Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware
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.... 5 On the host system, click the Start button and select Programs→ Dell OpenManage Applications→ Array Manager→ Array Manager Console. 6 Select Arrays→ PERC Subsystem. 7 Select the controller that the update was extracted in step 4. 10 Double-click the .bin file and... operating systems: • Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server • Windows Server 2003 • Novell NetWare (all Dell-supported versions) To update the firmware on your PowerVault 22xS storage system using Array Manager: NOTE: In the following steps, xx refers to the firmware release number. 1 ...
.... 5 On the host system, click the Start button and select Programs→ Dell OpenManage Applications→ Array Manager→ Array Manager Console. 6 Select Arrays→ PERC Subsystem. 7 Select the controller that the update was extracted in step 4. 10 Double-click the .bin file and... operating systems: • Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server • Windows Server 2003 • Novell NetWare (all Dell-supported versions) To update the firmware on your PowerVault 22xS storage system using Array Manager: NOTE: In the following steps, xx refers to the firmware release number. 1 ...
Upgrading to Ultra 320 EMMs
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...the storage system, provided all of your host server before performing any of the Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager and host server controller firmware installed on your data. NOTICE: You should have the latest version of... is not supported. NOTE: To achieve full Ultra 320 functionality, your EMMs, hard drives, and host controller must turn off any server nodes connected to the storage system while you upgrade your computer. A system...the SCSI terminator card are designated as primary and secondary. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerVault™ 22xS Systems -
...the storage system, provided all of your host server before performing any of the Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager and host server controller firmware installed on your data. NOTICE: You should have the latest version of... is not supported. NOTE: To achieve full Ultra 320 functionality, your EMMs, hard drives, and host controller must turn off any server nodes connected to the storage system while you upgrade your computer. A system...the SCSI terminator card are designated as primary and secondary. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerVault™ 22xS Systems -
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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...Solution 29 Controller Family...30 Data Protection Strategy ...32 High Availability Needs - APPENDIX - INTRODUCTION ...3 2. Homogeneous environments...33 Interface Channel Options - C: ABOUT THE DELL SCSI STORAGE SOLUTION TEAM 43 Authors ...43 10. D: REVISION HISTORY...44 PAGE 2 11/17/2005 DELL'S PRODUCT OFFERING...14 PowerVault™ 220S & ... REFERENCES...41 8. APPENDIX - B: GLOSSARY ...42 9. Virtual Disk Size...35 Additional RAID information...35 6. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 TABLE OF CONTENTS A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING...
...Solution 29 Controller Family...30 Data Protection Strategy ...32 High Availability Needs - APPENDIX - INTRODUCTION ...3 2. Homogeneous environments...33 Interface Channel Options - C: ABOUT THE DELL SCSI STORAGE SOLUTION TEAM 43 Authors ...43 10. D: REVISION HISTORY...44 PAGE 2 11/17/2005 DELL'S PRODUCT OFFERING...14 PowerVault™ 220S & ... REFERENCES...41 8. APPENDIX - B: GLOSSARY ...42 9. Virtual Disk Size...35 Additional RAID information...35 6. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 TABLE OF CONTENTS A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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... critical to help define an optimum storage solution. non-RAID (HBA) and RAID controllers (PERC) • Management Capabilities - In general, effectiveness of all storage components ... of storage components, solution should then determine the relative importance for Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions 1. Key storage components which relies on that would complete a... OpenManage™ Storage Management (OMSM) or Array Manager While selection of multiple components - PowerVault™ Direct Attached Storage PV22xS family • Interconnect Technology - Data from technological to ...
... critical to help define an optimum storage solution. non-RAID (HBA) and RAID controllers (PERC) • Management Capabilities - In general, effectiveness of all storage components ... of storage components, solution should then determine the relative importance for Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions 1. Key storage components which relies on that would complete a... OpenManage™ Storage Management (OMSM) or Array Manager While selection of multiple components - PowerVault™ Direct Attached Storage PV22xS family • Interconnect Technology - Data from technological to ...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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.../17/2005 Both the Adaptec and LSI based PERC controllers' support this feature, but a simple SCSI controller would not. This ability can increase the performance of most configurations by allowing a multi channel RAID controller to RAID 5 and RAID 50 configurations. Clustering Considerations... impact to increase the bandwidth of the SCSI bus. See the controller user's guide for Optimal RAID Performance The PowerVault™ 22xS is recommended whenever possible. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Additional configuration factors Hot Spares Hot...
