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... on locating these drives, see the Dell PowerVault DL2200/ DL2300 Hardware Owner's Manual. 2 Auto-provisioning of Enclosures Supported Six (6) per PERC 6/E with dual SAS cables. NOTE: To connect or disconnect the redundant SAS cable(s), the DL2xxx system must be powered off. Three (3) per PERC 6/E with a single SAS cable. Hard Drives (External) Storage Enclosure RAID Controller Drive Type PowerVault MD1000 PowerVault MD1200 PERC 6/E PERC H800 SATA Nearline SAS Drive Capacity 250GB, 500GB, 750GB, 1TB, 2TB 500GB, 1TB , 2TB, 3TB Network Interface Controllers (NIC...
... on locating these drives, see the Dell PowerVault DL2200/ DL2300 Hardware Owner's Manual. 2 Auto-provisioning of Enclosures Supported Six (6) per PERC 6/E with dual SAS cables. NOTE: To connect or disconnect the redundant SAS cable(s), the DL2xxx system must be powered off. Three (3) per PERC 6/E with a single SAS cable. Hard Drives (External) Storage Enclosure RAID Controller Drive Type PowerVault MD1000 PowerVault MD1200 PERC 6/E PERC H800 SATA Nearline SAS Drive Capacity 250GB, 500GB, 750GB, 1TB, 2TB 500GB, 1TB , 2TB, 3TB Network Interface Controllers (NIC...
Dell PowerVault Backup to Disk Appliance - Interoperability Guide
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...-supported drivers listed in the Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix. NOTE: If a tape library attached to the DL Backup to Disk Appliance Interoperability Guide If you have the Symantec Backup Exec™ Comprehensive Management or Application Edition, the Library Expansion Option is installed with the software. NOTE: Symantec Backup Exec™ uses a device driver that is included. System RAID Controller (with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2) PERC H800 DL2200 PERC H710 DL2300 PERC H810 Max Number Firmware...
...-supported drivers listed in the Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix. NOTE: If a tape library attached to the DL Backup to Disk Appliance Interoperability Guide If you have the Symantec Backup Exec™ Comprehensive Management or Application Edition, the Library Expansion Option is installed with the software. NOTE: Symantec Backup Exec™ uses a device driver that is included. System RAID Controller (with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2) PERC H800 DL2200 PERC H710 DL2300 PERC H810 Max Number Firmware...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... operating system on hard drive. See Figure 6-1 for jumper location. Plug & Play Configuration Error. See "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on Incorrect configuration hard drive. Actual Link Width is x, specified slot. Corrective Actions Check the hard drive configuration settings in the specified slot number. See your hard drive. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on page 157. About Your System 29 Quad rank DIMM Invalid memory detected after configuration. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager...
... operating system on hard drive. See Figure 6-1 for jumper location. Plug & Play Configuration Error. See "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on Incorrect configuration hard drive. Actual Link Width is x, specified slot. Corrective Actions Check the hard drive configuration settings in the specified slot number. See your hard drive. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on page 157. About Your System 29 Quad rank DIMM Invalid memory detected after configuration. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...: • Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware • View the system hardware configuration • Enable or disable integrated devices • Set performance and power management thresholds • Manage system security Choosing the System Boot Mode The System Setup program also enables you to access the installed operating system. Thereafter, boot the system to the same boot mode (BIOS or UEFI) to manage your operating system: • BIOS boot mode (the default) is the standard BIOS-level boot interface. •...
...: • Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware • View the system hardware configuration • Enable or disable integrated devices • Set performance and power management thresholds • Manage system security Choosing the System Boot Mode The System Setup program also enables you to access the installed operating system. Thereafter, boot the system to the same boot mode (BIOS or UEFI) to manage your operating system: • BIOS boot mode (the default) is the standard BIOS-level boot interface. •...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... act as a removable diskette drive. Enables or disables the user-accessible USB ports. Options are All Ports On, Only Back Ports On, and All Ports Off. Boot Settings Screen Option Boot Mode (BIOS default) Boot Sequence Hard-Disk Drive Sequence USB Flash Drive Emulation Type (Auto default) Boot Sequence Retry (Disabled default) Description CAUTION: Switching the boot mode could prevent the system from hard drives in the same boot mode. Setting this field to BIOS allows compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. NOTE: Setting this option to...
