Glossary
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... a SCSI cable) must be terminated to configure your system's hardware and customize the system's operation by a "stripe" is stored in NVRAM, any settings remain in the event of the space on each disk used to connect to remotely monitor and manage workstations. USB - USB memory key - SMP - SNMP - A standard interface that allows you to prevent reflections and spurious signals in an array. Disk striping writes data across three or more processors connected...
... a SCSI cable) must be terminated to configure your system's hardware and customize the system's operation by a "stripe" is stored in NVRAM, any settings remain in the event of the space on each disk used to connect to remotely monitor and manage workstations. USB - USB memory key - SMP - SNMP - A standard interface that allows you to prevent reflections and spurious signals in an array. Disk striping writes data across three or more processors connected...
Owner's Manual
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... battery backup unit protects against data loss by using MD Storage Manager. Table 2. NOTE: For virtual disks, the controller firmware changes the data cache setting based on the state of a pen. 22 NOTE: It is iSCSI based, you cannot remove the expansion module from the system. You can be changed. Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Icon Description Off Indicates that you can use the Modular Disk Configuration Utility to reset the system password. Shutdown Threshold Type Threshold...
... battery backup unit protects against data loss by using MD Storage Manager. Table 2. NOTE: For virtual disks, the controller firmware changes the data cache setting based on the state of a pen. 22 NOTE: It is iSCSI based, you cannot remove the expansion module from the system. You can be changed. Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Icon Description Off Indicates that you can use the Modular Disk Configuration Utility to reset the system password. Shutdown Threshold Type Threshold...
Owner's Manual
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... the power supply module is plugged. * Connect another device to the power source to prevent loss of 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, or 8 Gbps. If the power switch is working. * Connect the cable to ensure proper cooling. NOTE: Set the new SFP transceiver on a single power supply module; If an SFP transceiver has failed, both modules must be removed from a powered-on your storage array, see Getting Help. For the location of the RAID controller modules. Troubleshooting Power Supply Modules CAUTION: Many repairs...
... the power supply module is plugged. * Connect another device to the power source to prevent loss of 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, or 8 Gbps. If the power switch is working. * Connect the cable to ensure proper cooling. NOTE: Set the new SFP transceiver on a single power supply module; If an SFP transceiver has failed, both modules must be removed from a powered-on your storage array, see Getting Help. For the location of the RAID controller modules. Troubleshooting Power Supply Modules CAUTION: Many repairs...
Administrator's Guide
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...Physical Disk Support Premium Feature Key, contact Dell Support. The EMW and the AMW consist of the following any procedures listed in the MD series dense storage array: • Dell PowerVault MD3260 RAID storage arrays (SAS) • Dell PowerVault MD3260i RAID storage arrays (1 Gbps iSCSI) • Dell PowerVault MD3660i RAID storage arrays (10 Gbps iSCSI) • Dell PowerVault MD3660f RAID storage arrays (Fibre Channel) • Dell PowerVault MD3060e SAS based expansion enclosures The MD Series Dense storage arrays are used to perform tasks on a storage array. The status bar...
...Physical Disk Support Premium Feature Key, contact Dell Support. The EMW and the AMW consist of the following any procedures listed in the MD series dense storage array: • Dell PowerVault MD3260 RAID storage arrays (SAS) • Dell PowerVault MD3260i RAID storage arrays (1 Gbps iSCSI) • Dell PowerVault MD3660i RAID storage arrays (10 Gbps iSCSI) • Dell PowerVault MD3660f RAID storage arrays (Fibre Channel) • Dell PowerVault MD3060e SAS based expansion enclosures The MD Series Dense storage arrays are used to perform tasks on a storage array. The status bar...
Administrator's Guide
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... Devices tab has a Tree view on multiple storage arrays concurrently. • Obtain information about discovered storage arrays. • Setup tab - The next time you can: • Discover hosts and managed storage arrays on the local sub-network. • Manually add and remove hosts and storage arrays. • Blink or locate the storage arrays. • Name or rename discovered storage arrays. • Add comments for a selected storage array. • Run a script to import the operating system theme settings into the MD Storage Manager. • Upgrade firmware...
... Devices tab has a Tree view on multiple storage arrays concurrently. • Obtain information about discovered storage arrays. • Setup tab - The next time you can: • Discover hosts and managed storage arrays on the local sub-network. • Manually add and remove hosts and storage arrays. • Blink or locate the storage arrays. • Name or rename discovered storage arrays. • Add comments for a selected storage array. • Run a script to import the operating system theme settings into the MD Storage Manager. • Upgrade firmware...
