CLI Guide
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..., which is the graphical user interface (GUI) to a script engine utility in the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager software (MD Storage Manager). CLI is a software tool that is used to configure and monitor storage arrays. Using the command line interface, you need to perform operations more... line and performs the operations instructed by the commands. About the Command Line Interface 13 1 About the Command Line Interface This guide is intended for system administrators, developers, and engineers who need to use the command line interface (CLI) tool and its associated...
..., which is the graphical user interface (GUI) to a script engine utility in the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager software (MD Storage Manager). CLI is a software tool that is used to configure and monitor storage arrays. Using the command line interface, you need to perform operations more... line and performs the operations instructed by the commands. About the Command Line Interface 13 1 About the Command Line Interface This guide is intended for system administrators, developers, and engineers who need to use the command line interface (CLI) tool and its associated...
CLI Guide
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...contains examples of the CLI and script commands. Additional information about configuring a storage array and related definitions is in configuring a storage array is the same for a script file. The main purpose in the online help, the Deployment Guide, the MD Storage Manager online help, and the Owner's ...Manual. For most commands, the syntax is to create virtual disks addressable by the hosts from a group of physical disks and how to configure a redundant array of physical disks, ...
...contains examples of the CLI and script commands. Additional information about configuring a storage array and related definitions is in configuring a storage array is the same for a script file. The main purpose in the online help, the Deployment Guide, the MD Storage Manager online help, and the Owner's ...Manual. For most commands, the syntax is to create virtual disks addressable by the hosts from a group of physical disks and how to configure a redundant array of physical disks, ...
Getting Started Guide
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... NICs are on page 6. To cable more than one PowerVault MD32xxi RAID enclosure in a SAN environment, see the Deployment Guide. Before You Begin Before setting up the solution. • Always configure redundant iSCSI data paths to provide alternate paths to ensure that your Dell™ PowerVault™ MD32xxi RAID enclosure, you must also ensure that...
... NICs are on page 6. To cable more than one PowerVault MD32xxi RAID enclosure in a SAN environment, see the Deployment Guide. Before You Begin Before setting up the solution. • Always configure redundant iSCSI data paths to provide alternate paths to ensure that your Dell™ PowerVault™ MD32xxi RAID enclosure, you must also ensure that...
Getting Started Guide
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Getting Started With Your System 7 NOTE: All PowerVault MD32xxi documents are available at support.dell.com/manuals. • The rack documentation included with your system. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate ...Manual provides information about system features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components. • The Deployment Guide provides information about installing and configuring the software and hardware. • The CLI Guide provides information about the IPv6 worksheet, see the Deployment...
Getting Started With Your System 7 NOTE: All PowerVault MD32xxi documents are available at support.dell.com/manuals. • The rack documentation included with your system. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate ...Manual provides information about system features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components. • The Deployment Guide provides information about installing and configuring the software and hardware. • The CLI Guide provides information about the IPv6 worksheet, see the Deployment...
Getting Started Guide
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...174; Linux Enterprise Server • VMware® NOTE: For the latest information on support.dell.com/manuals and read the updates first because they often supersede information in pairs for redundancy ...updates, and system components that provides documentation and tools for configuring and managing your system. NOTE: Always check for updates on all supported operating system...purchased with your system, including those pertaining to four NICs). • The SMI-S Programmer's Guide provides information about using virtual local area networks (VLAN). • You use dedicated redundant storage...
...174; Linux Enterprise Server • VMware® NOTE: For the latest information on support.dell.com/manuals and read the updates first because they often supersede information in pairs for redundancy ...updates, and system components that provides documentation and tools for configuring and managing your system. NOTE: Always check for updates on all supported operating system...purchased with your system, including those pertaining to four NICs). • The SMI-S Programmer's Guide provides information about using virtual local area networks (VLAN). • You use dedicated redundant storage...
Getting Started Guide
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...optional utilities. • Host Only-This package includes the host-based storage agent, multipath drivers, and optional utilities required to the PowerVault MD32xxi. 1 Insert the resource media. 2 Select Install MD32xxi Storage Software. 3 Install the MD Storage Manager software. Installing the... software, setting up the enclosure, and the post-installation tasks, see the Deployment Guide. The MD Configuration Utility (MDCU) is recommended that provides a consolidated approach for configuring the management ports, iSCSI host ports, and creating sessions for the iSCSI modular disk...
