Hitachi Vantara (recently rebranded from Hitachi Data Storage) is an industry leader in data storage solutions. When the factory warranty expires, you are left with 2 options:
Many maintenance organizations will write SLAs on storage systems they know absolutely nothing about. They are gambling that they will be able to find the ...
After EOSL date, DellEMC will no longer service the corresponding server.
This list will be updated as more models are announced end-of-service.
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| MFR | Family | Model | EOSL DATE |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R940 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R840 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R740 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R640 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R540 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R440 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R340 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R240 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R930 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R830 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R730 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R630 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R530 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R430 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R330 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R230 | TBD |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R920 | May 2019 |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R820 | May 2019 |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R720 | May 2019 |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R620 | May 2019 |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R520 | May 2019 |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R910 | May 2019 |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R810 | May 2019 |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R710 | May 2019 |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R610 | May 2019 |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R510 | May 2019 |
| Dell | PowerEdge | R410 | May 2019 |
Good maintenance practices are a must if you want maximize your DELLEMC Isilon’s uptime. There are other benefits to routine maintenance besides the obvious benefit of uptime: it can offer performance advantages.
In this post, we are giving you some simple steps to help maintain the integrity and speed of your EMC Isilon clusters.
In this post we will talk about the differences between backline and white label support as it pertains to enterprise-level IT equipment like servers, storage and networking equipment. The two terms are very similar and often used interchangeably, but have some key differences to note as well.
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The sysconfig command in Data OnTap provides the user a physical-system view of all the hardware in the storage system.
*Please note: this will not show logical units, only physical.
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Sysconfig is often confused with ...
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This post will focus on the used server market, its portrayal in the marketplace and what to look for in a used IT hardware reseller.
In the world of IT sales, the word “gray market” is thrown around with nonchalance by sales reps at large manufacturers and large reseller partners alike. The term is misapplied, and purposely used to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt. Some sales reps will even go as far as to refer to used IT hardware as stolen/counterfeit ...
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Continue Reading →VMWare provides a bare metal hypervisor that allows you to partition your physical server into 2 or more virtual servers. This installs a layer between the bios and the operating system, and allows you to run multiple servers with multiple different types or versions of Operating systems.
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Continue Reading →You’ve worked hard to get your network and IT environment up and running and it’s running well. So, you can just leave things as-is and expect smooth sailing, right? The answer isn’t so straightforward.
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