Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware
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FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865bk0TOC.fm Contents Before You Begin 5 Updating Storage Systems Attached to Cluster Servers 6 Updating Firmware Using Array Manager 7 Updating Firmware Using Dell Update Packages 8 Windows DUP Update Procedure 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update Procedure 8 Updating Firmware Using Firmware Update Utililties 9 Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition Update Procedure...
FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865bk0TOC.fm Contents Before You Begin 5 Updating Storage Systems Attached to Cluster Servers 6 Updating Firmware Using Array Manager 7 Updating Firmware Using Dell Update Packages 8 Windows DUP Update Procedure 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update Procedure 8 Updating Firmware Using Firmware Update Utililties 9 Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition Update Procedure...
Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware
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... data. FOR PROOF ONLY Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware 5 Before You Begin Before you to update your storage system firmware: • Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager - System management software, running the latest BIOS and firmware updates. They are available to download the latest...'s operating system. The following tools are included with the downloaded firmware update file available at support.dell.com. All firmware update procedures require you perform the procedures in your Dell™ PowerVault™ 220S or 221S storage system.
... data. FOR PROOF ONLY Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware 5 Before You Begin Before you to update your storage system firmware: • Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager - System management software, running the latest BIOS and firmware updates. They are available to download the latest...'s operating system. The following tools are included with the downloaded firmware update file available at support.dell.com. All firmware update procedures require you perform the procedures in your Dell™ PowerVault™ 220S or 221S storage system.
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...dell.com | support.dell.com FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm Table 1.1 lists the required tool and files for Intel Intanium® Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Version 2.1) PV220s-221s-FRMWRxxxxx.bin Red Hat Linux, versions 7.x, 8.x, 9 pv2xxLxx.gz Array Manager DUP Update Utility Updating Storage... Systems Attached to Cluster Servers To update the EMM firmware in a cluster-attached storage system, perform the following steps: 1 Shut down node 2...
...dell.com | support.dell.com FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm Table 1.1 lists the required tool and files for Intel Intanium® Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Version 2.1) PV220s-221s-FRMWRxxxxx.bin Red Hat Linux, versions 7.x, 8.x, 9 pv2xxLxx.gz Array Manager DUP Update Utility Updating Storage... Systems Attached to Cluster Servers To update the EMM firmware in a cluster-attached storage system, perform the following steps: 1 Shut down node 2...
Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware
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...Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server • Windows Server 2003 • Novell NetWare (all Dell-supported versions) To update the firmware on your PowerVault 22xS storage system using Array Manager: NOTE: In the following steps, xx refers to the firmware release number. 1 ...click the Start button and select Programs→ Dell OpenManage Applications→ Array Manager→ Array Manager Console. 6 Select Arrays→ PERC Subsystem. 7 Select the controller that is complete, a message appears indicating that the PowerVault 22xS storage system appears. When the update is linked to ...
...Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server • Windows Server 2003 • Novell NetWare (all Dell-supported versions) To update the firmware on your PowerVault 22xS storage system using Array Manager: NOTE: In the following steps, xx refers to the firmware release number. 1 ...click the Start button and select Programs→ Dell OpenManage Applications→ Array Manager→ Array Manager Console. 6 Select Arrays→ PERC Subsystem. 7 Select the controller that is complete, a message appears indicating that the PowerVault 22xS storage system appears. When the update is linked to ...
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... the following procedure updates the firmware on a PowerVault 22xS storage system that is attached to a host system that enables you to apply a software update to either a single system or, remotely, to update specific software components on your Dell system. DUPs provide an easy-to-use a DUP if Array Manager is complete, a message appears indicating...
... the following procedure updates the firmware on a PowerVault 22xS storage system that is attached to a host system that enables you to apply a software update to either a single system or, remotely, to update specific software components on your Dell system. DUPs provide an easy-to-use a DUP if Array Manager is complete, a message appears indicating...
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...the command to run without user intervention. 6 Press to update the firmware on a PowerVault 22xS storage system that is not available. Update utilities are the executable .exe utility file for Intel...following procedure to update the firmware. You must use a manual update procedure when an Array Manager or DUP procedure is attached to a host system running the Windows Server 2003, ...) operating system. 1 Stop all I/O activity to the storage system. 2 Log in the extracted files are available for the following Dell-supported operating systems: • Windows Server 2003, Enterprise ...
