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...addresses of the equipment to be met in order to install and use the Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in. • VMware vCenter 4.x server (installed) • Dell storage array with VMware certified firmware • An application server running an MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in ...supported operating system as a template to document the system names and IP addresses of vCenter and the Dell MD Storage arrays are required during the...
...addresses of the equipment to be met in order to install and use the Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in. • VMware vCenter 4.x server (installed) • Dell storage array with VMware certified firmware • An application server running an MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in ...supported operating system as a template to document the system names and IP addresses of vCenter and the Dell MD Storage arrays are required during the...
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...Snapshot Commands 112 Storage Array Commands 112 Virtual Disk Commands 114 Virtual Disk Copy Commands 115 Commands Listed Alphabetically 115 Activate Storage Array Firmware 115 Autoconfigure Storage Array 115 Autoconfigure Storage Array Hot Spares . . . . . 118 Check Virtual Disk Consistency 118 Clear ...Physical Disk Port Statistics 120 Clear Storage Array Configuration 120 Clear Storage Array Event Log 121 Clear Storage Array Firmware Pending Area . . . 121 Clear Virtual Disk Reservations 122 Clear Virtual Disk Unreadable Sectors 122 Create Disk Group 123 ...
...Snapshot Commands 112 Storage Array Commands 112 Virtual Disk Commands 114 Virtual Disk Copy Commands 115 Commands Listed Alphabetically 115 Activate Storage Array Firmware 115 Autoconfigure Storage Array 115 Autoconfigure Storage Array Hot Spares . . . . . 118 Check Virtual Disk Consistency 118 Clear ...Physical Disk Port Statistics 120 Clear Storage Array Configuration 120 Clear Storage Array Event Log 121 Clear Storage Array Firmware Pending Area . . . 121 Clear Virtual Disk Reservations 122 Clear Virtual Disk Unreadable Sectors 122 Create Disk Group 123 ...
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... iSCSI Initiator 154 Delete Virtual Disk 154 Diagnose RAID Controller Module 155 Disable Storage Array Feature 157 Download Enclosure Management Module Firmware 158 Download Physical Disk Firmware 160 Download Storage Array Firmware/NVSRAM 161 Download Storage Array Physical Disk Frimware 162 Download Storage Array NVSRAM 163 Enable Disk Group Security 164 Enable RAID...
... iSCSI Initiator 154 Delete Virtual Disk 154 Diagnose RAID Controller Module 155 Disable Storage Array Feature 157 Download Enclosure Management Module Firmware 158 Download Physical Disk Firmware 160 Download Storage Array Firmware/NVSRAM 161 Download Storage Array Physical Disk Frimware 162 Download Storage Array NVSRAM 163 Enable Disk Group Security 164 Enable RAID...
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Stop Physical Disk Channel Fault Isolation Diagnostics 258 Stop Snapshot 259 Stop Storage Array Blink 259 Stop Storage Array iSCSI Session 259 Stop Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware Download 260 Stop Virtual Disk Copy 260 Validate Storage Array Security Key 261 A Sample Script Files 263 Configuration Script Example 1 263 Configuration Script Example 2 266 B CLI Command Updates 269 Updated Commands 269 Index 271 12 Contents
Stop Physical Disk Channel Fault Isolation Diagnostics 258 Stop Snapshot 259 Stop Storage Array Blink 259 Stop Storage Array iSCSI Session 259 Stop Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware Download 260 Stop Virtual Disk Copy 260 Validate Storage Array Security Key 261 A Sample Script Files 263 Configuration Script Example 1 263 Configuration Script Example 2 266 B CLI Command Updates 269 Updated Commands 269 Index 271 12 Contents
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...display data Setting the battery installation date Downloading RAID controller module, enclosure management module (EMM), and physical disk firmware Script Command Structure All script commands have the following structure: command operand-data {statement-data} where, command ... disk group). Configuration and Management Operations (continued) Operation General storage array configuration NVSRAM configuration Product identification Battery management Firmware management Activities Resetting a configuration to be identified four ways: • The object types and object qualifiers •...
...display data Setting the battery installation date Downloading RAID controller module, enclosure management module (EMM), and physical disk firmware Script Command Structure All script commands have the following structure: command operand-data {statement-data} where, command ... disk group). Configuration and Management Operations (continued) Operation General storage array configuration NVSRAM configuration Product identification Battery management Firmware management Activities Resetting a configuration to be identified four ways: • The object types and object qualifiers •...
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... C:\ prompt and DOS path for the commands are also available to be mapped. As part of showing these commands, however, require a deeper understanding of the firmware as well as for the commands. (For complete definitions of the commands, including syntax, parameters, and usage notes, see "Script Commands" on your storage array...