...optional utilities. • Host Only-This package includes the host-based storage agent, multipath drivers, and optional utilities required to the PowerVault MD32xxi. 1 Insert the resource media. 2 Select Install MD32xxi Storage Software. 3 Install the MD Storage Manager software. Installing the... software, setting up the enclosure, and the post-installation tasks, see the Deployment Guide. The MD Configuration Utility (MDCU) is recommended that provides a consolidated approach for configuring the management ports, iSCSI host ports, and creating sessions for the iSCSI modular disk...
Owner's Manual
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...important safety information before following any procedures listed in the Dell PowerVault MD3200i and MD3220i Storage Array Deployment Guide, available at support.dell.com/manuals. About This Document This guide familiarizes you must be performed to ensure the storage array...its features. Inside the box of storage array components. Configuration-Tasks that must complete to date and performing properly, including removal and installation of the Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series Storage Array Unless specified MD3200i Series represents Dell PowerVault MD3200i and Dell PowerVault MD3220i.
...important safety information before following any procedures listed in the Dell PowerVault MD3200i and MD3220i Storage Array Deployment Guide, available at support.dell.com/manuals. About This Document This guide familiarizes you must be performed to ensure the storage array...its features. Inside the box of storage array components. Configuration-Tasks that must complete to date and performing properly, including removal and installation of the Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series Storage Array Unless specified MD3200i Series represents Dell PowerVault MD3200i and Dell PowerVault MD3220i.
Owner's Manual
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... this document or as a separate document. • Getting Started Guide provides an overview of setting up and cabling your storage array. 20 Introduction Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility (MDCU) is located on the MD3200i Series resource media. The MDCU software is an iSCSI configuration wizard that shipped with MDSM to simplify the...
... this document or as a separate document. • Getting Started Guide provides an overview of setting up and cabling your storage array. 20 Introduction Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility (MDCU) is located on the MD3200i Series resource media. The MDCU software is an iSCSI configuration wizard that shipped with MDSM to simplify the...
Owner's Manual
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...Guide provides installation and configuration instructions for users who incorporate MD1200 expansion enclosures. NOTE: Always check for updates on supported software and hardware for MD systems. The document is available at support.dell.com/manuals. • Dell PowerEdge® Cluster Documentation is available at dell... 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 (CLI)....
...Guide provides installation and configuration instructions for users who incorporate MD1200 expansion enclosures. NOTE: Always check for updates on supported software and hardware for MD systems. The document is available at support.dell.com/manuals. • Dell PowerEdge® Cluster Documentation is available at dell... 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 (CLI)....
Owner's Manual
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... on specific redundancy needs. 3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules RAID Controller Modules The RAID controller modules provide high-performance, advanced virtual disk configuration, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. The ports provide redundant host connections and support a high availability storage environment. RAID controller modules ...; Controlling access to the physical disks • Communicating enclosure attributes and states to hosts depending on cabling, see the MD3200i and MD3220i Series storage array's Deployment Guide. Planning: RAID Controller Modules 31
... on specific redundancy needs. 3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules RAID Controller Modules The RAID controller modules provide high-performance, advanced virtual disk configuration, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. The ports provide redundant host connections and support a high availability storage environment. RAID controller modules ...; Controlling access to the physical disks • Communicating enclosure attributes and states to hosts depending on cabling, see the MD3200i and MD3220i Series storage array's Deployment Guide. Planning: RAID Controller Modules 31
Owner's Manual
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...divided into two primary windows: • Enterprise Management Window (EMW)-The EMW provides high- 5 Configuration: Overview Dell™ PowerVault™ Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) online help by clicking Help located at the top ...right corner of MDSM interface. You can automatically detect both these storage arrays. The status bar shows status messages and status icons related to manage different storage arrays. See the MD3200i and MD3220i Storage Array's Deployment Guide...
...divided into two primary windows: • Enterprise Management Window (EMW)-The EMW provides high- 5 Configuration: Overview Dell™ PowerVault™ Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) online help by clicking Help located at the top ...right corner of MDSM interface. You can automatically detect both these storage arrays. The status bar shows status messages and status icons related to manage different storage arrays. See the MD3200i and MD3220i Storage Array's Deployment Guide...