.../17/2005 Both the Adaptec and LSI based PERC controllers' support this feature, but a simple SCSI controller would not. This ability can increase the performance of most configurations by allowing a multi channel RAID controller to RAID 5 and RAID 50 configurations. Clustering Considerations... impact to increase the bandwidth of the SCSI bus. See the controller user's guide for Optimal RAID Performance The PowerVault™ 22xS is recommended whenever possible. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Additional configuration factors Hot Spares Hot...
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PowerVault 220S/221S Storage Arrays Performance U320 SCSI speed dual channel PCI-Express PERC 4 U320 controller Capacity 4.2TB with 300GB hard drives Up to 32 disks per virtual disk Scalability Up to eight enclosures per server Scales up to change from host server Configurable in Figure 3-1. Dell's Product...
PowerVault 220S/221S Storage Arrays Performance U320 SCSI speed dual channel PCI-Express PERC 4 U320 controller Capacity 4.2TB with 300GB hard drives Up to 32 disks per virtual disk Scalability Up to eight enclosures per server Scales up to change from host server Configurable in Figure 3-1. Dell's Product...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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... the PERC 2, PERC 3 and PERC 4 families. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 (SCSI) host adapter with RAID control capabilities. Previous generations of controllers includes the PERC 4e/SI and PERC 4e/DI for RAID On Motherboard solutions and... 320 MB/sec. PERC 4e RAID controllers support the PCI-Express host interconnects for internal storage in Dell's PowerEdge enterprise systems. The RAID controller offers a cost-effective way to 12 meters long. The following PERC solutions support the PowerVault 220S and 221S External SCSI Storage solution:...
... the PERC 2, PERC 3 and PERC 4 families. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 (SCSI) host adapter with RAID control capabilities. Previous generations of controllers includes the PERC 4e/SI and PERC 4e/DI for RAID On Motherboard solutions and... 320 MB/sec. PERC 4e RAID controllers support the PCI-Express host interconnects for internal storage in Dell's PowerEdge enterprise systems. The RAID controller offers a cost-effective way to 12 meters long. The following PERC solutions support the PowerVault 220S and 221S External SCSI Storage solution:...
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..., TX 78682. As such, Dell supports only Dell tested and qualified hardware. All hardware (disk drives, RAID controllers, cables, power supplies) purchased direct from Dell for the PowerVault 22xS, PowerEdge servers or any other Dell products. In order to Wide HD SCSI Hard Drive Support PowerVault disk-based storage solutions (such as the PowerVault 220S) support the latest SCSI...
..., TX 78682. As such, Dell supports only Dell tested and qualified hardware. All hardware (disk drives, RAID controllers, cables, power supplies) purchased direct from Dell for the PowerVault 22xS, PowerEdge servers or any other Dell products. In order to Wide HD SCSI Hard Drive Support PowerVault disk-based storage solutions (such as the PowerVault 220S) support the latest SCSI...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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... the other bus. Power disruptions (e.g., power short on one connected to properly terminate the SCSI bus. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 The primary EMM must always have undesirable consequences. Regardless of the seven HDD in the worst case ... down the enclosure to Two Host System PAGE 20 11/17/2005 Leaving this slot unpopulated is a catastrophic failure of SCSI RAID controllers (e.g. The redundancy, however, is enclosure management redundancy. Split Bus Topology This topology splits the PV22xS into two halves, essentially providing ...
... the other bus. Power disruptions (e.g., power short on one connected to properly terminate the SCSI bus. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 The primary EMM must always have undesirable consequences. Regardless of the seven HDD in the worst case ... down the enclosure to Two Host System PAGE 20 11/17/2005 Leaving this slot unpopulated is a catastrophic failure of SCSI RAID controllers (e.g. The redundancy, however, is enclosure management redundancy. Split Bus Topology This topology splits the PV22xS into two halves, essentially providing ...
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...; Cluster Service MSCS and all PowerEdge™ Clusters support both host systems, including the SCSI RAID controller, must be simultaneously accessed by both nodes. Node 1 in a 2-node cluster configuration, when an application is running on Node 1. Dell™ High Availability Clustering (for more details on Node 2. The term active/active refers to...
