Netapp deduplication
cloudibee Netapp deduplication – is a new technology to control the rate of data growth. The average UNIX or Windows disk volume contains thousands or even millions of duplicate data objects.…
April 2008
HPUX tips
1) Find number of processors in the machine. # /usr/sbin/ioscan -k -C processorH/W Path Class Description===============================160 processor Processor166 processor Processor# 2) Find the model of the hardware # model9000/800/L2000-44# 3)…
AIX performance monitoring : filemon
“filemon” command monitors the performance of the file system, and reports the I/O activity. The I/O activity monitored is based on the time interval during which the filemon is run.…
HP-UX : Kernel Parameter Recommendations
Below is the list of commonly recommended HPUX kernel parameters. But this may vary based on your application need. # Parameter Value bufpages 0 # on HP-UX 10.X create_fastlinks 1…
HPUX : Identify 32-bit or 64-bit kernel
Here are the steps to identify whether you are running a 32-bit or 64-bit kernel. getconf KERNEL_BITS will return whether it is a 32 bit or 64 bit. hpux1 #…
Oracle’s Direct NFS
Direct NFS (DNFS) is an Oracle Database 11g implementation of NFS client that runs as part of the Oracle Database 11g engine. Through this integration, the Oracle database engine optimizes…
Few /proc files
/proc/cmdline – file has the parameters passed to the kernel while the system boots-up. /proc/kcore – This file represents the physical memory of the system and is stored in the…
Know about Netapp Snapvault
Netapp SnapVault is a heterogeneous disk-to-disk backup solution for Netapp filers and systems with other OS (Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Windows, and Linux). In event of data loss or corruption on…