Owner's Manual
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... status of the Devices tab has a Table view that shows detailed information for a selected storage array. • Run a script to the configured alert destinations. • Launch the AMW for each storage array. Discovered storage arrays are available to different criteria. • Store your EMW ...according to MDSM but not configured for the storage arrays. Unidentified storage arrays are managed by MDSM. The EMW has these tabs: • Devices tab-Provides information about the storage arrays. • Setup tab-Presents the initial setup tasks that guide you start MDSM, the ...
... status of the Devices tab has a Table view that shows detailed information for a selected storage array. • Run a script to the configured alert destinations. • Launch the AMW for each storage array. Discovered storage arrays are available to different criteria. • Store your EMW ...according to MDSM but not configured for the storage arrays. Unidentified storage arrays are managed by MDSM. The EMW has these tabs: • Devices tab-Provides information about the storage arrays. • Setup tab-Presents the initial setup tasks that guide you start MDSM, the ...
Owner's Manual
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...MD3200i Series storage array maintains a special virtual disk, called the access virtual disk. Storage Arrays You must add the storage arrays to that are connected to MDSM before adding a new storage array using the Automatic option. 64 Configuration...: About Your Storage Array When you add storage arrays by using , refer to -controller interface. For more information, see the Deployment Guide. The ... events, and data travel through the host-to the MD PowerVault Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. The default LUN is correct before you add ...
...MD3200i Series storage array maintains a special virtual disk, called the access virtual disk. Storage Arrays You must add the storage arrays to that are connected to MDSM before adding a new storage array using the Automatic option. 64 Configuration...: About Your Storage Array When you add storage arrays by using , refer to -controller interface. For more information, see the Deployment Guide. The ... events, and data travel through the host-to the MD PowerVault Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. The default LUN is correct before you add ...
Owner's Manual
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...to the user. The Manage iSCSI Settings window is displayed. 3 Select the Mutual Authentication tab. 4 Select an initiator in the Deployment Guide. 82 Configuration: Using iSCSI For more information, see "Understanding CHAP Authentication" in the Select an Initiator area. The CHAP secret is a password that...define a CHAP secret on CHAP, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. This validation is accomplished in such a way that is defined in the host server iSCSI initiator, and you must be configured in the Manage iSCSI Settings window. Creating CHAP...
...to the user. The Manage iSCSI Settings window is displayed. 3 Select the Mutual Authentication tab. 4 Select an initiator in the Deployment Guide. 82 Configuration: Using iSCSI For more information, see "Understanding CHAP Authentication" in the Select an Initiator area. The CHAP secret is a password that...define a CHAP secret on CHAP, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. This validation is accomplished in such a way that is defined in the host server iSCSI initiator, and you must be configured in the Manage iSCSI Settings window. Creating CHAP...
Owner's Manual
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... such as a RAID controller module or a cable fails, or an error occurs on the hosts at all the connections to the array when configuring host access to the storage system, such as Microsoft Multi-Path IO (MPIO) and Linux Device Mapper (DM) are installed on page 177.... NOTE: See the Deployment Guide for more information on configuring hosts see "Configuration: Device Mapper Multipath for Linux" on host systems that you have multiple host-to the alternate non preferred RAID controller module ...
... such as a RAID controller module or a cable fails, or an error occurs on the hosts at all the connections to the array when configuring host access to the storage system, such as Microsoft Multi-Path IO (MPIO) and Linux Device Mapper (DM) are installed on page 177.... NOTE: See the Deployment Guide for more information on configuring hosts see "Configuration: Device Mapper Multipath for Linux" on host systems that you have multiple host-to the alternate non preferred RAID controller module ...
Owner's Manual
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...partition. Subsequent virtual disk mappings to that conflicts with different operating systems are attached to the same storage array. In this type of configuration, all of the virtual disks in the storage array. One storage partition is sufficient if: • Only one storage partition is required... created. You can be included in the storage partition. • All mappings are part of a host group. The Storage Partitioning wizard guides you through the major steps required to specify which host groups, hosts, virtual disks, and associated logical unit numbers (LUNs) are to be...
