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Non-default SFP on VSP1F || Looking for the process to get it added to the default list in next releases

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 05-22-2026 11:33
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The part number got added to the “Non-default supported parts” using the dev command "pluggable-transceiver-support-add". Is it possible to request this part number to be added to the “default list” in a future release?

How to add SSL system certificate to VSP1O?

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 01-16-2026 18:53
Found In Community: Object Storage \ view thread
Good day, I am aware of the API call "/v1/certificates/add" to add client certificates, for instance Rhino. My question is around the SSL system certificate for incoming communication. From the Admin guide,  The system comes with its own self-signed SSL system certificate, which is generated and installed ...

Has anyone seen this error before? Any troubleshooting tips please? Thank you!

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 11-03-2025 10:17
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RE: Is there a 200 TB limit on VSP One SDS Block on BM with mirroring redundancy?

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 08-28-2025 08:01
Found In Community: Software Defined Storage \ view thread
Thank you @William Jansen Van Nieuwenhuizen @Sean Siegmund for your prompt responses! My 200 TB question came from the below in the setup guide. I guess this is a per node limit then? My rebuild policy was set to 1 drive. I assume this is a default since I didn't set this while creating the pool. I did ...

Is there a 200 TB limit on VSP One SDS Block on BM with mirroring redundancy?

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 08-26-2025 19:08
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I created at 6 node SDS cluster, each node has 8 x 6 TB disks, but the SDS cluster detects on 7 drives one of the node. This is mirroring configuration.

Understanding HDRS and Its Advantages

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 05-12-2025 08:09
Found In Community: File Storage \ view thread
Hey Folks, I've been looking into HDRS today and I'm having a hard time understanding its purpose. Could someone clarify what HDRS actually does? Is its sole purpose to automate the provisioning and deployment of GAD? Once deployed, what will I be using HDRS for? What are its advantages? Additionally, ...

Is it recommended to create two HDP pools on 1 Parity Group on VSP?

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 03-11-2025 09:04
Found In Community: Block Storage \ view thread
Team, I have been trying to understand the rationale and perquisites behind pool-vols and DP pools. The documentation reads below: While pool-VOLs can coexist with other volumes in the same parity group, for best performance Pool-VOLs for a pool should not share a parity group with other volumes. Does ...

Customer facing issue while adding KM server to HCP for KEK management

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 02-27-2025 02:28
Found In Egroup: Block Storage \ view thread
Customer Facing Issue While Configuring KM Server in HCP Issue Description Customers may encounter issues while configuring the Key Management (KM) server in Hitachi Content Platform (HCP). The following errors were observed in the logs: 02/20 18:56:15.501 00004271 00008958 INFO at com.hds.ut ...

RE: Migration from 3rd Party Storage to Hitachi Storage

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 02-11-2025 12:59
Found In Egroup: File Storage \ view thread
Migrating NAS data from any third-party storage to HNAS will need to be performed via a client end copy. I generally recommend using Robocopy, as it is a reliable and free tool for this purpose. Additionally, you may consider SecureCopy for faster copy speeds and enhanced logging capabilities. For ...

Troubleshooting HNAS Not Finding a Suitable Domain Controller After Successful EVS Domain Join

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 02-11-2025 00:15
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Troubleshooting HNAS Not Finding a Suitable Domain Controller After Successful EVS Domain Join Issue Description During the implementation of VSP One File, the newly created EVS gets successfully joined to the Microsoft Active Directory (AD) Domain Controller. However, the Hitachi NAS (HNAS) system ...

What is Data Direct Mapping in theory?

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 12-19-2024 16:20
Found In Community: Block Storage \ view thread
In know Data Direct Mapping being an attribute of a Pool, An external volume etc. But I am keen to know what it actually does. What does Data Direct Mapping do to a pool or a LDEV?

How to "Failback" HNAS File Replication?

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 11-15-2024 04:52
Found In Community: File Storage \ view thread
Good Day Folks, While I understand the HNAS file replication is unidirectional, has anyone figured out a way to achieve "failback" of HNAS File Replication? What if we move the read/writes to the target filesystem > Make some changes to the data > "Failback" the read/writes back to the original source ...

RE: How and when to use raidcom map resource -port <> -virtual_port <> ?

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 09-20-2024 14:48
Found In Community: Block Storage \ view thread
@Dang Luong - I definitely didn't expect that. Anyway, great finding and thank you for all the help.

RE: How and when to use raidcom map resource -port <> -virtual_port <> ?

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 09-18-2024 09:09
Found In Community: Block Storage \ view thread
Good Day @Prasenjit Chatterjee, My understanding was similar to yours. I just call them HostGroup IDs, for example CL1-A-10 refers to the Host group with ID 10 on port CL1-A. Coming to this particular thread, When I am talking about Virtual Port number, I am referring to the actual Port number being ...

RE: How and when to use raidcom map resource -port <> -virtual_port <> ?

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 09-17-2024 09:27
Found In Community: Block Storage \ view thread
Thank you @Dang Luong and @Prasenjit Chatterjee for your insights, they are helpful. Looking at the GAD user guide, it appears that reserving Host groups and LDEVs to the VSM should suffice to setup a GAD pair. Additionally, the virtual information needed by server to see S-VOL as additional paths is ...

RE: How and when to use raidcom map resource -port <> -virtual_port <> ?

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 09-16-2024 12:25
Found In Community: Block Storage \ view thread
Thank you @Dang Luong @Prasenjit Chatterjee for your insights. Looking at the GAD user guide, I understand that simply reserving the hostgroup and LDEVs in VSM should suffice for creating a GAD pair. The virtual information needed by the server to identify the S-VOL as additional paths doesn't list "port": ...

How and when to use raidcom map resource -port <> -virtual_port <> ?

Posted By Abhishek Saxena 09-14-2024 21:21
Found In Community: Block Storage \ view thread
Dear Community,   I've been exploring the `raidcom map resource -port` command and its applications. It appears it could prove useful at times, but the CCI documentation doesn't shed much light on the use cases for it. I am wondering in what situations do we use raidcom map resource -port command. What ...