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...or riser board for connection of electronic chip that implements communication between the processor and the main memory (RAM). Input/output. In general, I /O - Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. A remote access controller that can be differentiated from computational activity. F - The file system structure used primarily with high-speed peripherals. Front-... Channel - FTP - Integrated drive electronics. Hertz. flash memory - IP - IPv6 - The Microsoft® Windows® operating systems can be programmed and reprogrammed using a software utility.
...or riser board for connection of electronic chip that implements communication between the processor and the main memory (RAM). Input/output. In general, I /O - Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. A remote access controller that can be differentiated from computational activity. F - The file system structure used primarily with high-speed peripherals. Front-... Channel - FTP - Integrated drive electronics. Hertz. flash memory - IP - IPv6 - The Microsoft® Windows® operating systems can be programmed and reprogrammed using a software utility.
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...type of data redundancy in which a set of memory, such as a hexadecimal number, in your system that is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. MOF - ms - A device that stores basic system data. A system can contain several different forms of ...specific storage needs. Mbps - A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that are optimized to hard-drive capacity, the term is provided by software. memory - Millimeter(s). NAS - NAS is any system that contains the CIM schema definition. A system used for implementing shared storage on...
...type of data redundancy in which a set of memory, such as a hexadecimal number, in your system that is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. MOF - ms - A device that stores basic system data. A system can contain several different forms of ...specific storage needs. Mbps - A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that are optimized to hard-drive capacity, the term is provided by software. memory - Millimeter(s). NAS - NAS is any system that contains the CIM schema definition. A system used for implementing shared storage on...
Glossary
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... random-access memory. Object identifier is an extension of pixels up and down. parity stripe - PDU - A power source with the format command. PowerEdge RAID controller. Software written for processor. A way of sources. NMI - OID - PCI - A standard for maintaining the date, time, and system configuration information. Power-on another processor. provider - RAC...
... random-access memory. Object identifier is an extension of pixels up and down. parity stripe - PDU - A power source with the format command. PowerEdge RAID controller. Software written for processor. A way of sources. NMI - OID - PCI - A standard for maintaining the date, time, and system configuration information. Power-on another processor. provider - RAC...
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...Examples of RAID include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and RAID 50. sec - A legacy I /O bus interface with software or hardware, that enables remote networkattached storage devices to appear to a server to the system. Allows hard drives to report errors and failures ...data transmission rates than standard ports. A read -only file - A ROM chip retains its operation in RAM is lost when you call Dell for program instructions and data. SAN - Storage Area Network. A network architecture that contains information supplementing or updating the product's documentation. SAS...
...Examples of RAID include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and RAID 50. sec - A legacy I /O bus interface with software or hardware, that enables remote networkattached storage devices to appear to a server to the system. Allows hard drives to report errors and failures ...data transmission rates than standard ports. A read -only file - A ROM chip retains its operation in RAM is lost when you call Dell for program instructions and data. SAN - Storage Area Network. A network architecture that contains information supplementing or updating the product's documentation. SAS...
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... only uses a portion of space used . system memory - SNMP - As the main circuit board, the system board usually contains most of disks in the configuration software for peripherals, and various ROM chips. When such devices are video standards for multiple USB-compliant devices, such as password protection. TOE - An unregistered (unbuffered...
... only uses a portion of space used . system memory - SNMP - As the main circuit board, the system board usually contains most of disks in the configuration software for peripherals, and various ROM chips. When such devices are video standards for multiple USB-compliant devices, such as password protection. TOE - An unregistered (unbuffered...
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... drives, or printers, for video adapters with the monitor) your monitor must install the appropriate video drivers and your system's video capabilities. The ability via software to your system's RAM. The amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of colors that provides (in addition to share the resources of...
... drives, or printers, for video adapters with the monitor) your monitor must install the appropriate video drivers and your system's video capabilities. The ability via software to your system's RAM. The amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of colors that provides (in addition to share the resources of...
Getting Started Guide
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Contents Before You Begin 5 Other Documentation and Media You May Need . . . . . 5 Supported Operating Systems 6 Installation and Configuration 7 Unpacking the System 7 Installing the Rails and System in a Rack 7 Connecting the Power Cable(s 8 Securing the Power Cable(s 8 Cabling Your Expansion Enclosure 9 Turning On the Enclosure 9 Cabling Your Direct-Attached Hosts 10 Installing the Bezel 11 Installing the MD Storage Software 11 Enabling Premium Features (Optional 12 Locating Your Service Tag 12 NOM Information (Mexico Only 13 Technical Specifications 13 Contents 3
Contents Before You Begin 5 Other Documentation and Media You May Need . . . . . 5 Supported Operating Systems 6 Installation and Configuration 7 Unpacking the System 7 Installing the Rails and System in a Rack 7 Connecting the Power Cable(s 8 Securing the Power Cable(s 8 Cabling Your Expansion Enclosure 9 Turning On the Enclosure 9 Cabling Your Direct-Attached Hosts 10 Installing the Bezel 11 Installing the MD Storage Software 11 Enabling Premium Features (Optional 12 Locating Your Service Tag 12 NOM Information (Mexico Only 13 Technical Specifications 13 Contents 3
Getting Started Guide
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...to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components. • The Deployment Guide provides information about installing and configuring the software and hardware. • The CLI Guide provides information about using the command line interface (CLI) to ensure that your system.... document or as a separate document. Before You Begin Before setting up your Dell™ PowerVault™ MD32xx RAID enclosure, you must also ensure that critical network components are available at support.dell.com/manuals. • The rack documentation included with your RAID enclosure operates...
