Log file locations in NetApp Data ONTAP

By rajeev karamchedu on April 15, 2010

The following list outlines the various log files and their locations used by Data ONTAP. In addition, ONTAP also uses syslogd daemon to log system messages (and uses the config file /etc/syslog.conf) Messages: /etc/log/messages (symbolic link to /etc/messages) SnapMirror: /etc/log/snapmirror FlexClone: /etc/log/clone Auditlog: /etc/log/auditlog Deduplication: /etc/log/sis LACP: /etc/log/lacp_log Backup: /etc/log/backup and /etc/log/ndmpdlog FTP: /etc/log/ftp.cmd and [...]

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MultiStore vFiler Tip

By rajeev karamchedu on April 7, 2010

Here’s a small tip on configuring additional IP addresses in a NetApp vFiler (configured using MultiStore license). Add the IP address to the vfiler simtap3> vfiler add myapp -i 172.16.56.143 simtap3> vfiler status -a myapp myapp running ipspace: default-ipspace IP address: 172.16.56.142 [e0a] IP address: 172.16.56.143 [unconfigured] Path: /vol/myapp_data1 [/etc] UUID: 18c11808-3121-11df-8019-000c299de18f Protocols allowed: 7 [...]

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Refreshing Test Dev SQL Environments using NetApp Technologies

Refreshing Test Dev SQL Environments using NetApp Technologies

By rajeev karamchedu on March 4, 2010

The use of NetApp technologies such as FlexVol, FlexClone, SnapMirror and SnapManager for SQL (SMSQL), SnapManager for Exchange (SME) and SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructures (SMVI) are well known and documented. The references section at the end of this post lists links to technical reports and information on NetApp technologies applicable to Database environments. In this [...]

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WordPress Feature? or a bug?

By rajeev karamchedu on January 20, 2010

Here’s a dome scratcher. Why does the following happen? http://rajeev.name/a redirect to the first post that starts with a? http://rajeev.name/ab redirects to the first post that starts with “ab”… It’s an auto-magic alphabetically sorted URL expander! I found it to be true on other wordpress sites as well. Eeet’s a problem. I tink.

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Google Chrome Web Developer Tool

Google Chrome Web Developer Tool

By rajeev karamchedu on December 28, 2009

A quick note — If you are using Google Chrome, then a very basic version of Web Developer tools can be accessed by Option (⌥) + Command (⌘) + J and Option (⌥) + Command (⌘) + I. The resulting screen looks like this:

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