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... for redundant data and system management capability; For more information, refer to the Dell PowerVault MD Systems Support Matrix at support.dell.com. • Support for a wide range of servers. (For additional support information, refer to two active/active RAID controller modules (duplex configuration) for both simplex (single controller) and duplex (dual controller) array...
... for redundant data and system management capability; For more information, refer to the Dell PowerVault MD Systems Support Matrix at support.dell.com. • Support for a wide range of servers. (For additional support information, refer to two active/active RAID controller modules (duplex configuration) for both simplex (single controller) and duplex (dual controller) array...
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... or at support.dell.com. Manageability and Serviceability Features • Efficient rack-mount designed storage system • Hot-pluggable drives • Four sensors for monitoring ambient temperatures • Over-temperature shutdown protection capability • Configuration and monitoring via ... Linux Enterprise Server V9.0 service pack 3 with Intel EM64T(2.6 kernel) For more information, refer to the Dell PowerVault MD Systems Support Matrix at support.dell.com. 4 Getting Started With Your System Other Information You May Need CAUTION: The Product Information Guide provides ...
... or at support.dell.com. Manageability and Serviceability Features • Efficient rack-mount designed storage system • Hot-pluggable drives • Four sensors for monitoring ambient temperatures • Over-temperature shutdown protection capability • Configuration and monitoring via ... Linux Enterprise Server V9.0 service pack 3 with Intel EM64T(2.6 kernel) For more information, refer to the Dell PowerVault MD Systems Support Matrix at support.dell.com. 4 Getting Started With Your System Other Information You May Need CAUTION: The Product Information Guide provides ...
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... your system provide documentation and tools for installing, configuring, and managing your system. • The Dell PowerVault MD Systems Support Matrix at support.dell.com provides compatibility information, including servers, operating systems, controllers, software, and hardware configurations. • Updates are sometimes included with your... notes or readme files may not be included to provide current updates to the Installation Guide provided on support.dell.com and read and follow the safety instructions and important regulatory information in your system and identify each item....
... your system provide documentation and tools for installing, configuring, and managing your system. • The Dell PowerVault MD Systems Support Matrix at support.dell.com provides compatibility information, including servers, operating systems, controllers, software, and hardware configurations. • Updates are sometimes included with your... notes or readme files may not be included to provide current updates to the Installation Guide provided on support.dell.com and read and follow the safety instructions and important regulatory information in your system and identify each item....
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... controllers • Two hot-pluggable active/active controllers (or one controller in simplex mode) • 512 MB of cache per controller • Simplex or duplex configurations • One temperature sensor per controller RAID Controller Back-Panel Connectors iSCSI ports (per RAID controller) SAS expansion port (per RAID controller) Debug connector (per...
... controllers • Two hot-pluggable active/active controllers (or one controller in simplex mode) • 512 MB of cache per controller • Simplex or duplex configurations • One temperature sensor per controller RAID Controller Back-Panel Connectors iSCSI ports (per RAID controller) SAS expansion port (per RAID controller) Debug connector (per...
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...Disk Power (Per Slot) Supported physical-disk power consumption up to 1.3 A at +12 V up to 1.5 A at +5 V Physical Height Width Depth Weight (maximum configuration) 13.11 cm (5.16 in) 44.63 cm (17.57 in) 48.01 cm (18.9 in) 35.37 kg (78 lb) Environmental (Enclosure) NOTE: ...For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see dell.com/environmental_datasheets Temperature Operating 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) Storage -40° to 65°C (-40° ...
...Disk Power (Per Slot) Supported physical-disk power consumption up to 1.3 A at +12 V up to 1.5 A at +5 V Physical Height Width Depth Weight (maximum configuration) 13.11 cm (5.16 in) 44.63 cm (17.57 in) 48.01 cm (18.9 in) 35.37 kg (78 lb) Environmental (Enclosure) NOTE: ...For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see dell.com/environmental_datasheets Temperature Operating 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) Storage -40° to 65°C (-40° ...
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Environmental (Battery Backup Unit [BBU]) NOTE: For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see dell.com/environmental_datasheets Maximum input power • +12 VDC +/-5% at 1 A • +3.3 VDC +/-5% at 150 mA • Operating temperature range: 5° to 35°C (41° to ...
Environmental (Battery Backup Unit [BBU]) NOTE: For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see dell.com/environmental_datasheets Maximum input power • +12 VDC +/-5% at 1 A • +3.3 VDC +/-5% at 150 mA • Operating temperature range: 5° to 35°C (41° to ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... up to 15 3.0-Gbps, Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) disks. For each configuration, up to 16 hosts can be either in two supported configurations: - Dual-controller configurations for both single RAID controller configuration and dual RAID controller configuration. About Your System The Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i is designed for high availability, offering redundant access to data storage. Overview...
... up to 15 3.0-Gbps, Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) disks. For each configuration, up to 16 hosts can be either in two supported configurations: - Dual-controller configurations for both single RAID controller configuration and dual RAID controller configuration. About Your System The Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i is designed for high availability, offering redundant access to data storage. Overview...
