Dell EMC Unity XT 880

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Dust or chemical contamination at the endface of a fiber optic LC connector or transceiver module impedes signaling. Dell engineering teams have verified cases in which a fully functional port appears to be a bad port because dirty optical connectors manifest as a port failing loop testing with acceptable power measurement levels. Cable connectors should be cleaned and when stored must be protected from dust particle or chemical contamination.

Unity call home alert 14:60a38 states: "FastCache has disks that are predicted to exceed drive-specified endurance in less than 30 days with different days remaining for End-Of-Life (EOL)."

This article explains why a Storage Processor (SP) Panics when a pool reaches 100% consumed and provides remediation options.

Dell EMC Unity: Multiprotocol batch jobs failing since migration to Unity from VNX due to file locking (User Correctable)

Dell Unity: The NTP servers cannot be used because they are not synchronized. Please synchronize your NTP servers and try again. (Error Code:0x6000841) (User Correctable)

Severe performance issues after some flash drives start logging errors but are not automatically failed by the system.

This article describes Data Reduction considerations and best practices on a Dell Unity array.

What is the Unity Performance Metrics Aging Policy and the length of retention for Unity Performance Archive (UPA) files?

This article explains two methods of upgrading the Unity OE: Unisphere UI and Command Line (uemcli)

Dell EMC Unity: How to identify the Primary Storage Processor (User Correctable)

This article covers the correct procedure to shut down and power on a Dell Unity system (virtualized or physical).

This article shows how to monitor a drive rebuild or proactive copy. (User Correctable)

This article explains how to disable TLS 1.0 and 1.1 on a Unity array. (User Correctable)

How to change /unlock /reset the admin or service passwords.

Dell EMC Unity: Array System Limitations (User Correctable).

This article discusses how to download and upgrade the drive firmware on all Unity arrays except the virtual UnityVSA appliance. UnityVSA is not impacted.

Dell Unity OE Matrix, release dates, recommended code, and so on.

This KB explains how to manage VNX's unisphere using an LDAP user

Quota trees may not be nested within a single directory.

Dell EMC Unity: FAQ for Unity Replications

Steps to configure SNMP alerts on a Dell Unity array. (User Correctable)

This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the key differences between FAST VP and FAST Cache.

NFSv4.1 clients sharing the same hostname may experience frequent session terminations and recreations. This occurs because the NFSv4.1 protocol uses the hostname as part of the unique client identifier (Client Owner). When multiple hosts use the same identifier, the storage server (e.g., Dell Unity) perceives them as the same client attempting to re-establish a connection, leading to a "session flapping" loop and potential I/O hangs.

Linux user may not be able to access some files or folders in Network File System (NFS) export after upgrading to Unity OE 5.5.

This article describes two methods for manually installing a license file obtained from the Licensing team on Dell Unity arrays.

This article describes multiple ways to enable and disable SSH on Dell Unity arrays.

Explore the Dell End of Service Life (EOSL) and End of Life (EOL) list for converged infrastructure, storage, and storage networking products. Access End-of-Life documents for hardware, software, and firmware release and service dates

This KB instructs how to activate a Unity license within Software License Central and to regenerate a Unity license to a new software version. For example, from .lic to xml

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