Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware
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... 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. .... 11 Restart I /O activity to the storage system. 2 Create a directory on your system's hard drive. 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...
... 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. .... 11 Restart I /O activity to the storage system. 2 Create a directory on your system's hard drive. 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...
Upgrading to Ultra 320 EMMs
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...management modules (EMMs) and installing the Ultra 320 EMMs in your EMMs, hard drives, and host controller must support Ultra 320. NOTICE: You should have the latest version of the Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager and host server controller firmware installed on your host server...injury, or death. A00 April 2003 03W495A00 EMMs and the SCSI terminator card are designated as primary and secondary. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerVault™ 22xS Systems - In redundant EMM systems, replace both Ultra 160 EMMs with redundant enclosure management features two EMMs ...
...management modules (EMMs) and installing the Ultra 320 EMMs in your EMMs, hard drives, and host controller must support Ultra 320. NOTICE: You should have the latest version of the Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager and host server controller firmware installed on your host server...injury, or death. A00 April 2003 03W495A00 EMMs and the SCSI terminator card are designated as primary and secondary. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerVault™ 22xS Systems - In redundant EMM systems, replace both Ultra 160 EMMs with redundant enclosure management features two EMMs ...
Upgrading to Ultra 320 EMMs
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... text: Dell, the DELL logo, Dell OpenManage, and PowerVault are labeled Ultra 160 (Ultra 3) or Ultra 320 (Ultra 4). 6 Turn on your storage system. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 2 Push the module to the back of the slot until it is firmly seated in the backplane connector (see the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. The hard drives are...
... text: Dell, the DELL logo, Dell OpenManage, and PowerVault are labeled Ultra 160 (Ultra 3) or Ultra 320 (Ultra 4). 6 Turn on your storage system. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 2 Push the module to the back of the slot until it is firmly seated in the backplane connector (see the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. The hard drives are...
Rack Installation Guide
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... 1-1 Installation Instructions 1-2 RapidRails Rack Kit Contents 1-2 Dell Rack Requirements 1-3 VersaRails Rack Kit Contents 1-3 Non-Dell Rack Requirements 1-4 Before You Begin 1-4 Important Safety ...Information 1-4 Rack Stabilizer Feet 1-4 Recommended Tools and Supplies 1-5 Installation Tasks 1-5 Removing the Rack Doors 1-5 Marking the Rack 1-5 Installing the RapidRails Mounting Rails 1-7 Installing the VersaRails Mounting Rails 1-9 Installing the Tower-to-Rack Conversion Kit 1-10 Removing the Bezel, Drives...
... 1-1 Installation Instructions 1-2 RapidRails Rack Kit Contents 1-2 Dell Rack Requirements 1-3 VersaRails Rack Kit Contents 1-3 Non-Dell Rack Requirements 1-4 Before You Begin 1-4 Important Safety ...Information 1-4 Rack Stabilizer Feet 1-4 Recommended Tools and Supplies 1-5 Installation Tasks 1-5 Removing the Rack Doors 1-5 Marking the Rack 1-5 Installing the RapidRails Mounting Rails 1-7 Installing the VersaRails Mounting Rails 1-9 Installing the Tower-to-Rack Conversion Kit 1-10 Removing the Bezel, Drives...
Rack Installation Guide
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...Ensure that secure the bezel hinge to the front panel (see Figure 1-7): a Using the system key, unlock the front bezel. Removing the Bezel, Drives, Covers, and Front Panel 1 Shut down from the system until it aside. 1-10 Rack Installation Guide The tower-to "Installing the System in ...front panel with rack handles and thumbscrews. d Pull the bezel away and set it is perpendicular to move the system by yourself. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 5 Using two 10-32 x 0.5 Phillips screws, secure the back mounting-bracket flange to your system and disconnect your power and peripheral...
...Ensure that secure the bezel hinge to the front panel (see Figure 1-7): a Using the system key, unlock the front bezel. Removing the Bezel, Drives, Covers, and Front Panel 1 Shut down from the system until it aside. 1-10 Rack Installation Guide The tower-to "Installing the System in ...front panel with rack handles and thumbscrews. d Pull the bezel away and set it is perpendicular to move the system by yourself. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 5 Using two 10-32 x 0.5 Phillips screws, secure the back mounting-bracket flange to your system and disconnect your power and peripheral...