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... TB (2036 GB) storage on a single virtual disk • Support for up to two PowerVault MD1000 expansion enclosures through SAS Out port connectors on each RAID controller module • Battery backup unit... modules • Host-based, multipath failover software for the following components: - NVSRAM - Physical disk NOTE: Dell recommends stopping all I /O activity from a failed, offline, or removed RAID controller module to its alternate RAID... taking the enclosure offline) for redundant configurations to automatically reroute I /O to the array when downloading physical disk firmware. -
... TB (2036 GB) storage on a single virtual disk • Support for up to two PowerVault MD1000 expansion enclosures through SAS Out port connectors on each RAID controller module • Battery backup unit... modules • Host-based, multipath failover software for the following components: - NVSRAM - Physical disk NOTE: Dell recommends stopping all I /O activity from a failed, offline, or removed RAID controller module to its alternate RAID... taking the enclosure offline) for redundant configurations to automatically reroute I /O to the array when downloading physical disk firmware. -
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... a graphic interface with your storage array. • The PowerVault MD3000i Installation Guide provides installation and configuration instructions for both software and hardware. • The PowerVault MD Storage Manager CLI Guide provides information about using the command line interface (CLI). • The Dell PowerVault MD3000i Resource CD provides documentation for configuration and management tools, as well as the RAID...
... a graphic interface with your storage array. • The PowerVault MD3000i Installation Guide provides installation and configuration instructions for both software and hardware. • The PowerVault MD Storage Manager CLI Guide provides information about using the command line interface (CLI). • The Dell PowerVault MD3000i Resource CD provides documentation for configuration and management tools, as well as the RAID...
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...configure your storage array. For information on installing and removing the bezel, see "Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel" on the Front Bezel 1 2 3 About Your System 13 This port allows you the option to connect the RAID enclosure to limit access. LEDs on page 55. Refer to the PowerVault MD3000i... Installation Guide for details and illustrated examples of the enclosure to an expansion enclosure. Figure 1-1. Each MD3000i RAID controller module also contains a SAS Out port connector. Table ...
...configure your storage array. For information on installing and removing the bezel, see "Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel" on the Front Bezel 1 2 3 About Your System 13 This port allows you the option to connect the RAID enclosure to limit access. LEDs on page 55. Refer to the PowerVault MD3000i... Installation Guide for details and illustrated examples of the enclosure to an expansion enclosure. Figure 1-1. Each MD3000i RAID controller module also contains a SAS Out port connector. Table ...
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...) and a bicolor (green/amber) status LED (see Figure 1-3). NOTE: This switch must be in the system, this LED should always be set prior to your MD3000i. Physical Disk Carrier LED Indicators Each physical disk carrier in the split mode position before the enclosure is not applicable to the enclosure. The function... Power LED (green) When lit, at least one power supply is accessed. However, if additional MD1000 expansion enclosures are daisy chained to turning on enclosure configuration until the system goes through a complete power cycle.
...) and a bicolor (green/amber) status LED (see Figure 1-3). NOTE: This switch must be in the system, this LED should always be set prior to your MD3000i. Physical Disk Carrier LED Indicators Each physical disk carrier in the split mode position before the enclosure is not applicable to the enclosure. The function... Power LED (green) When lit, at least one power supply is accessed. However, if additional MD1000 expansion enclosures are daisy chained to turning on enclosure configuration until the system goes through a complete power cycle.
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... Features 1 2 3 1 RAID controller module 0 2 RAID controller module 1 3 power supply/cooling fan modules (2) RAID Controller Modules The RAID controller modules provide high-performance, advanced virtual disk configuration, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. Each RAID controller module contains 512 MB of the enclosure. Back-Panel Indicators and Features Figure 1-4 shows the back...
... Features 1 2 3 1 RAID controller module 0 2 RAID controller module 1 3 power supply/cooling fan modules (2) RAID Controller Modules The RAID controller modules provide high-performance, advanced virtual disk configuration, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. Each RAID controller module contains 512 MB of the enclosure. Back-Panel Indicators and Features Figure 1-4 shows the back...
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... of nonredundant physical connections to the array through an industry-standard Gigabit Ethernet Switch. • Redundant Dual Path (RDP) Data Configuration - The two iSCSI ports provide redundant host connections and support a high availability storage environment. The single path provides a large number...0 and 192.168.128.102 for controller 1. Various configurations can be utilized, in both single controller and dual controller mode, to connect the storage enclosure to hosts depending on cabling, see the PowerVault MD3000i Installation Guide. The RDP allows two separate physical paths ...
... of nonredundant physical connections to the array through an industry-standard Gigabit Ethernet Switch. • Redundant Dual Path (RDP) Data Configuration - The two iSCSI ports provide redundant host connections and support a high availability storage environment. The single path provides a large number...0 and 192.168.128.102 for controller 1. Various configurations can be utilized, in both single controller and dual controller mode, to connect the storage enclosure to hosts depending on cabling, see the PowerVault MD3000i Installation Guide. The RDP allows two separate physical paths ...
