Getting Started Guide
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For more information, refer to the Dell PowerVault MD Systems Support Matrix at support.dell.com). • Support for both simplex (single controller) and duplex (dual controller) array configurations. simplex configuration also available • Battery backup unit (BBU) to power the RAID controller system memory (cache) for a minimum of 72 hours in case of servers. (For additional support information...
For more information, refer to the Dell PowerVault MD Systems Support Matrix at support.dell.com). • Support for both simplex (single controller) and duplex (dual controller) array configurations. simplex configuration also available • Battery backup unit (BBU) to power the RAID controller system memory (cache) for a minimum of 72 hours in case of servers. (For additional support information...
Getting Started Guide
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...15 SAS physical-disk connectors • Two power supply/cooling fan module connectors • Two sets of RAID controller connectors (six connectors each controller) • One control panel connector for front LEDs Two temperature sensors • One two-color LED indicator for system status ...-color activity LED • One two-color LED status indicator per disk The following single-color LEDs: • Battery fault • Cache active • Controller fault • Controller power • Ethernet link • Ethernet activity • SAS Out fault/active • iSCSI In fault (2)...
...15 SAS physical-disk connectors • Two power supply/cooling fan module connectors • Two sets of RAID controller connectors (six connectors each controller) • One control panel connector for front LEDs Two temperature sensors • One two-color LED indicator for system status ...-color activity LED • One two-color LED status indicator per disk The following single-color LEDs: • Battery fault • Cache active • Controller fault • Controller power • Ethernet link • Ethernet activity • SAS Out fault/active • iSCSI In fault (2)...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... Modes 51 Thermal Shutdown 52 Updating Enclosure Firmware 52 RAID Controller Module Firmware 52 Physical Disk Firmware 53 Expansion Enclosure Firmware 53 Best Practices and Recommendations 54 3 Installing Enclosure ...the Enclosure . . . 57 Installing SAS Physical Disks in the Enclosure 58 Removing and Installing a RAID Controller Module 60 Removing a RAID Controller Module 60 Installing a RAID Controller Module 61 Removing and Installing a RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit 62 Removing and Installing the Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 64 Removing a Power Supply/Cooling ...
... Modes 51 Thermal Shutdown 52 Updating Enclosure Firmware 52 RAID Controller Module Firmware 52 Physical Disk Firmware 53 Expansion Enclosure Firmware 53 Best Practices and Recommendations 54 3 Installing Enclosure ...the Enclosure . . . 57 Installing SAS Physical Disks in the Enclosure 58 Removing and Installing a RAID Controller Module 60 Removing a RAID Controller Module 60 Installing a RAID Controller Module 61 Removing and Installing a RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit 62 Removing and Installing the Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 64 Removing a Power Supply/Cooling ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... • 512 MB of mirrored cache on each RAID controller module • Battery backup unit in each RAID controller module that protects against cache data loss for up to...Optional virtual disk copy (premium feature), up to two PowerVault MD1000 expansion enclosures through SAS Out port connectors on the RAID controller modules • Online firmware updates (without taking the... storage array. 10 About Your System Physical disk NOTE: Dell recommends stopping all I /O activity from a failed, offline, or removed RAID controller module to the array when downloading physical disk firmware. -...
... • 512 MB of mirrored cache on each RAID controller module • Battery backup unit in each RAID controller module that protects against cache data loss for up to...Optional virtual disk copy (premium feature), up to two PowerVault MD1000 expansion enclosures through SAS Out port connectors on the RAID controller modules • Online firmware updates (without taking the... storage array. 10 About Your System Physical disk NOTE: Dell recommends stopping all I /O activity from a failed, offline, or removed RAID controller module to the array when downloading physical disk firmware. -...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... populated enclosure with the other controller's cache for high availability and protected by a battery for up to 72 hours. 18 About Your System However, a single RAID controller module is shown. For more... information, see "Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features" on one power supply/cooling fan module. Back-Panel 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...
