Owner's Manual
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings 2 1 About Your System...7 Introduction...7 Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager 7 Other Information You May Need...7 Front-Panel Features ...8 Front-Panel Indicators ...9 Back-Panel Features...11 Cooling Fan ......15 MD3260 SAS RAID Controller Module Features And Indicators 15 MD3260i iSCSI RAID Controller Module Features And Indicators 16 MD3660i iSCSI RAID Controller Module Features And Indicators 17 MD3660f Fibre Channel RAID Controller Module Features And Indicators 18 Host Channel LED Link Rate Indications...19 SFP Transceivers Fibre ...
Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings 2 1 About Your System...7 Introduction...7 Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager 7 Other Information You May Need...7 Front-Panel Features ...8 Front-Panel Indicators ...9 Back-Panel Features...11 Cooling Fan ......15 MD3260 SAS RAID Controller Module Features And Indicators 15 MD3260i iSCSI RAID Controller Module Features And Indicators 16 MD3660i iSCSI RAID Controller Module Features And Indicators 17 MD3660f Fibre Channel RAID Controller Module Features And Indicators 18 Host Channel LED Link Rate Indications...19 SFP Transceivers Fibre ...
Owner's Manual
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... 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...
... 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...
Owner's Manual
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...Technical Specifications Physical Disks Physical disks RAID Controller Modules RAID controller modules Dell PowerVault MD3260 storage arrays Dell PowerVault MD3260i storage arrays Dell PowerVault MD3660i storage arrays Dell PowerVault MD3660f storage arrays Expansion Modules Dell PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosures SAS connectors Serial connector (debug port) Up to...-Panel Connectors (Per RAID Controller Module) MD3260 SAS connectors Four SAS IN ports to an additional PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosure NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8088 compliant. Two SAS IN ports to connect hosts...
...Technical Specifications Physical Disks Physical disks RAID Controller Modules RAID controller modules Dell PowerVault MD3260 storage arrays Dell PowerVault MD3260i storage arrays Dell PowerVault MD3660i storage arrays Dell PowerVault MD3660f storage arrays Expansion Modules Dell PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosures SAS connectors Serial connector (debug port) Up to...-Panel Connectors (Per RAID Controller Module) MD3260 SAS connectors Four SAS IN ports to an additional PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosure NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8088 compliant. Two SAS IN ports to connect hosts...
Owner's Manual
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... SAS connector iSCSI connectors Serial connector (debug port) Management Ethernet connector MD3660i SAS connector iSCSI connectors Serial connector (debug port) Management Ethernet connector MD3660f SAS connector FC connectors Serial connector (debug port) One SAS OUT port for expansion to an additional PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosure NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8088 compliant. One...
... SAS connector iSCSI connectors Serial connector (debug port) Management Ethernet connector MD3660i SAS connector iSCSI connectors Serial connector (debug port) Management Ethernet connector MD3660f SAS connector FC connectors Serial connector (debug port) One SAS OUT port for expansion to an additional PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosure NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8088 compliant. One...
Administrator's Guide
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... 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...
... 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...
Administrator's Guide
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... The MD Series resource media contains all system management tools. • The Dell PowerVault MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, MD3660f and MD3060e Series Storage Arrays Support Matrix provides information on MD3260i and MD3660i storage arrays that can be included within this document, see the Glossary at support....dell.com/manuals. • The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of...
... The MD Series resource media contains all system management tools. • The Dell PowerVault MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, MD3660f and MD3060e Series Storage Arrays Support Matrix provides information on MD3260i and MD3660i storage arrays that can be included within this document, see the Glossary at support....dell.com/manuals. • The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of...
Administrator's Guide
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... host or a host group access to a particular virtual disk or to a number of the Host Mappings tab. 6 About Your Host Configuring Host Access Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MD Storage Manager) is not dynamic and must map the host to the virtual disk. To enable the host to write... Context Agent is comprised of the steps required to see Defining A Host. Click Configured Hosts in a storage array. NOTE: On MD3260i and MD3660i storage arrays that host and the host ports connected from one of multiple modules. If the Host Context Agent is running on the left pane...
... host or a host group access to a particular virtual disk or to a number of the Host Mappings tab. 6 About Your Host Configuring Host Access Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MD Storage Manager) is not dynamic and must map the host to the virtual disk. To enable the host to write... Context Agent is comprised of the steps required to see Defining A Host. Click Configured Hosts in a storage array. NOTE: On MD3260i and MD3660i storage arrays that host and the host ports connected from one of multiple modules. If the Host Context Agent is running on the left pane...
