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... came with the system. Unpacking A Rack System WARNING: The weight of your system in a rack. WARNING: Your system must be installed by Dell certified service technicians. To install a fully populated system, a mechanized lifting tool is 19.50 kg (43.0 lb) and when fully populated with... injury. NOTE: For weight stability, always load the rack from the bottom up. Installing the system in the rack following procedure, review the safety instructions that the weight of three service technicians are required. WARNING: Install the physical disks into the system only after installing...
... came with the system. Unpacking A Rack System WARNING: The weight of your system in a rack. WARNING: Your system must be installed by Dell certified service technicians. To install a fully populated system, a mechanized lifting tool is 19.50 kg (43.0 lb) and when fully populated with... injury. NOTE: For weight stability, always load the rack from the bottom up. Installing the system in the rack following procedure, review the safety instructions that the weight of three service technicians are required. WARNING: Install the physical disks into the system only after installing...
Administrator's Guide
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... for each day during the data collection period for the selected metric/device pair. 10. IO/second - Cache Hit Percentage - On the View Graph window, review the performance data displayed for which you can view either real-time or historical performance metrics for the current polling interval. -
... for each day during the data collection period for the selected metric/device pair. 10. IO/second - Cache Hit Percentage - On the View Graph window, review the performance data displayed for which you can view either real-time or historical performance metrics for the current polling interval. -
Administrator's Guide
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... spare physical disk if it is enabled on the Physical Disk menu. The Hot Spare Physical Disk Options window is the correct physical disk. to review hot spare coverage and to unassign the physical disk. You can use the secure erase procedure to remove all of taking over for more information...
... spare physical disk if it is enabled on the Physical Disk menu. The Hot Spare Physical Disk Options window is the correct physical disk. to review hot spare coverage and to unassign the physical disk. You can use the secure erase procedure to remove all of taking over for more information...
Administrator's Guide
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... function is displayed. 8. to or larger than the size of the selected physical disks on the Hardware tab. - See step 12. Review the information about the hot spare coverage in your system. To unassign hot spares, in the Hot Spare Coverage window, select physical disks in.... to the storage array. A hot spare adds another level of physical disks in the Details area. 11. Manually assign individual physical disks - Review the information about the hot spare coverage in which a redundant virtual disk experiences a physical disk failure, a rebuild of disk failure. To assign ...
... function is displayed. 8. to or larger than the size of the selected physical disks on the Hardware tab. - See step 12. Review the information about the hot spare coverage in your system. To unassign hot spares, in the Hot Spare Coverage window, select physical disks in.... to the storage array. A hot spare adds another level of physical disks in the Details area. 11. Manually assign individual physical disks - Review the information about the hot spare coverage in which a redundant virtual disk experiences a physical disk failure, a rebuild of disk failure. To assign ...
Administrator's Guide
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... virtual disks to the event log. • Mirror repositories On the target storage array: 1. Insert the exported physical disks into the available physical disk slots. 2. Review the Import Report for an overview of Solid State Disks (SSDs). From the menu bar, select Storage → Virtual Disk → Change → Media Scan...
... virtual disks to the event log. • Mirror repositories On the target storage array: 1. Insert the exported physical disks into the available physical disk slots. 2. Review the Import Report for an overview of Solid State Disks (SSDs). From the menu bar, select Storage → Virtual Disk → Change → Media Scan...
Administrator's Guide
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... using the unconfigured capacity. Locating Physical Disks In A Disk Pool You can create multiple equalcapacity virtual disks after the disk pool is detected, you can review the options, and click Yes in the Tree view or the Table view. 3. By default, the Automatic Configuration dialog is displayed when one or more...
... using the unconfigured capacity. Locating Physical Disks In A Disk Pool You can create multiple equalcapacity virtual disks after the disk pool is detected, you can review the options, and click Yes in the Tree view or the Table view. 3. By default, the Automatic Configuration dialog is displayed when one or more...
