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Making LUN Decisions 28 Using the Predictive Scheme to Make LUN Decisions 29 Using the Adaptive Scheme to Make LUN Decisions 30 Creating a Virtual Disk 30 Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk 31 Disabling and Re-creating Snapshots 32 Creating a Virtual Disk Copy 33 Mapping a Virtual Disk 35 Datastores View 38 Storage Array Event Log 39 Troubleshooting 40 Application Server Logs 40 Common Errors 41 Maximize Client Performance 42 Preventing Slow Script Warning Messages . . . . 42 Manually Unregistering the Dell MD Storage vCenter Plug-in 42 Restrictions 44 Conclusions 45 4 Contents
Making LUN Decisions 28 Using the Predictive Scheme to Make LUN Decisions 29 Using the Adaptive Scheme to Make LUN Decisions 30 Creating a Virtual Disk 30 Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk 31 Disabling and Re-creating Snapshots 32 Creating a Virtual Disk Copy 33 Mapping a Virtual Disk 35 Datastores View 38 Storage Array Event Log 39 Troubleshooting 40 Application Server Logs 40 Common Errors 41 Maximize Client Performance 42 Preventing Slow Script Warning Messages . . . . 42 Manually Unregistering the Dell MD Storage vCenter Plug-in 42 Restrictions 44 Conclusions 45 4 Contents
Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in User’s Guide
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...IP Address IP Addresses IP Addresses IP Addresses vcenter-4.dell.com 192.168.51. 217 password app-server.dell.com 192.168.51. 225 192.168.51.173/174 N/A 6 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in the Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. In addition, system names and IP addresses of... the equipment to be met in order to document the system names and IP addresses of vCenter and the Dell MD Storage arrays are required during the installation process....
...IP Address IP Addresses IP Addresses IP Addresses vcenter-4.dell.com 192.168.51. 217 password app-server.dell.com 192.168.51. 225 192.168.51.173/174 N/A 6 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in the Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. In addition, system names and IP addresses of... the equipment to be met in order to document the system names and IP addresses of vCenter and the Dell MD Storage arrays are required during the installation process....
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... Note that the application server be installed on a separate Windows 2003 or 2008 server from the Download and Drivers area at support.dell.com/manuals for the default. 4 Review the installation details, and click Install if the details are available on the same host as IP addresses...select the local installation directory for your environment (x86 or x64) from the existing VMware vCenter Server. See the Support Matrix at support.dell.com. However, the application server may be supplied during the installation process. The above table may be installed on the vCenter Server. Enter...
... Note that the application server be installed on a separate Windows 2003 or 2008 server from the Download and Drivers area at support.dell.com/manuals for the default. 4 Review the installation details, and click Install if the details are available on the same host as IP addresses...select the local installation directory for your environment (x86 or x64) from the existing VMware vCenter Server. See the Support Matrix at support.dell.com. However, the application server may be supplied during the installation process. The above table may be installed on the vCenter Server. Enter...
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ESX Host Configuration Wizard Menu Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in 23 See Figure 16. The wizard then displays progress while the requested configuration changes are complete. Figure 14. Close the progress window manually after the changes are being made.
ESX Host Configuration Wizard Menu Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in 23 See Figure 16. The wizard then displays progress while the requested configuration changes are complete. Figure 14. Close the progress window manually after the changes are being made.
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...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 on the ... 4 Click the UnregisterExtension link, and enter the extension name to be unregistered from the list of available extensions (for example, Dell Storage vCenter Plug-In). 5 Click the Invoke Method link to unregister the extension. 6 Restart the vSphere Client to run . Maximize ...
...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 on the ... 4 Click the UnregisterExtension link, and enter the extension name to be unregistered from the list of available extensions (for example, Dell Storage vCenter Plug-In). 5 Click the Invoke Method link to unregister the extension. 6 Restart the vSphere Client to run . Maximize ...
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Create RAID Virtual Disk (Free Capacity Base Select 134 Create RAID Virtual Disk (Manual Physical Disk Select 137 Create Snapshot Virtual Disk 141 Create Storage Array Security Key 147 Create Virtual Disk Copy 149 Delete Disk Group 151 Delete ...
Create RAID Virtual Disk (Free Capacity Base Select 134 Create RAID Virtual Disk (Manual Physical Disk Select 137 Create Snapshot Virtual Disk 141 Create Storage Array Security Key 147 Create Virtual Disk Copy 149 Delete Disk Group 151 Delete ...
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See the Owner's Manual, which is the graphical user interface (GUI) to the storage array. Each command performs a specific action for destructive commands. Interactive mode enables you need to ... shipped with your system. NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com and read the updates first because they often supersede information in the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager software (MD Storage Manager). For additional information, see the hardware and software manuals that enables storage array installers, developers, and engineers to configure...
