What is EMC VNX?

The Dell EMC VNX series is a family of unified hybrid flash storage arrays that combine block-based and file-based storage solutions in a single platform. VNX arrays use the EMC SMI-S Provider open storage management interface.

How do I expand my pool in Vnx?

Right-click on the pool, and select Expand. The operation is simple. From the Expand Storage Pool window, select the number of disks by using the dropdown arrow.

Is Vnx a NAS?

The VNX systems provide a wide set of connectivity options for block access and for file access as a NAS system.

How do you expand LUN in EMC VNX?

Right click the desired RAID Group LUN to be expanded. Select “Expand”….However, provides no increase in performance.

1. Select “Next”.
2. Select the desired Component LUN(s) you which to add to the Base LUN.
3. Select “Next”.
4. Select the desired LUN User Capacity.

How do I expand my Unity storage pool?

To expand this pool beyond 64 drives, you need an additional 6 drives (spare capacity equal to one drive) to create the additional DPG. A pool with a RAID 5 stripe width of 12+1 requires 14 drives to create the additional DPG. For more information on dynamic pools, see Dell Unity: Dynamic Pools.

What are vault drives Vnx?

The VNX VAULT is located on the first four drives on bus 0, enclosure 0. They are disks 0 through 3 on either the DPE for VNX5100/5300/5500 or the first DAE in VNX5700/7500. These disks are protected with proprietary EMC parity protection and hold the reserved area for write cache de-staging.

What is Meta LUN in Vnx?

The VNX metaLUN feature allows Traditional LUNs (Pool LUNs cannot be used for metaLUNs) to be aggregated in order to increase the size or performance of the base LUN. The base LUN, which can be a regular LUN or a metaLUN, is the LUN that will be expanded by the addition of other LUNs.

How can I increase my LUN size?

To expand the size of a LUN:

1. Select Shares.
2. Click the Data Set button (with four cubes, ).
3. Select the LUN for which you want to expand the size.
4. Right-click a share or LUN.
5. Select Expand.
6. Enter the following settings:
7. Click Expand.
8. Add the LUN to the LUN group to which it belonged before the expansion.

How do I add LUN to Dell storage?

In the Navisphere Storage tab, right-click storage array on the Storage tab (Figure 1) and select Create Storage Groups. The Create Storage Group window opens. Type the name of the storage group in the Storage Group box. Repeat step 3 to assign additional LUNs.

What is Vnx architecture?

The EMC VNX series implements a modular architecture that integrates hardware components for Block, File, and Object with concurrent support for native NAS, Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI), Fiber Channel, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocols.