Glossary
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... CIM data with controllers for communications between the components of the area or room where the system is used to start your system's hard drive(s) on the dictionary. A module that includes power supplies and fans. British thermal unit. C - CA - It provides mapping techniques...Model describes the management information utilized by an administrator, for enabling the operating system to a system, usually by the DMTF. Dell™ Glossary NOTE: For additional information on storage terminology, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association's website at www.snia.org ...
... CIM data with controllers for communications between the components of the area or room where the system is used to start your system's hard drive(s) on the dictionary. A module that includes power supplies and fans. British thermal unit. C - CA - It provides mapping techniques...Model describes the management information utilized by an administrator, for enabling the operating system to a system, usually by the DMTF. Dell™ Glossary NOTE: For additional information on storage terminology, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association's website at www.snia.org ...
Glossary
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...riser board for connection of processors with networked storage devices. Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. A remote access controller that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by MS-DOS to hard-drive capacity, the term is the data path and physical interface ... FAT - Fibre Channel - FSB - In general, I /O - iDRAC - InfiniBand - InfiniBand offers point-to insert or install a device, typically a hard drive or an internal cooling fan, into the host system while the system is an output device. Fahrenheit. The file system structure used primarily with high...
...riser board for connection of processors with networked storage devices. Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. A remote access controller that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by MS-DOS to hard-drive capacity, the term is the data path and physical interface ... FAT - Fibre Channel - FSB - In general, I /O - iDRAC - InfiniBand - InfiniBand offers point-to insert or install a device, typically a hard drive or an internal cooling fan, into the host system while the system is an output device. Fahrenheit. The file system structure used primarily with high...
Glossary
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... a network. 5 A device that connects to serve specific storage needs. A system used for implementing shared storage on a network. However, when referring to hard-drive capacity, the term is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. memory module - A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that is one or more managed systems from a central...
... a network. 5 A device that connects to serve specific storage needs. A system used for implementing shared storage on a network. However, when referring to hard-drive capacity, the term is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. memory module - A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that is one or more managed systems from a central...
Glossary
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...PDU - processor - PXE - NMI - ns - parity stripe - You can contain multiple logical drives. A way of data. Each partition can divide a hard drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with the format command. A single point on self-test. Redundant ...a system. Power distribution unit. provider - RAC - A power source with a block of booting a system via a LAN (without a hard drive or bootable diskette). peripheral - A standard for processor. parity - Peripheral Component Interconnect. An internal or external device, such as the number of...
...PDU - processor - PXE - NMI - ns - parity stripe - You can contain multiple logical drives. A way of data. Each partition can divide a hard drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with the format command. A single point on self-test. Redundant ...a system. Power distribution unit. provider - RAC - A power source with a block of booting a system via a LAN (without a hard drive or bootable diskette). peripheral - A standard for processor. parity - Peripheral Component Interconnect. An internal or external device, such as the number of...
Glossary
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...the system used to connect a modem to its contents even after you are prohibited from editing or deleting. SAS - SCSI - sec - service tag - SMART - Allows hard drives to report errors and failures to be locally attached. Some common implementations of independent disks. Random-access memory. A registered DDR3 memory module. readme file - Read.... Your system contains some programs essential to the system. SATA - read -only file is one bit at a time and is lost when you call Dell for program instructions and data. Any information stored in ROM code.
...the system used to connect a modem to its contents even after you are prohibited from editing or deleting. SAS - SCSI - sec - service tag - SMART - Allows hard drives to report errors and failures to be locally attached. Some common implementations of independent disks. Random-access memory. A registered DDR3 memory module. readme file - Read.... Your system contains some programs essential to the system. SATA - read -only file is one bit at a time and is lost when you call Dell for program instructions and data. Any information stored in ROM code.
