Glossary
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Simple Network Management Protocol. striping - A virtual disk may need to enable or disable the termination on these devices by changing jumper or switch settings on the devices or by an operating system, where each end of disks in the event of an electrical failure. SVGA - As the main circuit board, the system board usually contains most of your system in an array. system configuration information - Data stored in a series, you...
Simple Network Management Protocol. striping - A virtual disk may need to enable or disable the termination on these devices by changing jumper or switch settings on the devices or by an operating system, where each end of disks in the event of an electrical failure. SVGA - As the main circuit board, the system board usually contains most of your system in an array. system configuration information - Data stored in a series, you...
Getting Started Guide
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... Service Tag are also available at the back of the system and at support.dell.com. Enabling Premium Features (Optional) If you ordered premium features, follow the instructions on the front of the system next to the RAID controller modules. 4 Reboot each host server. 5 Start the MD Storage Manager and discover the array(s). 6 Perform the remaining post-installation tasks. NOTE: The MD Storage Manager software installer automatically installs the required drivers, initiators, and operating...
... Service Tag are also available at the back of the system and at support.dell.com. Enabling Premium Features (Optional) If you ordered premium features, follow the instructions on the front of the system next to the RAID controller modules. 4 Reboot each host server. 5 Start the MD Storage Manager and discover the array(s). 6 Perform the remaining post-installation tasks. NOTE: The MD Storage Manager software installer automatically installs the required drivers, initiators, and operating...
Owner's Manual
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...Interface 59 Enterprise Management Window 60 Array Management Window 61 6 Configuration: About Your Storage Array 63 Out-of-Band and In-Band Management 63 Storage Arrays 64 Adding Storage Arrays 64 Setting Up Your Storage Array 66 Locating Storage Arrays 67 Naming or Renaming Storage Arrays 68 Setting a Password 69 Viewing Storage Array Connections 70 Adding/Editing a Comment to an Existing Storage Array 71 Removing Storage Arrays 71 Enabling Premium Features 72 Failover Alert Display 72 Changing the Cache Settings on the Storage Array 73 Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Number...
...Interface 59 Enterprise Management Window 60 Array Management Window 61 6 Configuration: About Your Storage Array 63 Out-of-Band and In-Band Management 63 Storage Arrays 64 Adding Storage Arrays 64 Setting Up Your Storage Array 66 Locating Storage Arrays 67 Naming or Renaming Storage Arrays 68 Setting a Password 69 Viewing Storage Array Connections 70 Adding/Editing a Comment to an Existing Storage Array 71 Removing Storage Arrays 71 Enabling Premium Features 72 Failover Alert Display 72 Changing the Cache Settings on the Storage Array 73 Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Number...
Owner's Manual
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... 201 RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit . . . . . 202 Removing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit 202 Installing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit 203 Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 204 Removing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 204 Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 205 Control Panel 206 Removing the Control Panel 206 Installing the Control Panel 208 Backplane 209 Removing the Backplane 209 Installing the Backplane 212 16 Management: Firmware Inventory . . . . 213 Viewing the Firmware Inventory 213 17 Management: System Interfaces...
... 201 RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit . . . . . 202 Removing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit 202 Installing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit 203 Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 204 Removing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 204 Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 205 Control Panel 206 Removing the Control Panel 206 Installing the Control Panel 208 Backplane 209 Removing the Backplane 209 Installing the Backplane 212 16 Management: Firmware Inventory . . . . 213 Viewing the Firmware Inventory 213 17 Management: System Interfaces...
Owner's Manual
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... Management Lights green when ethernet connection is operating at 1000 port speed LED Mbps. NOTE: For virtual disks, the RAID controller firmware changes the data cache setting based on page 202. It provides power to the RAID controller module in the port are disconnected or cable is disconnected. 19 Management Lights green when ethernet connection is re-enabled. 32 Planning: RAID Controller Modules Off when all links in the event of a power outage, see "RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit" on the state of the enclosure. When the battery is replaced, Write...