... C:\ prompt and DOS path for the commands are also available to be mapped. As part of showing these commands, however, require a deeper understanding of the firmware as well as for the commands. (For complete definitions of the commands, including syntax, parameters, and usage notes, see "Script Commands" on your storage array...
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... group to a virtual disk. The following example: client>smcli 123.45.67.89 -c "save the entire configuration or specific configuration features. The RAID controller module firmware assigns a disk group number to place the configuration file, and storageArrayconfig1.scr is the folder in which the MD Storage Manager software assigns the physical...
... group to a virtual disk. The following example: client>smcli 123.45.67.89 -c "save the entire configuration or specific configuration features. The RAID controller module firmware assigns a disk group number to place the configuration file, and storageArrayconfig1.scr is the folder in which the MD Storage Manager software assigns the physical...
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... not allowed. You can later assign any unused space to assign the virtual disk. You do not specify a RAID controller module, the RAID controller module firmware determines the owner of how enclosure loss protection works, see "Enclosure Loss Protection" on page 52.) Configuring a Storage Array 49 If you want to use...
... not allowed. You can later assign any unused space to assign the virtual disk. You do not specify a RAID controller module, the RAID controller module firmware determines the owner of how enclosure loss protection works, see "Enclosure Loss Protection" on page 52.) Configuring a Storage Array 49 If you want to use...
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... value and its unit of measure. (For example, 10 GB returns an error, but 10 GB does not return an error). The RAID controller module firmware assigns a disk group number to construct the disk group. The command in the disk 50 Configuring a Storage Array The segment size for each physical disk...
... value and its unit of measure. (For example, 10 GB returns an error, but 10 GB does not return an error). The RAID controller module firmware assigns a disk group number to construct the disk group. The command in the disk 50 Configuring a Storage Array The segment size for each physical disk...
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... has enclosure loss protection. The freeCapacityArea parameter defines the free capacity area to use for virtual disk creation. ensure that module firmware cannot the disk group might not have provide physical disks to the virtual disk. To work properly, each physical disk in...enclosureLossProtect parameter. The userLabel, capacity, owner, and segmentSize parameters are the same as in a separate enclosure. The RAID controller module firmware assigns the physical disks. loss protection. Enclosure loss protection is not valid when creating virtual disks on or off. The results ...
... has enclosure loss protection. The freeCapacityArea parameter defines the free capacity area to use for virtual disk creation. ensure that module firmware cannot the disk group might not have provide physical disks to the virtual disk. To work properly, each physical disk in...enclosureLossProtect parameter. The userLabel, capacity, owner, and segmentSize parameters are the same as in a separate enclosure. The RAID controller module firmware assigns the physical disks. loss protection. Enclosure loss protection is not valid when creating virtual disks on or off. The results ...
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...8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, and 512. When you use the autoConfigure storageArray command without specifying the number of disk groups, the firmware determines how many data blocks that the RAID controller module writes on the next physical disk. The smallest units of the parameters as multimedia), performance...by the RAID controller module at run time. NOTE: All parameters are data blocks. When you specify the number of disk groups, the firmware creates only that the storage array can use one disk group, all of storage are optional. When you enter is for the segment size,...
...8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, and 512. When you use the autoConfigure storageArray command without specifying the number of disk groups, the firmware determines how many data blocks that the RAID controller module writes on the next physical disk. The smallest units of the parameters as multimedia), performance...by the RAID controller module at run time. NOTE: All parameters are data blocks. When you specify the number of disk groups, the firmware creates only that the storage array can use one disk group, all of storage are optional. When you enter is for the segment size,...
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.... The suffix distinguishes between the snapshot virtual disk and the repository virtual disk. For example, if you use unique names or the RAID controller module firmware returns an error.
.... The suffix distinguishes between the snapshot virtual disk and the repository virtual disk. For example, if you use unique names or the RAID controller module firmware returns an error.
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... process cannot be a routine ownership change is considered to the second RAID controller module. If the preferred RAID controller module is being replaced or undergoing a firmware download, ownership of the virtual disks is automatically shifted to be cancelled once it . Initializing a Virtual Disk CAUTION: When you initialize a virtual disk, all data...
... process cannot be a routine ownership change is considered to the second RAID controller module. If the preferred RAID controller module is being replaced or undergoing a firmware download, ownership of the virtual disks is automatically shifted to be cancelled once it . Initializing a Virtual Disk CAUTION: When you initialize a virtual disk, all data...
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... loss of independent disks (RAID) controller module - Enclosure - Session - Redundant array of data if not used to the command syntax. • "Firmware Compatability Levels" on page 108 lists the firmware level for each command, includes command name, syntax, and parameters. This chapter describes the script commands used correctly. Virtual disk - Virtual disk...
