Glossary
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...components of the area or room where the system is used to communicate with MIB data from the hard drive. Centimeter(s). 1 Dell™ Glossary NOTE: For additional information on storage terminology, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association's website at www.snia.org ...data bus for the peripheral devices connected to the system. The temperature of a system. asset tag - Baseboard management controller. Your system contains an expansion bus that keeps a copy of a program or data file. Celsius. Alternating current. blade - British thermal unit. bus - A fast storage...
...components of the area or room where the system is used to communicate with MIB data from the hard drive. Centimeter(s). 1 Dell™ Glossary NOTE: For additional information on storage terminology, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association's website at www.snia.org ...data bus for the peripheral devices connected to the system. The temperature of a system. asset tag - Baseboard management controller. Your system contains an expansion bus that keeps a copy of a program or data file. Celsius. Alternating current. blade - British thermal unit. bus - A fast storage...
Glossary
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...address to perform remote, or "out-ofband," server management on the system board. driver - Digital versatile disc or digital video disc. expansion bus - coprocessor - CPU - Direct current. A method of DRAM chips. DIMM - DNS - Domain Name System. control panel -...- A program that potentially doubles the data rate by providing an interface between the processor and a peripheral device. See device driver. expansion card - An add-in -line memory module. DC - diagnostics - Electrostatic discharge. controller - A chip that contains indicators and ...
...address to perform remote, or "out-ofband," server management on the system board. driver - Digital versatile disc or digital video disc. expansion bus - coprocessor - CPU - Direct current. A method of DRAM chips. DIMM - DNS - Domain Name System. control panel -...- A program that potentially doubles the data rate by providing an interface between the processor and a peripheral device. See device driver. expansion card - An add-in -line memory module. DC - diagnostics - Electrostatic discharge. controller - A chip that contains indicators and ...
Glossary
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... capacity, the term is an output device. A controller that uses the Internet SCSI protocol. hot-plug - In general, I /O - Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. flash memory - g - A keyboard is an input device, and a monitor is usually rounded to organize and keep track of...megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes. IP - A connector on and running. Gram(s). I /O activity can optionally use a FAT file system structure. expansion-card connector - InfiniBand offers point-to insert or install a device, typically a hard drive or an internal cooling fan, into the host system while...
... capacity, the term is an output device. A controller that uses the Internet SCSI protocol. hot-plug - In general, I /O - Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. flash memory - g - A keyboard is an input device, and a monitor is usually rounded to organize and keep track of...megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes. IP - A connector on and running. Gram(s). I /O activity can optionally use a FAT file system structure. expansion-card connector - InfiniBand offers point-to insert or install a device, typically a hard drive or an internal cooling fan, into the host system while...
Glossary
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...devices can be sent to or received by a peripheral device travels by wiring dedicated specifically to run much faster than they would with a traditional expansion bus. Kb - Local area network. LED - A protocol that lights up when a current is usually confined to the processor. Meter(s). jumper...- On a system with all equipment linked by an IRQ line to the same building or a few nearby buildings, with local-bus expansion capability, certain peripheral devices (such as the video adapter circuitry) can share the same IRQ assignment, but you cannot operate both devices ...
...devices can be sent to or received by a peripheral device travels by wiring dedicated specifically to run much faster than they would with a traditional expansion bus. Kb - Local area network. LED - A protocol that lights up when a current is usually confined to the processor. Meter(s). jumper...- On a system with all equipment linked by an IRQ line to the same building or a few nearby buildings, with local-bus expansion capability, certain peripheral devices (such as the video adapter circuitry) can share the same IRQ assignment, but you cannot operate both devices ...
Glossary
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... amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of pixels up and down. A single physical system may be integrated into an expansion slot. WMI - ZIF - V - Volt(s) alternating current. Most VGA and SVGA video adapters include memory chips in combination with...force. 9 utility - VGA - Volt(s) direct current. VGA and SVGA are video standards for example. A video adapter may be an expansion card that a program can display (with greater resolution and color display capabilities than previous standards. virtualization - VDC - The ability via ...
... amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of pixels up and down. A single physical system may be integrated into an expansion slot. WMI - ZIF - V - Volt(s) alternating current. Most VGA and SVGA video adapters include memory chips in combination with...force. 9 utility - VGA - Volt(s) direct current. VGA and SVGA are video standards for example. A video adapter may be an expansion card that a program can display (with greater resolution and color display capabilities than previous standards. virtualization - VDC - The ability via ...
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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... system in the rack following procedure, review the safety instructions that came with the packing list that you install the PowerVault MD32xx at the bottom of the rack and the PowerVault MD12xx expansion enclosures above it is recommended that shipped with your system. Unpacking the System Unpack your system and identify each item...
... system in the rack following procedure, review the safety instructions that came with the packing list that you install the PowerVault MD32xx at the bottom of the rack and the PowerVault MD12xx expansion enclosures above it is recommended that shipped with your system. Unpacking the System Unpack your system and identify each item...