Rack Installation Guide
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... to disengage, and pull the covers up, away from the top of the tower system. Removing the Front Bezel lock thumbscrew bezel 3 Label all hard drives and remove them from the top of the system chassis to remove. NOTE: Although it is not necessary for the conversion, you are performing this...
... to disengage, and pull the covers up, away from the top of the tower system. Removing the Front Bezel lock thumbscrew bezel 3 Label all hard drives and remove them from the top of the system chassis to remove. NOTE: Although it is not necessary for the conversion, you are performing this...
Rack Installation Guide
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..., and Front Panel" (see Figure 1-9): a Position the system so that extend through the front panel. NOTE: Do not install the hard drives until the next procedure, "Installing the System in the front panel. Installing the Rack Front Panel 1 Position the rack front panel on the front of ...
..., and Front Panel" (see Figure 1-9): a Position the system so that extend through the front panel. NOTE: Do not install the hard drives until the next procedure, "Installing the System in the front panel. Installing the Rack Front Panel 1 Position the rack front panel on the front of ...
Rack-to-Tower Conversion Guide
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... performed with the front of the system extending 2.54 centimeters (1 inch) beyond the edge of the work surface or table. 1 Label and remove the hard drives from the system chassis, using care to reduce the weight of the chassis while you might want to remove the two power supply and cooling... the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for the conversion, you are performing this and the following procedures. NOTE: Although not necessary for instructions on Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com Figure 1-2.
... performed with the front of the system extending 2.54 centimeters (1 inch) beyond the edge of the work surface or table. 1 Label and remove the hard drives from the system chassis, using care to reduce the weight of the chassis while you might want to remove the two power supply and cooling... the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for the conversion, you are performing this and the following procedures. NOTE: Although not necessary for instructions on Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com Figure 1-2.
Rack-to-Tower Conversion Guide
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... at the bottom of the front panel. Installing the Tower Front Bezel bezel 1-10 Rac k -t o -Tow er C on v e r si on Guide thumbscrew c Reinstall the hard drives and power and cooling modules, if they were removed (see the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for information about installing and configuring your system. www...
... at the bottom of the front panel. Installing the Tower Front Bezel bezel 1-10 Rac k -t o -Tow er C on v e r si on Guide thumbscrew c Reinstall the hard drives and power and cooling modules, if they were removed (see the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for information about installing and configuring your system. www...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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... DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 TABLE OF CONTENTS A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL SCSI SOLUTIONS 3 1. INTRODUCTION ...3 2. DELL'S PRODUCT OFFERING...14 PowerVault™ 220S ...& 221S Storage Enclosure 14 PERC - Homogeneous environments...33 Interface Channel Options - PV22XS ENCLOSURE OVERVIEW ...19 Joined Bus Topology ...19 Split Bus Topology...20 Cluster Topology ...21 PV22xS - APPENDIX - Internal/External/Multi channel device configuration 34 Capacity Needs - PowerEdge™ RAID Controllers ...14 SCSI Cabling...15 SCSI Hard Drive...
... DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 TABLE OF CONTENTS A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL SCSI SOLUTIONS 3 1. INTRODUCTION ...3 2. DELL'S PRODUCT OFFERING...14 PowerVault™ 220S ...& 221S Storage Enclosure 14 PERC - Homogeneous environments...33 Interface Channel Options - PV22XS ENCLOSURE OVERVIEW ...19 Joined Bus Topology ...19 Split Bus Topology...20 Cluster Topology ...21 PV22xS - APPENDIX - Internal/External/Multi channel device configuration 34 Capacity Needs - PowerEdge™ RAID Controllers ...14 SCSI Cabling...15 SCSI Hard Drive...
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... in the event of redundancy and data protection. Possible solution for situations that require greater availability and redundancy but not as drives could be configured and utilized. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • RAID 1 - Possible solution situations which do not require high storage capacity. • RAID 10...
... in the event of redundancy and data protection. Possible solution for situations that require greater availability and redundancy but not as drives could be configured and utilized. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • RAID 1 - Possible solution situations which do not require high storage capacity. • RAID 10...