... populated enclosure with the other controller's cache for high availability and protected by a battery for up to 72 hours. 18 About Your System However, a single RAID controller module is shown. For more... information, see "Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features" on one power supply/cooling fan module. Back-Panel 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...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... of each component on the front panel of how to -controller iSCSI connection. Figure 1-5. Amber: Link is operating at 100 Mbps. Provide host-to connect the enclosure using the RAID controller module ports, see Table 1-4. Green: Full-duplex mode. Off: Half-duplex mode. For an explanation of the RAID controller module, see the PowerVault MD3000i Installation Guide.
... of each component on the front panel of how to -controller iSCSI connection. Figure 1-5. Amber: Link is operating at 100 Mbps. Provide host-to connect the enclosure using the RAID controller module ports, see Table 1-4. Green: Full-duplex mode. Off: Half-duplex mode. For an explanation of the RAID controller module, see the PowerVault MD3000i Installation Guide.
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... is blinking, there is operating at 100 Mbps. Off: Battery backup unit and battery is no activity on the link. If LED is solid, there is operating normally. RAID Controller Module Component Functions (continued) Item Component Icon 4 iSCSI In Port 1 Link Speed/Activity Status LED 5 Battery Fault LED (amber) 6 Cache Active LED (green) 7 iSCSI In...
... is blinking, there is operating at 100 Mbps. Off: Battery backup unit and battery is no activity on the link. If LED is solid, there is operating normally. RAID Controller Module Component Functions (continued) Item Component Icon 4 iSCSI In Port 1 Link Speed/Activity Status LED 5 Battery Fault LED (amber) 6 Cache Active LED (green) 7 iSCSI In...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... expansion enclosure. Green: All four links are connected. Dell support only. 15 SAS Link Fault LED 16 SAS Out Port Out Amber: Between 1-3 links are connected. Figure 1-6. Off: All links are down. RAID Controller Module 1 2 1 battery cover 22 About Your System 2 midplane connectors (2) Table 1-4. The RAID controller module is operating at 10 Mbps or is not...
... expansion enclosure. Green: All four links are connected. Dell support only. 15 SAS Link Fault LED 16 SAS Out Port Out Amber: Between 1-3 links are connected. Figure 1-6. Off: All links are down. RAID Controller Module 1 2 1 battery cover 22 About Your System 2 midplane connectors (2) Table 1-4. The RAID controller module is operating at 10 Mbps or is not...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...a power outage of the battery fault LED, see "Removing and Installing a RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit" on page 62. For a description of up to reset the battery age. These thresholds are used to 72 hours. About Your System 23 The RAID controller firmware performs a test of... power supplies occurs within specified ranges, or if the battery is reached, shutdown of the battery and issues a replacement reminder message approximately six weeks before expiration. NOTE: For virtual disks, the RAID controller firmware changes the data cache setting based on the physical...
...a power outage of the battery fault LED, see "Removing and Installing a RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit" on page 62. For a description of up to reset the battery age. These thresholds are used to 72 hours. About Your System 23 The RAID controller firmware performs a test of... power supplies occurs within specified ranges, or if the battery is reached, shutdown of the battery and issues a replacement reminder message approximately six weeks before expiration. NOTE: For virtual disks, the RAID controller firmware changes the data cache setting based on the physical...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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.... Write Back is always copied to the cache of data. Write-Through Cache Write-through if cache mirroring is disabled or if the battery is a caching strategy whereby write operations result in order to ensure proper cooling. Write-Back Cache Write-back cache is missing or has...data at least three of the cooling fans to operate to cause loss of the second controller before completion status is issued to the partner controller. Both modules must be written. The RAID controller automatically switches to the host. This action ensures that hostwrite data is safely mirrored to ...