... loss of independent disks (RAID) controller module - Enclosure - Session - Redundant array of data if not used to the command syntax. • "Firmware Compatability Levels" on page 108 lists the firmware level for each command, includes command name, syntax, and parameters. This chapter describes the script commands used correctly. Virtual disk - Virtual disk...
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... that you want to provide. Hosts - If the label contains multiple words, underscores, or hyphens, you must use unique names or the RAID controller module firmware returns an error. In some usages you need to include with the command. • You can have a maximum of 30 characters. Script Commands 107 Host...
... that you want to provide. Hosts - If the label contains multiple words, underscores, or hyphens, you must use unique names or the RAID controller module firmware returns an error. In some usages you need to include with the command. • You can have a maximum of 30 characters. Script Commands 107 Host...
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... in a script file, the name appears as the following: ["Engineering"] When you enter the World Wide Identifier (WWID) of the storage array. Firmware Compatability Levels The RAID controller module firmware for commands is used in a command running under a Windows operating system: [\"Engineering"\] For Linux, and when used in addition to other uses...
... in a script file, the name appears as the following: ["Engineering"] When you enter the World Wide Identifier (WWID) of the storage array. Firmware Compatability Levels The RAID controller module firmware for commands is used in a command running under a Windows operating system: [\"Engineering"\] For Linux, and when used in addition to other uses...
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... Group Export" on page 248 "Start Disk Group Import" on page 249 "Stop Disk Group Blink" on page 257 Enclosure Commands "Download Enclosure Management Module Firmware" on page 158 "Save Enclosure Log Data" on page 180 "Set Enclosure Attribute" on page 189 "Set Enclosure Identification" on page 189 "Start Enclosure Blink...
... Group Export" on page 248 "Start Disk Group Import" on page 249 "Stop Disk Group Blink" on page 257 Enclosure Commands "Download Enclosure Management Module Firmware" on page 158 "Save Enclosure Log Data" on page 180 "Set Enclosure Attribute" on page 189 "Set Enclosure Identification" on page 189 "Start Enclosure Blink...
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..." on page 250 "Stop Storage Array iSCSI Session" on page 259 Physical Disk Commands "Clear Physical Disk Port Statistics" on page 120 "Download Physical Disk Firmware" on page 160 "Replace Physical Disk" on page 175 "Revive Physical Disk" on page 180 "Save Physical Disk Channel Fault Isolation Diagnostic Status" on page...
..." on page 250 "Stop Storage Array iSCSI Session" on page 259 Physical Disk Commands "Clear Physical Disk Port Statistics" on page 120 "Download Physical Disk Firmware" on page 160 "Replace Physical Disk" on page 175 "Revive Physical Disk" on page 180 "Save Physical Disk Channel Fault Isolation Diagnostic Status" on page...
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..."Re-create Snapshot" on page 170 "Set Snapshot Virtual Disk" on page 205 "Stop Snapshot" on page 259 Storage Array Commands "Activate Storage Array Firmware" on page 115 "Autoconfigure Storage Array" on page 115 "Autoconfigure Storage Array Hot Spares" on page 118 "Clear Storage Array Configuration" on page 120 ..."Clear Storage Array Event Log" on page 121 "Clear Storage Array Firmware Pending Area" on page 121 "Create Storage Array Security Key" on page 147 "Disable Storage Array Feature" on page 157 "Download Storage Array...
..."Re-create Snapshot" on page 170 "Set Snapshot Virtual Disk" on page 205 "Stop Snapshot" on page 259 Storage Array Commands "Activate Storage Array Firmware" on page 115 "Autoconfigure Storage Array" on page 115 "Autoconfigure Storage Array Hot Spares" on page 118 "Clear Storage Array Configuration" on page 120 ..."Clear Storage Array Event Log" on page 121 "Clear Storage Array Firmware Pending Area" on page 121 "Create Storage Array Security Key" on page 147 "Disable Storage Array Feature" on page 157 "Download Storage Array...
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... Array Blink" on page 255 "Start Storage Array iSCSI Refresh" on page 255 "Stop Storage Array Blink" on page 259 "Stop Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware Download" on page 260 "Validate Storage Array Security Key" on page 261 Virtual Disk Commands "Check Virtual Disk Consistency" on page 118 "Clear Virtual Disk...
... Array Blink" on page 255 "Start Storage Array iSCSI Refresh" on page 255 "Stop Storage Array Blink" on page 259 "Stop Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware Download" on page 260 "Validate Storage Array Security Key" on page 261 Virtual Disk Commands "Check Virtual Disk Consistency" on page 118 "Clear Virtual Disk...