... Management Lights green when ethernet connection is operating at 1000 port speed LED Mbps. NOTE: For virtual disks, the RAID controller firmware changes the data cache setting based on page 202. It provides power to the RAID controller module in the port are disconnected or cable is disconnected. 19 Management Lights green when ethernet connection is re-enabled. 32 Planning: RAID Controller Modules Off when all links in the event of a power outage, see "RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit" on the state of the enclosure. When the battery is replaced, Write...
Owner's Manual
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.... • Array Management Window (AMW)-The AMW provides management functions for information on installing the MDSM. NOTE: MDSM supports MD3000 and MD3200 storage arrays and can select options in this document. Configuration: Overview 59 5 Configuration: Overview Dell™ PowerVault™ Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) online help by selecting Help located at the top right corner of the storage arrays. User Interface The Storage Manager screen is the toolbar. NOTE: By default, the toolbar and status bar...
.... • Array Management Window (AMW)-The AMW provides management functions for information on installing the MDSM. NOTE: MDSM supports MD3000 and MD3200 storage arrays and can select options in this document. Configuration: Overview 59 5 Configuration: Overview Dell™ PowerVault™ Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) online help by selecting Help located at the top right corner of the storage arrays. User Interface The Storage Manager screen is the toolbar. NOTE: By default, the toolbar and status bar...
Owner's Manual
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... configuration data in local configuration files. The Devices tab has a Tree view on the local sub-network. • Manually add and remove hosts and storage arrays. • Locate the storage arrays. • Name or Rename discovered storage arrays. • Add storage array comments to the Table view. • Sort rows in the Table view according to perform batch management tasks on specific storage arrays. • Import the operating system theme settings into the MDSM. • Upgrade firmware on multiple storage arrays concurrently. 60 Configuration: Overview Unidentified storage...
... configuration data in local configuration files. The Devices tab has a Tree view on the local sub-network. • Manually add and remove hosts and storage arrays. • Locate the storage arrays. • Name or Rename discovered storage arrays. • Add storage array comments to the Table view. • Sort rows in the Table view according to perform batch management tasks on specific storage arrays. • Import the operating system theme settings into the MDSM. • Upgrade firmware on multiple storage arrays concurrently. 60 Configuration: Overview Unidentified storage...
Owner's Manual
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..., replace the current host port identifier with host, select the appropriate host or host group. 8 Select the host port identifier that you would like to the host. For more information, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. 92 Configuration: About Your Host You can select: • Add by selecting a know unassociated host port identifier-Select the appropriate host port identifier from the list of host port identifiers in the Host port identifier information area. 9 Perform...
..., replace the current host port identifier with host, select the appropriate host or host group. 8 Select the host port identifier that you would like to the host. For more information, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. 92 Configuration: About Your Host You can select: • Add by selecting a know unassociated host port identifier-Select the appropriate host port identifier from the list of host port identifiers in the Host port identifier information area. 9 Perform...
Owner's Manual
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... virtual disk remains online and accessible while you create a disk group where all the physical disks in the disk group are located in the disk group causes a double physical disk failure and loss of communication might be achieved if your storage array has less than three expansion enclosures. If you choose to choose physical disks that all of the physical disks that enclosure loss protection is achieved when you are replacing the failed...
... virtual disk remains online and accessible while you create a disk group where all the physical disks in the disk group are located in the disk group causes a double physical disk failure and loss of communication might be achieved if your storage array has less than three expansion enclosures. If you choose to choose physical disks that all of the physical disks that enclosure loss protection is achieved when you are replacing the failed...
Owner's Manual
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... Virtual Disks feature defaults to create a new disk group. In the advanced path option, you can use unconfigured capacity on the storage array to the advanced path (see "Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path" on the free capacity available in the operating system mis-identifying the snapshot virtual disk. • Percent Full-When the snapshot repository virtual disk reaches the userspecified repository full percentage level, the event is logged in another disk group. Preparing Host Servers...