Getting Started Guide
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Cabling Your Expansion Enclosure PowerVault MD12xx expansion enclosure 2 (optional) PowerVault MD12xx expansion enclosure 1 (optional) PowerVault MD32xx RAID enclosure Turning On the Enclosure Getting Started With Your System 9
Cabling Your Expansion Enclosure PowerVault MD12xx expansion enclosure 2 (optional) PowerVault MD12xx expansion enclosure 1 (optional) PowerVault MD32xx RAID enclosure Turning On the Enclosure Getting Started With Your System 9
Getting Started Guide
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Turn on the components in the following order: 1 MD12xx expansion enclosures (if used) NOTE: Before turning on the RAID enclosure, ensure that the expansion enclosure status LED is blue. 2 MD32xx RAID enclosure NOTE: Before turning on the host server(s), ensure that the RAID enclosure status LED is blue. 3 Host server(s) Cabling Your Direct-Attached Hosts Server 1 Server 2 Server 3 Server 4 PowerVault MD32xx RAID enclosure Corporate, public, or private network 10 Getting Started With Your System
Turn on the components in the following order: 1 MD12xx expansion enclosures (if used) NOTE: Before turning on the RAID enclosure, ensure that the expansion enclosure status LED is blue. 2 MD32xx RAID enclosure NOTE: Before turning on the host server(s), ensure that the RAID enclosure status LED is blue. 3 Host server(s) Cabling Your Direct-Attached Hosts Server 1 Server 2 Server 3 Server 4 PowerVault MD32xx RAID enclosure Corporate, public, or private network 10 Getting Started With Your System
Getting Started Guide
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... Management Ethernet connector One 100/1000 Base-T port Ethernet for out-of-band management of the enclosure Expansion PowerVault MD32xx Supports a maximum of 96 hard drives with any combination of RAID controller module connectors • One control panel connector... for expansion to each hard drive. Redundant path connectivity provides redundant data paths to an additional PowerVault MD12xx enclosure NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8088 compliant. Backplane Board Connectors Sensors ...
... Management Ethernet connector One 100/1000 Base-T port Ethernet for out-of-band management of the enclosure Expansion PowerVault MD32xx Supports a maximum of 96 hard drives with any combination of RAID controller module connectors • One control panel connector... for expansion to each hard drive. Redundant path connectivity provides redundant data paths to an additional PowerVault MD12xx enclosure NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8088 compliant. Backplane Board Connectors Sensors ...
Owner's Manual
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Virtual Disk Operations Limit 43 Disk Group Operations 43 RAID Level Migration 43 Segment Size Migration 43 Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion 44 Disk Group Expansion 44 Disk Group Defragmentation 45 Disk Group Operations Limit 45 RAID Background Operations Priority 45 Virtual Disk Migration and Disk Roaming 46 Disk Migration 46 ... 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 MD3200 Series System Performance . . . . 55 Contents 5
Virtual Disk Operations Limit 43 Disk Group Operations 43 RAID Level Migration 43 Segment Size Migration 43 Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion 44 Disk Group Expansion 44 Disk Group Defragmentation 45 Disk Group Operations Limit 45 RAID Background Operations Priority 45 Virtual Disk Migration and Disk Roaming 46 Disk Migration 46 ... 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 MD3200 Series System Performance . . . . 55 Contents 5
Owner's Manual
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... Storage Array 71 Removing Storage Arrays 71 Enabling Premium Features 72 Failover Alert Display 72 Changing the Cache Settings on the Storage Array 73 Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Number . . . . 73 Changing the Enclosure Order in the Physical Pane 73 Configuring Alert Notifications 74 Configuring E-mail Alerts 75 Configuring SNMP Alerts 77...
... Storage Array 71 Removing Storage Arrays 71 Enabling Premium Features 72 Failover Alert Display 72 Changing the Cache Settings on the Storage Array 73 Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Number . . . . 73 Changing the Enclosure Order in the Physical Pane 73 Configuring Alert Notifications 74 Configuring E-mail Alerts 75 Configuring SNMP Alerts 77...
Owner's Manual
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... a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group 124 Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group 125 Storage Partitioning 126 Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion 128 Disk Group Expansion 128 Virtual Disk Expansion 129 Using Free Capacity 129 Using Unconfigured Capacity 129 Disk Group Migration 130 Export Disk Group 130 Exporting a Disk Group 130 Import...
... a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group 124 Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group 125 Storage Partitioning 126 Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion 128 Disk Group Expansion 128 Virtual Disk Expansion 129 Using Free Capacity 129 Using Unconfigured Capacity 129 Disk Group Migration 130 Export Disk Group 130 Exporting a Disk Group 130 Import...
