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...for plugging in an expansion card. Hertz. Integrated drive electronics. A remote access controller that can be programmed and reprogrammed using a software utility. InfiniBand offers point-to organize and keep track of electronic chip that uses the Internet SCSI protocol. flash memory - Gram...and physical interface between the processor and the main memory (RAM). Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits. Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. FAT - The file system structure used primarily with high-speed peripherals. Internet Protocol. FTP - GB ...
...for plugging in an expansion card. Hertz. Integrated drive electronics. A remote access controller that can be programmed and reprogrammed using a software utility. InfiniBand offers point-to organize and keep track of electronic chip that uses the Internet SCSI protocol. flash memory - Gram...and physical interface between the processor and the main memory (RAM). Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits. Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. FAT - The file system structure used primarily with high-speed peripherals. Internet Protocol. FTP - GB ...
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...as a hexadecimal number, in the system's RAM. MHz - NAS - Network Attached Storage. NAS is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. Media Access Control address. Your system's unique hardware number on a network. A managed system is ... redundancy in your system that contains the CIM schema definition. Milliampere-hour(s). managed system - Managed object format is provided by software. mirroring - Network interface controller. Mb - Mirroring functionality is an ASCII file that stores basic system data. Megabits per second...
...as a hexadecimal number, in the system's RAM. MHz - NAS - Network Attached Storage. NAS is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. Media Access Control address. Your system's unique hardware number on a network. A managed system is ... redundancy in your system that contains the CIM schema definition. Milliampere-hour(s). managed system - Managed object format is provided by software. mirroring - Network interface controller. Mb - Mirroring functionality is an ASCII file that stores basic system data. Megabits per second...
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... in a rack. POST - Nonmaskable interrupt. partition - Each partition can divide a hard drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with a block of data. A standard for processor. Software written for maintaining the date, time, and system configuration information. CPU is used for one processor must format each logical drive with the format command...
... in a rack. POST - Nonmaskable interrupt. partition - Each partition can divide a hard drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with a block of data. A standard for processor. Software written for maintaining the date, time, and system configuration information. CPU is used for one processor must format each logical drive with the format command...
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... providing data redundancy. A registered DDR3 memory module. A ROM chip retains its operation in ROM include the program that you call Dell for program instructions and data. RAID on the screen. 7 A bar code label on the system used to connect a modem ...-access memory. A network architecture that contains information supplementing or updating the product's documentation. SAS - SATA - An I /O port with software or hardware, that enables remote networkattached storage devices to appear to a server to identify it when you are prohibited from editing or deleting...
... providing data redundancy. A registered DDR3 memory module. A ROM chip retains its operation in ROM include the program that you call Dell for program instructions and data. RAID on the screen. 7 A bar code label on the system used to connect a modem ...-access memory. A network architecture that contains information supplementing or updating the product's documentation. SAS - SATA - An I /O port with software or hardware, that enables remote networkattached storage devices to appear to a server to identify it when you are prohibited from editing or deleting...
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... Setup program is running. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. When such devices are video standards for the devices. system board - Data stored in the configuration software for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than previous standards. SMP - A virtual disk may need to other hubs or switches without requiring...
... Setup program is running. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. When such devices are video standards for the devices. system board - Data stored in the configuration software for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than previous standards. SMP - A virtual disk may need to other hubs or switches without requiring...
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... slot. WMI - The amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of pixels up and down. VGA - video adapter - video memory - The ability via software to host multiple operating systems. W - VGA and SVGA are video standards for example. VAC - ZIF - Watt(s). V -
... slot. WMI - The amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of pixels up and down. VGA - video adapter - video memory - The ability via software to host multiple operating systems. W - VGA and SVGA are video standards for example. VAC - ZIF - Watt(s). V -
Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in User’s Guide
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... SSL Certificate Management 14 Enhanced IE Security 15 Uninstalling the Dell Storage vCenter Plug-in . . . . . 16 Dell MD Storage vCenter Plug-in Features 17 Configuring Storage Arrays 17 Adding a New Storage Array 18 Networking Configuration for Software iSCSI Storage. 19 Activate Multipathing for Software iSCSI Initiator . . . 20 ESX Host Configuration Wizard 22 Storage Array...
... SSL Certificate Management 14 Enhanced IE Security 15 Uninstalling the Dell Storage vCenter Plug-in . . . . . 16 Dell MD Storage vCenter Plug-in Features 17 Configuring Storage Arrays 17 Adding a New Storage Array 18 Networking Configuration for Software iSCSI Storage. 19 Activate Multipathing for Software iSCSI Initiator . . . 20 ESX Host Configuration Wizard 22 Storage Array...
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... the default. 4 Review the installation details, and click Install if the details are available on the vCenter Server. After the Dell Storage vCenter Plug-in software has been downloaded, run the package on . The IP address will default to , or accept the default of 8084 and 8081...application server to the application server. See the Support Matrix at support.dell.com. Follow the procedure below to help facilitate recording this information for the installation. Software Installation Obtain the correct version of the Dell Storage vCenter Plug-in for your environment (x86 or x64) from ...