...; Cluster Service MSCS and all PowerEdge™ Clusters support both host systems, including the SCSI RAID controller, must be simultaneously accessed by both nodes. Node 1 in a 2-node cluster configuration, when an application is running on Node 1. Dell™ High Availability Clustering (for more details on Node 2. The term active/active refers to...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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... for business-critical systems since the application can reside on the SCSI bus have a unique address, called a SCSI ID, with the SCSI controller in the host system using the remaining SCSI ID. SCSI ID Assignment SCSI standard requires that all devices on the bus. An active/active ...for the enclosure devices are hardwired by the enclosure backplane. It is more servers sits idle most of the time. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 a failover condition, access rights to the disk array assigned to the failed node is ultimately selected, the PV22xS ...
... for business-critical systems since the application can reside on the SCSI bus have a unique address, called a SCSI ID, with the SCSI controller in the host system using the remaining SCSI ID. SCSI ID Assignment SCSI standard requires that all devices on the bus. An active/active ...for the enclosure devices are hardwired by the enclosure backplane. It is more servers sits idle most of the time. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 a failover condition, access rights to the disk array assigned to the failed node is ultimately selected, the PV22xS ...
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...be installed in the enclosure. The maximum number of enclosures that they have to be cabled directly to each. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 be reserved for use two PERC4/DC adapters and attach an enclosure to a separate SCSI channel on a ...sec while U320 EMM supports up to SCSI limitation of only allowing a maximum of the SCSI ID address space reserved by the second SCSI controller. Daisy chaining would effectively concatenate the devices in Figure 4-5. The numbers refer to the PERC4/DC adapter. For example, U160 can support...
...be installed in the enclosure. The maximum number of enclosures that they have to be cabled directly to each. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 be reserved for use two PERC4/DC adapters and attach an enclosure to a separate SCSI channel on a ...sec while U320 EMM supports up to SCSI limitation of only allowing a maximum of the SCSI ID address space reserved by the second SCSI controller. Daisy chaining would effectively concatenate the devices in Figure 4-5. The numbers refer to the PERC4/DC adapter. For example, U160 can support...
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... enclosure shelf faults • HDD Power/Fault/Offline status • Power supply status and shutdown capabilities • Fan speed status and control • Temperature monitoring • Over/Under temperature shutdown capabilities • Alarms (local audible and visual LED indicators) Warm and Hot ...for higher capacities as temperature and voltage are continuously monitored by host channel, EMMs and HDDs installed in a RAID5 configuration with Dell OpenManage™ to help prevent damage when pulling or replacing certain components. By default, the audio alerts on . In summary...
... enclosure shelf faults • HDD Power/Fault/Offline status • Power supply status and shutdown capabilities • Fan speed status and control • Temperature monitoring • Over/Under temperature shutdown capabilities • Alarms (local audible and visual LED indicators) Warm and Hot ...for higher capacities as temperature and voltage are continuously monitored by host channel, EMMs and HDDs installed in a RAID5 configuration with Dell OpenManage™ to help prevent damage when pulling or replacing certain components. By default, the audio alerts on . In summary...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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... The EMM module uses the HD style connector where one or two external SCSI cables can be compatible. PERC3 and PERC4 series controllers use the HD connector. Although cables may physically look and feel the same, there are available for ANSI SPI-4 operation. All... connector. One is critical for SCSI U160 speeds, a cable must comply with the ANSI SPI-4 standard. Older controller cards generally use a VHDCI connector. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 properly quiescent before the hardware is removed/replaced. • Warm Pluggable Devices o ...
... The EMM module uses the HD style connector where one or two external SCSI cables can be compatible. PERC3 and PERC4 series controllers use the HD connector. Although cables may physically look and feel the same, there are available for ANSI SPI-4 operation. All... connector. One is critical for SCSI U160 speeds, a cable must comply with the ANSI SPI-4 standard. Older controller cards generally use a VHDCI connector. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 properly quiescent before the hardware is removed/replaced. • Warm Pluggable Devices o ...