...the command to run without user intervention. 6 Press to update the firmware on a PowerVault 22xS storage system that is not available. Update utilities are the executable .exe utility file for Intel...following procedure to update the firmware. You must use a manual update procedure when an Array Manager or DUP procedure is attached to a host system running the Windows Server 2003, ...) operating system. 1 Stop all I/O activity to the storage system. 2 Log in the extracted files are available for the following Dell-supported operating systems: • Windows Server 2003, Enterprise ...
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...and one EMM does not automatically update the other EMM. Updating the Storage System Without Array Manager If Array Manager is not installed on your system is connected, but may continue to the updated version. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - FOR PROOF ONLY Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware 13... has changed to report the old firmware version on your EMM modules. Array Manager displays the correct firmware version for the EMM to which it . This condition is corrected by restarting the PowerVault storage system. To verify the firmware update, stop and then restart the Disk...
...and one EMM does not automatically update the other EMM. Updating the Storage System Without Array Manager If Array Manager is not installed on your system is connected, but may continue to the updated version. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - FOR PROOF ONLY Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware 13... has changed to report the old firmware version on your EMM modules. Array Manager displays the correct firmware version for the EMM to which it . This condition is corrected by restarting the PowerVault storage system. To verify the firmware update, stop and then restart the Disk...
Upgrading to Ultra 320 EMMs
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...This document describes how to the module has ceased. Removing the Ultra 160 EMM CAUTION: Before performing any of the Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager and host server controller firmware installed on your host server before performing any server nodes connected to Ultra 320 EMMs...or death. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerVault™ 22xS Systems - A system with the Ultra 320 EMMs. In nonredundant EMM systems, replace only the Ultra 160 EMM and leave the SCSI terminator card in place. NOTE: To achieve full Ultra 320 functionality, your storage system. P/N ...
...This document describes how to the module has ceased. Removing the Ultra 160 EMM CAUTION: Before performing any of the Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager and host server controller firmware installed on your host server before performing any server nodes connected to Ultra 320 EMMs...or death. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerVault™ 22xS Systems - A system with the Ultra 320 EMMs. In nonredundant EMM systems, replace only the Ultra 160 EMM and leave the SCSI terminator card in place. NOTE: To achieve full Ultra 320 functionality, your storage system. P/N ...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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.... A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 A Reference Guide for both software and hardware aspects which impact the overall effectiveness of multiple components - Any given storage application may be something comprised of Enterprise IT infrastructure which relies on that would complete a storage solution. PowerVault™ Direct Attached Storage PV22xS family • Interconnect...
.... A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 A Reference Guide for both software and hardware aspects which impact the overall effectiveness of multiple components - Any given storage application may be something comprised of Enterprise IT infrastructure which relies on that would complete a storage solution. PowerVault™ Direct Attached Storage PV22xS family • Interconnect...
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...Considerations In a cluster environment the cache being disabled on the controller poses a significant performance impact to the storage enclosure. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Additional configuration factors Hot Spares Hot Spare functionality provides extra security availability and ...to begin immediately. See the controller user's guide for Optimal RAID Performance The PowerVault™ 22xS is recommended whenever possible. Use of Hot Spares is capable of the degraded array to be clustered RAID 10 is the optimal RAID level. • Table ...
...Considerations In a cluster environment the cache being disabled on the controller poses a significant performance impact to the storage enclosure. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Additional configuration factors Hot Spares Hot Spare functionality provides extra security availability and ...to begin immediately. See the controller user's guide for Optimal RAID Performance The PowerVault™ 22xS is recommended whenever possible. Use of Hot Spares is capable of the degraded array to be clustered RAID 10 is the optimal RAID level. • Table ...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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... systems management features, and a modular design for rack dense environments Figure 3-1 PV22xS Enclosure Features and Options PERC - PowerVault 220S/221S Storage Arrays Performance U320 SCSI speed dual channel PCI-Express PERC 4 U320 controller Capacity 4.2TB ... intelligent peripheral component interconnect (PCI) and PCI-Express to support multiple Dell storage environments and RAID configurations. Dell's Product Offering PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure Dell™ PowerVault 220xS systems are hot-pluggable and can be removed and replaced easily....
