File and Block

Enhancements
Dell EMC Unity Condor Train-The-Trainer

Ryan Poulin
Midrange and Entry Solutions
Product Technologist Team
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BLOCK RESOURCE HOST ACCESS

DATA REDUCTION

FILE ALERT THRESHOLDS

BLOCK RESOURCE HOST ACCESS

DATA REDUCTION

FILE ALERT THRESHOLDS

Block Resource Host Access Changes
Overview

• In Condor, the new Unisphere “Modify Host Access” option allows users to
change host access for multiple block resources at the same time
– Supported for standalone LUNs, Thin Clones, or VMFS Datastores
– Select up to 100 resources and add/remove up to 300 hosts at the same time

• Modify Host Access can be found under More Actions on the Block and
VMware pages
– The Remove Host Access option has been replaced with this feature

• Modify Host Access also allows users to merge host access across multiple
resources
– Useful when consolidating hosts

• No changes to Unisphere CLI or REST API

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Block Resource Host Access Changes
Example 1 – Add Host Access
LUN-1
Host .174 Host .175

LUN-2

LUN-3

Host .176 Host .177

LUN-4

LUN-5

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Modify Host Access
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Modify Host Access
Overview

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Modify Host Access
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Modify Host Access
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Modify Host Access
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Modify Host Access
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Modify Host Access
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Modify Host Access
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Modify Host Access
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Modify Host Access
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Modify Host Access
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Modify Host Access
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Modify Host Access
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Modify Host Access
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Modify Host Access
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Modify Host Access
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Block Resource Host Access Changes
Example 2 – Merge Host Access

Host .174 Host .175 Host .176 Host .177

App1LUN-1 App2LUN-1

App1LUN-2 App2LUN-2

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Modify Host Access
Example 2

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Modify Host Access
Example 2

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Modify Host Access
Example 2

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Modify Host Access
Example 2

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Modify Host Access
Example 2

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Modify Host Access
Example 2

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Modify Host Access
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BLOCK RESOURCE HOST ACCESS

DATA REDUCTION

FILE ALERT THRESHOLDS

Advanced Deduplication Update
Overview

• In Unity OE 4.5 Advanced Deduplication was released

– Advanced Deduplication in the 4.5 release will only deduplicate to a compressed
block within the resource
– An 8KB block will be compressed even if 1% of savings or higher can be achieved

• In the Condor release, Advanced Deduplication will be able to deduplicate to

an uncompressed block
– In some datasets, typically benchmarking/Proof of Concept tools, savings are
being missed due to blocks being uncompressible
– It is unknown how much savings improvement will be seen in production datasets

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Advanced Deduplication Update
Background Compression Information

• When a block does not compress, the block is stored in the traditional
mapping method
– This mapping does not have spare space to allow for deduplication

• When a block can compress, information is stored within a compression

segment and a different data mapping method is used
– Data includes the versioning information, length of the compressed blocks, length
of the fragment, file offset, compression method used, etc
– Space is available for the deduplication information and fingerprint

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Advanced Deduplication Update
Technical Update

• In the Condor release, when a block enters the compression algorithm and
cannot compress, the data is stored in the same manner as if it can
compress
– Allows for the fingerprint to be stored with the data
– Allows future blocks to deduplicate to this data

• Only new writes or overwrites will receive this change

– Existing data on the drives will not be changed unless overwritten
› Move can be utilized for Block resources

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Advanced Deduplication Update
Other Updates

• In order to maximize the savings, a number of other enhancements have

been made
• Each individual 8KB block is subject to the Data Reduction algorithm
– In the OE 4.5 training materials it was presented this way, but side conversations
show people are following the history of Compression and Data Reduction
› In the original training documentation for Compression (OE 4.1), a number of blocks
needed to achieve an amount of savings for all of them to compress, and this is no longer
the case

• The Data Reduction “back off” algorithm has been disabled

– Changed in the Condor release
– No data written to a Data Reduction enabled resource can bypass the algorithm

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Data Reduction/Advanced Deduplication
Supported Configurations Update

Models System Type What’s Supported?

Data Reduction
300 / 400 / 500 / 600 Hybrid
(All Flash Pools Only)
300F / 400F / 500F/ 600F All Flash Data Reduction
350F All Flash Data Reduction
450F / 550F / 650F All Flash Data Reduction & Advanced Deduplication*
Data Reduction & Advanced Deduplication
380 / 480 / 680 / 880 Hybrid
(All Flash Pools Only)
380F / 480F / 680F / 880F All Flash Data Reduction & Advanced Deduplication
*Advanced Deduplication is supported on Dynamic Pools Only
Note: Data Reduction/Advanced Deduplication is supported on LUNs, File Systems, and
NFS/VMFS Datastores
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BLOCK RESOURCE HOST ACCESS

DATA REDUCTION

FILE ALERT THRESHOLDS

Custom File Alert Thresholds
Overview

• In the Condor release, a user will be able to set thresholds to trigger

information, warning, and error level alerts for space usage within File
resources
– Supported for File Systems and NFS Datastores only
– The thresholds can only be modified on existing resources, and not during initial
creation

• In codes prior to Condor, warning and error level alerts for space utilization
exist
– Hard coded to 75% and 95% full respectively

• Thresholds can be viewed/modified in Unisphere, Unisphere CLI, and REST

API

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Threshold Settings

• Default thresholds in the Condor release:

– Information: 0%
– Warning: 75%
– Error: 95%

• Thresholds can be set to 0-99%

– Setting a threshold to 0% disables the alert from being sent

• Each threshold set above 0% must meet the following criteria, or an error
will be given
– Information Threshold < Warning Threshold < Error Threshold
› Example 1: Info 0%, Warning 70%, Error 85%
› Example 2: Info 25%, Warning 70%, Error 85%
› Example 3: Info 50%, Warning 0%, Error 85%
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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Demonstration

