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Table of Contents Preface ...iii Audience ...iii Organization ...iii Overview of Dell EqualLogic Products ...iii Related Documentation ...v Technical Support and Customer Service ...v Warranty Information ...... Control Modules...3-1 Identifying the Control Module...3-1 Interpreting Control Module LEDs ...3-1 Identifying Control Module Failures...3-3 Understanding Failover Behavior ...3-3 Maintaining Control Module Firmware ...3-3 Control Module Handling Requirements ...3-4 Removing a Control Module...3-4 Installing a Control Module ...3-6 Replacing the MicroSD Card ...3-7 Removing the MicroSD ...
Table of Contents Preface ...iii Audience ...iii Organization ...iii Overview of Dell EqualLogic Products ...iii Related Documentation ...v Technical Support and Customer Service ...v Warranty Information ...... Control Modules...3-1 Identifying the Control Module...3-1 Interpreting Control Module LEDs ...3-1 Identifying Control Module Failures...3-3 Understanding Failover Behavior ...3-3 Maintaining Control Module Firmware ...3-3 Control Module Handling Requirements ...3-4 Removing a Control Module...3-4 Installing a Control Module ...3-6 Replacing the MicroSD Card ...3-7 Removing the MicroSD ...
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...historical performance trending, and event reporting for managing a group. • Manual Transfer Utility (MTU) - iv PS Series Array Software • Firmware - Host Software for managing a group. - Group Manager GUI: Provides a graphical user interface for Windows • Host Integration Tools - Host ... Allows 3rd party backup software vendors to manage your PS Series array, you are available at no additional cost. PS6500 Hardware Maintenance Preface PS Series arrays optimize resources by automating performance and network load balancing. Additionally, PS Series arrays ...
...historical performance trending, and event reporting for managing a group. • Manual Transfer Utility (MTU) - iv PS Series Array Software • Firmware - Host Software for managing a group. - Group Manager GUI: Provides a graphical user interface for Windows • Host Integration Tools - Host ... Allows 3rd party backup software vendors to manage your PS Series array, you are available at no additional cost. PS6500 Hardware Maintenance Preface PS Series arrays optimize resources by automating performance and network load balancing. Additionally, PS Series arrays ...
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... type and color. Caution: Do not mix control module types in an array. See Figure 3-1 and Table 3-1. 3-1 3 Maintaining Control Modules A PS6500 array includes two hot-swappable control modules. Each control module includes: • Four Ethernet ports, one time. Only one control module is active (...data from the rear of the array and from left to the array) • A field-replaceable microSD card containing the PS Series firmware Cache and NVRAM batteries are not field replaceable. One functioning control module is active or secondary. You access control modules from the active...
... type and color. Caution: Do not mix control module types in an array. See Figure 3-1 and Table 3-1. 3-1 3 Maintaining Control Modules A PS6500 array includes two hot-swappable control modules. Each control module includes: • Four Ethernet ports, one time. Only one control module is active (...data from the rear of the array and from left to the array) • A field-replaceable microSD card containing the PS Series firmware Cache and NVRAM batteries are not field replaceable. One functioning control module is active or secondary. You access control modules from the active...
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... make sure that is active (serving network traffic) at one control module will be functional. Maintaining Control Module Firmware A PS6500 array includes two control modules, each control module to a functioning interface. otherwise, only the functionality common to order the correct ... control module fails, the control module hardware status LED on the active control module. Group members should run the same firmware version; Caution: Both control modules must reconnect to the network interface port on the control module indicate the failure as possible...
... make sure that is active (serving network traffic) at one control module will be functional. Maintaining Control Module Firmware A PS6500 array includes two control modules, each control module to a functioning interface. otherwise, only the functionality common to order the correct ... control module fails, the control module hardware status LED on the active control module. Group members should run the same firmware version; Caution: Both control modules must reconnect to the network interface port on the control module indicate the failure as possible...
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... control module as soon as described in the empty slot. Note: For proper cooling, do not leave a control module slot empty. PS6500 Hardware Maintenance Maintaining Control Modules To display the firmware version running on an array, examine the GUI Member Controllers window or use a similar protective device. When handling a control module, always...
... control module as soon as described in the empty slot. Note: For proper cooling, do not leave a control module slot empty. PS6500 Hardware Maintenance Maintaining Control Modules To display the firmware version running on an array, examine the GUI Member Controllers window or use a similar protective device. When handling a control module, always...
