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I am trying to create some new VDEVs on a DMX-4 and am receiving an error when running the command file through symconfigure using the prepare option.
The error is:
Error occurred while Validating
The symmetrix configuration does not contain sufficient memory
The command file contains the following:
create dev count=130, size=34556, emulation=FBA, config=VDEV;
The symconfigure command is:
C:\>symconfigure -sid xxx -file c:\symcli\create_vdev.txt prepare -nop
Any ideas? I couldn't find anything in the Sym Array Controls 6.5 or Symcli Command Reference 6.5 that indicating any other requirements or restrictions for creating the vdevs.
The error is:
Error occurred while Validating
The symmetrix configuration does not contain sufficient memory
The command file contains the following:
create dev count=130, size=34556, emulation=FBA, config=VDEV;
The symconfigure command is:
C:\>symconfigure -sid xxx -file c:\symcli\create_vdev.txt prepare -nop
Any ideas? I couldn't find anything in the Sym Array Controls 6.5 or Symcli Command Reference 6.5 that indicating any other requirements or restrictions for creating the vdevs.
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Posted December 5th, 2008 13:00
What the? That worked I set it to 16 and tried again and it passed the validation. Why is that?339
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Posted December 5th, 2008 14:00
i have at least 1000 VDEVs with 64G (mirrored) cache (DMX3 on 71). Quincy ...what are the requirements from cache perspective ?435
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Posted December 5th, 2008 14:00
My hypers are 8.6G ..so that's probably why I can create so many ...plus I have more cache. Get out your check book man339
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Posted December 5th, 2008 14:00
Each device needs some amount of meta data. Maybe the total amount of devices you added pushed you over the minimum cache requirement for the capacity.339
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Posted December 5th, 2008 14:00
Did you create them all at once? I had 417 on the array already and needed to add 130 more to get me through the next couple months. We have 48GB mirrored.259
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Posted December 5th, 2008 14:00
So the idea then is not the limitation in the ability to create a certain number at one time but a number that the array can manage in total?
Looks like you hit on the issue. I am unable to create more than the 35 I just created using another config session. So my DMX-4 maxes out then at 452 VDEVs? Is this something I can have my local CE change so that I can create more?259
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Posted December 5th, 2008 14:00
I would be interested to see if at the end you can still create all 130 VDEVS as you originally tried to do.435
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Posted December 5th, 2008 14:00
My CIO will love that. He still complains about how much we spent on it
"You mean we spent a million dollars and can't create more virtual devices?"435
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Posted December 5th, 2008 14:00
So it must be my configuration. That is just surprising for a DMX-4 with 48GB of mirrored cache. I have a request out to my local service manager and CE to take a look at the box and see what needs to be done to create more.
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Posted December 5th, 2008 13:00