Hardware Owner's Manual
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... your enclosure, and technical specifications. • Setting Up Your PowerVault MD3000i provides an overview of setting up and cabling your rack solution describes how to clustering documentation is available at support.dell.com for discovery and management of installation, configuration, management, and diagnostic tasks. MD Storage Manager can be included within this document or as the RAID...
... your enclosure, and technical specifications. • Setting Up Your PowerVault MD3000i provides an overview of setting up and cabling your rack solution describes how to clustering documentation is available at support.dell.com for discovery and management of installation, configuration, management, and diagnostic tasks. MD Storage Manager can be included within this document or as the RAID...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...- For detailed information on specific redundancy needs. About Your System 19 Each RAID controller module provides data path and enclosure management functions for your enclosure, including: • Monitoring and controlling enclosure environment elements (temperature, fans, power supplies, and ...use of nonredundant physical connections to hosts depending on cabling, see the PowerVault MD3000i Installation Guide. RAID controller module connectors and components shown include: • Two iSCSI In port connectors • Management port Ethernet connector NOTE: The RAID controller module ...
...- For detailed information on specific redundancy needs. About Your System 19 Each RAID controller module provides data path and enclosure management functions for your enclosure, including: • Monitoring and controlling enclosure environment elements (temperature, fans, power supplies, and ...use of nonredundant physical connections to hosts depending on cabling, see the PowerVault MD3000i Installation Guide. RAID controller module connectors and components shown include: • Two iSCSI In port connectors • Management port Ethernet connector NOTE: The RAID controller module ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...The maximum number of a RAID solution including physical disks, virtual disks, and disk groups • RAID levels supported by MD Storage Manager • Hot spare operations and rebuilds • Media errors and unreadable sectors • RAID operations and features • Advanced RAID ...features • Hardware redundancy and failover including cabling • Updating enclosure firmware • Best practice recommendations Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups Physical disks in your ...
...The maximum number of a RAID solution including physical disks, virtual disks, and disk groups • RAID levels supported by MD Storage Manager • Hot spare operations and rebuilds • Media errors and unreadable sectors • RAID operations and features • Advanced RAID ...features • Hardware redundancy and failover including cabling • Updating enclosure firmware • Best practice recommendations Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups Physical disks in your ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... array is cabled is not duplicated (redundant) or whose individual failure would cause loss of a failure. For the multi-path software to correctly manage a redundant path, the configuration must be accessed in case of a failure of the components are redundant; Redundancy and Non-Redundancy Redundancy means that disk. Refer to the PowerVault MD3000i Installation...
... array is cabled is not duplicated (redundant) or whose individual failure would cause loss of a failure. For the multi-path software to correctly manage a redundant path, the configuration must be accessed in case of a failure of the components are redundant; Redundancy and Non-Redundancy Redundancy means that disk. Refer to the PowerVault MD3000i Installation...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...• Enclosure is connected to the enclosure mode you reseated cables, reboot the host server. Action • Inspect RAID controller module cables for obvious damage. 4 Re-install the disk in MD Storage Manager. If the problem persists, see the PowerVault MD3000i Installation Guide. 2 Verify that the iSCSI port link status ... page 18. 3 If you selected. See "Removing and Installing Physical Disks" on page 81. If the problem persists, see the PowerVault MD3000i Installation Guide. Action 1 Review MD Storage Manager for each port that is not seen by attached host server.
...• Enclosure is connected to the enclosure mode you reseated cables, reboot the host server. Action • Inspect RAID controller module cables for obvious damage. 4 Re-install the disk in MD Storage Manager. If the problem persists, see the PowerVault MD3000i Installation Guide. 2 Verify that the iSCSI port link status ... page 18. 3 If you selected. See "Removing and Installing Physical Disks" on page 81. If the problem persists, see the PowerVault MD3000i Installation Guide. Action 1 Review MD Storage Manager for each port that is not seen by attached host server.
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... 71. 2 Review the storage array status in MD Storage Manager and record any necessary procedures. NOTE: Some of online services available at Dell Support (support.dell.com) for help with installation and troubleshooting procedures. Getting Help 81 NOTE: Dell's Express Service Code system may not be available in all...the proper support personnel. Getting Help Obtaining Assistance CAUTION: If you need to remove the system cover, first disconnect the power and modem cables from a phone near or at the system so that the support staff can assist you do not have not resolved the problem, ...
