Dell PowerVault MD3000i Support Question
Dell PowerVault MD3000i Support Question
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Question posted by PFC7gonz on August 10th, 2014
Does The Firmware Need To Be Updated To Replace The Raid Array Battery On The
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Answer #1: Posted by BusterDoogen on August 10th, 2014 1:19 PM
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I don't think you will but since I don't know all of the specifics of your configuration I suggest you go here to be certain.
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Related Dell PowerVault MD3000i Manual Pages
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 27
...up according to organize your RAID array provide the physical storage capacity for customer information....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...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 33
... strategy to protect data is to assign available physical disks in an array where striping is implemented.
When a replacement physical disk is installed, data from the hot spare is 128 KB. The MD3000i supports stripe element sizes of fault tolerance to the storage array.
A hot spare adds another level of 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 52
...RAID controller module firmware can use MD Storage Manager to properly use MD Storage ...RAID controller modules as
52
Using Your RAID Enclosure
If the temperature sensors on the physical disks from corruption in the event of a cooling system failure. Updating Enclosure Firmware...needed to upgrade the firmware for Windows) is upgraded. Before you download the RAID controller module firmware...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 53
...to the array when downloading physical disk firmware. Using Your RAID Enclosure
53 These internal settings cannot be modified except by an NVSRAM update. Physical Disk Firmware
NOTE: Dell recommends stopping all your MD1000 expansion enclosures using MD Storage Manager. Ensure that both controllers are compatible with its firmware does not match the version on the non-replaced RAID...
MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 1
...-generation.
How to an iSCSI storage array using MD Storage Manager. 2 Select the Support tab. 3 Click on Storage Array Profile and look for RAID 6, greater than 2TB virtual disk capacity, and SMART battery support.
Dell PowerVault MD3000i Rules
Table 1. Hosts can be isolated on a
separate management network. For the latest driver and
firmware releases, see the Downloads section...
Upgrading Your Dell PowerVault MD3000i From
Simplex to Duplex Mode - Page 2
... the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD 3000i Hardware Owner's Manual. SMcli IP_address -c "set storageArray redundancyMode=duplex;"
NOTE: When the SMcli command completes, the array status changes to Needs Attention and the enclosure status LED lights amber. Disregard these indicators and proceed with RAID controller module firmware box and use to manage the storage array, change the array mode...
Replacing a RAID Controller Module in a
Single-Controller MD3000i - Page 1
..., you will also need to replace a failed RAID controller module in this document. These steps are described in a Single-Controller MD3000i
This document describes how to update its controller and NVSRAM firmware.
Removing the RAID Controller Module
1 Power down the MD3000i enclosure. 2 Disconnect all cables from the enclosure and place it on the Replacement RAID Controller Module" later...
Replacing a RAID Controller Module in a
Single-Controller MD3000i - Page 2
... Module
1 release tab
1
2
2 release lever
Installing a Replacement RAID Controller Module
1 Carefully insert the replacement RAID controller module into the empty module slot.
2 Push the module into the back of the ...) until the module is retracted into the slot and is secure. Proceed to the next section to update the RAID controller and NVSRAM firmware on the new controller. Figure 1.
Replacing a RAID Controller Module in a
Single-Controller MD3000i - Page 3
... Single Controller Replacement Utility will not update any computer with the firmware expected by following procedure is required only if a single controller storage array enters lockdown mode after replacing a failed controller in the DellTM PowerVaultTM MD3000i User's Guide. A GUI-based wizard will be run from any RAID controller that the firmware version in the replacement controller...
Command Line Interface Guide - Page 8
...Storage Array NVSRAM 147 Download Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware 148 Enable RAID Controller Module 149 Enable Storage Array 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...
Command Line Interface Guide - Page 158
...reset the batteries for the storage array battery or both RAID controller module batteries. If you do not specify an owner, the RAID controller module firmware returns a syntax error.
Reset Storage Array Battery Install Date
This command resets the age of the enclosure. NOTE: If you specify a RAID controller module, then the age for only that contains the battery for the storage array to...
Installation Guide - Page 9
... information on hardware configuration, see the PowerVault MD3000i Hardware Owner's Manual for more information). Storage Configuration Planning
Consider the following items before installing your Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i storage array and for connecting one or more hosts to the array. About the Enclosure Connections
The RAID array enclosure is connected to an iSCSI-enabled...
Installation Guide - Page 15
... switches)
management port
(2)
4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (dual controllers)
5 corporate, public or private network
Attaching MD1000 Expansion Enclosures
One of the features of the MD3000i is the ability to add up...MD3000i are first updated to 45 3.5" SAS and/or SATA II physical disks. attaching an MD1000 with a PERC 5/E system. As described in an MD3000i array; Dell MD1000 EMM Firmware...
User's Guide
- Page 96
... appears.
Downloading Both RAID Controller and NVSRAM Firmware
NOTE: I/O to download. NOTE: The RAID enclosure must contain at least two disk drives in the File Selection area and then click OK.
5 If the file you want to update the firmware on the controller.
By default, only firmware images that are compatible with the current storage array configuration appear...
User's Guide
- Page 97
...Firmware
NOTE: For non-redundant MCSC Cluster configurations, download an updated NVSRAM to download non-redundant NVSRAM firmware: 1 Click the Support tab, then click Download firmware. 2 From the Download firmware display, click Download RAID... selected of the RAID controller and NVSRAM firmware. Click OK to the file that are compatible with the current
storage array configuration, an error...
Upgrading to SATA on MD3000i - Page 8
... file locations for detailed information.
4 Stop all I /O activity to your supported operating systems.
4 Install recommended updates per the resource CD checks. Updating your MD3000i RAID Controller Module Firmware from an Attached Host
NOTE: If you should create a support information file.
Refer to your Dell™ PowerVault Modular Disk 3000i Systems Installation Guide for both the...
Upgrading to SATA on MD3000i - Page 12
....
After they can be used . Unknown behavior may produce unknown behavior.
3 Upgrade the SATA physical disk firmware in your MD3000i storage array enclosure. NOTE: Refer to update them before use within the MD3000i system.
Upgrading Supported SATA Physical Disks in a Dell Server or in an MD1000 Attached to a PERC Adapter
NOTE: This is configured as the expansion...
User's Guide - Page 100
... want to close it, and select a compatible file.
10 Click Transfer...
100
Firmware Downloads NOTE: Dell recommends that the firmware and NVSRAM be upgraded during a maintenance period when the array is not being used for the RAID controller, skip to step 10 in this procedure.
6 Click the check box next to update the firmware on the controller.
User's Guide - Page 101
... the file you selected is not valid or is incompatible with the current storage array configuration appear.
4 Click the file in use .
3 Click Select File to browse to download NVSRAM firmware: 1 Click the Support tab, then click Download firmware. 2 From the Download firmware display, click Download RAID Controller Module NVSRAM.
A dialog box lists the current controller...
User's Guide - Page 104
... in your MD3000 or MD3000i system, you need to use the upgrade utility to 07.35.xx.xx firmware. If you are larger than two Terabytes, and smart battery (a battery module that supports actively monitoring the health of the battery to upgrade the firmware and/or NVSRAM.
a Using Modular Disk Storage Manager click on Storage Array Profile (on the operating...
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