... systems management features, and a modular design for rack dense environments Figure 3-1 PV22xS Enclosure Features and Options PERC - PowerVault 220S/221S Storage Arrays Performance U320 SCSI speed dual channel PCI-Express PERC 4 U320 controller Capacity 4.2TB ... intelligent peripheral component interconnect (PCI) and PCI-Express to support multiple Dell storage environments and RAID configurations. Dell's Product Offering PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure Dell™ PowerVault 220xS systems are hot-pluggable and can be removed and replaced easily....
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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... cluster with the additional capability of PAGE 21 11/17/2005 It provides the capability to have physical access to the same storage, the disk arrays are available since the PERC controller on the second host system uses up one virtual server running on Node 1, Node 2...bus with at least one of the same application) while providing failover capabilities for more information refer to Appendix - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Figure 4-3 Split Bus Cabling Options to a Single Host System, (a) Same Adapter, (b) Different Adapters Cluster Topology...
... cluster with the additional capability of PAGE 21 11/17/2005 It provides the capability to have physical access to the same storage, the disk arrays are available since the PERC controller on the second host system uses up one virtual server running on Node 1, Node 2...bus with at least one of the same application) while providing failover capabilities for more information refer to Appendix - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Figure 4-3 Split Bus Cabling Options to a Single Host System, (a) Same Adapter, (b) Different Adapters Cluster Topology...
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...by these utilities. Dell's Storage controllers can impact performance as the array fills up, since the number of these differences are transparent to the user, when using the recommended Dell OpenManage™ software to configure storage subsystem; Design of stripes decreases as 'child' arrays fill up. however..., in cases where the BIOS utility is created on a group of disks, any subsequent arrays created on any subset of ...
...by these utilities. Dell's Storage controllers can impact performance as the array fills up, since the number of these differences are transparent to the user, when using the recommended Dell OpenManage™ software to configure storage subsystem; Design of stripes decreases as 'child' arrays fill up. however..., in cases where the BIOS utility is created on a group of disks, any subsequent arrays created on any subset of ...
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...arrays. o More cost-effective than dedicated hot spares, but it is replacing. Can impact performance if rebuilt array... spans enclosures/channels. • Dedicated hot spare o A dedicated hot spare is assigned to Table 5-2. If the PERC controller has a battery backup unit (see Table 5-2) or if a host system is powered by an alternate power source (e.g. o Dell...array that reside in write back), but does not protect multiple arrays as completely as dedicated hot spares. o As during a rebuild, array...array...A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 ...
...arrays. o More cost-effective than dedicated hot spares, but it is replacing. Can impact performance if rebuilt array... spans enclosures/channels. • Dedicated hot spare o A dedicated hot spare is assigned to Table 5-2. If the PERC controller has a battery backup unit (see Table 5-2) or if a host system is powered by an alternate power source (e.g. o Dell...array that reside in write back), but does not protect multiple arrays as completely as dedicated hot spares. o As during a rebuild, array...array...A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 ...
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... Started with RAID' document http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/storage/RAID/RAIDbk0.pdf PAGE 35 11/17/2005 Capacity Needs -... size greater than 2TB due to limitations on SCSI controllers and operating systems. Host management application (OMSM, Array Manager) will give an error if an attempt is made to make virtual disk greater than 2TB, prompting...availability of data with additional point of failure - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • Table 5-1: Pros and Cons for Spanning Arrays with various RAID Levels Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 ...
... Started with RAID' document http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/storage/RAID/RAIDbk0.pdf PAGE 35 11/17/2005 Capacity Needs -... size greater than 2TB due to limitations on SCSI controllers and operating systems. Host management application (OMSM, Array Manager) will give an error if an attempt is made to make virtual disk greater than 2TB, prompting...availability of data with additional point of failure - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • Table 5-1: Pros and Cons for Spanning Arrays with various RAID Levels Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 ...