CLI Guide
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... and rapidly enter a command, determine the effect 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). The command... line interface gives you can enter individual commands, or run commands in an interactive mode. Each command performs a specific action for destructive commands. You can issue commands from an operating system prompt, such as installing the same configuration...
... and rapidly enter a command, determine the effect 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). The command... line interface gives you can enter individual commands, or run commands in an interactive mode. Each command performs a specific action for destructive commands. You can issue commands from an operating system prompt, such as installing the same configuration...
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...to Create an Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk CAUTION: Before using the Snapshot Virtual Disks Premium Feature in a Microsoft Windows clustered configuration, you map the snapshot virtual disk to the node that does not own the source virtual disk before the snapshot enabling... virtual disk. Failure 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. NOTE: You can result in a virtual disk...
...to Create an Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk CAUTION: Before using the Snapshot Virtual Disks Premium Feature in a Microsoft Windows clustered configuration, you map the snapshot virtual disk to the node that does not own the source virtual disk before the snapshot enabling... virtual disk. Failure 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. NOTE: You can result in a virtual disk...
CLI Guide
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...data, and have been updated. Updated Commands The following command is available in both PowerVault MD3200 Series and PowerVault MD3600i Series storage arrays, but the syntax of this command have saved the current configuration so that are used correctly. B CLI Command Updates This chapter lists out the ... you can reinstall it if the changes do not work. Command operations are capable of changing the configuration and may cause loss of data if not used in the PowerVault MD3600i Series storage array. Show Current iSCSI Sessions - The parameter and syntax of the command has ...
...data, and have been updated. Updated Commands The following command is available in both PowerVault MD3200 Series and PowerVault MD3600i Series storage arrays, but the syntax of this command have saved the current configuration so that are used correctly. B CLI Command Updates This chapter lists out the ... you can reinstall it if the changes do not work. Command operations are capable of changing the configuration and may cause loss of data if not used in the PowerVault MD3600i Series storage array. Show Current iSCSI Sessions - The parameter and syntax of the command has ...
Getting Started Guide
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...a separate management network. • Complete the iSCSI configuration worksheet 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... in a single source. • After completing the iSCSI worksheet, draw the configuration before configuring iSCSI. Getting Started With Your System 5 The illustrations also show cabling for the PowerVault MD32xxi RAID enclosure. See "Completing the iSCSI Worksheet" on separate power circuits....
...a separate management network. • Complete the iSCSI configuration worksheet 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... in a single source. • After completing the iSCSI worksheet, draw the configuration before configuring iSCSI. Getting Started With Your System 5 The illustrations also show cabling for the PowerVault MD32xxi RAID enclosure. See "Completing the iSCSI Worksheet" on separate power circuits....
Getting Started Guide
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... into a rack. • The Owner's Manual provides information about system features and describes how to configure and manage your system. NOTE: All PowerVault MD32xxi documents are available at support.dell.com/manuals. • The rack documentation included with your storage array. Getting Started With Your System... 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 Guide.
... into a rack. • The Owner's Manual provides information about system features and describes how to configure and manage your system. NOTE: All PowerVault MD32xxi documents are available at support.dell.com/manuals. • The rack documentation included with your storage array. Getting Started With Your System... 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 Guide.
Getting Started Guide
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... PowerVault MD12xx expansion enclosures above it is recommended that you use two or four unique subnets for iSCSI traffic. For direct-attached storage environments, each item with the packing list that came with the system. NOTE: To balance the weight load, it . NIC Configuration ... the system in the rack following procedure, review the safety instructions that shipped with your system. Installation and Configuration WARNING: Before performing the following the safety instructions and the rack installation instructions provided with your system. Getting Started With Your System...
... PowerVault MD12xx expansion enclosures above it is recommended that you use two or four unique subnets for iSCSI traffic. For direct-attached storage environments, each item with the packing list that came with the system. NOTE: To balance the weight load, it . NIC Configuration ... the system in the rack following procedure, review the safety instructions that shipped with your system. Installation and Configuration WARNING: Before performing the following the safety instructions and the rack installation instructions provided with your system. Getting Started With Your System...
Getting Started Guide
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... of the following installation options: • Full (recommended)-This package installs core software, providers, and utilities. The MD Storage Manager application configures, manages, and monitors the storage array. Getting Started With Your System 15 Installing the Bezel Install the bezel (optional). It includes the .... • 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.