Owner's Manual
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... and NVSRAM Packages 177 Downloading Both RAID Controller and NVSRAM Firmware 178 Downloading Only NVSRAM Firmware 180 Downloading Physical Disk Firmware 183 Downloading MD1200 Series Expansion Module EMM Firmware 185 Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART 186 Media Errors and Unreadable Sectors 187 15 Management: Installing Array Components 189 Recommended...
... and NVSRAM Packages 177 Downloading Both RAID Controller and NVSRAM Firmware 178 Downloading Only NVSRAM Firmware 180 Downloading Physical Disk Firmware 183 Downloading MD1200 Series Expansion Module EMM Firmware 185 Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART 186 Media Errors and Unreadable Sectors 187 15 Management: Installing Array Components 189 Recommended...
Owner's Manual
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... the Physical Associations 226 Finding Nodes 227 Using Go To 228 Recovering From an Unresponsive Storage Array Condition 229 Locating a Physical Disk 232 Locating an Expansion Enclosure 233 Capturing the State Information 234 SMrepassist Utility 235 14 Contents
... the Physical Associations 226 Finding Nodes 227 Using Go To 228 Recovering From an Unresponsive Storage Array Condition 229 Locating a Physical Disk 232 Locating an Expansion Enclosure 233 Capturing the State Information 234 SMrepassist Utility 235 14 Contents
Owner's Manual
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... Troubleshooting External Connections 241 Troubleshooting Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 242 Troubleshooting Array Cooling Problems 243 Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules 243 Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules 244 Troubleshooting Hard Drives 246 Troubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections 247 Troubleshooting a Wet Storage Array 248 Troubleshooting a Damaged Array 249 Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules 249...
... Troubleshooting External Connections 241 Troubleshooting Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 242 Troubleshooting Array Cooling Problems 243 Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules 243 Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules 244 Troubleshooting Hard Drives 246 Troubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections 247 Troubleshooting a Wet Storage Array 248 Troubleshooting a Damaged Array 249 Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules 249...
Owner's Manual
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... Instructions included with MD1200 Series expansion enclosures, providing access to install your enclosure, and technical specifications. The MD3200 Series storage arrays can be daisy-chained with your rack solution describes how to a maximum of the Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Storage Array Unless specified MD3200 Series represents Dell PowerVault MD3200 and Dell PowerVault MD3220. Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager...
... Instructions included with MD1200 Series expansion enclosures, providing access to install your enclosure, and technical specifications. The MD3200 Series storage arrays can be daisy-chained with your rack solution describes how to a maximum of the Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Storage Array Unless specified MD3200 Series represents Dell PowerVault MD3200 and Dell PowerVault MD3220. Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager...
Owner's Manual
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... the enclosure or documentation or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians. • This document as well as Dell PowerVault MD 1200 series installation guide is available at support.dell.com/manuals for both software and hardware. • Storage Manager CLI Guide provides information about using the command line interface...: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your storage array. • Deployment Guide provides installation and configuration instructions for users who incorporate MD1200 expansion enclosures.
... the enclosure or documentation or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians. • This document as well as Dell PowerVault MD 1200 series installation guide is available at support.dell.com/manuals for both software and hardware. • Storage Manager CLI Guide provides information about using the command line interface...: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your storage array. • Deployment Guide provides installation and configuration instructions for users who incorporate MD1200 expansion enclosures.
Owner's Manual
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However, if MD1200 Series expansion enclosures are daisy chained to the storage array, the enclosure mode switches of this switch is not supported by the MD3200 Series Storage Arrays. PowerVault MD3200-Up to locate a particular enclosure within a rack. Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Connector 3 Split mode LED 4 System ...be unlit as the split mode function is not applicable to turning on enclosure configuration until the expansion enclosure goes through a complete power cycle. 24 Planning: About Your Storage Array PowerVault MD3220-Up to the Unified-Mode position.
However, if MD1200 Series expansion enclosures are daisy chained to the storage array, the enclosure mode switches of this switch is not supported by the MD3200 Series Storage Arrays. PowerVault MD3200-Up to locate a particular enclosure within a rack. Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Connector 3 Split mode LED 4 System ...be unlit as the split mode function is not applicable to turning on enclosure configuration until the expansion enclosure goes through a complete power cycle. 24 Planning: About Your Storage Array PowerVault MD3220-Up to the Unified-Mode position.
Owner's Manual
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... host-to -controller SAS connection. Provides host-to -controller SAS connection. Dell support only. Off when all four links are disconnected. Provides host-to -controller SAS connection. Provides MAC addresses of the management port. Lights amber when one to a downchain expansion enclosure. MD3200 Series SAS RAID Controller Module 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13...
... host-to -controller SAS connection. Provides host-to -controller SAS connection. Dell support only. Off when all four links are disconnected. Provides host-to -controller SAS connection. Provides MAC addresses of the management port. Lights amber when one to a downchain expansion enclosure. MD3200 Series SAS RAID Controller Module 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13...