me to send the supportshow log from 8/24 Base 16-ports Enabled SAN Switch. supportshow log can be collected from the SAN switch after login to SAN …

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July 17, 2019 Storage Servers

How to check the status of the HPE 3PAR Remote Copy Group

Problem I have created some remote copy groups to replicate the files between primary DC 3PAR storage and DR 3PAR storage devices. Now I want to check the status of the Remote Copy Groups which are being replicated from one 3PAR (primary DC) to another 3PAR …

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May 8, 2019 Storage Servers

How to check IP address and default gateway assigned to HPE 3PAR

Problem We need to see/verify the IP address and default gateway/route assigned to HPE 3PAR 7400. Environment: HPE 3PAR Model: 7400 HPE 3PAR OS version 3.2.1 (MU3) Solution Login to HPE 3PAR Command Line Interface (CLI) using the credentials. Default login credentials (username/password) are 3paradm/3pardata. Run …

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April 12, 2019 Storage Servers

How to find Serial Number of a SAN Switch

You may log in to a SAN switch using an SSH client like PuTTY, you may also log in to SAN switch using Internet Browsers like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome etc. Default Username and password Username: admin Password: password How to find the Serial Number of …

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