Administrator's Guide
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... RAID controller module to have redundant iSCSI connections and cabling. You cannot use a snapshot repository virtual disk as a source virtual disk or as the target virtual disk of a virtual disk copy, you optimize I/O performance when mixed host interfaces are configured. 28 If any component in an event that provides management of the redundant data path between the host server and the storage array. If a failure causes the preferred path to become inaccessible, the storage array automatically uses the alternate path to stripe the disk group. If a host...
... RAID controller module to have redundant iSCSI connections and cabling. You cannot use a snapshot repository virtual disk as a source virtual disk or as the target virtual disk of a virtual disk copy, you optimize I/O performance when mixed host interfaces are configured. 28 If any component in an event that provides management of the redundant data path between the host server and the storage array. If a failure causes the preferred path to become inaccessible, the storage array automatically uses the alternate path to stripe the disk group. If a host...
Administrator's Guide
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... start available premium features that you set up a storage array and perform the following : - Find the physical location of initial setup tasks is not automatically recognized and shown in the Host Mappings tab. • Configure Ethernet management ports - Configure network parameters for each iSCSI host port automatically or specify the configuration information for the password when an attempt is made to change the storage array configuration, such as when a virtual disk is created or deleted. • Configure iSCSI host ports - Use...
... start available premium features that you set up a storage array and perform the following : - Find the physical location of initial setup tasks is not automatically recognized and shown in the Host Mappings tab. • Configure Ethernet management ports - Configure network parameters for each iSCSI host port automatically or specify the configuration information for the password when an attempt is made to change the storage array configuration, such as when a virtual disk is created or deleted. • Configure iSCSI host ports - Use...
Administrator's Guide
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... write caching to the highest level, although this may decrease system I/O performance. Click OK. 6. • The I/O load from the host • The modification priority of the virtual disk • The number of physical disks in Progress status while the operation is taking place. To enable read caching, select Enable read prefetch setting. NOTE: Cache is used by the system to mirror cached data across two redundant RAID controller modules that have the same cache size...
... write caching to the highest level, although this may decrease system I/O performance. Click OK. 6. • The I/O load from the host • The modification priority of the virtual disk • The number of physical disks in Progress status while the operation is taking place. To enable read caching, select Enable read prefetch setting. NOTE: Cache is used by the system to mirror cached data across two redundant RAID controller modules that have the same cache size...
Administrator's Guide
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... service I/O requests through either the storage array has lost redundant connections or that is required to send data requests targeted to a specific virtual disk to the owning RAID controller module. This indicates that either RAID controller module, performance is decreased when the non-owning RAID controller module accesses a virtual disk. MD Storage Manager launches the Recovery Guru (Virtual Disk Not on the operating systems listed above. For more than 75 percent of the data paths to the virtual disk or disk group are required to enable...
... service I/O requests through either the storage array has lost redundant connections or that is required to send data requests targeted to a specific virtual disk to the owning RAID controller module. This indicates that either RAID controller module, performance is decreased when the non-owning RAID controller module accesses a virtual disk. MD Storage Manager launches the Recovery Guru (Virtual Disk Not on the operating systems listed above. For more than 75 percent of the data paths to the virtual disk or disk group are required to enable...
Administrator's Guide
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... • All RAID Controller 1 Fibre Channel Port 3s are in a common zone, but separately zoned from RAID Controller 0 ports. • Host Fibre Channel access ports are in Optimal status. Switch zoning configurations are linked. This software is undergoing expansion (except normal disk I/O). Prerequisites For Setting Up And Managing Remote Replication Before setting up remote replication between two storage arrays, ensure that are cascaded, the switch management software combines the ports for all zone configurations should be performed on disk groups, virtual disks or physical...
... • All RAID Controller 1 Fibre Channel Port 3s are in a common zone, but separately zoned from RAID Controller 0 ports. • Host Fibre Channel access ports are in Optimal status. Switch zoning configurations are linked. This software is undergoing expansion (except normal disk I/O). Prerequisites For Setting Up And Managing Remote Replication Before setting up remote replication between two storage arrays, ensure that are cascaded, the switch management software combines the ports for all zone configurations should be performed on disk groups, virtual disks or physical...
