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Part I - Dell PowerVault MD3000i Initial Configuration Demo
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Popular Dell PowerVault MD3000i Manual Pages
MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 12
Management Software Supported with the MD3000i (Windows servers)
Software
MD3000i Resource CD Dell Modular Disk Storage Manager
First Gen.
1.2.153, A04 02.71.G6.07
Second Gen.
2.2.0.18, A11
03.35.G6.50
Notes
Component of the MD3000.
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Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix This version also supports management of Resource CD. Drive
Seagate (Barracuda ES.2) SAS ...
MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 13
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Multipath software;
installed from Dell driver support web site. This version also supports management of MD3000i Resource CD. For 32 bit Windows, download and install SMIA-vCenter-WS32-01.00.3650.0007.exe. Supported VMware versions are ESX 4.1, 4.1i, 4.0, and 3.5.
*Refer to VDS...
Dell PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i RAID Controller
Password Reset - Page 1
.... Connecting the Serial Cable
1 Remove the serial cable from the password reset cable package. 2 Connect the DB9 (oval) end of the cable to install HyperTerminal. Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000/MD3000i RAID Controller Password Reset
Perform this procedure when you have lost or forgotten your password and you are running Windows Vista® or Windows Server® 2008, HyperTerminal...
Dell PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i RAID Controller
Password Reset - Page 2
...configuration screen. 4 Select Serial Port Setup and press . 5 Press to change Hardware Flow Control setting to no. 6 Press to set the Comm Parameters. 7 Press to set the speed to 115200. 8 Press to set the data, parity, and stopbits to 8-N-1,
then press . 9 Press to exit the Comm Parameters screen. 10 Select Exit and press again to reset the password depends on whether your RAID controller...
Dell PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i Array Tuning Best Practices - Page 12
... refer to the Dell™ PowerVault™ Modular Disk Storage Manager CLI Guide on the Dell™ technical support site (http://support.dell.com/manuals) for a complete list of cache battery failure or a cache battery learn cycle. Disabling write cache puts the controllers into a write-through the CLI - Write Cache Mirroring provides an additional level of controller failure or when...
Dell PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i Array Tuning Best Practices - Page 23
... the Server Hardware Architecture Available bandwidth depends on MD3000i with teamed NICs.
• A single Host cannot mix HBAs and NICs to connect to 9000 bytes).
• The Microsoft iSCSI initiator will not work with multiple NICs.
• Give each NIC its own IP address.
• Connect each HBA installed in the MDSM, select the iSCSI tab, Configure iSCSI Host Ports, Advanced...
Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in User’s
Guide - Page 44
If the storage array configuration is
storage array does not
changed, remove and re-add the
prevent the Plug-In from the password field to prevent
within vCenter Plug-In. to the ESX host or host
group, mappings from being mapped. After installation, verify that the cimserver service has been started from SMI-S provider, some error
some situations.
codes might be used
...
Command Line Interface Guide - Page 30
... display data
Setting the battery installation date
Downloading RAID controller module, enclosure management module (EMM), and physical disk firmware
Script Command Structure
All script commands have the following structure:
command operand-data {statement-data}
where command identifies the action to be performed, operand-data represents the storage array component to configure or manage (such as...
Command Line Interface Guide - Page 94
... either for an entire storage array or one battery in the storage array, you perform the following command:
reset controller [(0 | 1)]
Enabling RAID Controller Module Data Transfer
At times, a RAID controller module might become quiescent while running diagnostics. Resetting a RAID Controller Module
NOTICE: When you reset a RAID controller module, the RAID controller module is not available...
Installation Guide - Page 19
... factory installed.
Software Installation
The MD3000i Resource CD contains all the latest updates available at support.dell.com. For more information on the storage array and wait for the status LED to turn blue. 5 Start up your storage array before you must install the Microsoft iSCSI initiator on any host server that will access your IP addresses, see Guidelines for Configuring...
Installation Guide - Page 24
... plan to use MD Storage Manager for the same error condition. OR
• Host - To avoid this option on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.
24
Software Installation You should configure only one system, but will restart my system myself.
14 If you selected Typical (full) installation in the windows\utility directory of the MD3000i Resource CD.
NOTE: The event monitor...
Installation Guide - Page 41
... to add four IP addresses: DiscoveryAddress=
DiscoveryAddress=
DiscoveryAddress=
DiscoveryAddress=
If you install MD Storage Manager. If you are using Linux Server
Configuration of the iSCSI initiator for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® version 4 and SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 9 distributions is performed by modifying the /etc/iscsi.conf file, which is installed by default when you...
Installation Guide - Page 59
... install and enable these premium features, see the User's Guide. For every non-Optimal status icon, use the Recovery Guru to troubleshoot the problem:
• Recovery Guru - A problem exists with the array, one controller, or both controllers in the desired working condition.
- Troubleshooting Tools
The MD Storage Manager establishes communication with the array. The profile can set...
Installation Guide - Page 67
... 8 documentation, 28
manuals, 28, 30
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enclosure connections, 9 event monitor, 24-26 expansion, 15
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hot spares, 8-9
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initial storage array setup, 35 alerts, 38 password, 37 renaming, 37 set IP addresses, 37
installation Linux, 25 Windows, 23-27
installing iSCSI, 31 Linux host and server, 41 Windows host and server, 36
iSCSI, 31 terminology, 31 worksheet, 32
iSCSI configuration configuring ports...
Upgrading to SATA on MD3000i - Page 61
...;MD3000i RAID MD3000i の『Installation Guide iSCSI Important Information Update iSCSI
1 RAID I/O
2 MD Storage Manager で Support Gather Support Information information.zip
MD Storage Manager
3 MD3000i Resource CD OS
4 『Resource CD Microsoft® Windows® Hotfix KB940467
5 『Resource CD support.dell.com MD Storage Manager Installation...
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