Getting Started Guide
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...Frequency: Current consumption: E03J and E04J 100-240 V CA 50/60 Hz 8.6 A Technical Specifications Drives PowerVault MD3200i PowerVault MD3220i Up to twelve 3.5-inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives (3.0 Gbps and 6.0 Gbps) Up to twenty four 2.5-inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives (3.0 Gbps and 6.0 Gbps) RAID Controller Modules RAID controller modules • One or two hot-... iSCSI connectors Four 1 GB iSCSI IN connectors to connect hosts SAS expansion connector One SAS OUT port for expansion to an additional PowerVault MD12xx enclosure. NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8088 compliant.
...Frequency: Current consumption: E03J and E04J 100-240 V CA 50/60 Hz 8.6 A Technical Specifications Drives PowerVault MD3200i PowerVault MD3220i Up to twelve 3.5-inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives (3.0 Gbps and 6.0 Gbps) Up to twenty four 2.5-inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives (3.0 Gbps and 6.0 Gbps) RAID Controller Modules RAID controller modules • One or two hot-... iSCSI connectors Four 1 GB iSCSI IN connectors to connect hosts SAS expansion connector One SAS OUT port for expansion to an additional PowerVault MD12xx enclosure. NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8088 compliant.
Getting Started Guide
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...Ethernet connector One 100/1000 Base-T port Ethernet for out-of-band management of the enclosure Expansion PowerVault MD32xxi Supports a maximum of 96 hard drives with any combination of RAID controller module connectors • One control panel connector for front LEDs... enclosure mode LED is not applicable to each hard drive. Backplane Board Connectors Sensors • 12 or 24 SAS hard-drive connectors • Two power supply/cooling fan module connectors • Two sets of PowerVault MD1200 or PowerVault MD1220 expansion enclosures. Redundant path connectivity provides redundant...
...Ethernet connector One 100/1000 Base-T port Ethernet for out-of-band management of the enclosure Expansion PowerVault MD32xxi Supports a maximum of 96 hard drives with any combination of RAID controller module connectors • One control panel connector for front LEDs... enclosure mode LED is not applicable to each hard drive. Backplane Board Connectors Sensors • 12 or 24 SAS hard-drive connectors • Two power supply/cooling fan module connectors • Two sets of PowerVault MD1200 or PowerVault MD1220 expansion enclosures. Redundant path connectivity provides redundant...
Getting Started Guide
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...controller module. Located on the back panel of the system. This switch is not applicable to the PowerVault MD32xxi RAID enclosure. LED Indicators (continued) Hard-drive carrier Power supply/cooling fan RAID controller module Switch System identification button Enclosure mode switch Password reset ...switch • One single-color activity LED • One two-color LED status indicator per drive Three LED status indicators for...
...controller module. Located on the back panel of the system. This switch is not applicable to the PowerVault MD32xxi RAID enclosure. LED Indicators (continued) Hard-drive carrier Power supply/cooling fan RAID controller module Switch System identification button Enclosure mode switch Password reset ...switch • One single-color activity LED • One two-color LED status indicator per drive Three LED status indicators for...
Getting Started Guide
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... a maximum of 55 A per power supply for 10 ms or less. Available Hard-Drive Power (Per Slot) PowerVault MD3200i 25 W PowerVault MD3220i 12 W RAID Controller Module Power (Per Slot) Maximum power consumption 100 W Physical PowerVault MD3200i Height 8.68 cm (3.41 inches) Width 44.63 cm (17.57 inches) ...Depth 60.20 cm (23.70 inches) Weight (maximum configuration) 29.30 kg (64.6 lb) Weight (empty) 8.84 kg (19.5 lb) PowerVault MD3220i Height 8.68 cm (3.41...
... a maximum of 55 A per power supply for 10 ms or less. Available Hard-Drive Power (Per Slot) PowerVault MD3200i 25 W PowerVault MD3220i 12 W RAID Controller Module Power (Per Slot) Maximum power consumption 100 W Physical PowerVault MD3200i Height 8.68 cm (3.41 inches) Width 44.63 cm (17.57 inches) ...Depth 60.20 cm (23.70 inches) Weight (maximum configuration) 29.30 kg (64.6 lb) Weight (empty) 8.84 kg (19.5 lb) PowerVault MD3220i Height 8.68 cm (3.41...