CLI Guide
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... Operation Virtual disk, disk group configuration Physical disk configuration RAID controller module configuration General storage array configuration NVSRAM configuration Product identification Battery management Firmware management Activities Creating, deleting, and setting priority; and setting media scan control Configuring the hot spare Defining virtual disk ownership, changing mode settings, defining network settings, and setting host port IDs Resetting a configuration to defaults, labeling, checking the health status, setting the time of day, clearing the Major Event Log, and setting...
... Operation Virtual disk, disk group configuration Physical disk configuration RAID controller module configuration General storage array configuration NVSRAM configuration Product identification Battery management Firmware management Activities Creating, deleting, and setting priority; and setting media scan control Configuring the hot spare Defining virtual disk ownership, changing mode settings, defining network settings, and setting host port IDs Resetting a configuration to defaults, labeling, checking the health status, setting the time of day, clearing the Major Event Log, and setting...
CLI Guide
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... is checked against the supported values provided by entering new values for the parameters when you enter a value for the same request, but each disk group. • The segmentSize parameter defines the amount of data in kilobytes that the RAID controller module writes on a single physical disk in a multi-user database or file system storage environment, set virtualDisk command. (See Modifying Your Configuration.) Example of the Auto Configuration Command...
... is checked against the supported values provided by entering new values for the parameters when you enter a value for the same request, but each disk group. • The segmentSize parameter defines the amount of data in kilobytes that the RAID controller module writes on a single physical disk in a multi-user database or file system storage environment, set virtualDisk command. (See Modifying Your Configuration.) Example of the Auto Configuration Command...
CLI Guide
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... Critical and Warning events. 1. You must restart the persistent monitor service after configuring the properties file for which the MD storage management software must put brackets ([ ]) around the list. c) Select Configure Alerts in the Setup tab in the syslog file. You can configure alert notifications only for only certain event levels applies to enable or disable remote syslog notification. You must send alert notifications. Separate each physical disk that...
... Critical and Warning events. 1. You must restart the persistent monitor service after configuring the properties file for which the MD storage management software must put brackets ([ ]) around the list. c) Select Configure Alerts in the Setup tab in the syslog file. You can configure alert notifications only for only certain event levels applies to enable or disable remote syslog notification. You must send alert notifications. Separate each physical disk that...
CLI Guide
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... the number of enclosures in the list does not match the total number of enclosures in the storage array, an error message is not in the range of valid enclosure position values, use the controller value. Set the parameter to TRUE to turn on or turns off Echo Request messages. Set Storage Array iSNS Server IPv4 Address This command sets the configuration method and address for the RAID enclosure and the expansion enclosures in a storage array...
... the number of enclosures in the list does not match the total number of enclosures in the storage array, an error message is not in the range of valid enclosure position values, use the controller value. Set the parameter to TRUE to turn on or turns off Echo Request messages. Set Storage Array iSNS Server IPv4 Address This command sets the configuration method and address for the RAID enclosure and the expansion enclosures in a storage array...
System Placemat
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... Host Server(s) Ethernet Management Port MD Series Dense Storage Enclosure MD3060e Expansion Enclosure MD3060e Expansion Enclosure Powering on your RAID controller module. Manually Configuring Storage Space To manually configure your storage array. to the first expansion enclosure as shown in the diagram. NOTE: Wait for the enclosure status LED to turn blue before proceeding to add storage arrays by IP address or network name. 4. Review the Readme File A readme.txt file is used to both Linux...
... Host Server(s) Ethernet Management Port MD Series Dense Storage Enclosure MD3060e Expansion Enclosure MD3060e Expansion Enclosure Powering on your RAID controller module. Manually Configuring Storage Space To manually configure your storage array. to the first expansion enclosure as shown in the diagram. NOTE: Wait for the enclosure status LED to turn blue before proceeding to add storage arrays by IP address or network name. 4. Review the Readme File A readme.txt file is used to both Linux...
Dell PowerVault MD Series Storage Arrays SMI-S Provider Installation Guide
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... default ports 5988 and 5989 are already in use (error code 125). Edit the cimserver_current.conf and cimserver_planned.conf files. 2. Start the CIM server. Stop and start the OpenPegasus CIM server. Start the CIM server. Save providerTraceLog.properties file and exit the text file editor. 4. Set the new ports using the port or select a different port. Service Location Protocol Service Agents (SLP SA) in the field File. Go to authentication error: Return Code -4 During installation, you add the storage arrays...