... Virtual Disks feature defaults to create a new disk group. In the advanced path option, you can use unconfigured capacity on the storage array to the advanced path (see "Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path" on the free capacity available in the operating system mis-identifying the snapshot virtual disk. • Percent Full-When the snapshot repository virtual disk reaches the userspecified repository full percentage level, the event is logged in another disk group. Preparing Host Servers...
Owner's Manual
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... Download dialog, click Yes. The download starts. 9 Perform one storage array in the Download area. Keep these actions: • Select Tools Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware. • Select the Setup tab, and click Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware. 10 In the Storage array pane, select the storage array for which you select the storage arrays with different RAID controller module types that cannot be upgraded, the Firmware button is inactive, ensure that cannot be updated with the current storage array configuration, the File Selection Error...
... Download dialog, click Yes. The download starts. 9 Perform one storage array in the Download area. Keep these actions: • Select Tools Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware. • Select the Setup tab, and click Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware. 10 In the Storage array pane, select the storage array for which you select the storage arrays with different RAID controller module types that cannot be upgraded, the Firmware button is inactive, ensure that cannot be updated with the current storage array configuration, the File Selection Error...
Owner's Manual
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..., check if: • The array emits a series of beeps. • The array fault LEDs are connected to the correct ports before troubleshooting any external devices. Troubleshooting External Connections • Verify that all the cables are securely attached to servicing that came with the product. For the location of communication, see the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3200 Deployment Guide. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or...
..., check if: • The array emits a series of beeps. • The array fault LEDs are connected to the correct ports before troubleshooting any external devices. Troubleshooting External Connections • Verify that all the cables are securely attached to servicing that came with the product. For the location of communication, see the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3200 Deployment Guide. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or...
Owner's Manual
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... "Management: Firmware Downloads" on page 253. • If EMM status LED is not green, replace the cables. If the problem is fully booted. Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by the online or telephone service and support team. CAUTION: In the case of non-redundant configurations, it is not covered by your product documentation, or as authorized in the MD1200 and MD1220 Storage Enclosures Hardware Owner's Manual. e Check the link status LED...
... "Management: Firmware Downloads" on page 253. • If EMM status LED is not green, replace the cables. If the problem is fully booted. Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by the online or telephone service and support team. CAUTION: In the case of non-redundant configurations, it is not covered by your product documentation, or as authorized in the MD1200 and MD1220 Storage Enclosures Hardware Owner's Manual. e Check the link status LED...
Owner's Manual
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... Settings, 78 C Change Controller Ownership of the Virtual Disk, 119 I/O Type, 102 RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Disk Group, 121 RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group, 124 RAID Level of a Disk Group, 122, 125 Segment Size of a Virtual Disk, 101 Virtual Disk Cache Settings, 99 Virtual Disk Modification Priority, 98 Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type, 103 Configuring Host Access, 83 Hot Spare Physical Disks, 111 Configuring Alert Notifications SNMP, 77 Contacting Dell, 253 contacting Dell, 253 control panel installing, 208 removing, 206 Copy Manager...
... Settings, 78 C Change Controller Ownership of the Virtual Disk, 119 I/O Type, 102 RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Disk Group, 121 RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group, 124 RAID Level of a Disk Group, 122, 125 Segment Size of a Virtual Disk, 101 Virtual Disk Cache Settings, 99 Virtual Disk Modification Priority, 98 Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type, 103 Configuring Host Access, 83 Hot Spare Physical Disks, 111 Configuring Alert Notifications SNMP, 77 Contacting Dell, 253 contacting Dell, 253 control panel installing, 208 removing, 206 Copy Manager...
Deployment Guide
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... you should know before installing your storage solution. 2 Hardware Installation Before using this guide, ensure that you review the instructions in the: • Getting Started Guide-The Getting Started Guide that shipped with the storage array provides information to configure the initial setup of the system. • Planning section of virtual disks and disk groups according to allow space for hot spares, which automatically replace failed physical disks. Hardware Installation 9 For example, use one virtual disk for inventory, a second...