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...Topologies vs RAID Level Performance. • Table 2-12-7: RAID Level Benefit (Generalized) Concatenated drives RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 50 Clustering None None Moderate Excellent Moderate... for details and limitations. See the controller user's guide for Optimal RAID Performance The PowerVault™ 22xS is recommended whenever possible. Clustering Considerations In a cluster environment the cache... performance impact to begin immediately. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Additional configuration factors Hot Spares Hot Spare functionality provides...
...Topologies vs RAID Level Performance. • Table 2-12-7: RAID Level Benefit (Generalized) Concatenated drives RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 50 Clustering None None Moderate Excellent Moderate... for details and limitations. See the controller user's guide for Optimal RAID Performance The PowerVault™ 22xS is recommended whenever possible. Clustering Considerations In a cluster environment the cache... performance impact to begin immediately. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Additional configuration factors Hot Spares Hot Spare functionality provides...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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... Lower cost than Fibre Channel Low cost non-redundant configs PV 220S Rack SCSI Storage Array PV 221S Tower SCSI Storage Array FEATURES Up to 14 1" SCSI U160 SCSI hard disk drives 73GB, 146 & 300GB 10K RPM or 18GB, 36GB & 73GB.... Dell's Product Offering PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure Dell™ PowerVault 220xS systems are hot-pluggable and can be removed and replaced easily. PowerVault 220S/221S Storage Arrays Performance U320 SCSI speed dual channel PCI-Express PERC 4 U320 controller Capacity 4.2TB with 300GB hard drives ...
... Lower cost than Fibre Channel Low cost non-redundant configs PV 220S Rack SCSI Storage Array PV 221S Tower SCSI Storage Array FEATURES Up to 14 1" SCSI U160 SCSI hard disk drives 73GB, 146 & 300GB 10K RPM or 18GB, 36GB & 73GB.... Dell's Product Offering PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure Dell™ PowerVault 220xS systems are hot-pluggable and can be removed and replaced easily. PowerVault 220S/221S Storage Arrays Performance U320 SCSI speed dual channel PCI-Express PERC 4 U320 controller Capacity 4.2TB with 300GB hard drives ...
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... VHDCI Wide HD to Wide HD Wide HD to Wide HD SCSI Hard Drive Support PowerVault disk-based storage solutions (such as the PowerVault 220S) support the latest SCSI hard drives, currently specified as PowerEdge servers), to ensure the highest quality products. As such, Dell supports only Dell tested and qualified hardware. For more information, visit www...
... VHDCI Wide HD to Wide HD Wide HD to Wide HD SCSI Hard Drive Support PowerVault disk-based storage solutions (such as the PowerVault 220S) support the latest SCSI hard drives, currently specified as PowerEdge servers), to ensure the highest quality products. As such, Dell supports only Dell tested and qualified hardware. For more information, visit www...
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The configuration will be further explained in the enclosure. SES provides a unique set of operation providing access to all 14 hard drives on the Split Bus Module (SBM) sets the desired enclosure topology. If operating with two EMM modules, which provide redundant SES...designed to protect from the enclosure to monitor critical environmental variables such as shown in place of the enclosure. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 4. PV22xS Enclosure Overview The PV22xS SCSI Enclosure provides three configuration topologies, also referred to as modes, ...
The configuration will be further explained in the enclosure. SES provides a unique set of operation providing access to all 14 hard drives on the Split Bus Module (SBM) sets the desired enclosure topology. If operating with two EMM modules, which provide redundant SES...designed to protect from the enclosure to monitor critical environmental variables such as shown in place of the enclosure. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 4. PV22xS Enclosure Overview The PV22xS SCSI Enclosure provides three configuration topologies, also referred to as modes, ...
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... that they have to the SCSI bus speed (in MB/sec) that host. Figure 4-5 SCSI ID Assignments Figure 4-6 SCSI ID Numbers and Associated Hard Disk Drives Multiple PV22xS Enclosures on that the EMM is considered to be cabled directly to SCSI limitation of only allowing a maximum of supporting. Multiple PV22xS enclosures... would effectively concatenate the devices in two (or more) enclosures into a single SCSI bus, thus violating the unique SCSI ID requirement. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 be installed in the enclosure.