... 71. 2 Review the storage array status in MD Storage Manager and record any necessary procedures. NOTE: Some of online services available at Dell Support (support.dell.com) for help with installation and troubleshooting procedures. Getting Help 81 NOTE: Dell's Express Service Code system may not be available in all...the proper support personnel. Getting Help Obtaining Assistance CAUTION: If you need to remove the system cover, first disconnect the power and modem cables from a phone near or at the system so that the support staff can assist you do not have not resolved the problem, ...
MD3000i Support Matrix
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...not supported for iSCSI data transfer and enhanced I/O performance. The management ports only support IPv4. √ The management ports support both IPv4 and IPv6. 2 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Second Gen √ √ √ If multiple... NICs are installed, it is recommended that is configured to use Auto-Negotiate The link rate of the RAID controller √ module must have Jumbo Frame support enabled Cat 5/e or better ethernet cables...
...not supported for iSCSI data transfer and enhanced I/O performance. The management ports only support IPv4. √ The management ports support both IPv4 and IPv6. 2 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Second Gen √ √ √ If multiple... NICs are installed, it is recommended that is configured to use Auto-Negotiate The link rate of the RAID controller √ module must have Jumbo Frame support enabled Cat 5/e or better ethernet cables...
MD3000i Support Matrix
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... network allow two separate physical paths for SAN configurations the servers can be attached (via multiple sessions) to a single MD3000i RAID controller module through an industry-standard 1 GB Ethernet switch. In Figure 5 for each host, which ensures full ... (Gigabit 3 Ethernet host servers Ethernet switch) management port 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (single controller) 5 corporate, public or private network Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 19 Network-Attached Solutions You can also cable your host servers to the MD3000i RAID controller iSCSI ports through a network. Up...
... network allow two separate physical paths for SAN configurations the servers can be attached (via multiple sessions) to a single MD3000i RAID controller module through an industry-standard 1 GB Ethernet switch. In Figure 5 for each host, which ensures full ... (Gigabit 3 Ethernet host servers Ethernet switch) management port 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (single controller) 5 corporate, public or private network Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 19 Network-Attached Solutions You can also cable your host servers to the MD3000i RAID controller iSCSI ports through a network. Up...
Dell PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i RAID Controller Password Reset
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... Modular Disk Storage Manager software under the Tools tab and click Set Or Change Password Link. 11 Leave the Current Password blank, enter the new password twice, and click OK. The return value = 0 = 0x0 indicates that the password has been reset /deleted. 8 Close HyperTerminal or MINICOM. 9 Remove password reset cable. 10 To...
... Modular Disk Storage Manager software under the Tools tab and click Set Or Change Password Link. 11 Leave the Current Password blank, enter the new password twice, and click OK. The return value = 0 = 0x0 indicates that the password has been reset /deleted. 8 Close HyperTerminal or MINICOM. 9 Remove password reset cable. 10 To...
Dell PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i RAID Controller Password Reset
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Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and PowerVault are either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Other trademarks and trade names may be capitalized. Dell Inc. A lower-case "s" will not access the Service Interface Menu. 4 When prompted for the...Close HyperTerminal or MINICOM. 8 Remove password reset cable. 9 To set a new password, go to change without the written permission of these materials in any proprietary interest in this document is subject to the Modular Disk Storage Manager software under the Tools tab and click Set ...
Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and PowerVault are either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Other trademarks and trade names may be capitalized. Dell Inc. A lower-case "s" will not access the Service Interface Menu. 4 When prompted for the...Close HyperTerminal or MINICOM. 8 Remove password reset cable. 9 To set a new password, go to change without the written permission of these materials in any proprietary interest in this document is subject to the Modular Disk Storage Manager software under the Tools tab and click Set ...
Installation Guide
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Contents 1 Introduction 7 System Requirements 7 Management Station Hardware Requirements 7 Introduction to Storage Arrays 8 2 Hardware Installation 9 Storage Configuration Planning 9 About the Enclosure Connections 9 Cabling the Enclosure 10 Redundancy vs. Nonredundancy 10 Direct-Attached Solutions 10 Network-Attached Solutions 13 Attaching MD1000 Expansion Enclosures 15 Expanding... iSCSI-attached Host Server (Windows 23 Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI-attached Host Server (Linux 25 Installing a Dedicated Management Station (Windows and Linux) . . . . 27 Contents 3
Contents 1 Introduction 7 System Requirements 7 Management Station Hardware Requirements 7 Introduction to Storage Arrays 8 2 Hardware Installation 9 Storage Configuration Planning 9 About the Enclosure Connections 9 Cabling the Enclosure 10 Redundancy vs. Nonredundancy 10 Direct-Attached Solutions 10 Network-Attached Solutions 13 Attaching MD1000 Expansion Enclosures 15 Expanding... iSCSI-attached Host Server (Windows 23 Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI-attached Host Server (Linux 25 Installing a Dedicated Management Station (Windows and Linux) . . . . 27 Contents 3
Installation Guide
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... if one or 2 two-node cluster two) host server 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (dual controllers) 5 corporate, public or private network 3 Ethernet management port (2) Network-Attached Solutions You can be similarly attached to a single MD3000i RAID controller module through an IP storage area network (SAN) industry...Figure 2-3. Figure 2-4 shows how up to the MD3000i RAID controller iSCSI ports through a network. By using an IP SAN "cloud" Ethernet switch, the MD3000i RAID controller can support up to 16 standalone servers can also cable your host servers to 16 hosts simultaneously with ...