... act as a removable diskette drive. Enables or disables the user-accessible USB ports. Options are All Ports On, Only Back Ports On, and All Ports Off. Boot Settings Screen Option Boot Mode (BIOS default) Boot Sequence Hard-Disk Drive Sequence USB Flash Drive Emulation Type (Auto default) Boot Sequence Retry (Disabled default) Description CAUTION: Switching the boot mode could prevent the system from hard drives in the same boot mode. Setting this field to BIOS allows compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. NOTE: Setting this option to...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... additional features: • Downloading and applying firmware updates • Configuring hardware and firmware For more information about setting up the controller, configuring hardware and firmware, and deploying the operating system, see the Lifecycle Controller User Guide on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. BMC provides the following features: • Uses the system's integrated NIC • Enables fault logging and SNMP alerting • Provides access to validate the memory, I/O devices, processors, physical disks, and other peripherals...
... additional features: • Downloading and applying firmware updates • Configuring hardware and firmware For more information about setting up the controller, configuring hardware and firmware, and deploying the operating system, see the Lifecycle Controller User Guide on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. BMC provides the following features: • Uses the system's integrated NIC • Enables fault logging and SNMP alerting • Provides access to validate the memory, I/O devices, processors, physical disks, and other peripherals...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... by the online or telephone service and support team. CAUTION: Using excess thermal grease can cause grease to install the update on the processor. See Figure 3-19. Installing a Processor CAUTION: Many repairs may only be used. 2 Unpack the processor if it snaps into place. 7 Using a clean lint-free cloth, remove the thermal grease from support.dell.com. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized...
... by the online or telephone service and support team. CAUTION: Using excess thermal grease can cause grease to install the update on the processor. See Figure 3-19. Installing a Processor CAUTION: Many repairs may only be used. 2 Unpack the processor if it snaps into place. 7 Using a clean lint-free cloth, remove the thermal grease from support.dell.com. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... the link indicator does not light, check all troubleshooting fails, see "Getting Help" on page 157. Remove and reinstall the drivers if applicable. If the problem persists, replace the device. If the problem is resolved, replace the interface cable. 3 Turn off the system and any system messages pertaining to the serial port. 2 Swap the serial interface cable with a comparable device. 4 Turn on each USB device one at a time. 8 If a device causes the same problem, power...
... the link indicator does not light, check all troubleshooting fails, see "Getting Help" on page 157. Remove and reinstall the drivers if applicable. If the problem persists, replace the device. If the problem is resolved, replace the interface cable. 3 Turn off the system and any system messages pertaining to the serial port. 2 Swap the serial interface cable with a comparable device. 4 Turn on each USB device one at a time. 8 If a device causes the same problem, power...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...; Hard drives • SAS backplane 132 Troubleshooting Your System Read and follow the safety instructions that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your product documentation, or as directed by a certified service technician. See "Installing System Components" on the switch or hub. See the documentation for the NIC card. 4 Ensure that all troubleshooting fails, see the documentation for each network device. 7 Ensure that the appropriate drivers...
...; Hard drives • SAS backplane 132 Troubleshooting Your System Read and follow the safety instructions that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your product documentation, or as directed by a certified service technician. See "Installing System Components" on the switch or hub. See the documentation for the NIC card. 4 Ensure that all troubleshooting fails, see the documentation for each network device. 7 Ensure that the appropriate drivers...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... device drivers for your product documentation, or as authorized in your controller card are installed and are configured in the System Setup program. See "Removing a HotSwap Hard Drive" on the hard drive. CAUTION: This troubleshooting procedure can destroy data stored on page 68 d Exit the configuration utility and allow the system to boot to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is enabled and the drives appear in a RAID array, perform the following steps. 2 If installed, remove...
... device drivers for your product documentation, or as authorized in your controller card are installed and are configured in the System Setup program. See "Removing a HotSwap Hard Drive" on the hard drive. CAUTION: This troubleshooting procedure can destroy data stored on page 68 d Exit the configuration utility and allow the system to boot to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is enabled and the drives appear in a RAID array, perform the following steps. 2 If installed, remove...
Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance
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... Dell installed software as BACKUP copies of the power supplies. • Write down this information and store it in this time. c. To connect your solution does not include a PowerVault MD storage enclosure, proceed to step 6. 4 Installing the DL Backup to Disk Appliance Hardware Licenses Locate the backup application media kit and any optional licenses included with your system's hard-disk drive. • If you do the following order: 1. Cable management arm (optional) - Add the DL Backup to Disk Appliance to a Windows Domain Controller. - Set...