...to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components. • The Deployment Guide provides information about installing and configuring the software and hardware. • The CLI Guide provides information about using the command line interface (CLI) to ensure that your system.... document or as a separate document. Before You Begin Before setting up your Dell™ PowerVault™ MD32xx RAID enclosure, you must also ensure that critical network components are available at support.dell.com/manuals. • The rack documentation included with your RAID enclosure operates...
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NOTE: Always check for configuring and managing your system, including those pertaining to the operating system, system management software, system updates, and system components that you purchased with your system. • The SMI-S Programmer's Guide provides information about using...that ships with your system that provides documentation and tools for updates on all the supported operating system versions, see the Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. 6 Getting Started With Your System Supported Operating Systems • Microsoft® Windows Server® • Red Hat® ...
NOTE: Always check for configuring and managing your system, including those pertaining to the operating system, system management software, system updates, and system components that you purchased with your system. • The SMI-S Programmer's Guide provides information about using...that ships with your system that provides documentation and tools for updates on all the supported operating system versions, see the Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. 6 Getting Started With Your System Supported Operating Systems • Microsoft® Windows Server® • Red Hat® ...
Getting Started Guide
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... Manager application configures, manages, and monitors the storage array. 1 Insert the resource media. 2 Select Install MD32xx Storage Software. 3 Install the MD Storage Manager software. It includes the necessary host-based storage agent, SAS HBA driver, multipath driver, MD Storage Manager, and providers. ...providers. • Custom-This option allows you to select specific components. Installing the MD Storage Software NOTE: For detailed instructions about installing the MD storage software, setting up the enclosure, and the post-installation tasks, see the Deployment Guide. Select one...
... Manager application configures, manages, and monitors the storage array. 1 Insert the resource media. 2 Select Install MD32xx Storage Software. 3 Install the MD Storage Manager software. It includes the necessary host-based storage agent, SAS HBA driver, multipath driver, MD Storage Manager, and providers. ...providers. • Custom-This option allows you to select specific components. Installing the MD Storage Software NOTE: For detailed instructions about installing the MD storage software, setting up the enclosure, and the post-installation tasks, see the Deployment Guide. Select one...
Getting Started Guide
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... and Service Tag are also available at the back of the system and at support.dell.com. This information is identified by Dell to route support calls to the RAID controller modules. NOTE: The MD Storage Manager software installer automatically installs the required drivers, initiators, and operating system patches/hotfixes. Locating Your Service...
... and Service Tag are also available at the back of the system and at support.dell.com. This information is identified by Dell to route support calls to the RAID controller modules. NOTE: The MD Storage Manager software installer automatically installs the required drivers, initiators, and operating system patches/hotfixes. Locating Your Service...
Owner's Manual
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... Virtual Disks 49 Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk 50 Virtual Disk Copy 51 Virtual Disk Recovery 51 Using Snapshot and Disk Copy Together. . . . . . 52 Multi-Path Software 52 Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths 53 Virtual Disk Ownership 53 Load Balancing 54 Monitoring...
... Virtual Disks 49 Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk 50 Virtual Disk Copy 51 Virtual Disk Recovery 51 Using Snapshot and Disk Copy Together. . . . . . 52 Multi-Path Software 52 Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths 53 Virtual Disk Ownership 53 Load Balancing 54 Monitoring...
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Virtual Disk Service 215 Volume Shadow-Copy Service 215 18 Troubleshooting: Your Storage Array Software 217 Start-Up Routine 217 Device Health Conditions 217 Storage Array Support Data 220 Automatically Collect the Support Bundle Data . . . 221 Collecting the Physical Disk ...
Virtual Disk Service 215 Volume Shadow-Copy Service 215 18 Troubleshooting: Your Storage Array Software 217 Start-Up Routine 217 Device Health Conditions 217 Storage Array Support Data 220 Automatically Collect the Support Bundle Data . . . 221 Collecting the Physical Disk ...