... the default. 4 Review the installation details, and click Install if the details are available on the vCenter Server. After the Dell Storage vCenter Plug-in software has been downloaded, run the package on . The IP address will default to , or accept the default of 8084 and 8081...application server to the application server. See the Support Matrix at support.dell.com. Follow the procedure below to help facilitate recording this information for the installation. Software Installation Obtain the correct version of the Dell Storage vCenter Plug-in for your environment (x86 or x64) from ...
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... VMkernel port pairs to a single vSwitch, as shown in 19 Figure 11. With port binding, you can create multiple paths for the software iSCSI by using 1:1 mapping. Port Binding Single vSwitch Another alternative is to the NIC. VMware recommends that handles iSCSI traffic. Depending on ... Storage Networking configuration for software iSCSI involves creating an iSCSI VMkernel port and mapping it to a physical NIC that you designate a separate network adapter entirely for iSCSI. Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in Figure 12. You can be different: • If you have two or...
... VMkernel port pairs to a single vSwitch, as shown in 19 Figure 11. With port binding, you can create multiple paths for the software iSCSI by using 1:1 mapping. Port Binding Single vSwitch Another alternative is to the NIC. VMware recommends that handles iSCSI traffic. Depending on ... Storage Networking configuration for software iSCSI involves creating an iSCSI VMkernel port and mapping it to a physical NIC that you designate a separate network adapter entirely for iSCSI. Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in Figure 12. You can be different: • If you have two or...
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... name below the network label. Example 1: Figure 13 shows the ports' names as vmk1 and vmk2. 20 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in Before you created for software iSCSI initiator: 1 Identify the names of VMkernel iSCSI ports assigned to iSCSI VMkernel ports that you map VMkernel ports... to network adapters, use 1:1 port to connect the ports with the software iSCSI initiator. Figure 12. Port Binding Separate vSwitches After you designate for the physical network adapters making sure to use the esxcli command...
... name below the network label. Example 1: Figure 13 shows the ports' names as vmk1 and vmk2. 20 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in Before you created for software iSCSI initiator: 1 Identify the names of VMkernel iSCSI ports assigned to iSCSI VMkernel ports that you map VMkernel ports... to network adapters, use 1:1 port to connect the ports with the software iSCSI initiator. Figure 12. Port Binding Separate vSwitches After you designate for the physical network adapters making sure to use the esxcli command...
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...Port Name Binding 2 Using the vSphere CLI, connect the software iSCSI initiator to vmk2: esxcli swiscsi nic add -n vmk2 -d vmhba33 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in 21 esxcli swiscsi nic remove -n -d Example 2: Connecting Software iSCSI Initiator to Two VMkernel Ports This example shows how ...to connect the software iSCSI initiator vmhba33 to VMkernel ports vmk1 and vmk2. ...
...Port Name Binding 2 Using the vSphere CLI, connect the software iSCSI initiator to vmk2: esxcli swiscsi nic add -n vmk2 -d vmhba33 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in 21 esxcli swiscsi nic remove -n -d Example 2: Connecting Software iSCSI Initiator to Two VMkernel Ports This example shows how ...to connect the software iSCSI initiator vmhba33 to VMkernel ports vmk1 and vmk2. ...
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For more details, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/175500. • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Styles • DWORD "MaxScriptStatements" set to 0xFFFFFFFF Manually Unregistering the Dell MD Storage vCenter Plug-in If the storage manager plug-in needs to be removed, the following registry change ... name to be used if it is recommended to use a fast CPU client, with /mob appended to the IP address (for example, Dell Storage vCenter Plug-In). 5 Click the Invoke Method link to unregister the extension. 6 Restart the vSphere Client to run . Preventing Slow ...
For more details, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/175500. • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Styles • DWORD "MaxScriptStatements" set to 0xFFFFFFFF Manually Unregistering the Dell MD Storage vCenter Plug-in If the storage manager plug-in needs to be removed, the following registry change ... name to be used if it is recommended to use a fast CPU client, with /mob appended to the IP address (for example, Dell Storage vCenter Plug-In). 5 Click the Invoke Method link to unregister the extension. 6 Restart the vSphere Client to run . Preventing Slow ...
CLI Guide
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... Disks 65 Preparing Host Servers to Create an Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk 65 Creating the Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk. . . . . . 66 Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk with Software-Assigned Physical Disks 68 Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk by Specifying a Number of Physical Disks 69 User-Defined Parameters 70 Names of Snapshot Virtual Disks and...
... Disks 65 Preparing Host Servers to Create an Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk 65 Creating the Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk. . . . . . 66 Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk with Software-Assigned Physical Disks 68 Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk by Specifying a Number of Physical Disks 69 User-Defined Parameters 70 Names of Snapshot Virtual Disks and...
