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Dell™ Glossary NOTE: For additional information on storage terminology, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association's website at www.snia.org and click on a regular basis. Alternating current. ACPI - American National Standards Institute. The primary organization for the peripheral devices connected to direct configuration and power management. backup - The modules are mounted into...
Dell™ Glossary NOTE: For additional information on storage terminology, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association's website at www.snia.org and click on a regular basis. Alternating current. ACPI - American National Standards Institute. The primary organization for the peripheral devices connected to direct configuration and power management. backup - The modules are mounted into...
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... a complete image of independent disks (RAID) protection and redundant path failover). Snapshot Virtual Disks" in -time image of your Dell PowerVault MD storage array. Additional information about the Snapshot feature and related definitions is created more information, see "Premium Feature - The ...Snapshot feature creates a snapshot virtual disk that an application, such as a backup of a standard virtual disk. Follow the directions on a source virtual disk at a particular point in time. • Use only ...
... a complete image of independent disks (RAID) protection and redundant path failover). Snapshot Virtual Disks" in -time image of your Dell PowerVault MD storage array. Additional information about the Snapshot feature and related definitions is created more information, see "Premium Feature - The ...Snapshot feature creates a snapshot virtual disk that an application, such as a backup of a standard virtual disk. Follow the directions on a source virtual disk at a particular point in time. • Use only ...
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...=(failSourceWrites | failSnapShot)] [enclosureLossProtect=(TRUE | FALSE)] NOTE: Use one or all of the optional parameters as needed to help guarantee a stable copy of the drive for backups, use the following syntax is the general form of the command to create a snapshot virtual disk: create snapshotVirtualDisk sourceVirtualDisk= "sourceVirtualDiskName" [repositoryRAIDLevel=(0 | 1 | 5) (repositoryPhysicalDisks= (enclosureID0,slotID0 ... If...
...=(failSourceWrites | failSnapShot)] [enclosureLossProtect=(TRUE | FALSE)] NOTE: Use one or all of the optional parameters as needed to help guarantee a stable copy of the drive for backups, use the following syntax is the general form of the command to create a snapshot virtual disk: create snapshotVirtualDisk sourceVirtualDisk= "sourceVirtualDiskName" [repositoryRAIDLevel=(0 | 1 | 5) (repositoryPhysicalDisks= (enclosureID0,slotID0 ... If...
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... not necessary to help define your configuration. The read -only status when the following conditions apply: • You are using the target virtual disk for backup purposes • You are copying data from one or both of the parameters as needed to use the data on the target virtual disk is...
... not necessary to help define your configuration. The read -only status when the following conditions apply: • You are using the target virtual disk for backup purposes • You are copying data from one or both of the parameters as needed to use the data on the target virtual disk is...
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...guarantee a stable copy of storage array performance. The recopy might take a long time. Close all applications, including Windows Internet Explorer, to make a backup, you are recopying have to hosts. Recopying a Virtual Disk CAUTION: The recopy virtualDiskCopy command overwrites existing data on the source virtual disk is properly... off-site storage. To ensure that the host server is copied in -time image of the target virtual disk, then copy the backup to the target virtual disk. When you capture an accurate point-in its entirety to tape for the recopy operation by using the...
...guarantee a stable copy of storage array performance. The recopy might take a long time. Close all applications, including Windows Internet Explorer, to make a backup, you are recopying have to hosts. Recopying a Virtual Disk CAUTION: The recopy virtualDiskCopy command overwrites existing data on the source virtual disk is properly... off-site storage. To ensure that the host server is copied in -time image of the target virtual disk, then copy the backup to the target virtual disk. When you capture an accurate point-in its entirety to tape for the recopy operation by using the...
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... a snapshot virtual disk as a source virtual disk or target virtual disk in a virtual disk copy. It is typically created so that an application, such as a backup, can access the snapshot virtual disk and read the data while the source virtual disk remains online and accessible to disable the read-only attribute...
... a snapshot virtual disk as a source virtual disk or target virtual disk in a virtual disk copy. It is typically created so that an application, such as a backup, can access the snapshot virtual disk and read the data while the source virtual disk remains online and accessible to disable the read-only attribute...