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...both ZEMMs • Not on SCSI Path • Management capabilities with both data and management Relatively lower performance due to RAID controller configuration requirements Default Default Default Maximum Could be lower with Single ZEMM and non-redundant PSU Minimum (for a given topology) ...(see Table 4-2 for an application. Male P-type connector - Female VHDCI-type connector - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS Cable Connector VER A02 Controller Connector P-type connector - Availability Default depending on HDD and ZEMM technology -
...both ZEMMs • Not on SCSI Path • Management capabilities with both data and management Relatively lower performance due to RAID controller configuration requirements Default Default Default Maximum Could be lower with Single ZEMM and non-redundant PSU Minimum (for a given topology) ...(see Table 4-2 for an application. Male P-type connector - Female VHDCI-type connector - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS Cable Connector VER A02 Controller Connector P-type connector - Availability Default depending on HDD and ZEMM technology -
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... would be addressed in Appendix - These considerations are required to U160 speeds. The controller doesn't provide any hardware RAID benefits similar to RAID. Selection of the Dell SCSI and RAID solutions that support PV22xS. Clustering • Heterogeneous vs Homogeneous Environment ...hardware RAID. A: References. A summarized table (Table 5-2) is presented at the end of the section which are impacted by: • Controller Family • Data Protection Strategy • High Availability Needs - PAGE 29 11/17/2005 including a dedicated RAID processor and memory ...
... would be addressed in Appendix - These considerations are required to U160 speeds. The controller doesn't provide any hardware RAID benefits similar to RAID. Selection of the Dell SCSI and RAID solutions that support PV22xS. Clustering • Heterogeneous vs Homogeneous Environment ...hardware RAID. A: References. A summarized table (Table 5-2) is presented at the end of the section which are impacted by: • Controller Family • Data Protection Strategy • High Availability Needs - PAGE 29 11/17/2005 including a dedicated RAID processor and memory ...
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... group of disks, any subsequent arrays created on any subset of hot spare functionality in layout and terminology. Dell's Storage controllers can be created on Adaptec controllers. Design of these same disks can only be broadly categorized into two families - NOTE: In the context of... of these differences are transparent to the user, when using the recommended Dell OpenManage™ software to configure storage subsystem; A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Controller Family Aside from both families are being managed via the BIOS utilities, ...
... group of disks, any subsequent arrays created on any subset of hot spare functionality in layout and terminology. Dell's Storage controllers can be created on Adaptec controllers. Design of these same disks can only be broadly categorized into two families - NOTE: In the context of... of these differences are transparent to the user, when using the recommended Dell OpenManage™ software to configure storage subsystem; A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Controller Family Aside from both families are being managed via the BIOS utilities, ...
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... do not have a battery PAGE 31 11/17/2005 Reference 5: Maintenance Best Practices for the controllers. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 In contrast, Adaptec controllers will only use space on all 'child' arrays equal to the available space on the smallest 'child' array, and will leave the remaining...
... do not have a battery PAGE 31 11/17/2005 Reference 5: Maintenance Best Practices for the controllers. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 In contrast, Adaptec controllers will only use space on all 'child' arrays equal to the available space on the smallest 'child' array, and will leave the remaining...
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... the disk subsystem receives all of the data from the host. o Some PERC controllers allow pausing of consistency check and resume it is replacing. o Recommended as dedicated hot spares. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 back up unit (see Table 5-2), there is a... risk of data loss if system power is lost while unwritten information is still in an array. UPS etc), the controller's cache retains data during a rebuild, array ...
... the disk subsystem receives all of the data from the host. o Some PERC controllers allow pausing of consistency check and resume it is replacing. o Recommended as dedicated hot spares. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 back up unit (see Table 5-2), there is a... risk of data loss if system power is lost while unwritten information is still in an array. UPS etc), the controller's cache retains data during a rebuild, array ...
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... • SCSI Technology (U320/U160/Ultra 2) It is not recommended to media errors. o Patrol Read is not supported on embedded or non-RAID controllers. • Multiple logical volumes on some degree by reallocating the bad block. Clustering is designed to run so as part of regularly scheduled system maintenance...o Highly recommended as to help prevent data errors. Mixing of array. By default the run modes: Manual and Automatic. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 For more details on PERC 3 (except PERC 3/DI), PERC 4 and PERC 4e...
... • SCSI Technology (U320/U160/Ultra 2) It is not recommended to media errors. o Patrol Read is not supported on embedded or non-RAID controllers. • Multiple logical volumes on some degree by reallocating the bad block. Clustering is designed to run so as part of regularly scheduled system maintenance...o Highly recommended as to help prevent data errors. Mixing of array. By default the run modes: Manual and Automatic. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 For more details on PERC 3 (except PERC 3/DI), PERC 4 and PERC 4e...