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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...'s Guide provides an overview of setting up to sixty 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch physical disks. Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MD Storage Manager) is located on installing and configuring the software and ...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 ...
...'s Guide provides an overview of setting up to sixty 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch physical disks. Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MD Storage Manager) is located on installing and configuring the software and ...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 ...
Owner's Manual
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... communication, see Troubleshooting Array And Expansion Enclosure Connections. Also, see Working With SFP Modules And Fibre Optic Cables in the Dell PowerVault MD3660f Series Storage Arrays Deployment Guide at greater than a 5 cm (2 inch) radius. 45 WARNING: Data processing environments can ..., take precautions to verify LED definitions. NOTE: Equip yourself with this section, see the initial setup information for the Dell PowerVault MD3660f storage enclosures. Troubleshooting Storage Array Startup Failure If your warranty. Do not bend the fibre optic cables tighter than Class ...
... communication, see Troubleshooting Array And Expansion Enclosure Connections. Also, see Working With SFP Modules And Fibre Optic Cables in the Dell PowerVault MD3660f Series Storage Arrays Deployment Guide at greater than a 5 cm (2 inch) radius. 45 WARNING: Data processing environments can ..., take precautions to verify LED definitions. NOTE: Equip yourself with this section, see the initial setup information for the Dell PowerVault MD3660f storage enclosures. Troubleshooting Storage Array Startup Failure If your warranty. Do not bend the fibre optic cables tighter than Class ...
Owner's Manual
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... NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8088 compliant. 5 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 sixty 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch SAS or nearline SAS...
... NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8088 compliant. 5 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 sixty 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch SAS or nearline SAS...
Owner's Manual
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...hosts One 6-pin mini-DIN connector NOTE: For technical support use only. 54 Four FC IN ports to an additional PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosure NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8088 compliant. One 100/1000 Mbps Ethernet connection for out-of-band ...) Management Ethernet connector MD3260i 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 connect...
...hosts One 6-pin mini-DIN connector NOTE: For technical support use only. 54 Four FC IN ports to an additional PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosure NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8088 compliant. One 100/1000 Mbps Ethernet connection for out-of-band ...) Management Ethernet connector MD3260i 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 connect...
Administrator's Guide
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... you can select options 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...
... you can select options 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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... CLI Guide provides information about using the command line interface (CLI). • 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 supported software and hardware for MD systems. • Information Updates or readme files are...
... CLI Guide provides information about using the command line interface (CLI). • 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 supported software and hardware for MD systems. • Information Updates or readme files are...
Administrator's Guide
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... source virtual disk as a resource for enabling this functionality. If you have changed since the snapshot was created. Snapshots are instantaneous and take up to Dell PowerVault MD3660f storage arrays that owns the source virtual disk. CAUTION: Before using a copy on a virtual disk is copied to the virtual disks and use one snapshot...
... source virtual disk as a resource for enabling this functionality. If you have changed since the snapshot was created. Snapshots are instantaneous and take up to Dell PowerVault MD3660f storage arrays that owns the source virtual disk. CAUTION: Before using a copy on a virtual disk is copied to the virtual disks and use one snapshot...
Administrator's Guide
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...for replication data transmission. • The highest-numbered Fibre Channel host port (Port 3) on each RAID controller is not available to Dell PowerVault MD3660f storage arrays that support the FC protocol. Follow the directions on the card to the host server from the primary storage array to ... switch environment, see Required Switch Zoning Configurations. 131 The data can be a member of data between the host server and Dell PowerVault MD storage arrays are not supported. As part of communications or catastrophic failure in the local storage array, the secondary virtual disk ...
...for replication data transmission. • The highest-numbered Fibre Channel host port (Port 3) on each RAID controller is not available to Dell PowerVault MD3660f storage arrays that support the FC protocol. Follow the directions on the card to the host server from the primary storage array to ... switch environment, see Required Switch Zoning Configurations. 131 The data can be a member of data between the host server and Dell PowerVault MD storage arrays are not supported. As part of communications or catastrophic failure in the local storage array, the secondary virtual disk ...
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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... installed. CAUTION: Do not install software, utilities, or device drivers from the Resource Media for the Dell PowerVault MD3260/MD3260i/ MD3660i/MD3660f/MD3060e Storage Arrays. New Features In This Release This release supports several new hardware and software features. ...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. Information Update This document describes ...
... installed. CAUTION: Do not install software, utilities, or device drivers from the Resource Media for the Dell PowerVault MD3260/MD3260i/ MD3660i/MD3660f/MD3060e Storage Arrays. New Features In This Release This release supports several new hardware and software features. ...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. Information Update This document describes ...
Information Update
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... file: • Upgrading RAID controller firmware • Deploying your MD Series Dense storage array on a number of the Resource Media for Dell PowerVault MD Series for MD3060e, MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, and MD3660f Storage Arrays contains important information on Linux operating systems • Configuring your MD storage array to use the Microsoft VDS or VSS...
... file: • Upgrading RAID controller firmware • Deploying your MD Series Dense storage array on a number of the Resource Media for Dell PowerVault MD Series for MD3060e, MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, and MD3660f Storage Arrays contains important information on Linux operating systems • Configuring your MD storage array to use the Microsoft VDS or VSS...
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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... an MD3260 cannot be connected to another device (such as usage considerations, recommendations and rules. 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...
... an MD3260 cannot be connected to another device (such as usage considerations, recommendations and rules. 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...
System Placemat
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...guring an iSCSI storage array, use a Dell-supported Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver (see the Dell PowerVault Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. See Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell MD3600f/3620f/MD3660f Series Storage Arrays at support.dell.com). • Make sure you ...Storage → Virtual Disk → Create. To connect the MD3060e-based expansion enclosure to discover or manage the array. The Dell PowerVault MD Series Resource DVD contains software and drivers for your local subnet. NOTE: For best throughput, it to expand the capacity ...
...guring an iSCSI storage array, use a Dell-supported Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver (see the Dell PowerVault Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. See Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell MD3600f/3620f/MD3660f Series Storage Arrays at support.dell.com). • Make sure you ...Storage → Virtual Disk → Create. To connect the MD3060e-based expansion enclosure to discover or manage the array. The Dell PowerVault MD Series Resource DVD contains software and drivers for your local subnet. NOTE: For best throughput, it to expand the capacity ...