Information Update
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Dell PowerVault MD3260/MD3260i/MD3660i/MD3660f/ MD3060e Storage Arrays Information Update
Dell PowerVault MD3260/MD3260i/MD3660i/MD3660f/ MD3060e Storage Arrays Information Update
Information Update
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... Required RAID Controller Module Firmware And NVSRAM Versions All RAID controller modules in this document, Dell PowerVault MD3260/MD3260i/MD3660i/MD3660f/MD3060e Storage Arrays is referred to the Dell PowerVault MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, MD3660f, and MD3060e Series Storage Arrays Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: Henceforth in your MD Dense storage array must have an earlier version...
... Required RAID Controller Module Firmware And NVSRAM Versions All RAID controller modules in this document, Dell PowerVault MD3260/MD3260i/MD3660i/MD3660f/MD3060e Storage Arrays is referred to the Dell PowerVault MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, MD3660f, and MD3060e Series Storage Arrays Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: Henceforth in your MD Dense storage array must have an earlier version...
Information Update
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... providers • Using your MD Series Dense storage array. The following topics are addressed in the root directory of the Resource Media for Dell PowerVault MD Series for MD3060e, MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, and MD3660f Storage Arrays contains important information on the MD Series Dense storage arrays, see the following resources: • User documentation-support...
... providers • Using your MD Series Dense storage array. The following topics are addressed in the root directory of the Resource Media for Dell PowerVault MD Series for MD3060e, MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, and MD3660f Storage Arrays contains important information on the MD Series Dense storage arrays, see the following resources: • User documentation-support...
Support Matrix
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Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, MD3660f and MD3060e Series Storage Arrays Support Matrix Introduction ...2 Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f/3060e Series Storage Array Rules 2 Default IPv4 settings for the Management Ports on the MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f arrays 5 Default IPv4 settings for the iSCSI Ports on MD3260i and MD3660i... Host Bus Adapters 15 Supported HBAs, Required Drivers and Firmware 16 Supported Brocade and Dell PowerConnect FOS levels 23 Supported Dell M1000e Fibre Channel IOMs 24 Tested Brocade, Cisco and Qlogic Fibre Channel Routers 24 1
Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, MD3660f and MD3060e Series Storage Arrays Support Matrix Introduction ...2 Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f/3060e Series Storage Array Rules 2 Default IPv4 settings for the Management Ports on the MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f arrays 5 Default IPv4 settings for the iSCSI Ports on MD3260i and MD3660i... Host Bus Adapters 15 Supported HBAs, Required Drivers and Firmware 16 Supported Brocade and Dell PowerConnect FOS levels 23 Supported Dell M1000e Fibre Channel IOMs 24 Tested Brocade, Cisco and Qlogic Fibre Channel Routers 24 1
Support Matrix
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... listed below. Simplex configuration is supported. Applicable to 180 physical disks through a premium feature option. Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f/3060e Series Storage Array Rules* The following are the connectivity and consideration rules for Dell PowerVault MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, MD3660f and MD3060e series storage arrays as well as a tape drive or other protocol on same...
... listed below. Simplex configuration is supported. Applicable to 180 physical disks through a premium feature option. Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f/3060e Series Storage Array Rules* The following are the connectivity and consideration rules for Dell PowerVault MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, MD3660f and MD3060e series storage arrays as well as a tape drive or other protocol on same...
Support Matrix
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... If you do not enable the flow control, your iSCSI storage array may affect the entire network and can be migrated between a Dell PowerVault √ MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f by √ specifying the RAID Controller management port IP addresses on the MD Storage Array, SMcli ...applicable it is limited to a √ - On Linux systems Device Mapper multi-pathing drivers √ are connected to MD3260i and/or N/A MD3660i series through the network switches, make sure that change the attributes of a virtual disk, virtual disk copy, or snapshot virtual disk, must have...
... If you do not enable the flow control, your iSCSI storage array may affect the entire network and can be migrated between a Dell PowerVault √ MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f by √ specifying the RAID Controller management port IP addresses on the MD Storage Array, SMcli ...applicable it is limited to a √ - On Linux systems Device Mapper multi-pathing drivers √ are connected to MD3260i and/or N/A MD3660i series through the network switches, make sure that change the attributes of a virtual disk, virtual disk copy, or snapshot virtual disk, must have...