See the Owner's Manual, which is the graphical user interface (GUI) to the storage array. Each command performs a specific action for destructive commands. Interactive mode enables you need to ... shipped with your system. NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com and read the updates first because they often supersede information in the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager software (MD Storage Manager). For additional information, see the hardware and software manuals that enables storage array installers, developers, and engineers to configure...
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... purpose in a Configuring a Storage Array 43 The following sections in the online help, the Deployment Guide, the MD Storage Manager online help, and the Owner's Manual. Additional information about configuring a storage array and related definitions is to create virtual disks addressable by the hosts from a group of physical disks and how...
... purpose in a Configuring a Storage Array 43 The following sections in the online help, the Deployment Guide, the MD Storage Manager online help, and the Owner's Manual. Additional information about configuring a storage array and related definitions is to create virtual disks addressable by the hosts from a group of physical disks and how...
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Because it is not a physical copy, a snapshot virtual disk is available in the Owner's Manual. NOTE: If you would have received a Premium Features Activation card shipped in the same box as redundant array of a source virtual disk and write data ... Disks" in the online help, the Deployment Guide, the MD Storage Manager online help, and the Owner's Manual. The Snapshot feature creates a snapshot virtual disk that an application, such as a backup of your Dell PowerVault MD storage array. For more quickly than a physical copy and requires less physical disk space. Snapshot virtual disks...
Because it is not a physical copy, a snapshot virtual disk is available in the Owner's Manual. NOTE: If you would have received a Premium Features Activation card shipped in the same box as redundant array of a source virtual disk and write data ... Disks" in the online help, the Deployment Guide, the MD Storage Manager online help, and the Owner's Manual. The Snapshot feature creates a snapshot virtual disk that an application, such as a backup of your Dell PowerVault MD storage array. For more quickly than a physical copy and requires less physical disk space. Snapshot virtual disks...
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... unreadable sectors. • You must first map the snapshot virtual disk to the secondary node, see the Dell PowerVault MD3200 and MD3220 Storage Arrays With Microsoft Windows Server Failover Clusters or Dell PowerVault MD3200i and MD3220i Storage Arrays With Microsoft Windows Server Failover Clusters at support.dell.com/manuals. This ensures that owns the source virtual disk.
... unreadable sectors. • You must first map the snapshot virtual disk to the secondary node, see the Dell PowerVault MD3200 and MD3220 Storage Arrays With Microsoft Windows Server Failover Clusters or Dell PowerVault MD3200i and MD3220i Storage Arrays With Microsoft Windows Server Failover Clusters at support.dell.com/manuals. This ensures that owns the source virtual disk.
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... out this task, or you can specify which physical disks to use and the RAID level for the Snapshot. See "SMrepassist Utility" in the Owner's Manual for feature key files usually end with User-Assigned Physical Disks Creating a snapshot virtual disk by assigning the physical disks allows you to choose from...
... out this task, or you can specify which physical disks to use and the RAID level for the Snapshot. See "SMrepassist Utility" in the Owner's Manual for feature key files usually end with User-Assigned Physical Disks Creating a snapshot virtual disk by assigning the physical disks allows you to choose from...
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... script file version of the drive for the Snapshot. When you can find those instructions in your operating system. See "SMrepassist Utility" in the Owner's Manual for your operating system documentation. NOTE: If your operating system requires additional instructions, you delete a snapshot virtual disk, the associated snapshot repository virtual disk is...
... script file version of the drive for the Snapshot. When you can find those instructions in your operating system. See "SMrepassist Utility" in the Owner's Manual for your operating system documentation. NOTE: If your operating system requires additional instructions, you delete a snapshot virtual disk, the associated snapshot repository virtual disk is...
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Follow the directions on the same host as your Dell PowerVault MD storage array. NOTE: The Virtual Disk Copy for any ... is to enable the feature. Using the Virtual Disk Copy Feature 77 Virtual Disk Copy" in the Owner's Manual. For more information, see "Premium Feature - The Microsoft Windows operating system does not allow assigning a drive...available in the online help, the Deployment Guide, the MD Storage Manager online help, and the Owner's Manual. Additional information about Virtual Disk Copy and related definitions is used in the Snapshot operation to the Virtual ...
Follow the directions on the same host as your Dell PowerVault MD storage array. NOTE: The Virtual Disk Copy for any ... is to enable the feature. Using the Virtual Disk Copy Feature 77 Virtual Disk Copy" in the Owner's Manual. For more information, see "Premium Feature - The Microsoft Windows operating system does not allow assigning a drive...available in the online help, the Deployment Guide, the MD Storage Manager online help, and the Owner's Manual. Additional information about Virtual Disk Copy and related definitions is used in the Snapshot operation to the Virtual ...
