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NetApp DS4243 Disk Shelves

Finally SAS disk shelves from NetApp. Also in a 24 drive configuration. Update: Looks like these will ship with new…

15 years ago

Mint.com

I have got to say, mint.com is one of the best tools i've used in a long time. I used…

15 years ago

Data ONTAP 8.0 7-Mode RC released

The following models of storage systems are supported: 60xx 31xx (3160 is not supported in RC1) 3070 3040 SA600 SA300…

15 years ago

NetApp VFM Email Alerts

I spent a few hours doddling around with how to do email alerting with the provided VFM scripts. I finally…

15 years ago

Script: Check for Orphaned HomeDirs

It seems no matter how much you try you cannot ever get those damned orphaned homedirs cleaned up. Well, this…

15 years ago

New Theme

every once in a while i like to change things up a little, so i changed themes. One thing i…

15 years ago

NetApp OnTap 8.0

I'm awaiting the release of OnTap 8.0, but there are several things I'm waiting for that will come after 8.0.…

16 years ago

backup and restore dfs structure

DFSUTIL Backup dfsutil /root:\yourroot.localDFS /export:c:DFSbackup.txt DFSUTIL Restore dfsutil /root:\yourroot.localDFS /import:c:DFSBackup.txt /set http://metalsushi.blogspot.com/2008/07/dfs-backup-and-restore-using-dfsutil.html

16 years ago

NetApp GX Monitoring and Cacti

well, quite a long time after I wrote this I'm finally releasing it. Let me know if you have any…

16 years ago

OnTap GX Monitoring: Update

I've gotten a little further. I've refined my perl script so that it gets data from various more reliable sources…

16 years ago