... of the following installation options: • Full (recommended)-This package installs core software, providers, and utilities. The MD Storage Manager application configures, manages, and monitors the storage array. Getting Started With Your System 15 Installing the Bezel Install the bezel (optional). It includes the .... • 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.
Getting Started Guide
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... 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 inches) Width 44.63 cm (17.57 inches) Depth 54.90 cm (21....
... 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 inches) Width 44.63 cm (17.57 inches) Depth 54.90 cm (21....
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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... Information document for 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 with the storage array... Management-Tasks the may occur with the functions of the Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series Storage Array Unless specified MD3200i Series represents Dell PowerVault MD3200i and Dell PowerVault MD3220i. Configuration-Tasks that your Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3200i Series storage array. The guide is organized ...
... Information document for 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 with the storage array... Management-Tasks the may occur with the functions of the Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series Storage Array Unless specified MD3200i Series represents Dell PowerVault MD3200i and Dell PowerVault MD3220i. Configuration-Tasks that your Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3200i Series storage array. The guide is organized ...
Owner's Manual
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... Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) is located on the MD3200i Series resource media. Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series Storage Array The Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series is an iSCSI configuration wizard that shipped with your system. The MDCU software is a graphical user ... document. • Getting Started Guide provides an overview of accommodating up your storage array. 20 Introduction Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility (MDCU) is a 2U rack-mounted external redundant array of independent disks (RAID) storage array...
... Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) is located on the MD3200i Series resource media. Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series Storage Array The Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series is an iSCSI configuration wizard that shipped with your system. The MDCU software is a graphical user ... document. • Getting Started Guide provides an overview of accommodating up your storage array. 20 Introduction Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility (MDCU) is a 2U rack-mounted external redundant array of independent disks (RAID) storage array...
Owner's Manual
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...NOTE: Always check for users who incorporate MD1200 expansion enclosures. Introduction 21 • Deployment Guide provides installation and configuration instructions for both software and hardware. • Storage Manager CLI Guide provides information about using the command line interface...material intended for experienced users or technicians. • This document as well as Dell PowerVault MD 1200 series installation guide is available at support.dell.com/manuals for updates on support.dell.com/manuals and read the updates first because they often supersede information in other ...
...NOTE: Always check for users who incorporate MD1200 expansion enclosures. Introduction 21 • Deployment Guide provides installation and configuration instructions for both software and hardware. • Storage Manager CLI Guide provides information about using the command line interface...material intended for experienced users or technicians. • This document as well as Dell PowerVault MD 1200 series installation guide is available at support.dell.com/manuals for updates on support.dell.com/manuals and read the updates first because they often supersede information in other ...
Owner's Manual
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It features support for high availability, offering redundant access to 32 physical hosts. The Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3200i storage array provides 1.0-Gbps 1000 BaseT connectivity to the host server and enables access to data storage. The MD3200i Series storage array includes: ...: About Your Storage Array 23 2 Planning: About Your Storage Array Overview The MD3200i Series storage array is designed for both single and dual RAID controller configuration.
It features support for high availability, offering redundant access to 32 physical hosts. The Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3200i storage array provides 1.0-Gbps 1000 BaseT connectivity to the host server and enables access to data storage. The MD3200i Series storage array includes: ...: About Your Storage Array 23 2 Planning: About Your Storage Array Overview The MD3200i Series storage array is designed for both single and dual RAID controller configuration.
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... LED should be unlit as the split mode function is turned on has no effect on enclosure configuration until the button is not applicable to your storage array. PowerVault MD3220i-Up to locate a particular enclosure within a rack. PowerVault MD3200i-Up to 12 3.5-inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives. Changing the switch setting after the...
... LED should be unlit as the split mode function is turned on has no effect on enclosure configuration until the button is not applicable to your storage array. PowerVault MD3220i-Up to locate a particular enclosure within a rack. PowerVault MD3200i-Up to 12 3.5-inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives. Changing the switch setting after the...
Owner's Manual
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... from disk groups that use smaller-capacity physical disks to disk groups using the Snapshot Virtual Disks Premium Feature in a Windows® Clustered configuration, you can result in data loss or an inaccessible snapshot. Virtual disk copy generates a full copy of a virtual disk copy, you...disk. This can use to: • Back up data • Copy data from the source virtual disk to the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3200i and MD3220i Storage Arrays With Microsoft® Windows Server® Failover Clusters on mapping the snapshot virtual disk to the secondary node, refer...
