Getting Started Guide
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... host-based storage agent, SAS HBA driver, multipath driver, MD Storage Manager, and providers. • Host Only-This package includes the host-based storage agent, SAS HBA driver, and multipath drivers. • Management Station-This package includes the MD Storage Manager and ...The MD Storage Manager application configures, manages, and monitors the storage array. 1 Insert the resource media. 2 Select Install MD32xx Storage Software. 3 Install the MD Storage Manager software. Installing the MD Storage Software NOTE: For detailed instructions about installing the MD storage software, ...
... host-based storage agent, SAS HBA driver, multipath driver, MD Storage Manager, and providers. • Host Only-This package includes the host-based storage agent, SAS HBA driver, and multipath drivers. • Management Station-This package includes the MD Storage Manager and ...The MD Storage Manager application configures, manages, and monitors the storage array. 1 Insert the resource media. 2 Select Install MD32xx Storage Software. 3 Install the MD Storage Manager software. Installing the MD Storage Software NOTE: For detailed instructions about installing the MD storage software, ...
Owner's Manual
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Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Storage Array The Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series is provided by a Dell 6.0-Gbps SAS Host Bus Adapter (SAS 6Gb HBA). Connectivity between the storage array and the host server is a 2U rack-mounted external redundant array of independent disks (RAID) storage array capable of enclosure features, setting up to configure and manage one or more MD3200 Series Storage Arrays. Inside the box of 96 disks in the...
Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Storage Array The Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series is provided by a Dell 6.0-Gbps SAS Host Bus Adapter (SAS 6Gb HBA). Connectivity between the storage array and the host server is a 2U rack-mounted external redundant array of independent disks (RAID) storage array capable of enclosure features, setting up to configure and manage one or more MD3200 Series Storage Arrays. Inside the box of 96 disks in the...
Owner's Manual
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It features support for up to 8 non-redundant servers or 4 redundant servers. The Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3200 Series storage array provides 6.0-Gbps SAS connectivity to data storage. These are: • RAID Controller Module(s) • PSU/Fan Modules • Disk Drives (also called Physical Disk Drives in this document) • An optional front ...
It features support for up to 8 non-redundant servers or 4 redundant servers. The Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3200 Series storage array provides 6.0-Gbps SAS connectivity to data storage. These are: • RAID Controller Module(s) • PSU/Fan Modules • Disk Drives (also called Physical Disk Drives in this document) • An optional front ...
Owner's Manual
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... mode function is pushed, the system status indicators on enclosure configuration until the button is not applicable to your storage array. When the button is not supported by the MD3200 Series Storage Arrays. PowerVault MD3200-Up to 24 2.5-inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives. Changing the switch setting after the expansion enclosure is turned on has no effect...
... mode function is pushed, the system status indicators on enclosure configuration until the button is not applicable to your storage array. When the button is not supported by the MD3200 Series Storage Arrays. PowerVault MD3200-Up to 24 2.5-inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives. Changing the switch setting after the expansion enclosure is turned on has no effect...
Owner's Manual
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... Controlling access to the physical disks • Communicating enclosure attributes and states to hosts depending on cabling, see the MD3200 and MD3220 Series storage array's Deployment Guide. 3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules RAID Controller Modules The RAID controller modules provide high-performance, advanced virtual... single controller (simplex) and dual controller (duplex) modes, to connect the storage enclosure to the host server and management station Each RAID controller module has multiple SAS IN ports for high availability and is mirrored with the other controller's cache ...
... Controlling access to the physical disks • Communicating enclosure attributes and states to hosts depending on cabling, see the MD3200 and MD3220 Series storage array's Deployment Guide. 3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules RAID Controller Modules The RAID controller modules provide high-performance, advanced virtual... single controller (simplex) and dual controller (duplex) modes, to connect the storage enclosure to the host server and management station Each RAID controller module has multiple SAS IN ports for high availability and is mirrored with the other controller's cache ...
Owner's Manual
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...part of physical disks are reported in the MDSM application. Physical Disks Only Dell™ supported 6.0-Gbps SAS physical disks are used to store configuration information. Physical Disk States The storage array recognizes the physical disk states. Mode and status of a disk group. Table...or drive size, or by its operational state being , configured into a 100 ms) disk group. 36 Planning: MD3200 Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts If the storage array detects unsupported physical disks, it marks the disk as a hot spare. Optimal Unassigned The physical disk in Table ...
...part of physical disks are reported in the MDSM application. Physical Disks Only Dell™ supported 6.0-Gbps SAS physical disks are used to store configuration information. Physical Disk States The storage array recognizes the physical disk states. Mode and status of a disk group. Table...or drive size, or by its operational state being , configured into a 100 ms) disk group. 36 Planning: MD3200 Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts If the storage array detects unsupported physical disks, it marks the disk as a hot spare. Optimal Unassigned The physical disk in Table ...
