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Tip #8: Set your damn host timeouts!

I saw a question on LinkedIn on the Netapp group today.

“what is the downtime (in seconds) for a FAS2240 high-availability machine in case one controller fails and the other takes over? ”

My pre-first cup of coffee answer was less on the question, and more on proper upkeep of a system running on a SAN/NAS. Any SAN/NAS. Set your damn timeouts on your hosts!

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Tip #1: Monitoring SnapMirror relationships with PowerShell

Working in IT can be like war, we are in the trenches, issues all around. Problems jump up and attack without you even noticing. We must keep a watchful eye on all areas of our environment, and attack issues, before they get us!

In my first installment, I want to show a simple way to get the highest lag time of all your NetApp Snapmirror relationships, with Powershell. This is useful for anyone running Orion, WhatsUpGold, Nagios, or any other monitoring tool which can call out to scripts and remote hosts for custom checks.

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