Category: EMC

Initializing your CX4 Array

So you got your CX4 cabled, power attached, and ready to start up.  Go ahead and flip on each SPS.  Let it start and give it plenty of time.  Be sure each SP’s light is steady green and there are there are no amber or red lights blinking. Now find the “Navisphere Storage System Initialization [...]

Friday July 16th, 2010 in Clariion, EMC | 1 Comment »

Register your CX4

ok.  Sounds dumb, but for some reason, when you spend big bucks at EMC, its not registered for you automatically.  So be sure you have an account on Powerlink, go in a verify the Site ID/address is correct, and register the CX4. If you do not, then when you make your first service call, they [...]

Wednesday June 16th, 2010 in Clariion, EMC | No Comments »

Troubleshooting a new CX4 Install

ok.  something if f’ed and you can not seem to connect to one or both SP’s.  Or you fired up the Navisphere Service Toolbar and tried to initialize it, and it just gave you the hand.  The next thing is to connect a laptop to the service port via a CAT5/6 cross over cable.  The [...]

Saturday May 22nd, 2010 in Clariion, EMC | 1 Comment »

EMC Clariion CX4-240 Self Install

OK. So you are working on getting a new storage system. If you’re an EMC shop, you can do a self install of the CX4, and possibly save yourself a bunch of $$. Why do a self install? Well aside from the $$ savings, its easy, and you can do it way faster then EMC [...]

Thursday May 13th, 2010 in Clariion, EMC | No Comments »