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Summary Using Powershell to connect a windows server to the StorONE array via iSCSI. Requirements StorOne array enabled for iSCSI Windows server with powershell Windows server with at least one NIC configured for an iSCSI data network. Steps install a...

Summary This document references how to adjust windows to display CIFS Shares so they match the case they are shared as from S1. Problem From the S1 Array when we share SMB/CIFS volumes with the name being in UPPERCASE like these: Windows may show the shar...

Summary Windows SMB sharing with S1 using the workgroup model is not supported in the field. It may be used for internal testing purposes only. Default behavior in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 is to disallow insecure guest access to an unprotected SMB s...

Summary This document outlines how to access the S1CLI’s command history and how to search that history to re-use commands. Prerequisites This only works PER SESSION. (exiting the shell and attempting to recall history will not work) Steps In order to...

Summary This document details how to remove entries from your S1CLI connection list Steps S1CLI Connection List There may be a reason to remove old/defunct connections in your s1cli connection list upon start of the tool. To remove an “unwanted” connect...

Summary This KB explains how to use the StorONE CLI application to identify, remove and replace array drives  These commands will require the StorONE Advanced support mode password after logging into the StorONE CLI as an administrator. Requirements Sto...

Summary: After applying an RDM device in ESX to a windows host the format process is slow to respond/finish or won’t complete at all.  This is a known issue with certain versions of Windows that can be corrected easily Steps: Before running format on the RD...

Summary This article demonstrates the recommended multipathing configuration in VMware ESXi for use with StorONE block-based volumes (iSCSI and fibre channel). Requirements Supported Versions StorONE: 3.6..x, 3.7.x, 3.8.x ESXI - 6.5, 6.7, 7.x, 8.x...

Application consistent snapshots can be taken by the StorONE array for Microsoft hos application servers.  The application consistent snapshots are taken using Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).  Microsoft VSS enables the application server to tempora...

Before you begin Before you can replicate a block-based volume, you must first make sure: You have installed and configured the Multi System Manager (MSM) and witness service. All replicated systems must be registered to the same MSM. Pools with names matchin...

For additional security, iSCSI supports authentication using the Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP). There are two variations of iSCSI CHAP authentication: uni-directional and bi-directional, also referred to as mutual authentication. StorONE ...

This document highlights the upgrade procedure using the StorONE non-disruptive-upgrade (NDU) feature. Prerequisites The existing version on both nodes is required to be at least 3.8.0.15 in order to support this procedure To perform automatic download fr...

Adding third party software or applications to the StorONE Operating System is not supported.  Unqualified or Untested software or applications could lead to unwanted stability concerns that would impact the primary function of the StorONE operating system and...

Summary This Best Practice Guide will instruct users on how to do the initial configuration of the Xen Cloud Platform - Next Generation (XCP-ng) to be successful when connecting to StorONE iSCSI Block Storage. Introduction These instructions and procedures ...

Summary This document shows what ports are needed in order to deploy a Veeam Proxy (General or VMware) on a Windows host.  This information was specifically needed when accessing a windows system in a Cloud Configuration but would also be applicable in any fi...