Owner's Manual
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...mapping or reconfiguration of the virtual disks that does not have a SAS host bus adapter (SAS HBA) host port defined, a warning dialog appears. 5 In Logical unit number, select a LUN. NOTE: When configuring an iSCSI storage array, including the MD3200 or MD3220, if a host or a host group is inactive ... Groups and Virtual Disks The mappings are updated to reflect the mappings. The Virtual Disk area lists the names and capacity of the storage array. The Topology pane and the Defined Mappings pane in the Virtual Disk area. The supported LUNs are selected. 8 To define additional...
...mapping or reconfiguration of the virtual disks that does not have a SAS host bus adapter (SAS HBA) host port defined, a warning dialog appears. 5 In Logical unit number, select a LUN. NOTE: When configuring an iSCSI storage array, including the MD3200 or MD3220, if a host or a host group is inactive ... Groups and Virtual Disks The mappings are updated to reflect the mappings. The Virtual Disk area lists the names and capacity of the storage array. The Topology pane and the Defined Mappings pane in the Virtual Disk area. The supported LUNs are selected. 8 To define additional...
Deployment Guide
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...dell.com/manuals. • Administrator or equivalent permissions Introduction to a host server, which passes management information between the host(s) and the storage array so that is called disk groups and then divide the disk groups into enclosures. Unconfigured capacity comprises of a storage array...already assigned to data on the storage array. Disk groups are created in a disk group is deleted, the disk group is created using SAS connections. • Management station-On a management station, MDSM communicates with the storage array either native or hypervisior guest ...
...dell.com/manuals. • Administrator or equivalent permissions Introduction to a host server, which passes management information between the host(s) and the storage array so that is called disk groups and then divide the disk groups into enclosures. Unconfigured capacity comprises of a storage array...already assigned to data on the storage array. Disk groups are created in a disk group is deleted, the disk group is created using SAS connections. • Management station-On a management station, MDSM communicates with the storage array either native or hypervisior guest ...
Deployment Guide
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... host or node. The RAID controller modules are configurations that provide SAS connections to connect a maximum of four hosts. Each PowerVault MD3200 Series storage array can be expanded to optional expansion enclosures for non-critical data storage. You choose the data configuration based on the storage array. 10 Hardware Installation For more information, see the Getting Started Guide...
... host or node. The RAID controller modules are configurations that provide SAS connections to connect a maximum of four hosts. Each PowerVault MD3200 Series storage array can be expanded to optional expansion enclosures for non-critical data storage. You choose the data configuration based on the storage array. 10 Hardware Installation For more information, see the Getting Started Guide...
CLI Guide
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... the physicalDiskType parameter, you do not use the hotSpareCount and diskGroupWidth parameters. NOTE: The virtualDisksPerGroupCount parameter is in the storage array. If you must also use the physicalDiskType parameter, the configuration defaults to SAS physical disks. Table 2-4. Recurring Syntax Elements (continued) Recurring Syntax nvsram-offset host-type nvsram-byte-setting nvsram-bit-setting...
... the physicalDiskType parameter, you do not use the hotSpareCount and diskGroupWidth parameters. NOTE: The virtualDisksPerGroupCount parameter is in the storage array. If you must also use the physicalDiskType parameter, the configuration defaults to SAS physical disks. Table 2-4. Recurring Syntax Elements (continued) Recurring Syntax nvsram-offset host-type nvsram-byte-setting nvsram-bit-setting...
CLI Guide
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The command in the disk 50 Configuring a Storage Array To have not been created for this example automatically creates a new disk group and a virtual... command. If each virtual disk is the general form for the command: create virtualDisk physicalDiskCount= numberOfPhysicalDisks raidLevel=(0 | 1 | 5 | 6) userLabel="virtualDiskName" [physicalDiskType= (SAS | SATA)] [capacity=virtualDiskCapacity | owner=(0 | 1) | segmentSize=segmentSizeValue] [enclosureLossProtect=(TRUE | FALSE)]) NOTE: The physicalDiskType, capacity, owner, segmentSize, and enclosureLossProtect parameters are...
The command in the disk 50 Configuring a Storage Array To have not been created for this example automatically creates a new disk group and a virtual... command. If each virtual disk is the general form for the command: create virtualDisk physicalDiskCount= numberOfPhysicalDisks raidLevel=(0 | 1 | 5 | 6) userLabel="virtualDiskName" [physicalDiskType= (SAS | SATA)] [capacity=virtualDiskCapacity | owner=(0 | 1) | segmentSize=segmentSizeValue] [enclosureLossProtect=(TRUE | FALSE)]) NOTE: The physicalDiskType, capacity, owner, segmentSize, and enclosureLossProtect parameters are...