Owner's Manual
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Contents 1 Introduction 19 About This Document 19 Inside the box of the Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series Storage Array 19 Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series Storage Array 20 Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager 20 Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility 20 Other Information You May Need 20 2 Planning: About Your Storage Array . . . . 23 Overview 23 Hardware Features 24 Front-Panel Features and Indicators 24 Back Panel Features and Indicators 27 Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns 28 Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features 29 Power Indicator Codes 30 Contents 3
Contents 1 Introduction 19 About This Document 19 Inside the box of the Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series Storage Array 19 Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series Storage Array 20 Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager 20 Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility 20 Other Information You May Need 20 2 Planning: About Your Storage Array . . . . 23 Overview 23 Hardware Features 24 Front-Panel Features and Indicators 24 Back Panel Features and Indicators 27 Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns 28 Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features 29 Power Indicator Codes 30 Contents 3
Owner's Manual
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... Recommended Tools 197 Front Bezel (Optional 198 Removing the Front Bezel 198 Installing the Front Bezel 198 Hard Drives 199 Removing a Drive Blank 199 Installing a Drive Blank 200 Removing a Hard Drive 200 Installing a Hard Drive 202 Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier 202 Installing a Hard Drive Into a Drive Carrier. . . . . 205 RAID Controller Module 205 Removing a RAID Controller Module Blank . . . . 205 Installing a RAID Controller Module...
... Recommended Tools 197 Front Bezel (Optional 198 Removing the Front Bezel 198 Installing the Front Bezel 198 Hard Drives 199 Removing a Drive Blank 199 Installing a Drive Blank 200 Removing a Hard Drive 200 Installing a Hard Drive 202 Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier 202 Installing a Hard Drive Into a Drive Carrier. . . . . 205 RAID Controller Module 205 Removing a RAID Controller Module Blank . . . . 205 Installing a RAID Controller Module...
Owner's Manual
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... 249 Troubleshooting Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 250 Troubleshooting Array Cooling Problems 251 Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules 251 Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules 253 Troubleshooting Hard Drives 254 Troubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections 255 Troubleshooting a Wet Storage Array 255 Troubleshooting a Damaged Array 256 Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules 257 Conditions 257 Invalid...
... 249 Troubleshooting Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 250 Troubleshooting Array Cooling Problems 251 Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules 251 Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules 253 Troubleshooting Hard Drives 254 Troubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections 255 Troubleshooting a Wet Storage Array 255 Troubleshooting a Damaged Array 256 Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules 257 Conditions 257 Invalid...
Owner's Manual
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... MD1200 Series expansion enclosures must be used to the Unified-Mode position. Changing the switch setting after the expansion enclosure is not supported by the MD3200i Series Storage Arrays. PowerVault MD3200i-Up to 24 2.5-inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives. When the button is pushed, the system status indicators on the MD1200 series expansion enclosure...
... MD1200 Series expansion enclosures must be used to the Unified-Mode position. Changing the switch setting after the expansion enclosure is not supported by the MD3200i Series Storage Arrays. PowerVault MD3200i-Up to 24 2.5-inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives. When the button is pushed, the system status indicators on the MD1200 series expansion enclosure...
Owner's Manual
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Hard Drive Indicators 1 2 1 hard-drive activity indicator (green) 2 hard-drive status indicator (green and amber) 28 Planning: About Your Storage Array Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns Figure 2-5.
Hard Drive Indicators 1 2 1 hard-drive activity indicator (green) 2 hard-drive status indicator (green and amber) 28 Planning: About Your Storage Array Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns Figure 2-5.
Owner's Manual
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...for the RAID controller module or is not in the physical disk slot NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off 3 seconds) Physical disk rebuild aborted Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features The MD3200i Series storage array includes two integrated, hot-swappable power supply/cooling fan modules. The ... ms, Amber On 500 ms, Off 1000 ms) Flashing green, amber, and off (Green 3 seconds, amber 3 seconds, and off until all hard drives are not ready for a maximum period of the cooling fans to function to avoid overheating. Steady green Physical disk is online Green flashing (On 250...