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This will make sure that the new control module is running the correct firmware. Contact your PS Series support provider for each latch and then rotating both latches outwards. Return the failed control module in the packaging in an ... in Replacing the MicroSD Card on page 1-7. 2. If you feel resistance. Caution: Do not mix control module types in which the replacement module was shipped. PS6500 Hardware Maintenance Maintaining Control Modules 4.
This will make sure that the new control module is running the correct firmware. Contact your PS Series support provider for each latch and then rotating both latches outwards. Return the failed control module in the packaging in an ... in Replacing the MicroSD Card on page 1-7. 2. If you feel resistance. Caution: Do not mix control module types in which the replacement module was shipped. PS6500 Hardware Maintenance Maintaining Control Modules 4.
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PS6500 Hardware Maintenance Figure 3-6: Installing a Control Module Maintaining Control Modules 4. Rotate each latch toward the array until the cache battery is fully charged. Use the cable ... protected from the slot. If the low-battery-safe cache policy is enabled (the default), the array will make sure that is running the same firmware, and you should contact your PS Series array service provider. If you can access the microSD card by sliding the control module partially from electrostatic...
PS6500 Hardware Maintenance Figure 3-6: Installing a Control Module Maintaining Control Modules 4. Rotate each latch toward the array until the cache battery is fully charged. Use the cable ... protected from the slot. If the low-battery-safe cache policy is enabled (the default), the array will make sure that is running the same firmware, and you should contact your PS Series array service provider. If you can access the microSD card by sliding the control module partially from electrostatic...
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... 1-2 disk drives 2-1 EIP card 6-1 enclosure switches 1-6 environmental requirements A-1 fans 4-1 field-replaceable modules 1-1 firmware 3-3 front panel 1-2 installing bezel 1-8 installing channel cards 5-3 installing disk drives 2-7 installing EIP card 6-3 ... verifying operation 5-5 control modules batteries 3-1 charging cache battery 3-7 checking proper installation 3-7 failover behavior 3-3 failure indications 3-3 firmware identification 3-3 firmware requirements 3-3, 3-7 handling requirements 3-4 LEDs 3-1 locating 3-1 microSD card moving 3-6 replacing 3-3, 3-4, 3-7 removing 3-4 restriction on...
... 1-2 disk drives 2-1 EIP card 6-1 enclosure switches 1-6 environmental requirements A-1 fans 4-1 field-replaceable modules 1-1 firmware 3-3 front panel 1-2 installing bezel 1-8 installing channel cards 5-3 installing disk drives 2-7 installing EIP card 6-3 ... verifying operation 5-5 control modules batteries 3-1 charging cache battery 3-7 checking proper installation 3-7 failover behavior 3-3 failure indications 3-3 firmware identification 3-3 firmware requirements 3-3, 3-7 handling requirements 3-4 LEDs 3-1 locating 3-1 microSD card moving 3-6 replacing 3-3, 3-4, 3-7 removing 3-4 restriction on...
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PS6500 Hardware Maintenance minimum configuration 3-11 recommendations 3-10, 3-11 recommended configuration 3-11 requirements 3-10, 3-11 network cables 3-11 connecting 3-11... maintaining 4-1 removing module 4-3 requirements 4-2 using UPS systems 4-3 verifying operational status 4-6 R requirements channel cards 5-3 control modules 3-4 cooling 4-1 disk drives 2-4 EIP card 6-3 environmental A-1 firmware 3-3 hardware handling 1-7 network 3-11 physical A-1 power 4-1, A-1 power cables 4-5 S serial cable connecting 1-13 serial number label location 1-6 shutting down an array 1-13 Spanning-Tree Protocol...
PS6500 Hardware Maintenance minimum configuration 3-11 recommendations 3-10, 3-11 recommended configuration 3-11 requirements 3-10, 3-11 network cables 3-11 connecting 3-11... maintaining 4-1 removing module 4-3 requirements 4-2 using UPS systems 4-3 verifying operational status 4-6 R requirements channel cards 5-3 control modules 3-4 cooling 4-1 disk drives 2-4 EIP card 6-3 environmental A-1 firmware 3-3 hardware handling 1-7 network 3-11 physical A-1 power 4-1, A-1 power cables 4-5 S serial cable connecting 1-13 serial number label location 1-6 shutting down an array 1-13 Spanning-Tree Protocol...