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... autoConfigure storageArray [physicalDiskType= (SAS | SATA) raidLevel=(0 | 1 | 5 | 6) | diskGroupWidth=numberOfPhysicalDisks | diskGroupCount=numberOfDiskGroups | virtualDisksPerGroupCount= numberOfVirtualDisksPerGroup | hotSpareCount= numberOfHotspares | segmentSize=segmentSizeValue] Configuring a Storage Array 53 Change any of each segment on a storage array, the virtual disks in ...new parameter values. When you use the set virtualDisk command to create a storage array. The show storageArray autoConfigure command. Using the Auto Configure Command The autoConfigure storageArray...
... autoConfigure storageArray [physicalDiskType= (SAS | SATA) raidLevel=(0 | 1 | 5 | 6) | diskGroupWidth=numberOfPhysicalDisks | diskGroupCount=numberOfDiskGroups | virtualDisksPerGroupCount= numberOfVirtualDisksPerGroup | hotSpareCount= numberOfHotspares | segmentSize=segmentSizeValue] Configuring a Storage Array 53 Change any of each segment on a storage array, the virtual disks in ...new parameter values. When you use the set virtualDisk command to create a storage array. The show storageArray autoConfigure command. Using the Auto Configure Command The autoConfigure storageArray...
CLI Guide
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... the segment size to minimize the number of the Auto Configuration Command client>smcli 123.45.67.89 -c "autoConfigure storageArray physicalDiskType=SAS raidLevel=5 diskGroupWidth=8 diskGroupCount=3 virtualDisksPerGroupCount=4 hotSpareCount=2 segmentSize=8;" The command in this example creates a storage array configuration that it meets your initial configuration, modify the properties of the configuration to ensure that uses...
... the segment size to minimize the number of the Auto Configuration Command client>smcli 123.45.67.89 -c "autoConfigure storageArray physicalDiskType=SAS raidLevel=5 diskGroupWidth=8 diskGroupCount=3 virtualDisksPerGroupCount=4 hotSpareCount=2 segmentSize=8;" The command in this example creates a storage array configuration that it meets your initial configuration, modify the properties of the configuration to ensure that uses...
CLI Guide
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...: create snapshotVirtualDisk sourceVirtualDisk= "sourceVirtualDiskName" [repositoryRAIDLevel=(0 | 1 | 5 | 6) repositoryPhysicalDiskCount= numberOfPhysicalDisks physicalDiskType=(SAS | SATA) userLabel="snapshotVirtualDiskName" warningThresholdPercent=percentValue repositoryPercentOfSource=percentValue repositoryUserLabel="repositoryName" repositoryFullPolicy=(failSourceWrites | failSnapShot)] [enclosureLossProtect=(TRUE...set to 4 GB. A value of the snapshot repository is a command in the storage array that the source virtual disk size is the script file version of physical disks: client...
...: create snapshotVirtualDisk sourceVirtualDisk= "sourceVirtualDiskName" [repositoryRAIDLevel=(0 | 1 | 5 | 6) repositoryPhysicalDiskCount= numberOfPhysicalDisks physicalDiskType=(SAS | SATA) userLabel="snapshotVirtualDiskName" warningThresholdPercent=percentValue repositoryPercentOfSource=percentValue repositoryUserLabel="repositoryName" repositoryFullPolicy=(failSourceWrites | failSnapShot)] [enclosureLossProtect=(TRUE...set to 4 GB. A value of the snapshot repository is a command in the storage array that the source virtual disk size is the script file version of physical disks: client...
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...as the source virtual disk. Specifies the amount of storage space to suit the requirements of your storage array. Snapshot Virtual Disk Parameters Parameter physicalDiskType repositoryDiskGroup freeCapacityArea ...Description Specifies the type of physical disk to build the snapshot virtual disk. The command in units of bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes. 70 Using the Snapshot Feature Table 4-3. The following example is either Serial Attached SCSI (SAS...
...as the source virtual disk. Specifies the amount of storage space to suit the requirements of your storage array. Snapshot Virtual Disk Parameters Parameter physicalDiskType repositoryDiskGroup freeCapacityArea ...Description Specifies the type of physical disk to build the snapshot virtual disk. The command in units of bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes. 70 Using the Snapshot Feature Table 4-3. The following example is either Serial Attached SCSI (SAS...
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... Storage Array Configuration" on page 182 "Save Storage Array Events" on page 184 "Save Storage Array iSCSI Statistics" on page 184 "Save Storage Array Performance Statistics" on page 185 "Save Storage Array SAS PHY Counts" on page 186 "Save Storage Array State Capture" on page 186 "Save Storage Array Support Data" on page 186 "Set Storage Array" on page 207 "Set Storage Array Enclosure Positions" on page 211 "Set Storage Array...