...for the RAID controller module or is not in the physical disk slot NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off 3 seconds) Physical disk rebuild aborted Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features The MD3200i Series storage array includes two integrated, hot-swappable power supply/cooling fan modules. The ... ms, Amber On 500 ms, Off 1000 ms) Flashing green, amber, and off (Green 3 seconds, amber 3 seconds, and off until all hard drives are not ready for a maximum period of the cooling fans to function to avoid overheating. Steady green Physical disk is online Green flashing (On 250...
Owner's Manual
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... up to 24 2.5-inch SAS hard drives or up to a backplane through hard-drive carriers and can be configured as defined in cl 1.2.7.3 of the drive bay. Hard Drives SAFETY: Models AMT, E03J, and E04J Models AMT, E03J, and E04J are connected to 12 3.5-inch SAS hard drives in internal drive bays. See Figure 16-2 for PowerVault MD3200i and Figure 16-3 for...
... up to 24 2.5-inch SAS hard drives or up to a backplane through hard-drive carriers and can be configured as defined in cl 1.2.7.3 of the drive bay. Hard Drives SAFETY: Models AMT, E03J, and E04J Models AMT, E03J, and E04J are connected to 12 3.5-inch SAS hard drives in internal drive bays. See Figure 16-2 for PowerVault MD3200i and Figure 16-3 for...
Owner's Manual
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...on page 198. Damage due to lock the blank in your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your product documentation, or as authorized in place. 4 If applicable, replace the front bezel. See "Installing ... page 198. 2 Insert the drive blank into the drive bay until the blank is fully seated. 3 Close the handle to servicing that came with the product. 1 If installed, remove the front bezel. Removing and Installing a 2.5-Inch Hard-Drive Blank 1 2 1 drive blank 2 release tab Installing a Drive Blank 1 If installed, remove ...
...on page 198. Damage due to lock the blank in your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your product documentation, or as authorized in place. 4 If applicable, replace the front bezel. See "Installing ... page 198. 2 Insert the drive blank into the drive bay until the blank is fully seated. 3 Close the handle to servicing that came with the product. 1 If installed, remove the front bezel. Removing and Installing a 2.5-Inch Hard-Drive Blank 1 2 1 drive blank 2 release tab Installing a Drive Blank 1 If installed, remove ...
Owner's Manual
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...-4. 4 Slide the hard drive out until the hard-drive indicators on the drive carrier signal that the drive can be removed safely. See "Installing a Drive Blank" on page 198. Removing and Installing a Hard Drive 1 2 1 release button 2 hard-drive carrier handle Management: Installing Array Components 201 When the drive indicators are off, the drive is ready for information about hot-swap drive removal. See "Installing...
...-4. 4 Slide the hard drive out until the hard-drive indicators on the drive carrier signal that the drive can be removed safely. See "Installing a Drive Blank" on page 198. Removing and Installing a Hard Drive 1 2 1 release button 2 hard-drive carrier handle Management: Installing Array Components 201 When the drive indicators are off, the drive is ready for information about hot-swap drive removal. See "Installing...
Owner's Manual
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.... CAUTION: When installing a hard drive, ensure that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your product documentation, or as directed by a certified service technician. Read and follow the safety instructions that have been tested and approved for PowerVault MD3220i. 202 Management: Installing Array Components See Figure 16-5 for PowerVault MD3200i and Figure 16-6 for...
.... CAUTION: When installing a hard drive, ensure that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your product documentation, or as directed by a certified service technician. Read and follow the safety instructions that have been tested and approved for PowerVault MD3220i. 202 Management: Installing Array Components See Figure 16-5 for PowerVault MD3200i and Figure 16-6 for...
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Figure 16-5. Removing and Installing a Hard Drive Into a 3.5-Inch Drive Carrier 4 1 3 2 1 screws (4) 3 SAS screw hole 2 drive carrier 4 hard drive Management: Installing Array Components 203
Figure 16-5. Removing and Installing a Hard Drive Into a 3.5-Inch Drive Carrier 4 1 3 2 1 screws (4) 3 SAS screw hole 2 drive carrier 4 hard drive Management: Installing Array Components 203