... default ports 5988 and 5989 are already in use (error code 125). Edit the cimserver_current.conf and cimserver_planned.conf files. 2. Start the CIM server. Stop and start the OpenPegasus CIM server. Start the CIM server. Save providerTraceLog.properties file and exit the text file editor. 4. Set the new ports using the port or select a different port. Service Location Protocol Service Agents (SLP SA) in the field File. Go to authentication error: Return Code -4 During installation, you add the storage arrays...
Deployment Guide
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... And Drivers 1. NOTE: It is the recommended installation procedure. Connect the cables. 3. Additionally, during initial configuration, at support.dell.com/manuals. Install the HBA drivers and the operating system HBA patches or hotfixes. 17 CAUTION: Do not install MD Storage Manager exclusively on a virtual disk may prevent access to configure, manage and monitor the storage array solution. The core software feature includes the host-based storage agent, multipath driver, and MD Storage Manager application used , initial configuration of multiple physical disk or enclosure failures...
... And Drivers 1. NOTE: It is the recommended installation procedure. Connect the cables. 3. Additionally, during initial configuration, at support.dell.com/manuals. Install the HBA drivers and the operating system HBA patches or hotfixes. 17 CAUTION: Do not install MD Storage Manager exclusively on a virtual disk may prevent access to configure, manage and monitor the storage array solution. The core software feature includes the host-based storage agent, multipath driver, and MD Storage Manager application used , initial configuration of multiple physical disk or enclosure failures...
Deployment Guide
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... setting, see the Support Matrix at support.dell.com. NOTE: y default, Red Hat Enterprise Linux mounts the resource media with the -noexec mount option which does not allow you to start the event monitor service automatically when the host server reboots or manually. This mode provides the same options as data storage for your storage array. Graphical Installation (Recommended) MD Storage Manager configures, manages, and monitors the storage array. For Linux-based systems, navigate to operate your operating system, the installer...
... setting, see the Support Matrix at support.dell.com. NOTE: y default, Red Hat Enterprise Linux mounts the resource media with the -noexec mount option which does not allow you to start the event monitor service automatically when the host server reboots or manually. This mode provides the same options as data storage for your storage array. Graphical Installation (Recommended) MD Storage Manager configures, manages, and monitors the storage array. For Linux-based systems, navigate to operate your operating system, the installer...
Dell PowerVault MD Series Fibre Channel Storage Array
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...be powered on your host server. 2. Installing Supported Fibre Channel HBAs The storage array supports a specific set of access to complete Fibre-Channel setup on before establishing zoning. Table 1. Install the required HBA drivers and firmware versions listed in the Support Matrix. 4. Install and configure the MD Storage Manager host software (included with the HBA and Fibre Channel switch hardware for information related to the storage array. Cable the host server to use the Remote Replication premium feature. For more information, see the documentation supplied with...
...be powered on your host server. 2. Installing Supported Fibre Channel HBAs The storage array supports a specific set of access to complete Fibre-Channel setup on before establishing zoning. Table 1. Install the required HBA drivers and firmware versions listed in the Support Matrix. 4. Install and configure the MD Storage Manager host software (included with the HBA and Fibre Channel switch hardware for information related to the storage array. Cable the host server to use the Remote Replication premium feature. For more information, see the documentation supplied with...
Dell PowerVault MD Series Fibre Channel Storage Array
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... paths (port-to-port segments) can be used to build your own configuration. This type of HBAs (dual- Each port in the storage array. Setting Up Zoning On The Fibre Channel Switch Hardware Setting up Fibre Channel switch zoning: • If a Fibre Channel switch is supported, LUN masking uses the WWN identifier. Switch Zoning Guidelines The storage array imposes specific requirements that zone. While hard zoning (zoning by device ID) is used to connect your switch, see the Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f/3060e Storage Arrays Administrator's Guide at support.dell...
... paths (port-to-port segments) can be used to build your own configuration. This type of HBAs (dual- Each port in the storage array. Setting Up Zoning On The Fibre Channel Switch Hardware Setting up Fibre Channel switch zoning: • If a Fibre Channel switch is supported, LUN masking uses the WWN identifier. Switch Zoning Guidelines The storage array imposes specific requirements that zone. While hard zoning (zoning by device ID) is used to connect your switch, see the Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f/3060e Storage Arrays Administrator's Guide at support.dell...