Category: Isilon (OneFS)

Isilon Config Backup One-Liner

Isilon Log Gather Cron Job

Sure, OneFS clusters will periodically send up a full log gather (monthly health-check, after a parts failure, manually when Support uses ESRS…), but I’ve found that having consistent log gathers run on a schedule to be extremely beneficial. Therefore, I like to run the isi_gather_info command as a cron job.

Save Out OneFS Job Reports to a .txt File

From time to time the OneFS Job Engine can get…stuck. The official recommend from DellEMC Support can be to start a new jobdb (after making a backup, of course). But what happens if you need to reference some of the old job reports after you create the new jobdb?