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Downsizing Logical Volumes
    DSS V6 does not give user possibility to shrink logical volumes. XFS filesystem does not support shrinking at all, while with others there is too high risk of losing the data.     The only option to downsize LV is to BACKUP THE DATA, remove LV and create new...
rating 11 Aug, 2011 Views: 2347
WARNING: Low space!
SOLVED: This issue no longer exists if using the latest version of DSSV6. CORRECTED in version: V6(build5087) kb.open-e.com/How-do-I-perform-a-Software-Update_44.html Symptom: The following message appears "system warning : Low space! (<2 MB). Please contact Technical Support" Problem: The...
rating 04 May, 2011 Views: 4579
Error message appears when setting time and the NTP server
Symptom: Error message appears when setting time and with the NTP function. Problem: The error message displayed: “TypeError; 'SetTime_' is not declared.” appears when setting NTP server in web GUI (SETUP -> hardware -> Set time) via the...
rating 04 Feb, 2011 Views: 2386
Expanding full NAS logical volume didn't expand the file system onto it.
Symptom: I've been running out-of-space on the NAS logical volume, but even after expanding I get "no space left on the device". Problem: This seems to be a related to XFS file system used on the NAS logical volume. The XFS to be able to perform expand action needs to have some free...
rating 03 Feb, 2011 Views: 2478
Why my OS X 10.5 ACLs and NFS having problem with Open-E?
Symptom: Customer has an external LDAP on OS X Server 10.4 the Open-E can't seem to use this LDAP server. Problem: Customer has an external LDAP on OS X Server 10.4. The Open-E can't seem to use this LDAP server. All other systems, including OpsnSuse 11.0, Windows  2000/XP, and OS X...
rating 12 Aug, 2009 Views: 1705
How can I rename the Ethernets after the update?
Problem: After updating my system, the Ethernets name get changed, how can I rename them? Solution: The NICs can be reset by disabling them in the BIOS, but Open-E remembered them when the server turned back on.  And you can reset them from the extended console (C-A-X) and selected...
rating 29 Jul, 2009 Views: 2781
Operation not permitted when mounting NFS share under MAC OS X
It turns out the the MAC OS X default is to assume the nfs'ing will take place on an "insecure" port, i.e. >1024. The suggested solution is to add "insecure" to the export options. To do that please check "Insecure" option via webGUI -> Configuration -> NAS resources -> [share name]...
rating 15 Jul, 2009 Views: 6934
How can I fix "Check_segment_length(1587) data too long" error message?
Symptom: Recieving "Check_segment_length(1587) data too long 0 786433 819" error message Problem: System need to be configured to accept large data segments. Solution: 1. From the console, press CTRL+ALT+W, 2. Select Tuning options -> iSCSI daemon options -> Target options, 3. Select...
rating 03 Mar, 2009 Views: 5630
Snapshot
Symptom: If I creates a NAS volume and then a snap shot.  Then activate the snap shot.  Now copy files to the volume and the snap shot percent usage number goes up.  This seems to be wrong or is the snap shot capturing all changes plus and minus?  It seems...
rating 25 Feb, 2009 Views: 3545
S.M.A.R.T. Message ioctl32(smartctl:19152)
Symptom: I am receiving these messages ioctl32(smartctl:19152): Unknown cmd fd(3) cmd(0000030d){t:03 Solution: S.M.A.R.T. may be enabled in the console or on your RAID controller Check the console CTRL-ALT-W -> Functionality option to see if S.M.A.R.T has been...
rating 24 Feb, 2009 Views: 2875

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