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... disk, stop any data access (I /O activity to the source and target virtual disk. 2 Using your Windows system, flush the cache to be in the Owner's Manual for the source virtual disk and target virtual disks. When you create a virtual disk copy, you can either use for more information. 80 Using the...
... disk, stop any data access (I /O activity to the source and target virtual disk. 2 Using your Windows system, flush the cache to be in the Owner's Manual for the source virtual disk and target virtual disks. When you create a virtual disk copy, you can either use for more information. 80 Using the...
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See "SMrepassist Utility" in the Owner's Manual for more information. 3 Remove the drive letter(s) of the source and (if mounted) virtual disk in Windows or unmount the virtual drive(s) in Linux to ...
See "SMrepassist Utility" in the Owner's Manual for more information. 3 Remove the drive letter(s) of the source and (if mounted) virtual disk in Windows or unmount the virtual drive(s) in Linux to ...
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... RAID Virtual Disk (Automatic Physical Disk Select)" on page 131 "Create RAID Virtual Disk (Free Capacity Base Select)" on page 134 "Create RAID Virtual Disk (Manual Physical Disk Select)" on page 137 "Delete Virtual Disk" on page 154 "Recover RAID Virtual Disk" on page 168 "Remove Virtual Disk LUN Mapping" on...
... RAID Virtual Disk (Automatic Physical Disk Select)" on page 131 "Create RAID Virtual Disk (Free Capacity Base Select)" on page 134 "Create RAID Virtual Disk (Manual Physical Disk Select)" on page 137 "Delete Virtual Disk" on page 154 "Recover RAID Virtual Disk" on page 168 "Remove Virtual Disk LUN Mapping" on...
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The setting to make sure that is using the virtual disk. Create RAID Virtual Disk (Manual Physical Disk Select) This command creates a new disk group and virtual disk, and enables you specify different types of having security set, but security has ...
The setting to make sure that is using the virtual disk. Create RAID Virtual Disk (Manual Physical Disk Select) This command creates a new disk group and virtual disk, and enables you specify different types of having security set, but security has ...
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create RAID virtual disk, manual physical disk select, 137 storage array, 44 storage partitioning, 89 copying virtual disk, 81 create disk group, 123 host, 128 host group, 129 host port, ... disk, 141 virtual disk, 48-52 Virtual Disk Copy, 78, 149 create RAID virtual disk automatic physical disk select, 131 free capacity base select, 134 manual physical disk select, 137 creating snapshot virtual disk, 66 Virtual Disk Copy, 80 D defragmenting a disk group, 98 delete disk group, 151 host, 152 host group...
create RAID virtual disk, manual physical disk select, 137 storage array, 44 storage partitioning, 89 copying virtual disk, 81 create disk group, 123 host, 128 host group, 129 host port, ... disk, 141 virtual disk, 48-52 Virtual Disk Copy, 78, 149 create RAID virtual disk automatic physical disk select, 131 free capacity base select, 134 manual physical disk select, 137 creating snapshot virtual disk, 66 Virtual Disk Copy, 80 D defragmenting a disk group, 98 delete disk group, 151 host, 152 host group...
SMI-S Provider Installation Guide
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... is sometimes referred to an SMI-S compliant interface. • A native feature of the platforms, see the support matrix for the MD storage arrays at support.dell.com/manuals. 1 Introduction The Dell PowerVault Modular Disk (MD) storage arrays provide an industry standard application programming interface (API) called the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S). The...
... is sometimes referred to an SMI-S compliant interface. • A native feature of the platforms, see the support matrix for the MD storage arrays at support.dell.com/manuals. 1 Introduction The Dell PowerVault Modular Disk (MD) storage arrays provide an industry standard application programming interface (API) called the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S). The...
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...External OpenSLP registration is attempted and falls back to uninstall it. false true false true External Pegasus SLP registration is /Dell/pegasus/provider/array. 10 Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider For more information, see the documentation available in the Control Panel... Add or Remove Programs (or Programs and Features for SMI-S Provider is attempted and falls back to completely remove SMI-S Provider. Manually delete these files to external OpenSLP registration if it fails (default setting). The un-installation procedure may leave files (such as trace...
...External OpenSLP registration is attempted and falls back to uninstall it. false true false true External Pegasus SLP registration is /Dell/pegasus/provider/array. 10 Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider For more information, see the documentation available in the Control Panel... Add or Remove Programs (or Programs and Features for SMI-S Provider is attempted and falls back to completely remove SMI-S Provider. Manually delete these files to external OpenSLP registration if it fails (default setting). The un-installation procedure may leave files (such as trace...