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General info
Where can I find usefull informations about DSS V7 setup and features ?
  There are several places where you can search for the information you are looking for. Below you can find some of them Webcast  and Videos                   http://www.open-e.com/service-and-support/library/webcasts-and-videos/ ...
rating 05 Apr, 2013 Views: 2035
DSS loosing Activated Status after reboot on XEN
I've installed DSS no my XEN server. After reboot it's loosing activated status. What should I do?  Solution: Find unique dss.cfg* file of your VM with DSS and add following line to the file: uuid = '54443858-4E54-2500-904C-0025904C93D8' ** *where dss is name of your VM **Where ...
rating 26 Mar, 2013 Views: 1291
Can I remove logical volume without restart of Open-E?
Can I remove logical volume without restart of Open-E? Solution: Yes you can. You just have to perform few actions via the WebGUI: -          make sure that volume is not assigned to any target or shares...
rating 26 Mar, 2013 Views: 3365
DSS V7/DSS V6 TCP zero copy error message in dmesg
 It may happen that the following warning will appear in the DSS V6 event viewer and in the dmesg logs: CONFIG_TCP_ZERO_COPY_TRANSFER_COMPLETION_NOTIFICATION not enabled in your kernel. ISCSI-SCST will be working with not the best performance. Refer README file for details. But it doesn't...
rating 26 Mar, 2013 Views: 1246
DSS V7 Failover function description
Function: Failover Manager The failover manager provides an overview of the cluster configuration and allows starting and stopping the cluster. start Start button is shown when the failover hasn't been started. Use it to start the failover process. When the configuration verification mechanism is...
rating 26 Mar, 2013 Views: 1486
What WWN stands for?
WWN - Worldwide name, this is a unique identifier in a Fibre Channel storage network. Each WWN has a fixed 64-bit name assigned by the manufacturer and registered with the IEEE to ensure that it is globally unique. It may only include characters from A to F, a to f, digits from 0 to 9 and the :...
rating 20 Mar, 2013 Views: 1265
How to setup S/W RAID e-mail notification
Function: S/W RAID e-mail notification It is possible to send notification via e-mail about events on software RAID arrays (e.g. rebuild started, rebuild finished, RAID degraded). In order to do so, please check the Send array events box. NOTE: In order to be able to send array events via e-mail...
rating 19 Mar, 2013 Views: 1059
Creating Disk Array with DSS V7
If your system has a hardware RAID, please create a RAID array in the RAID controller setup. Please refer to the RAID controller manual. You do not have to install drivers or RAID array monitoring and maintenance software. If your system has motherboard RAID functionality, please do not use it as...
rating 19 Mar, 2013 Views: 2069
Adding Disk Array
 Adding Disk Array    - In the menu, please select “CONFIGURATION” -> ”volume manager” and “Unit manager”.    - You will find a list of available drives/arrays (units) that can be used.    - When creating a new volume group, the system adds...
rating 19 Mar, 2013 Views: 1315
How to create iSCSI target volume with DSS V7
After creating an iSCSI volume, please choose “CONFIGURATION” -> ” iSCSI target manager” -> ”Targets” and within the “Create new target” function click the “Apply” button to create a new iSCSI target. Next, in the “Targets” diagram click on the name of a target you...
rating 19 Mar, 2013 Views: 1379

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