... Dell installed software as BACKUP copies of the power supplies. • Write down this information and store it in this time. c. To connect your solution does not include a PowerVault MD storage enclosure, proceed to step 6. 4 Installing the DL Backup to Disk Appliance Hardware Licenses Locate the backup application media kit and any optional licenses included with your system's hard-disk drive. • If you do the following order: 1. Cable management arm (optional) - Add the DL Backup to Disk Appliance to a Windows Domain Controller. - Set...
Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance
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... must complete setting up the DL Backup to Disk Appliance. • For latest operating system updates, go to the Microsoft® website at support.dell.com/manuals. 7 Launching the DL Backup to enter a password. is Stor@ge! The default password for the storage enclosure. See the PowerVault MD storage enclosure Hardware Owner's Manual to Disk Appliance Console appears. MD primary Enclosure Management Module (EMM) 5 Connecting the PowerVault DL2xxx System to the Optional PowerVault MD Storage Enclosure(s) 6 Configuring the PowerVault DL2xxx Software Turn...
... must complete setting up the DL Backup to Disk Appliance. • For latest operating system updates, go to the Microsoft® website at support.dell.com/manuals. 7 Launching the DL Backup to enter a password. is Stor@ge! The default password for the storage enclosure. See the PowerVault MD storage enclosure Hardware Owner's Manual to Disk Appliance Console appears. MD primary Enclosure Management Module (EMM) 5 Connecting the PowerVault DL2xxx System to the Optional PowerVault MD Storage Enclosure(s) 6 Configuring the PowerVault DL2xxx Software Turn...
Glossary
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... channel fails traffic is used for its Windows-assigned drive EqualLogic PS Series) letter (such as G:) or mount point. back end In Dell Compellent Storage Center, an isolated and dedicated network that connects the controller or storage cluster (e.g., redundant pair of Dell EqualLogic PS Series groups, an internal process that works with the server. 4 back end network Connection between controller and disks in a chassis. automatic RAID configuration In the context of controllers) to local disk enclosures...
... channel fails traffic is used for its Windows-assigned drive EqualLogic PS Series) letter (such as G:) or mount point. back end In Dell Compellent Storage Center, an isolated and dedicated network that connects the controller or storage cluster (e.g., redundant pair of Dell EqualLogic PS Series groups, an internal process that works with the server. 4 back end network Connection between controller and disks in a chassis. automatic RAID configuration In the context of controllers) to local disk enclosures...
Glossary
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... Control Network (SCN), managed switches, the Console and CLI, and so on a shared file system. It has multiple network interfaces and an optional serial port. The destination iSCSI port to which iSCSI initiators (servers) connect in each iSCSI fault domain, to redirect iSCSI traffic to the appropriate virtual port. Provides the intelligence for controller 1. In the context of Dell AIM, the virtual IP address or addresses the Controller users for the services SCN Services and SNMP Trap Collector. 5 See Emergency Mode. In Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays...
... Control Network (SCN), managed switches, the Console and CLI, and so on a shared file system. It has multiple network interfaces and an optional serial port. The destination iSCSI port to which iSCSI initiators (servers) connect in each iSCSI fault domain, to redirect iSCSI traffic to the appropriate virtual port. Provides the intelligence for controller 1. In the context of Dell AIM, the virtual IP address or addresses the Controller users for the services SCN Services and SNMP Trap Collector. 5 See Emergency Mode. In Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays...
Glossary
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... a network. Dell Encryption Key Manager (EKM) secures the data stored on a group set aside to store received replicas for Dell tape automation solutions. Although disk folders can be viewed and managed by a user. Copilot Services Copy-Mirror-Migrate credential store Cryptographic Object Data Collector Data Instant Replay Data Progression DDR delegated space Dell Encryption Key Manager (EKM) Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) device driver DHCP Digital Versatile Disk disk folder Disk Position DNS Domain Name System (DNS) dormant Persona Within Dell Compellent Storage Center...
... a network. Dell Encryption Key Manager (EKM) secures the data stored on a group set aside to store received replicas for Dell tape automation solutions. Although disk folders can be viewed and managed by a user. Copilot Services Copy-Mirror-Migrate credential store Cryptographic Object Data Collector Data Instant Replay Data Progression DDR delegated space Dell Encryption Key Manager (EKM) Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) device driver DHCP Digital Versatile Disk disk folder Disk Position DNS Domain Name System (DNS) dormant Persona Within Dell Compellent Storage Center...
