Tag: ASM/ME

  • Using the Dell EqualLogic HIT for Linux

      I’ve been a big fan of Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft (HIT/ME), so I was looking forward to seeing how the newly released HIT for Linux (HIT/LE) was going to pan out.  The HIT/ME and HIT/LE offer unique features when using guest attached volumes in your VM’s.  What’s the big deal about…

  • Replication with an EqualLogic SAN; Part 5

      Well, I’m happy to say that replication to my offsite facility is finally up and running now.  Let me share with you the final steps to get this project wrapped up.  You might recall that in my previous offsite replication posts, I had a few extra challenges.  We were a single site organization, so…

  • Restoring an Exchange 2007 mailbox using EqualLogic’s ASM/ME

        Ask most IT Administrators in small to medium sized organizations to recover an Exchange mailbox, and you’ll get responses like, “how important is it to recover it?”  and “How much of it is gone?”  You might even get the slightly patronizing “Oh, well you were close to your storage quota anyway”   This is…

  • Replication with an EqualLogic SAN; Part 3

      In parts one and two of my journey in deploying replication between two EqualLogic PS arrays, I described some of the factors that came into play on how my topology would be designed, and the preparation that needed to occur to get to the point of testing the replication functions.  Since my primary objective…

  • Replication with an EqualLogic SAN; Part 2

      In part 1 of this series, I outlined the decisions made in order to build a replicated environment.  On to the next step.  Racking up the equipment, migrating my data, and laying some groundwork for testing replication. While waiting for the new equipment to arrive, I wanted to take care of a few things…