.... Write Back is always copied to the cache of data. Write-Through Cache Write-through if cache mirroring is disabled or if the battery is a caching strategy whereby write operations result in order to ensure proper cooling. Write-Back Cache Write-back cache is missing or has...data at least three of the cooling fans to operate to cause loss of the second controller before completion status is issued to the partner controller. Both modules must be written. The RAID controller automatically switches to the host. This action ensures that hostwrite data is safely mirrored to ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... the use of one or more of the following components: • Front bezel (optional) • Physical disks and disk carriers • RAID controller modules • Battery backup unit • Power supplies • Control panel • Enclosure midplane Recommended Tools The procedures in this section. Installing Enclosure Components This section explains how to unlock the...
... the use of one or more of the following components: • Front bezel (optional) • Physical disks and disk carriers • RAID controller modules • Battery backup unit • Power supplies • Control panel • Enclosure midplane Recommended Tools The procedures in this section. Installing Enclosure Components This section explains how to unlock the...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... down the enclosure. Removing and Installing a RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit Each RAID controller module has a battery unit that provides backup power for safety information. 1 Use MD Storage Manager to place the RAID controller module offline. See your Product Information Guide for more information. 2 Remove the RAID controller module (see "Removing and Installing a RAID Controller Module" on which data traffic is...
... down the enclosure. Removing and Installing a RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit Each RAID controller module has a battery unit that provides backup power for safety information. 1 Use MD Storage Manager to place the RAID controller module offline. See your Product Information Guide for more information. 2 Remove the RAID controller module (see "Removing and Installing a RAID Controller Module" on which data traffic is...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... the back of the controller, then remove it from the controller module. 6 Place the replacement battery unit into the controller module tray and push the battery unit into the connector on the RAID controller circuit board. 7 Tighten the thumbscrew to secure the battery unit to the controller. 8 Reinstall the battery cover. 9 Reinstall the RAID controller module (see "Installing a RAID Controller Module" on page 61...
... the back of the controller, then remove it from the controller module. 6 Place the replacement battery unit into the controller module tray and push the battery unit into the connector on the RAID controller circuit board. 7 Tighten the thumbscrew to secure the battery unit to the controller. 8 Reinstall the battery cover. 9 Reinstall the RAID controller module (see "Installing a RAID Controller Module" on page 61...
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... occurs: • More than one of the dirty cache. Critical Conditions The storage array will generate a critical event if the RAID controller module detects a critical condition that will not cause immediate failure, but must be corrected to its enclosure status LED blinks amber....flush of the following : • One power supply has failed • One cooling fan has failed • One RAID controller module in a redundant configuration has failed • A battery has failed or has been removed • A physical disk in the critical range • Backplane/power supply failure ...
... occurs: • More than one of the dirty cache. Critical Conditions The storage array will generate a critical event if the RAID controller module detects a critical condition that will not cause immediate failure, but must be corrected to its enclosure status LED blinks amber....flush of the following : • One power supply has failed • One cooling fan has failed • One RAID controller module in a redundant configuration has failed • A battery has failed or has been removed • A physical disk in the critical range • Backplane/power supply failure ...
Dell PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i Array Tuning Best Practices
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...battery failure or a cache battery learn cycle. Please refer to the Dell™ PowerVault™ Modular Disk Storage Manager CLI Guide on the Dell™ technical support site (http://support.dell... to adjust this setting stay enabled. WARNING: Data loss can occur if a RAID controller module fails while writecaching without cache mirroring is enabled on a virtual disk level....controller failure or when write caching is primarily useful in primarily small transfer size random read -only environments, it is available at the virtual disk level. Dell™ PowerVault MD3000 and MD3000i...
...battery failure or a cache battery learn cycle. Please refer to the Dell™ PowerVault™ Modular Disk Storage Manager CLI Guide on the Dell™ technical support site (http://support.dell... to adjust this setting stay enabled. WARNING: Data loss can occur if a RAID controller module fails while writecaching without cache mirroring is enabled on a virtual disk level....controller failure or when write caching is primarily useful in primarily small transfer size random read -only environments, it is available at the virtual disk level. Dell™ PowerVault MD3000 and MD3000i...