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Selecting a snapshot virtual disk is a good use of this feature, because it enables complete backups without significant impact to the storage array I /O processing resources are lost to its original source virtual disk. 90 Using the Virtual Disk Copy Feature You can be used with the Virtual Disk Copy feature to back up data on the same storage array and to restore the data on the snapshot virtual disk back to the copy operation. However, some I /O. The Snapshot Virtual Disk feature can select snapshot virtual disks as the source virtual disk for a virtual disk copy.
Selecting a snapshot virtual disk is a good use of this feature, because it enables complete backups without significant impact to the storage array I /O processing resources are lost to its original source virtual disk. 90 Using the Virtual Disk Copy Feature You can be used with the Virtual Disk Copy feature to back up data on the same storage array and to restore the data on the snapshot virtual disk back to the copy operation. However, some I /O. The Snapshot Virtual Disk feature can select snapshot virtual disks as the source virtual disk for a virtual disk copy.
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... iSNS server listening port. Additional Information A listening port resides on the database server and is responsible for these activities: • Listening (monitoring) for the battery backup unit. The learn cycle for incoming client connection requests • Managing the traffic to predict the remaining battery life. Syntax set storageArray learnCycleDate (daysToNextLearnCycle=numberOfDays...
... iSNS server listening port. Additional Information A listening port resides on the database server and is responsible for these activities: • Listening (monitoring) for the battery backup unit. The learn cycle for incoming client connection requests • Managing the traffic to predict the remaining battery life. Syntax set storageArray learnCycleDate (daysToNextLearnCycle=numberOfDays...
Owner's Manual
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...31 RAID Controller Modules 31 RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features . . . 32 RAID Controller Module-Additional Features . . . . . 34 Battery Backup Unit 34 Storage Array Thermal Shutdown 34 System Password Reset 35 Cache Functions and Features 35 Cache Mirroring 35 Write-Back Cache 35 Write-Through ...Cache 36 4 Planning: MD3200i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts 37 Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups . . . . . 37 Physical Disks 37 ...
...31 RAID Controller Modules 31 RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features . . . 32 RAID Controller Module-Additional Features . . . . . 34 Battery Backup Unit 34 Storage Array Thermal Shutdown 34 System Password Reset 35 Cache Functions and Features 35 Cache Mirroring 35 Write-Back Cache 35 Write-Through ...Cache 36 4 Planning: MD3200i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts 37 Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups . . . . . 37 Physical Disks 37 ...
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... Removing a RAID Controller Module 207 Installing a RAID Controller Module 208 Opening the RAID Controller Module 208 Closing the RAID Controller Module 209 RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit . . . . . 210 Contents 13
... Removing a RAID Controller Module 207 Installing a RAID Controller Module 208 Opening the RAID Controller Module 208 Closing the RAID Controller Module 209 RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit . . . . . 210 Contents 13
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... Unit 210 Installing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit 211 Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 211 Removing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 211 Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 214 Control Panel ...
... Unit 210 Installing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit 211 Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 211 Removing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 211 Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 214 Control Panel ...
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... Lights green when all links in the port are disconnected or cable is Activity on and off briefly. 15 Battery fault Lights amber when battery backup unit or battery has failed. Off when controller operating normally. 13 System identification Blinks blue when system identification switch push- Off when battery...
... Lights green when all links in the port are disconnected or cable is Activity on and off briefly. 15 Battery fault Lights amber when battery backup unit or battery has failed. Off when controller operating normally. 13 System identification Blinks blue when system identification switch push- Off when battery...
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...Mbps. Lights green when ethernet connection is not active. For information on removing and installing the BBU, see "RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit" on the state of the battery. NOTE: For virtual disks, the RAID controller firmware changes the data cache setting...when system temperature exceeds the safe threshold. RAID Controller Module-Additional Features Battery Backup Unit Each RAID controller contains a two-cell lithium ion nanopolymer battery backup unit (BBU). The battery backup unit protects against data loss by providing power to offload to the storage ...
...Mbps. Lights green when ethernet connection is not active. For information on removing and installing the BBU, see "RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit" on the state of the battery. NOTE: For virtual disks, the RAID controller firmware changes the data cache setting...when system temperature exceeds the safe threshold. RAID Controller Module-Additional Features Battery Backup Unit Each RAID controller contains a two-cell lithium ion nanopolymer battery backup unit (BBU). The battery backup unit protects against data loss by providing power to offload to the storage ...