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... if cache mirroring is disabled or if the battery is missing or has a fault condition. NOTE: Write cache settings are not user-configurable. Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features Your RAID enclosure supports two integrated, hot-pluggable power supply/cooling fan modules. In dual-active controller... configurations with write-back caching enabled, the write data is always copied to the cache of the cooling fans to operate to increase controller...
... if cache mirroring is disabled or if the battery is missing or has a fault condition. NOTE: Write cache settings are not user-configurable. Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features Your RAID enclosure supports two integrated, hot-pluggable power supply/cooling fan modules. In dual-active controller... configurations with write-back caching enabled, the write data is always copied to the cache of the cooling fans to operate to increase controller...
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... multiple virtual disks are set of physical disks supported in your RAID array provide the physical storage capacity for customer information. For example, you must configure the physical storage capacity into logical components, called disk groups and virtual disks. A disk group is a set up of contiguous data segments of the physical...
... multiple virtual disks are set of physical disks supported in your RAID array provide the physical storage capacity for customer information. For example, you must configure the physical storage capacity into logical components, called disk groups and virtual disks. A disk group is a set up of contiguous data segments of the physical...
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... Spare In Use The physical disk in the indicated Steady Green slot is configured as part of 10 MB each) that is necessary because the physical disks are supported in Table 2-1. Physical Disks Only Dell-supported 3.0-Gbps SAS physical disks are used to 256 virtual disks (minimum ... unsupported and the physical disk becomes unavailable for proper operation. All virtual disks in the indicated Steady Green slot is configured as a hot spare. NOTE: The MD3000i enclosure must contain at least two physical disks for all operations. This is recognized by the host operating system.
... Spare In Use The physical disk in the indicated Steady Green slot is configured as part of 10 MB each) that is necessary because the physical disks are supported in Table 2-1. Physical Disks Only Dell-supported 3.0-Gbps SAS physical disks are used to 256 virtual disks (minimum ... unsupported and the physical disk becomes unavailable for proper operation. All virtual disks in the indicated Steady Green slot is configured as a hot spare. NOTE: The MD3000i enclosure must contain at least two physical disks for all operations. This is recognized by the host operating system.
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..., Hot slot has been failed because of all attached drives and notifies users when a predicted failure is reported by its operational state being , 100 ms) configured into a disk group. Using Your RAID Enclosure 29 Replaced Assigned The physical disk in the indicated Green flashing slot has been replaced and is ready...
..., Hot slot has been failed because of all attached drives and notifies users when a predicted failure is reported by its operational state being , 100 ms) configured into a disk group. Using Your RAID Enclosure 29 Replaced Assigned The physical disk in the indicated Green flashing slot has been replaced and is ready...
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... the free capacity of the available physical disk space that is no longer accessible. 30 Using Your RAID Enclosure Virtual Disks and Disk Groups When configuring a storage array, you would normally proceed in this order: • Organize the physical disks into disk groups. • Create virtual disks within the free capacity...
... the free capacity of the available physical disk space that is no longer accessible. 30 Using Your RAID Enclosure Virtual Disks and Disk Groups When configuring a storage array, you would normally proceed in this order: • Organize the physical disks into disk groups. • Create virtual disks within the free capacity...
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...another level of data in the storage array as the capacity of the hot spare is equal to or larger than the size of the configured capacity on , stand-by physical disk ready for immediate use in an array where striping is 128 KB. If no hot spares are ... a failed physical disk in which a redundant virtual disk experiences a physical disk failure, a rebuild of 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, and 512 KB. The MD3000i supports stripe element sizes of the degraded virtual disk is automatically initiated by the RAID controller modules. This function is an idle, powered-on the...
...another level of data in the storage array as the capacity of the hot spare is equal to or larger than the size of the configured capacity on , stand-by physical disk ready for immediate use in an array where striping is 128 KB. If no hot spares are ... a failed physical disk in which a redundant virtual disk experiences a physical disk failure, a rebuild of 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, and 512 KB. The MD3000i supports stripe element sizes of the degraded virtual disk is automatically initiated by the RAID controller modules. This function is an idle, powered-on the...
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...If the controller encounters an error while accessing a peer disk, it replaces, including its metadata. By default, the RAID controller module automatically configures the number and type of hot spares based on the number and capacity of physical disks in -use hot spare is a physical disk ... Rebuild If a disk fails in a fault-tolerant disk group (RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10) and a hot spare is a member of the configured capacity on the physical disk it is possible for a replacement physical disk are available, an automatic rebuild occurs when a new physical disk is currently replacing...
...If the controller encounters an error while accessing a peer disk, it replaces, including its metadata. By default, the RAID controller module automatically configures the number and type of hot spares based on the number and capacity of physical disks in -use hot spare is a physical disk ... Rebuild If a disk fails in a fault-tolerant disk group (RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10) and a hot spare is a member of the configured capacity on the physical disk it is possible for a replacement physical disk are available, an automatic rebuild occurs when a new physical disk is currently replacing...