Command Line Interface Guide
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...137 Delete Host 138 Delete Host Group 138 Delete Host Port 139 Delete iSCSI Initiator 139 Delete Virtual Disk 140 Diagnose RAID Controller Module 141 Disable Storage Array Feature 144 Download Enclosure Management Module Firmware 144 Download Physical Disk Firmware 145 Download Storage ... Feature Key 149 Recopy Virtual Disk Copy 150 Recover RAID Virtual Disk 151 Re-create Snapshot 153 Remove Virtual Disk Copy 155 Remove Virtual Disk LUN Mapping 156 Repair Virtual Disk Consistency 157 Reset RAID Controller Module 157 Reset Storage Array Battery Install Date . . . . . 158 Reset ...
...137 Delete Host 138 Delete Host Group 138 Delete Host Port 139 Delete iSCSI Initiator 139 Delete Virtual Disk 140 Diagnose RAID Controller Module 141 Disable Storage Array Feature 144 Download Enclosure Management Module Firmware 144 Download Physical Disk Firmware 145 Download Storage ... Feature Key 149 Recopy Virtual Disk Copy 150 Recover RAID Virtual Disk 151 Re-create Snapshot 153 Remove Virtual Disk Copy 155 Remove Virtual Disk LUN Mapping 156 Repair Virtual Disk Consistency 157 Reset RAID Controller Module 157 Reset Storage Array Battery Install Date . . . . . 158 Reset ...
Command Line Interface Guide
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...bit and byte level, displaying nonvolatile static random access memory (NVSRAM) values Retrieving the enclosure profile 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: ... the action to be performed, operand-data represents the storage array component to configure or manage (such as a RAID controller module, physical disk, or disk group), and statement-data is what you want to do to the component (such as, specifying ...
...bit and byte level, displaying nonvolatile static random access memory (NVSRAM) values Retrieving the enclosure profile 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: ... the action to be performed, operand-data represents the storage array component to configure or manage (such as a RAID controller module, physical disk, or disk group), and statement-data is what you want to do to the component (such as, specifying ...
Command Line Interface Guide
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...-c "show storageArray profile;" -o c:\folder\storageArrayprofile.txt In this information is so detailed, you choose to which both RAID controller modules are set • The RAID controller module that currently owns each virtual disk in the storage array To return the most information about the storage array, run...the components and properties of the storage array: • A detailed profile of the components and features in the storage array • The battery age • The default host type (which is the current host type) • Other available host types • The hot spare ...
...-c "show storageArray profile;" -o c:\folder\storageArrayprofile.txt In this information is so detailed, you choose to which both RAID controller modules are set • The RAID controller module that currently owns each virtual disk in the storage array To return the most information about the storage array, run...the components and properties of the storage array: • A detailed profile of the components and features in the storage array • The battery age • The default host type (which is the current host type) • Other available host types • The hot spare ...
Command Line Interface Guide
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... a RAID controller module, run the following command: enable controller [(0 | 1)] dataTransfer Resetting Battery Age After replacing the batteries in the storage array, you must remove persistent reservations before 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...
... a RAID controller module, run the following command: enable controller [(0 | 1)] dataTransfer Resetting Battery Age After replacing the batteries in the storage array, you must remove persistent reservations before 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...
Command Line Interface Guide
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Syntax reset storageArray batteryInstallDate controller= (0 | 1) Parameters Parameter controller Description Specifies the RAID controller module that RAID controller module battery is the RAID controller module on the left and 1 is reset. If you specify a RAID controller module, then the age for only that contains the battery for the storage array battery or both RAID controller module batteries. Valid RAID controller module identifiers are 0 or 1, where 0 is the controller in a storage array...
Syntax reset storageArray batteryInstallDate controller= (0 | 1) Parameters Parameter controller Description Specifies the RAID controller module that RAID controller module battery is the RAID controller module on the left and 1 is reset. If you specify a RAID controller module, then the age for only that contains the battery for the storage array battery or both RAID controller module batteries. Valid RAID controller module identifiers are 0 or 1, where 0 is the controller in a storage array...