... you should know before installing your storage solution. 2 Hardware Installation Before using this guide, ensure that you review the instructions in the: • Getting Started Guide-The Getting Started Guide that shipped with the storage array provides information to configure the initial setup of the system. • Planning section of virtual disks and disk groups according to allow space for hot spares, which automatically replace failed physical disks. Hardware Installation 9 For example, use one virtual disk for inventory, a second...
CLI Guide
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...-type [identifier]} | object-types [identifier-list])) An operand-data object can 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 as , specifying the RAID level or availability of day, clearing the Major Event Log, and setting the media scan rate Downloading and modifying the user configuration region at the bit and byte level, displaying nonvolatile static random access...
...-type [identifier]} | object-types [identifier-list])) An operand-data object can 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 as , specifying the RAID level or availability of day, clearing the Major Event Log, and setting the media scan rate Downloading and modifying the user configuration region at the bit and byte level, displaying nonvolatile static random access...
CLI Guide
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... identify which free capacity area to use for the virtual disk. To work properly, each physical disk in a virtual disk group must be in the previous versions of the physical disks to the virtual disk. physical disk from any unused space to another virtual disk at another time. ensure that turns enclosure loss protection on or off. The results depend on existing disk groups. 52 Configuring a Storage Array The RAID controller module firmware assigns the physical disks. loss protection...
... identify which free capacity area to use for the virtual disk. To work properly, each physical disk in a virtual disk group must be in the previous versions of the physical disks to the virtual disk. physical disk from any unused space to another virtual disk at another time. ensure that turns enclosure loss protection on or off. The results depend on existing disk groups. 52 Configuring a Storage Array The RAID controller module firmware assigns the physical disks. loss protection...
CLI Guide
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... remove persistent reservations before you reset a RAID controller module, the RAID controller module is not available for an entire storage array or one battery in a specific RAID controller module. You must reset the age of the battery, either for I /O directed to your configuration: • Change or delete logical unit number (LUN) mappings on all hosts using virtual disks owned by the RAID controller module being reset, the I /O operations until the reset is complete. If a host is using these virtual disks. To reset a RAID controller module, run the following command: enable...
... remove persistent reservations before you reset a RAID controller module, the RAID controller module is not available for an entire storage array or one battery in a specific RAID controller module. You must reset the age of the battery, either for I /O directed to your configuration: • Change or delete logical unit number (LUN) mappings on all hosts using virtual disks owned by the RAID controller module being reset, the I /O operations until the reset is complete. If a host is using these virtual disks. To reset a RAID controller module, run the following command: enable...
CLI Guide
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... all RAID controller module types support all of the cacheFlushStart parameter must run the set storageArray autoSupportConfig command on more than one storage array. When setting storage array cache settings, the value of the virtual disks in the storage array. If Storage Partitioning is not enabled, all of physical disk writes that data needed for all cache block sizes. Use the 16-KB cache block size or the 32-KB cache block size for a host read requires a physical disk read is not in the default group...
... all RAID controller module types support all of the cacheFlushStart parameter must run the set storageArray autoSupportConfig command on more than one storage array. When setting storage array cache settings, the value of the virtual disks in the storage array. If Storage Partitioning is not enabled, all of physical disk writes that data needed for all cache block sizes. Use the 16-KB cache block size or the 32-KB cache block size for a host read requires a physical disk read is not in the default group...
SMI-S Provider Installation Guide
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... Stopping the OpenPegasus CIM Server For Windows To start or stop. Or • In the command prompt: To start the service, type: net start cimserver To stop the service, type: net stop cimserver For Linux To start or stop the OpenPegasus CIM server, on a terminal window: To start the service, type: cimserver To stop the service, type: cimserver -s Adding or Removing a Storage Array From SMI-S Provider At installation, you are prompted to add or remove devices.
... Stopping the OpenPegasus CIM Server For Windows To start or stop. Or • In the command prompt: To start the service, type: net start cimserver To stop the service, type: net stop cimserver For Linux To start or stop the OpenPegasus CIM server, on a terminal window: To start the service, type: cimserver To stop the service, type: cimserver -s Adding or Removing a Storage Array From SMI-S Provider At installation, you are prompted to add or remove devices.