... if one or 2 two-node cluster two) host server 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (dual controllers) 5 corporate, public or private network 3 Ethernet management port (2) Network-Attached Solutions You can be similarly attached to a single MD3000i RAID controller module through an IP storage area network (SAN) industry...Figure 2-3. Figure 2-4 shows how up to the MD3000i RAID controller iSCSI ports through a network. By using an IP SAN "cloud" Ethernet switch, the MD3000i RAID controller can support up to 16 standalone servers can also cable your host servers to 16 hosts simultaneously with ...
Installation Guide
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... MD1000 firmware to the latest version available on a Dell PERC 5/E system. b Using the MD Storage Manager, update the MD3000i RAID controller firmware to version A03 or above. For more information, refer to the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i Support Matrix available on a PERC 5 SAS controller ... are bundled with Previously Configured MD1000 Enclosures Use this procedure if your rack (Figure 2-1 through Figure 2-5), cable the MD1000 enclosure(s) to an MD3000i. for your MD1000 is made. The multipath drivers are automatically installed when a Full or Host selection is...
... MD1000 firmware to the latest version available on a Dell PERC 5/E system. b Using the MD Storage Manager, update the MD3000i RAID controller firmware to version A03 or above. For more information, refer to the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i Support Matrix available on a PERC 5 SAS controller ... are bundled with Previously Configured MD1000 Enclosures Use this procedure if your rack (Figure 2-1 through Figure 2-5), cable the MD1000 enclosure(s) to an MD3000i. for your MD1000 is made. The multipath drivers are automatically installed when a Full or Host selection is...
Installation Guide
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... (Figure 2-1 through Figure 2-5), cable the MD1000 enclosure(s) to light blue. b Turn off all systems: a Stop all I /O and turn off the MD3000i. a Install or update (to the MD3000i: 1 Before adding the MD1000 enclosure(s), make sure the MD3000i software is ready. Expanding with ... to date. b Turn on support.dell.com. b Install or update (to the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i Support Matrix available on the MD3000i and wait for use within the MD3000i system. c Using the MD Storage Manager, update the MD3000i RAID controller firmware (Support→ Download...
... (Figure 2-1 through Figure 2-5), cable the MD1000 enclosure(s) to light blue. b Turn off all systems: a Stop all I /O and turn off the MD3000i. a Install or update (to the MD3000i: 1 Before adding the MD1000 enclosure(s), make sure the MD3000i software is ready. Expanding with ... to date. b Turn on support.dell.com. b Install or update (to the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i Support Matrix available on the MD3000i and wait for use within the MD3000i system. c Using the MD Storage Manager, update the MD3000i RAID controller firmware (Support→ Download...
Installation Guide
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...attach to the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i Support Matrix located at support.dell.com. For more information on the CD, and system requirements for Dell™ PowerVault™ systems, refer to the MD3000i Storage Array, ...Cable the Ethernet management ports on the storage array to either the management network (iSCSI-attached host server) or dedicated management station (non-iSCSI). 4 Power on any host server that you do not need to "Installing MD Storage Software." Software Installation The MD3000i Resource CD contains all the latest updates available at support.dell...
...attach to the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i Support Matrix located at support.dell.com. For more information on the CD, and system requirements for Dell™ PowerVault™ systems, refer to the MD3000i Storage Array, ...Cable the Ethernet management ports on the storage array to either the management network (iSCSI-attached host server) or dedicated management station (non-iSCSI). 4 Power on any host server that you do not need to "Installing MD Storage Software." Software Installation The MD3000i Resource CD contains all the latest updates available at support.dell...
