Mac how to install ucs platform emulator

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#Mac how to install ucs platform emulator serial number
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#Mac how to install ucs platform emulator software

Add 2 x 4 GB Disk shelves to replace the shipped 1 GB disk shelves.

Delete the 2 x shipped 1 GB disk shelves.

Move the current config to the new shelves.

IвЂ™m going to go though the steps to amend the simulator disk size to the maximum available disks and configure the basic simulator settings so you can use it as a VSA using the following steps:

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The simulator isnвЂ™t suited to running anything that is performance heavy as it is aimed at testing the software features rather than any IOPS benchmarking.

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You canвЂ™t clone a fully configured simulator as you canвЂ™t change the serial number after the initial configuration.

#Mac how to install ucs platform emulator serial numbers

You canвЂ™t by default connect to multiple simulators with NetApp OnCommand System Manager as the built in serial numbers are the same and System Manager doesnвЂ™t play nicely but IвЂ™ll show you how this can be changed.

The simulator isnвЂ™t as robust as other true VSAs as it replicates a real Filer where you would have redundant PSUs so doesnвЂ™t play nicely when you just power it off! This is unfortunate as previous versions did seem to be a little more robust but the 8.1 version needs to be handled with care.

The current version 8.1 is provided with the same disk configuration but IвЂ™ll show you how this can be changed to use up to 4 x shelves of 4 GB disks with 180 GB available space which is a vast improvement and far more usable but you will need VMware Workstation to do this as ESXi doesnвЂ™t support changing the size of IDE disks. In previous versions of the simulator it was provided with 2 x simulated shelves of 14 x 1 GB Disks with only 20 GB usable space which with some hacking could be extended by 2 more shelves.

The simulator is limited in the number of disks it can support and the size of the disks.

There is still quite a bit of configuration to do to get the simulator up and running, itвЂ™s not a plug and use VSA.

There isnвЂ™t any official support by NetApp and it works more on a community support model using NetAppвЂ™s community support forums.

There are however some limitations to the simulator: So, although the current status is the simulator is not available to all, hopefully this will change soon and this has saved me and you from a far longer rant!

I fiercely believe opening up access to learning and training tools allows so many more people to learn about your technology in their own time and if they know about your technology they are more likely to buy! I was about to start a serious rant about this limited availability when surprisingly whilst writing this post Vaughn Stewart sent out a tweet that NetApp are in fact looking at the possibility of opening up access to the simulator for version 8.1 which is fantastic news. Unfortunately the simulator is only available to existing NetApp Customers and Advantage Partners and requires a login to the NetApp Support Site, Nowadays there is a pre-built VMware virtual machine so you donвЂ™t have to install RedHat or SuSE beforehand. Things progressed over the years and you could use more Linux distros. There have been various versions of the simulator over the years which initially could be installed on a simple RedHat or SuSE Linux box using emulated disks and have the same look and feel as a real NetApp Filer (without the rack space requirement or electricity bill!). NetApp has also produced a Data ONTAP Simulator which in their words is a вЂњA tool that gives you the experience of administering and using a NetApp storage system with all the features of Data ONTAP at your disposal.вЂќ This is hugely significant as it means if you know how to administer and configure the smallest FAS2000 Series Filers you are pretty much up to speed to administer and configure Filers up to their biggest and beefiest FAS6200 Series Filers so you donвЂ™t have to learn another management interface when you upgrade. One of the strengths of NetAppвЂ™s storage offering is that its controller operating system called Data ONTAP is the same across every NetApp Filer storage product they sell.

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UPDATE 7 September 2012: NetApp has released its Virtual Storage Appliance, Data ONTAP Edge which is a licensed functional VSA.