A collection of system administration hints and tips, tricks and articles on anything storage related.

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How to run SPcollect on EMC Navisphere

This article provides the simple steps needed to gather SPCollects from the EMC Navisphere.

PowerPath command examples

In this post we discuss how to use powermt command with practical examples.

Creating a free iSCSI SAN with OpenFiler

This article makes use of the OpenFiler product to create an iSCSI target for an iSCSI SAN.

VxVM 5.1 exit codes

The majority of the VxVM utilities use a common set of exit codes, which allow programs to react to specific problems detected by the utilities.

ACSLS Quick Reference Guide

Automated Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS) is Sun StorageTek's UNIX server software that controls an Automated Cartridge System (ACS).

EMC Symmetrix Cheat Sheet

This is a cheat sheet I have compiled as a reminder of the symcli usage that I rarely use but do pop up every now and ahain.

Network ports used by Veritas Storage Foundation

If you have configured a firewall, ensure that the firewall settings allow access to the services and ports used by SF and SF-HA