Using Isilon HDDs across different OneFS Versions

Hello jessieobioma,

1. Which Isilon systems do you have? In most cases you should be able too, but it depends on the systems that you have.
2. No, it is not necessary, but it is recommended that you upgrade the firmware of the drives if they need to be upgraded.
3. This depends on the Isilon systems.

Hello DELL-Sam L,

Thank you for responding to my post!

The systems I have in my environment are EMC Isilon X200 (3 node-cluster running OneFs v7)

and I am looking to add the same X200 (but with Onefs v8 this time).

Is it safe to assume that because they are both the same systems, I can use their HDDs interchangeably?

What if it is an environment with S200 and X200 or X200 and X210, is it still possible?

Thank you.

Hello jessieobioma,

Here is a link to the Isilon Supportability and Compatibility Guide, which list out which systems are supported and which oneFS versions are supported as well.

https://dell.to/3pcRv5X

Thank you Sam for responding.

I have a different question this time.

The isi_gather_info log collection runs successfully. 

However, there is no information in the manuals on how to 

copy the log from /ifs/data/Isilon_Support/pkg to a PC or any other location via CLI.

I tired the "cp" command but could not copy the log. 

What is the right command to achieve this in the different OneFS versions?

Thank you. 

Hello jessieobioma,

Here is a link to a kb that maybe of assistance.  https://dell.to/3MX5PtF

https://dell.to/3HoZt57

@jessieobioma 
use winscp to copy the logs to your pc or scp to copy to another linux host