This post will describe the required steps to configure an Isilon Cluster for using kerberized NFSv4. There are two supported kerberos server: Microsoft Active Directory and MIT KDC. We will use a Microsoft Windows Active Directory 2012 R2 kerberos server and RFC2307 for user/id mapping. Windows Prerequisites: Windows Active Directory […]
To prepare a Windows Server 2012 R2 for my Isilon lab I used Powershell v4 to configure the required DNS zone delegation. It turned out to be very easy and saved quite a few “clicks”. Therefore I think it is worth mentioning it in this short post: For the example […]
This is Part 2 of a series dedicated to Isilon and Powershell. In Part 1 we looked at the basics of how to leverage Powershell for REST scripting and ended with a quick example with parts from Jeremy. In this part we will have a more detailed view on the […]
Looking at the Isilon Platform API introduced with OneFS 7.0.2, which is using REST with JSON for communication, I was struggling how to start. At first I tried to use Perl for scripting but as I’m not very experienced in Perl, I was quickly frustrated. Luckily I stumbled across Powershell for REST […]
With the new OneFS 7.1 Virtual Appliance you can easily simulate a multi-tier cluster, using Isilon SmartPools. The Appliance is downloadable here: https://download.emc.com/downloads/DL50362_Isilon-OneFS-Virtual-Nodes-7.1.0.0.zip In my Lab I started with a OneFS 7.1 Cluster consisting of 6 nodes: By default these nodes are forming a node pool called “iq_vmware”: In […]
On October 30th Isilon OneFS 7.1 (Waikiki) went General Available! This is a major release for EMC Isilon and brings a lot of new great stuff and further increases the capabilities of Isilon: What’s new in OneFS 7.1: SmartDedupe: Isilon now offers a post-process deduplication engine, called SmartDedupe. The […]
In this post I want to share some information and experience regarding EMC Isilon for SAS Grid Computing. What is SAS Grid Computing? “SAS Grid Computing is an efficient way to analyze enormous amounts of data. SAS Grid Computing enables applications to deliver value in a highly effective manner for SAS […]