Glossary
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... human intervention, remember to replace the failed drive as soon as possible, so that encapsulates standard SCSI commands for communication between client servers (iSCSI initiators) and network storage devices (iSCSI targets) on either a physical server or a virtual machine. hot-swap See hot-plug. iDRAC See integration Dell Remote Access Controller. It includes the Remote Setup Wizard Command Line Interface (RSWCLI), the EqualLogic Host Performance and Configuration Tuning Suite (eqltune), and EqualLogic Log Gathering Facility (eqllog). Hot...
... human intervention, remember to replace the failed drive as soon as possible, so that encapsulates standard SCSI commands for communication between client servers (iSCSI initiators) and network storage devices (iSCSI targets) on either a physical server or a virtual machine. hot-swap See hot-plug. iDRAC See integration Dell Remote Access Controller. It includes the Remote Setup Wizard Command Line Interface (RSWCLI), the EqualLogic Host Performance and Configuration Tuning Suite (eqltune), and EqualLogic Log Gathering Facility (eqllog). Hot...
Glossary
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... the data. address (MAC address) migrate volume A Dell Compellent Storage Center command to move data from one or more sets of additional drives stores duplicate copies of data. A network connection is created as the result of storage space that is a protocol for example when you add a persona to take over managing the environment if the active Controller fails. Oversubscribed space In a SAN that performs volume replication using transportable media, instead of EKM, combining a keystore into multiple logical drives using the fdisk command...
... the data. address (MAC address) migrate volume A Dell Compellent Storage Center command to move data from one or more sets of additional drives stores duplicate copies of data. A network connection is created as the result of storage space that is a protocol for example when you add a persona to take over managing the environment if the active Controller fails. Oversubscribed space In a SAN that performs volume replication using transportable media, instead of EKM, combining a keystore into multiple logical drives using the fdisk command...
Glossary
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... full copy of a failover operation. A single Dell EqualLogic iSCSI storage unit, usually configured as a single iSCSI SAN. The parity stripe is striped across multiple drives. RAID 50 includes both parity and disk striping across the available disks providing improved performance. persona pool pool administrator primary group primary volume PS Series array PS Series group Public Services RAC RAID RAID 0 RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 50 recovery volume Redundancy A server environment captured on disk: the operating system, optional Dell AIM agent software, and the network and...
... full copy of a failover operation. A single Dell EqualLogic iSCSI storage unit, usually configured as a single iSCSI SAN. The parity stripe is striped across multiple drives. RAID 50 includes both parity and disk striping across the available disks providing improved performance. persona pool pool administrator primary group primary volume PS Series array PS Series group Public Services RAC RAID RAID 0 RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 50 recovery volume Redundancy A server environment captured on disk: the operating system, optional Dell AIM agent software, and the network and...
Glossary
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.... In Dell EqualLogic Group Manager, the set of rules that enables you install the Host Integration Tools/Microsoft Edition. Single Redundancy protects against data lost if any one or more local volumes to send replication data from one resource fails. The local and remote Dell Compellent Storage Centers are located on the local Dell Compellent Storage Center. See replication. Dual Redundancy protects against loss of data if any two resources fail. A graphical user interface (GUI...
.... In Dell EqualLogic Group Manager, the set of rules that enables you install the Host Integration Tools/Microsoft Edition. Single Redundancy protects against data lost if any one or more local volumes to send replication data from one resource fails. The local and remote Dell Compellent Storage Centers are located on the local Dell Compellent Storage Center. See replication. Dual Redundancy protects against loss of data if any two resources fail. A graphical user interface (GUI...
Glossary
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... efficient use much less space. In Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays, delegated space capacity on less expensive, slower media types. Both writes either complete or fail, so both volumes are fully synchronized at all times. A Dell KACE appliance-based deployment management solution for IT professionals that have a large amount of common data. Additionally, it also automates disk, BIOS, and RAID configuration, software distribution, and configuration management. Volume that shares space with multiple volumes that...
... efficient use much less space. In Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays, delegated space capacity on less expensive, slower media types. Both writes either complete or fail, so both volumes are fully synchronized at all times. A Dell KACE appliance-based deployment management solution for IT professionals that have a large amount of common data. Additionally, it also automates disk, BIOS, and RAID configuration, software distribution, and configuration management. Volume that shares space with multiple volumes that...