... from disk groups that use smaller-capacity physical disks to disk groups using the Snapshot Virtual Disks Premium Feature in a Windows® Clustered configuration, you can result in data loss or an inaccessible snapshot. Virtual disk copy generates a full copy of a virtual disk copy, you...disk. This can use to: • Back up data • Copy data from the source virtual disk to the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3200i and MD3220i Storage Arrays With Microsoft® Windows Server® Failover Clusters on mapping the snapshot virtual disk to the secondary node, refer...
Owner's Manual
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User Interface The Storage Manager screen is the menu bar. level management of MDSM interface. 5 Configuration: Overview Dell™ PowerVault™ Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) online help by clicking Help located at the top of the window shows the name of the application. • ... the status bar, select ViewToolbar or View Status Bar, respectively. You can automatically detect both these storage arrays. See the MD3200i and MD3220i Storage Array's Deployment Guide for a single storage array. NOTE: By default, the toolbar and status bar do not appear.
User Interface The Storage Manager screen is the menu bar. level management of MDSM interface. 5 Configuration: Overview Dell™ PowerVault™ Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) online help by clicking Help located at the top of the window shows the name of the application. • ... the status bar, select ViewToolbar or View Status Bar, respectively. You can automatically detect both these storage arrays. See the MD3200i and MD3220i Storage Array's Deployment Guide for a single storage array. NOTE: By default, the toolbar and status bar do not appear.
Owner's Manual
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...see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. You can be used only as storage management stations. CAUTION: Some operating systems can : • Automatically discover storage arrays • Manually add storage arrays NOTE: Verify that your host or management station network configuration- For ... host-agent software automatically detects any storage arrays that you add storage arrays by using the Automatic option. 64 Configuration: About Your Storage Array For more information, see the Deployment Guide. Storage Arrays You must add the storage arrays to the ...
...see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. You can be used only as storage management stations. CAUTION: Some operating systems can : • Automatically discover storage arrays • Manually add storage arrays NOTE: Verify that your host or management station network configuration- For ... host-agent software automatically detects any storage arrays that you add storage arrays by using the Automatic option. 64 Configuration: About Your Storage Array For more information, see the Deployment Guide. Storage Arrays You must add the storage arrays to the ...
Owner's Manual
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... reuse the configuration on the RAID controller modules if you can use the Blink option to stop blinking, select Stop All Indications to physically locate and identify a storage array. For more information, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. ...8226; Map virtual disks-Map virtual disks to the storage array. Use this option only if the host is not automatically recognized and shown in a file that are connected to hosts or host groups. • Save configuration-Save the configuration...
... reuse the configuration on the RAID controller modules if you can use the Blink option to stop blinking, select Stop All Indications to physically locate and identify a storage array. For more information, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. ...8226; Map virtual disks-Map virtual disks to the storage array. Use this option only if the host is not automatically recognized and shown in a file that are connected to hosts or host groups. • Save configuration-Save the configuration...
Owner's Manual
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... features on the storage array. The Premium Features and Feature Pack Information window is displayed. 72 Configuration: About Your Storage Array For more information, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. Enabling Premium Features You can change the storage array cache... settings: 1 In the AMW, select Storage Array Change Cache Settings. For more information, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. If the transfer exceeds this option to minimize multiple alerts when more than one virtual...
... features on the storage array. The Premium Features and Feature Pack Information window is displayed. 72 Configuration: About Your Storage Array For more information, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. Enabling Premium Features You can change the storage array cache... settings: 1 In the AMW, select Storage Array Change Cache Settings. For more information, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. If the transfer exceeds this option to minimize multiple alerts when more than one virtual...
Owner's Manual
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... time. • You cannot set the learn cycle to synchronize the storage array RAID controller module clocks with the storage management station: Configuration: About Your Storage Array 79 To change the battery settings perform these details about the battery: • Battery status • Battery ...timestamps written by the RAID controller modules to the Event Log match the event timestamps written to start more information, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. Learn cycles for batteries in both RAID controller modules in weeks. Use the following...
... time. • You cannot set the learn cycle to synchronize the storage array RAID controller module clocks with the storage management station: Configuration: About Your Storage Array 79 To change the battery settings perform these details about the battery: • Battery status • Battery ...timestamps written by the RAID controller modules to the Event Log match the event timestamps written to start more information, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. Learn cycles for batteries in both RAID controller modules in weeks. Use the following...