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Demonstration

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Demonstration

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Demonstration

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Demonstration

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Demonstration

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Demonstration

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Demonstration

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Demonstration

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Demonstration

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Demonstration

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Alert Messages

Alert Message Severity Log Bubble

Number ID Message Message
1121 14:600d3 Error The storage The storage resource’s used capacity percentage is
resource <a> under over the Error Threshold. Consider adding space to
the NAS Server <b> the resource or continue to monitor its space usage.
is over <c>% full.
1122 14:600d2 Warning The storage The storage resource’s used capacity percentage is
resource <a> under over the Warning Threshold. Consider adding space
the NAS Server <b> to the resource or continue to monitor its space
is over <c>% full. usage.
1120 14:600fd Info The storage The storage resource’s used capacity percentage is
resource <a> under over the Info Threshold. Consider adding space to
the NAS Server <b> the resource or continue to monitor its space usage.
is over <c>% full.

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Unisphere CLI – uemcli /stor/prov/fs show -detail

uemcli /stor/prov/fs show -detail

1: ID = res_1
Name = File_System_1
Description =
Health state = OK (5)
File system = fs_1
Server = nas_1
Storage pool ID = pool_1
Storage pool = Pool 1
…
Error threshold = 95%
Warning threshold = 75%
Info threshold = 0%

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Unisphere CLI – uemcli /stor/prov/fs set

uemcli /stor/prov/fs set -?

/stor/prov/fs { -id <value> | -name <value> } set … [ -errorThreshold

<value> ] [ -warningThreshold <value> ] [ -infoThreshold <value> ]

[Optional] -errorThreshold <value>

Specifies the threshold of used space in the file system. The

errorThreshold will trigger error alert. The default errorThreshold is 95.
If the threshold value is set as 0, the alert is disabled. The
errorThreshold should be bigger than infoThreshold and warningThreshold.

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Unisphere CLI – uemcli /stor/prov/fs set

[Optional] -warningThreshold <value>

Specifies the threshold of used space in the file system. The

warningThreshold will trigger warning alert. The default warningThreshold
is 75. If the threshold value is set as 0, the alert is disabled. The
warningThreshold should be the value between infoThreshold and
errorThreshold.

[Optional] -infoThreshold <value>

Specifies the threshold of used space in the file system. The

infoThreshold will trigger info alert. The default infoThreshold is 0. If
the threshold value is set as 0, the alert is disabled. The infoThreshold
should be smaller than warningThreshold and errorThreshold.

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Unisphere CLI – uemcli /stor/prov/fs set

• Attempt to configure:
– infoThreshold: 40
– warningThreshold: 60
– errorThreshold: 90

uemcli /stor/prov/fs -id res_1 set -infoThreshold 40 -warningThreshold 60

-errorThreshold 90

ID = res_1

Operation completed successfully.

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Unisphere CLI – uemcli /stor/prov/fs set

• Attempt to configure:
– infoThreshold: 60
– warningThreshold: 25 
– errorThreshold: 90

uemcli /stor/prov/fs -id res_1 set -infoThreshold 60 -warningThreshold 25

-errorThreshold 90

Operation failed. Error code: 0x5

One or more specified parameters are invalid. (Error Code:0x5)

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
Unisphere CLI – uemcli /stor/prov/vmware/nfs set

uemcli /stor/prov/vmware/nfs set -?

uemcli /stor/prov/vmware/nfs { -id <value> | -name <value> } set [ -async

] [ -descr <value> ] [ -size <value> ] [ -minSizeAllocated <value> ] [ -
dataReduction { yes [ -advancedDedup { yes | no } ] | no } ] [ { -sched
<value> | -noSched } ] [ -schedPaused { yes | no } ] [ -defAccess { ro |
rw | roroot | root | na } ] [ -advHostMgmtEnabled { yes | no } ] [ -
roHosts <value> ] [ -rwHosts <value> ] [ -roRootHosts <value> ] [ -
rootHosts <value> ] [ -naHosts <value> ] [ -anonUid <value> ] [ -anonGid
<value> ] [ -allowSUID { yes | no } ] [ -esxMountProtocol { NFSv3 | NFSv4
} ] [ -minSecurity { sys | krb5 } ] [ -replDest { yes | no } ] [ -
eventProtocols <value> ] [ -fastvpPolicy { startHighThenAuto | auto |
highest | lowest } ] [ -errorThreshold <value> ] [ -warningThreshold
<value> ] [ -infoThreshold <value> ] [ -poolFullPolicy { deleteAllSnaps |
failWrites } ]

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Custom File Alert Thresholds
REST API – Resource = File System

Attribute Type Description

infoThreshold unsigned When this used space percentage is exceeded, an info

Integer[16][0..99] severity alert will be triggered on this filesystem. If the
threshold value is set as 0, the alert is disabled. The default
infoThreshold is 0. The value warningThreshold is between
infoThreshold and errorThreshold.
warningThreshold unsigned When this used space percentage is exceeded, a warning
Integer[16][0..99] severity alert will be triggered on this filesystem. If the
threshold value is set as 0, the alert is disabled. The default
warningThreshold is 75. The value warningThreshold is
between infoThreshold and errorThreshold.

errorThreshold unsigned When this used space percentage is exceeded, an error

Integer[16][0..99] severity alert will be triggered on this filesystem. If the
threshold value is set as 0, the alert is disabled. The default
errorThreshold is 95. The value warningThreshold is between
infoThreshold and errorThreshold.

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