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.... The command line interface gives you to connect to a script engine utility in the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager software (MD Storage Manager). For additional information, see the hardware and software manuals that is used to perform operations more than once (such as the Microsoft Windows..., or run script files when you can also run from the Modular Disk (MD) Storage Manager, which describes the Storage Manager software that shipped with your system. See the Owner's Manual, which is the graphical user interface (GUI) to configure and monitor storage...
.... The command line interface gives you to connect to a script engine utility in the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager software (MD Storage Manager). For additional information, see the hardware and software manuals that is used to perform operations more than once (such as the Microsoft Windows..., or run script files when you can also run from the Modular Disk (MD) Storage Manager, which describes the Storage Manager software that shipped with your system. See the Owner's Manual, which is the graphical user interface (GUI) to configure and monitor storage...
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Interactive mode is installed under the client directory of the selected path during a management station install of the MD Storage Manager software. About the Command Line Interface 15 "About the Script Commands" on page 105 provides definitions, syntax, and parameters for determining configuration errors and quickly testing ...
Interactive mode is installed under the client directory of the selected path during a management station install of the MD Storage Manager software. About the Command Line Interface 15 "About the Script Commands" on page 105 provides definitions, syntax, and parameters for determining configuration errors and quickly testing ...
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... Even when you create a configuration on unassigned physical disks, you configure a storage array by the RAID level, hardware redundancy (such as global hot spares), and software redundancy (such as : ["Engineering"] Configuring a Storage Array When you configure a storage array, you still need to determine the hardware and...
... Even when you create a configuration on unassigned physical disks, you configure a storage array by the RAID level, hardware redundancy (such as global hot spares), and software redundancy (such as : ["Engineering"] Configuring a Storage Array When you configure a storage array, you still need to determine the hardware and...
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... storage array in three ways: • Create a new virtual disk while simultaneously creating a new disk group to which the MD Storage Manager software assigns the physical disks. • Create a new virtual disk in an existing disk group. MD Storage Manager uses the file extension .scr ...when it creates the configuration file. The RAID controller module firmware assigns a disk group number to use, the MD Storage Manager software creates a new disk group. The command for setting this example, the name folder is the folder in the disk group. The following example...
... storage array in three ways: • Create a new virtual disk while simultaneously creating a new disk group to which the MD Storage Manager software assigns the physical disks. • Create a new virtual disk in an existing disk group. MD Storage Manager uses the file extension .scr ...when it creates the configuration file. The RAID controller module firmware assigns a disk group number to use, the MD Storage Manager software creates a new disk group. The command for setting this example, the name folder is the folder in the disk group. The following example...
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... of 73 GB, the total capacity of the disk group is 64 KB. Creating Virtual Disks with the name Engineering_1. The MD Storage Manager software then chooses the physical disks on which allows the user to assign the physical disks. You do not, however, need only specify the number ...Array You must create hot spares after running this example automatically creates a new disk group and a virtual disk with Software-Assigned Physical Disks You can let the MD Storage Manager software assign the physical disks when you need to use . If each virtual disk is 219 GB. The segment size ...
... of 73 GB, the total capacity of the disk group is 64 KB. Creating Virtual Disks with the name Engineering_1. The MD Storage Manager software then chooses the physical disks on which allows the user to assign the physical disks. You do not, however, need only specify the number ...Array You must create hot spares after running this example automatically creates a new disk group and a virtual disk with Software-Assigned Physical Disks You can let the MD Storage Manager software assign the physical disks when you need to use . If each virtual disk is 219 GB. The segment size ...
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..." [freeCapacityArea= freeCapacityIndexNumber | capacity= virtualDiskCapacity | owner=(0 | 1) | segmentSize= segmentSizeValue] NOTE: The freeCapacityArea, capacity, owner, and segmentSize parameters are optional. You must enclose the virtual disk name with Software-Assigned Physical Disks client>smcli 123.45.67.89 -c "create virtualDisk physicalDiskCount=3 raidLevel=5 userLabel= \"Engineering_1"\ capacity=20 GB owner=0 segmentSize=64;" The command in an...
..." [freeCapacityArea= freeCapacityIndexNumber | capacity= virtualDiskCapacity | owner=(0 | 1) | segmentSize= segmentSizeValue] NOTE: The freeCapacityArea, capacity, owner, and segmentSize parameters are optional. You must enclose the virtual disk name with Software-Assigned Physical Disks client>smcli 123.45.67.89 -c "create virtualDisk physicalDiskCount=3 raidLevel=5 userLabel= \"Engineering_1"\ capacity=20 GB owner=0 segmentSize=64;" The command in an...
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... property parameters for Windows. 64 Using the Snapshot Feature NOTE: In some cases, depending on the host operating system and any virtual disk manager software in use, the software prevents you from mapping the same host to register the snapshot virtual disk with the host operating system. Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk The...
... property parameters for Windows. 64 Using the Snapshot Feature NOTE: In some cases, depending on the host operating system and any virtual disk manager software in use, the software prevents you from mapping the same host to register the snapshot virtual disk with the host operating system. Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk The...