This is a quick guide on how to safely reboot your nodes on a NetApp FAS system configured as a HA pair.
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Connect a VMware ESXi Host with iSCSI storage using a NetApp SAN
This is a quick post on how to connect an ESXi Host with iSCSI storage using a NetApp SAN. We will be using ESXi 6.7, vCenter 6.7 and NetApp OnTap 9.3. The hardware is an HPE Proliant DL360 G10, NetApp FAS 2750 and Nexus 9k switches
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Make a home-made NAS for less than £300
For this post I will walk you through the steps I took to create my own custom NAS unit that is more than a match for any ready-made QNAP, ReadyNAS or Synology. I did do a brief summary of the build on Reddit where you may find the answers to any questions you have but I thought I’d add some more detail here.
Manage your NetApp FAS2650 using PowerShell with examples
This post will just go over the basics to get your connected to your NetApp FAS2650 device via PowerShell and run some simple commands.
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NetApp FAS2650 Resizing Aggregates LUNs & Volumes to resize VMware Datastores
This post goes over the process of resizing Aggregates LUNs & Volumes to resize VMware Datastores for NetApp FAS2650 SANs. The whole process in NetApp and VMware can be completed without any downtime. I’ll first just give a brief introduction to all the technology and then the process to resize everything.
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Robocopy Usage and Examples
Problem:
How do I use robocopy to copy files from one directory to another?