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... associated together to share access to the same virtual disks. Snapshots are instantaneous and take up to four snapshots per virtual disk. When the backup is completed, the snapshot virtual disk is a server that have changed since the snapshot was created. This host group is a logical entity ... is no longer needed. Host servers are mapped to the virtual disks and use . Snapshots are implemented using a copy-onwrite algorithm, which makes a backup copy of the virtual disk at the time the snapshot was taken. Planning: MD3200i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts 51
... associated together to share access to the same virtual disks. Snapshots are instantaneous and take up to four snapshots per virtual disk. When the backup is completed, the snapshot virtual disk is a server that have changed since the snapshot was created. This host group is a logical entity ... is no longer needed. Host servers are mapped to the virtual disks and use . Snapshots are implemented using a copy-onwrite algorithm, which makes a backup copy of the virtual disk at the time the snapshot was taken. Planning: MD3200i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts 51
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... disk. When a virtual disk copy is started, data from the source virtual disk is overwritten. Ensure that you to recover data from the backup virtual disk. You can use the Snapshot Virtual Disk and Virtual Disk Copy premium features together to back up data on the same storage array...define the rate at which the copy is created on the snapshot virtual disk to its host server, then map the backup virtual disk to the target virtual disk. Planning: MD3200i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts 53 For more information, see the online help topics. If you choose an existing...
... disk. When a virtual disk copy is started, data from the source virtual disk is overwritten. Ensure that you to recover data from the backup virtual disk. You can use the Snapshot Virtual Disk and Virtual Disk Copy premium features together to back up data on the same storage array...define the rate at which the copy is created on the snapshot virtual disk to its host server, then map the backup virtual disk to the target virtual disk. Planning: MD3200i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts 53 For more information, see the online help topics. If you choose an existing...
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... a virtual disk copy. Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths A preferred controller is : 54 Planning: MD3200i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts You can change the preferred RAID controller module owner of a virtual disk after it enables complete backups without interruption. If any impact to the storage array I /O requests to the alternate path... path between the host server and the storage array. The preferred controller is automatically selected by MDSM when a virtual disk is software resident on the MD3200i series resource media.
... a virtual disk copy. Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths A preferred controller is : 54 Planning: MD3200i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts You can change the preferred RAID controller module owner of a virtual disk after it enables complete backups without interruption. If any impact to the storage array I /O requests to the alternate path... path between the host server and the storage array. The preferred controller is automatically selected by MDSM when a virtual disk is software resident on the MD3200i series resource media.
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...it provides a measurement of the charge of the validation and any error information appears. 4 Click OK. Battery Settings A smart battery backup unit (BBU) can configure multiple SNMP addresses before you had previously configured appear in the Configured SNMP addresses area, and click Test....area. • The SNMP Community Name is determined by the system administrator and configured within the a management application, such as the Dell Management Console. A learn cycle completes the following operations: • Discharges the battery to a predetermined threshold • Charges the ...
...it provides a measurement of the charge of the validation and any error information appears. 4 Click OK. Battery Settings A smart battery backup unit (BBU) can configure multiple SNMP addresses before you had previously configured appear in the Configured SNMP addresses area, and click Test....area. • The SNMP Community Name is determined by the system administrator and configured within the a management application, such as the Dell Management Console. A learn cycle completes the following operations: • Discharges the battery to a predetermined threshold • Charges the ...
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... that occur during the operation. Allowed transitions usually are allowed. This slowness is the result of how the data is reorganized and the temporary internal backup procedures that are unavailable on the menu. A message prompts you to proceed with changing the segment size: • You cannot cancel this operation after it...
... that occur during the operation. Allowed transitions usually are allowed. This slowness is the result of how the data is reorganized and the temporary internal backup procedures that are unavailable on the menu. A message prompts you to proceed with changing the segment size: • You cannot cancel this operation after it...
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... view the security key identifier. The security key identifier is used to encrypt and decrypt the security key for storage on other storage medium for backup in case of system failure or for transfer to another storage array.
... view the security key identifier. The security key identifier is used to encrypt and decrypt the security key for storage on other storage medium for backup in case of system failure or for transfer to another storage array.
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You need this information for backup in case of the pass phrase that you entered and the security key identifier that : • All virtual disks in the storage array are present ...
You need this information for backup in case of the pass phrase that you entered and the security key identifier that : • All virtual disks in the storage array are present ...