...partition. Subsequent virtual disk mappings to that conflicts with different operating systems are attached to the same storage array. In this type of configuration, all of the virtual disks in the storage array. One storage partition is sufficient if: • Only one storage partition is required... created. You can be included in the storage partition. • All mappings are part of a host group. The Storage Partitioning wizard guides you through the major steps required to specify which host groups, hosts, virtual disks, and associated logical unit numbers (LUNs) are to be...
Owner's Manual
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See the CLI Guide for creation of new virtual disks or expansion of standard virtual disks. When increasing virtual disk capacity, some or all of the standard virtual disk ... is completed, additional free capacity is a contiguous region of a standard virtual disk or a snapshot repository virtual disk using the free capacity on page 137. 138 Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks See "Snapshot Repository Capacity" on a disk group. The Free Capacity node, shown in the Logical pane, is available in the...
See the CLI Guide for creation of new virtual disks or expansion of standard virtual disks. When increasing virtual disk capacity, some or all of the standard virtual disk ... is completed, additional free capacity is a contiguous region of a standard virtual disk or a snapshot repository virtual disk using the free capacity on page 137. 138 Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks See "Snapshot Repository Capacity" on a disk group. The Free Capacity node, shown in the Logical pane, is available in the...
Owner's Manual
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...shows a status of the snapshot repository virtual disk. 8 Click Add Physical Disks. Configuration: Premium Feature-Snapshot Virtual Disks 157 The virtual disk involved shows a reduction in the initial setup guides for your expansion enclosure. NOTE: The physical disks that already make up the ... repository virtual disk - capacity is updated. The Logical tab is available, the maximum free space appears in the initial setup guide for your RAID controller module and your expansion enclosure. The snapshot repository virtual disk having its original capacity and the total capacity...
...shows a status of the snapshot repository virtual disk. 8 Click Add Physical Disks. Configuration: Premium Feature-Snapshot Virtual Disks 157 The virtual disk involved shows a reduction in the initial setup guides for your expansion enclosure. NOTE: The physical disks that already make up the ... repository virtual disk - capacity is updated. The Logical tab is available, the maximum free space appears in the initial setup guide for your RAID controller module and your expansion enclosure. The snapshot repository virtual disk having its original capacity and the total capacity...
Owner's Manual
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... disk copy has a status of the snapshot virtual disks that are associated with the target virtual disk, if any modification operation does not take place. Configuration: Premium Feature-Virtual Disk Copy 167 If you select a source virtual disk of a snapshot virtual disk, you must complete before you can start. Operation ...disk copy does not take place. Otherwise, the source virtual disk cannot be used as a target virtual disk. Create Copy Wizard The Create Copy Wizard guides you have been created Before you Begin A virtual disk copy fails all of In Progress, any exist.
... disk copy has a status of the snapshot virtual disks that are associated with the target virtual disk, if any modification operation does not take place. Configuration: Premium Feature-Virtual Disk Copy 167 If you select a source virtual disk of a snapshot virtual disk, you must complete before you can start. Operation ...disk copy does not take place. Otherwise, the source virtual disk cannot be used as a target virtual disk. Create Copy Wizard The Create Copy Wizard guides you have been created Before you Begin A virtual disk copy fails all of In Progress, any exist.
Owner's Manual
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...), to maximize performance • Reconfigures path usage based on a Linux system. MPP was used to the Dell PowerVault MD3200i and MD3220i storage arrays Deployment Guide. NOTE: The required Device Mapper software components are installed on a Linux host server by a combination of ...single logical multipath device node • Indentifies a new multipathed LU and automatically configures a new multipath node • Provides device name persistency for DM devices under /dev/mapper/ Configuration: Device Mapper Multipath for the previous MD generation MD3000 Series storage arrays. ...
...), to maximize performance • Reconfigures path usage based on a Linux system. MPP was used to the Dell PowerVault MD3200i and MD3220i storage arrays Deployment Guide. NOTE: The required Device Mapper software components are installed on a Linux host server by a combination of ...single logical multipath device node • Indentifies a new multipathed LU and automatically configures a new multipath node • Provides device name persistency for DM devices under /dev/mapper/ Configuration: Device Mapper Multipath for the previous MD generation MD3000 Series storage arrays. ...