Owner's Manual
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Unidentified Devices 236 Recovering From an Unidentified Storage Array . . . . 236 Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software 239 19 Troubleshooting: Your Array 241 Safety First-For you and Your Array 241 Troubleshooting Storage Array Startup Failure . . . . . 241 Troubleshooting Loss of Communication 241 ...
Unidentified Devices 236 Recovering From an Unidentified Storage Array . . . . 236 Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software 239 19 Troubleshooting: Your Array 241 Safety First-For you and Your Array 241 Troubleshooting Storage Array Startup Failure . . . . . 241 Troubleshooting Loss of Communication 241 ...
Owner's Manual
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Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Storage Array The Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series is provided by a Dell 6.0-Gbps SAS Host Bus Adapter (SAS 6Gb HBA). The MDSM software is a graphical user interface (GUI) application, used to a maximum of the Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Storage Array Unless specified MD3200 Series represents Dell PowerVault MD3200 and Dell PowerVault MD3220. Your MD3200 Series product package includes: • Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series storage array • SAS cables •...
Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Storage Array The Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series is provided by a Dell 6.0-Gbps SAS Host Bus Adapter (SAS 6Gb HBA). The MDSM software is a graphical user interface (GUI) application, used to a maximum of the Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Storage Array Unless specified MD3200 Series represents Dell PowerVault MD3200 and Dell PowerVault MD3220. Your MD3200 Series product package includes: • Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series storage array • SAS cables •...
Owner's Manual
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... be included within this document or as Dell PowerVault MD 1200 series installation guide is available at support.dell.com/manuals for updates on supported software and hardware for MD systems. The document is available at support.dell.com/manuals. • Dell PowerEdge® Cluster Documentation is available at dell.com/ha. • Release notes or readme...
... be included within this document or as Dell PowerVault MD 1200 series installation guide is available at support.dell.com/manuals for updates on supported software and hardware for MD systems. The document is available at support.dell.com/manuals. • Dell PowerEdge® Cluster Documentation is available at dell.com/ha. • Release notes or readme...
Owner's Manual
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...disk copy. If you select the source virtual disk as a target virtual disk in the preferred path fails, the multi-path software automatically re-routes I/O requests to the alternate path so that the storage array continues to its original source virtual disk. This ...ways you can select a snapshot virtual disk as the failover driver) is software resident on the MD3200 series resource media. 52 Planning: MD3200 Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts Multi-Path Software Multi-path software (also referred to stop all snapshot virtual disks associated with the source virtual...
...disk copy. If you select the source virtual disk as a target virtual disk in the preferred path fails, the multi-path software automatically re-routes I/O requests to the alternate path so that the storage array continues to its original source virtual disk. This ...ways you can select a snapshot virtual disk as the failover driver) is software resident on the MD3200 series resource media. 52 Planning: MD3200 Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts Multi-Path Software Multi-path software (also referred to stop all snapshot virtual disks associated with the source virtual...
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... the EMW. NOTE: For detailed information on setting up in an MD3200 Series storage array maintains a special virtual disk, called the access virtual... gateway-is correct before you need to the MD PowerVault Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. For more information about the operating system... that host. Storage Arrays You must add the storage arrays to that you are mixed with data. For more information, see the Deployment Guide. When you add the specific host name or IP address, the host-agent software...
... the EMW. NOTE: For detailed information on setting up in an MD3200 Series storage array maintains a special virtual disk, called the access virtual... gateway-is correct before you need to the MD PowerVault Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. For more information about the operating system... that host. Storage Arrays You must add the storage arrays to that you are mixed with data. For more information, see the Deployment Guide. When you add the specific host name or IP address, the host-agent software...
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...8226; Set a storage array password-Configure the storage array with a password to protect it from unauthorized access. For more information, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. • Map Virtual Disks-Map virtual disks to change the storage array configuration, such as when a...NOTE: The host agent must be restarted before in-band management communication can be established. See "Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software" on page 239. 3 Click Add. 4 Use one of the storage array on your network by using the Automatic configuration method or ...
...8226; Set a storage array password-Configure the storage array with a password to protect it from unauthorized access. For more information, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. • Map Virtual Disks-Map virtual disks to change the storage array configuration, such as when a...NOTE: The host agent must be restarted before in-band management communication can be established. See "Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software" on page 239. 3 Click Add. 4 Use one of the storage array on your network by using the Automatic configuration method or ...
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... hosts are not detected automatically, you must map the host to a particular host. 8 Configuration: About Your Host Configuring Host Access Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) software is reconfigurable. Defining a host is the Host Context Agent. One of these modules is one of the MDSM installation and runs continuously in the Hosts...
... hosts are not detected automatically, you must map the host to a particular host. 8 Configuration: About Your Host Configuring Host Access Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) software is reconfigurable. Defining a host is the Host Context Agent. One of these modules is one of the MDSM installation and runs continuously in the Hosts...