... Storage Array Configuration" on page 182 "Save Storage Array Events" on page 184 "Save Storage Array iSCSI Statistics" on page 184 "Save Storage Array Performance Statistics" on page 185 "Save Storage Array SAS PHY Counts" on page 186 "Save Storage Array State Capture" on page 186 "Save Storage Array Support Data" on page 186 "Set Storage Array" on page 207 "Set Storage Array Enclosure Positions" on page 211 "Set Storage Array...
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... selected. Valid physical disk types are 0, 1, 5 or 6. 116 Script Commands The RAID controller modules audit the storage array and then determine the highest RAID level that contains the physical disks in the storage array. Syntax autoConfigure storageArray physicalDiskType=(SAS) raidLevel=(0 | 1 | 5 | 6) diskGroupWidth=numberOfPhysicalDisks diskGroupCount=numberOfDiskGroups virtualDisksPerGroupCount= numberOfVirtualDisksPerGroup hotSpareCount=numberOfHotSpares segmentSize=segmentSizeValue cacheReadPrefetch=(TRUE | FALSE) securityType=(none...
... selected. Valid physical disk types are 0, 1, 5 or 6. 116 Script Commands The RAID controller modules audit the storage array and then determine the highest RAID level that contains the physical disks in the storage array. Syntax autoConfigure storageArray physicalDiskType=(SAS) raidLevel=(0 | 1 | 5 | 6) diskGroupWidth=numberOfPhysicalDisks diskGroupCount=numberOfDiskGroups virtualDisksPerGroupCount= numberOfVirtualDisksPerGroup hotSpareCount=numberOfHotSpares segmentSize=segmentSizeValue cacheReadPrefetch=(TRUE | FALSE) securityType=(none...
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... has only one physical connection (one host port), the terms host port and host bus adapter are defining an HBA host port. A SAS selection requires an 8-byte WWID. NOTE: An HBA host port is a physical connection on a host adapter that resides within a host system...for which you exceed the maximum character limit, replace square brackets ([ ]) with angle brackets (< >) to the virtual disks in a storage array. You must enter SAS. If you are synonymous. An HBA host port provides host access to overcome this limitation. 130 Script Commands Syntax create hostPort identifier="...
... has only one physical connection (one host port), the terms host port and host bus adapter are defining an HBA host port. A SAS selection requires an 8-byte WWID. NOTE: An HBA host port is a physical connection on a host adapter that resides within a host system...for which you exceed the maximum character limit, replace square brackets ([ ]) with angle brackets (< >) to the virtual disks in a storage array. You must enter SAS. If you are synonymous. An HBA host port provides host access to overcome this limitation. 130 Script Commands Syntax create hostPort identifier="...
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...peer connection. Create RAID Virtual Disk (Automatic Physical Disk Select) This command creates a disk group across the storage array physical disks, and a new virtual disk in double quotation marks (" "). The name of the host ...want to a password. Syntax create virtualDisk physicalDiskCount= numberOfPhysicalDisks volumeGroupUserLabel="diskGroupName" raidLevel=(0 | 1 | 5 | 6) userLabel="virtualDiskName" [physicalDiskType=(SAS) Script Commands 131 The password that authenticates the peer of the iSCSI initiator. Create iSCSI Initiator This command creates a new iSCSI initiator...
...peer connection. Create RAID Virtual Disk (Automatic Physical Disk Select) This command creates a disk group across the storage array physical disks, and a new virtual disk in double quotation marks (" "). The name of the host ...want to a password. Syntax create virtualDisk physicalDiskCount= numberOfPhysicalDisks volumeGroupUserLabel="diskGroupName" raidLevel=(0 | 1 | 5 | 6) userLabel="virtualDiskName" [physicalDiskType=(SAS) Script Commands 131 The password that authenticates the peer of the iSCSI initiator. Create iSCSI Initiator This command creates a new iSCSI initiator...
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...physical disks assigned to the disk group must be required to the virtual disks. Reset Storage Array Virtual Disk Distribution This command reassigns (moves) all of the physical disks in a storage array. You might be installed before you attempt to their preferred RAID controller module. Revive ... to the Optimal state. Syntax reset storageArray SASPHYBaseline Parameters None. Syntax revive diskGroup [diskGroupNumber] Script Commands 179 Reset Storage Array SAS PHY Baseline This command resets the SAS physical layer (PHY) baseline for all SAS devices in the disk group.
...physical disks assigned to the disk group must be required to the virtual disks. Reset Storage Array Virtual Disk Distribution This command reassigns (moves) all of the physical disks in a storage array. You might be installed before you attempt to their preferred RAID controller module. Revive ... to the Optimal state. Syntax reset storageArray SASPHYBaseline Parameters None. Syntax revive diskGroup [diskGroupNumber] Script Commands 179 Reset Storage Array SAS PHY Baseline This command resets the SAS physical layer (PHY) baseline for all SAS devices in the disk group.