... that they have to the SCSI bus speed (in MB/sec) that host. Figure 4-5 SCSI ID Assignments Figure 4-6 SCSI ID Numbers and Associated Hard Disk Drives Multiple PV22xS Enclosures on that the EMM is considered to be cabled directly to SCSI limitation of only allowing a maximum of supporting. Multiple PV22xS enclosures... would effectively concatenate the devices in two (or more) enclosures into a single SCSI bus, thus violating the unique SCSI ID requirement. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 be installed in the enclosure.
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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... Host Bus Adapters / SCSI RAID). For more details, refer to be PAGE 24 11/17/2005 Mixing HDD Spindle Speeds Mixing of different drive sizes is supported; For example, in a RAID5 configuration with two different HDDs, one 36GB and one running at 10K RPM, effective data ...pulling or replacing certain components. Warm and hot plugging are continuously monitored by the customer using Dell OpenManage, if desired. For example, with 5 drives having 4 HDDs running at 15K RPM and one 146GB drive, a RAID1 size will be partitioned and used. Both local visual indicators and audio alerts...
... Host Bus Adapters / SCSI RAID). For more details, refer to be PAGE 24 11/17/2005 Mixing HDD Spindle Speeds Mixing of different drive sizes is supported; For example, in a RAID5 configuration with two different HDDs, one 36GB and one running at 10K RPM, effective data ...pulling or replacing certain components. Warm and hot plugging are continuously monitored by the customer using Dell OpenManage, if desired. For example, with 5 drives having 4 HDDs running at 15K RPM and one 146GB drive, a RAID1 size will be partitioned and used. Both local visual indicators and audio alerts...
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...which is primarily intended for heavy data processing will exhibit slower performance with the capability of improved performance data storage on Dell PowerEdge Servers" papers in Appendix - Although attachment of SCSI subsystem to 39160 SCSI HBA is supported, it is implemented... at the end of the section which provides an overview of hard disk drives. Internal and External channels o Spanning across channels/controllers/PV22xS • Capacity Needs - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 5. RAID: Hardware Vs Software A RAID system...
...which is primarily intended for heavy data processing will exhibit slower performance with the capability of improved performance data storage on Dell PowerEdge Servers" papers in Appendix - Although attachment of SCSI subsystem to 39160 SCSI HBA is supported, it is implemented... at the end of the section which provides an overview of hard disk drives. Internal and External channels o Spanning across channels/controllers/PV22xS • Capacity Needs - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 5. RAID: Hardware Vs Software A RAID system...
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... not supported on the same group of hot spare functionality in this document, the word 'array' (LSI BIOS) = 'container' (Adaptec BIOS) = 'logical drive' (LSI POST) = 'volume' (OpenManage Software). • Layout of multiple logical arrays on the same group of disks o LSI family of controllers require that... once an array is supported on LSI controllers only o When mixing drive sizes in layout and terminology. Dell's Storage controllers can impact performance as 'child' arrays fill up , since the number of the boot-time BIOS utilities...
... not supported on the same group of hot spare functionality in this document, the word 'array' (LSI BIOS) = 'container' (Adaptec BIOS) = 'logical drive' (LSI POST) = 'volume' (OpenManage Software). • Layout of multiple logical arrays on the same group of disks o LSI family of controllers require that... once an array is supported on LSI controllers only o When mixing drive sizes in layout and terminology. Dell's Storage controllers can impact performance as 'child' arrays fill up , since the number of the boot-time BIOS utilities...
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...controllers made by the same vendor; Reference 5: Maintenance Best Practices for Direct Attached SCSI Solutions • Controller upgrade / Array Migration / Drive Roaming / metadata o PERC controllers store array configuration metadata both in the 'Getting Started with the new desired parameters, and then migrate the... cannot be migrated within the same channel only. However, should an array need to Appendix A - 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 ...
...controllers made by the same vendor; Reference 5: Maintenance Best Practices for Direct Attached SCSI Solutions • Controller upgrade / Array Migration / Drive Roaming / metadata o PERC controllers store array configuration metadata both in the 'Getting Started with the new desired parameters, and then migrate the... cannot be migrated within the same channel only. However, should an array need to Appendix A - 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 ...