Installation Guide
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....bat file. NOTE: These registry files set the host up for the correct failback operation. 15 If you have not yet cabled your MD3000i Storage Array, do so at this step, you must be installed and used only on all other Windows hosts attached to the...Resource CD (for more information. 17 Install MD Storage Manager on Linux distributions that use the Microsoft Volume Shadow-copy Service (VSS) or Virtual Disk Service (VDS) Application Programming Interface (API), install the VDS_VSS package located in the /opt/dell/mdstoragemanager directory. NOTE: If you must manually apply ...
....bat file. NOTE: These registry files set the host up for the correct failback operation. 15 If you have not yet cabled your MD3000i Storage Array, do so at this step, you must be installed and used only on all other Windows hosts attached to the...Resource CD (for more information. 17 Install MD Storage Manager on Linux distributions that use the Microsoft Volume Shadow-copy Service (VSS) or Virtual Disk Service (VDS) Application Programming Interface (API), install the VDS_VSS package located in the /opt/dell/mdstoragemanager directory. NOTE: If you must manually apply ...
Installation Guide
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If either displays Disconnected or Unconfigured, respectively, check the following and repeat the iSCSI configuration steps: • Are all cables securely attached to each iSCSI port you attempted to connect and the configuration state of all target host ports? • Is CHAP set up ...STATUS : ESTABLISHED AT Wed May 9 18:20:28 CDT 2007 SESSION ID : ISID 00023d000002 TSIH 4 Viewing the status of your iSCSI connections In MD Storage Manager, clicking the iSCSI tab and then Configure iSCSI Host Ports will show the status of each port on the host server and storage array? •...
If either displays Disconnected or Unconfigured, respectively, check the following and repeat the iSCSI configuration steps: • Are all cables securely attached to each iSCSI port you attempted to connect and the configuration state of all target host ports? • Is CHAP set up ...STATUS : ESTABLISHED AT Wed May 9 18:20:28 CDT 2007 SESSION ID : ISID 00023d000002 TSIH 4 Viewing the status of your iSCSI connections In MD Storage Manager, clicking the iSCSI tab and then Configure iSCSI Host Ports will show the status of each port on the host server and storage array? •...
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Index A alerts, 38 C cabling, 9-10 diagrams, 11 direct attached, 10 enclosure, 10 redundancy and nonredundancy, 10 single path, 10 CHAP, 45 mutual, 45 target, 45 cluster host setting up, ... server, 36 iSCSI, 31 terminology, 31 worksheet, 32 iSCSI configuration configuring ports, 39 connect from host server, 54 discovery, 36 host access, 44 in-band management, 58 set CHAP on host server, 49 set CHAP on storage array, 47 target discovery, 40 iSCSI configuration worksheet, 33-34 iSCSI initiator, 19 installing...
Index A alerts, 38 C cabling, 9-10 diagrams, 11 direct attached, 10 enclosure, 10 redundancy and nonredundancy, 10 single path, 10 CHAP, 45 mutual, 45 target, 45 cluster host setting up, ... server, 36 iSCSI, 31 terminology, 31 worksheet, 32 iSCSI configuration configuring ports, 39 connect from host server, 54 discovery, 36 host access, 44 in-band management, 58 set CHAP on host server, 49 set CHAP on storage array, 47 target discovery, 40 iSCSI configuration worksheet, 33-34 iSCSI initiator, 19 installing...
User's Guide
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... information may be included within this document or as a separate one. • Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault MD provides an overview of setting up and cabling your Product Information Guide. • View online help • View the event log Other Information ...the enclosure hardware. • Dell™ PowerVault™ MD Storage Manager CLI Guide provides information about using the command line interface (CLI). • Dell™ PowerVault™ MD Resource CD contains all system documentation and management tools. • Dell™ PowerVault™ MD Systems Support Matrix ...
... information may be included within this document or as a separate one. • Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault MD provides an overview of setting up and cabling your Product Information Guide. • View online help • View the event log Other Information ...the enclosure hardware. • Dell™ PowerVault™ MD Storage Manager CLI Guide provides information about using the command line interface (CLI). • Dell™ PowerVault™ MD Resource CD contains all system documentation and management tools. • Dell™ PowerVault™ MD Systems Support Matrix ...
User's Guide
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Data travels through the management port Ethernet cables. NOTE: RAID controller module network configurations can manage a storage array in two ways: • Out-of-band management • In-band management For out-of-band management, data is separate from an in -band and out-of-band management see the Installation Guide. However, if a DHCP server is not supported...
Data travels through the management port Ethernet cables. NOTE: RAID controller module network configurations can manage a storage array in two ways: • Out-of-band management • In-band management For out-of-band management, data is separate from an in -band and out-of-band management see the Installation Guide. However, if a DHCP server is not supported...