Pin down these hardware service contract details

T-Blog Editor/ February 19, 2020/ Contracting and Legal, Data Center Hardware, Data Centre Servers, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWhat are some tips you can share for a solid hardware support agreement? A server warranty won’t do much good when every second of downtime counts. Here’s how to hammer out a support agreement that addresses the particular needs of your company. Brien Posey Microsoft MVP – SearchDataBackup Published: 06 Apr 2018 The process of purchasing a server is relatively

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How to replace a Failed Dell EqualLogic Controller

T-Blog Editor/ February 16, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWhat to do when an EqualLogic Controller Fails The procedures may vary when a control module (member) is removed or fails depending on the number and type of control modules, the network cabling configuration, and the cache mode settings. Please see the Hardware Maintenance manual for your array model for detailed information about array-specific control module and network failover behavior. Use

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Decoding EMC Hard Drive specs using the Part Numbers

T-Blog Editor/ February 15, 2020/ EMC Technical Resources, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAs your EMC CLARiiON, VNX, and AX series grow older, sourcing the exact part number replacements for hard drives can get harder and harder. This guide aims to educate you on how to determine the part number and see compatible part numbers for your system. Determining EMC Hard Drive Part Numbers There is a good chance that there are many

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Data Domain-Fixing foreign disks issues and unfailing a Disk Drive

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ February 15, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, EMC Network Storage Systems, EMC os-FLARE, EMC Technical Resources, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWhen swapping chassis, hard drives, or adding new shelves to an active Data Domain system you may encounter a Foreign Disk error. A disk in Foreign state in a Data Domain head unit or expansion shelf indicates that the disk contains a valid Data Domain file system data and is intended to alert to the presence of this data to

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