Administrator's Guide
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Removing A Support Data Collection Schedule To remove a support data collection schedule: 1. From the EMW, select Tools → Collect Support Data → Create/Edit Schedule. Review the information, then click Yes. The event log is displayed. 2. It records configuration events and storage array component failures. Errors occurring on the storage array ...
Removing A Support Data Collection Schedule To remove a support data collection schedule: 1. From the EMW, select Tools → Collect Support Data → Create/Edit Schedule. Review the information, then click Yes. The event log is displayed. 2. It records configuration events and storage array component failures. Errors occurring on the storage array ...
CLI Guide
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..., causing an update to save storageArray performanceStats command. Before using the save the performance statistics. You can use any file name your operating system can review to the file. A list of the file in which you can support. Monitor the performance of Information Devices Description Devices are collected. 82 Storage Array...
..., causing an update to save storageArray performanceStats command. Before using the save the performance statistics. You can use any file name your operating system can review to the file. A list of the file in which you can support. Monitor the performance of Information Devices Description Devices are collected. 82 Storage Array...
System Placemat
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... drawer, filling slots 0, 3, 6, and 9 first. • Keep all drawers closed unless you set up and operate your Dell PowerVault system, review the safety instructions that shipped with your enclosure. Rotate the physical disk carrier handle upward to 240 V input sources. Lower the physical disk into... in the enclosure. For more information, see the Rack Installation instructions that shipped with your system. Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f/3060e Storage Array Racking Your Storage Enclosure WARNING: Before you need to the appropriate personnel.
... drawer, filling slots 0, 3, 6, and 9 first. • Keep all drawers closed unless you set up and operate your Dell PowerVault system, review the safety instructions that shipped with your enclosure. Rotate the physical disk carrier handle upward to 240 V input sources. Lower the physical disk into... in the enclosure. For more information, see the Rack Installation instructions that shipped with your system. Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f/3060e Storage Array Racking Your Storage Enclosure WARNING: Before you need to the appropriate personnel.
System Placemat
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... Host Installation. NOTE: If you to external power receptacles on different circuits. The installation wizard allows you are supported. Review the Readme File A readme.txt file is required to two 4U enclosures with the same attributes. Using the Automatic Con...be connected to the SAS OUT port on the MD3060e expansion enclosures, if applicable. Select Install MD Storage Software. Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f/3060e Storage Array (continued...) Cabling Your Storage Array and Expansion Enclosure The MD Series Dense enclosure supports a ...
... Host Installation. NOTE: If you to external power receptacles on different circuits. The installation wizard allows you are supported. Review the Readme File A readme.txt file is required to two 4U enclosures with the same attributes. Using the Automatic Con...be connected to the SAS OUT port on the MD3060e expansion enclosures, if applicable. Select Install MD Storage Software. Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f/3060e Storage Array (continued...) Cabling Your Storage Array and Expansion Enclosure The MD Series Dense enclosure supports a ...
Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array VMware vCenter Plug-in Installation and Configuration Guide
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... 1 Launch the MD vCenter Plug-in does not require a domain or domain controller configuration. NOTE: The MD vCenter Plug-in installer and review the introduction screens. Click Next. 3 Select an installation directory on the application server. The default IP address shown the installer will be installed..., port number 8084 must be the IP address of the system it is running on your administrator user name with the vCenter Server. Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in with an alias (for example, hostname/username). 9 Enter the vCenter Server administrator user ID, then ...
... 1 Launch the MD vCenter Plug-in does not require a domain or domain controller configuration. NOTE: The MD vCenter Plug-in installer and review the introduction screens. Click Next. 3 Select an installation directory on the application server. The default IP address shown the installer will be installed..., port number 8084 must be the IP address of the system it is running on your administrator user name with the vCenter Server. Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in with an alias (for example, hostname/username). 9 Enter the vCenter Server administrator user ID, then ...
Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array VMware vCenter Plug-in Installation and Configuration Guide
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..., select the secondary virtual disk to be the target of the source remote replication. 6 Choose the write mode for the remote replication and click Next. 7 Review the summary information on the Confirmation page and click Finish to create remote replication using the MD vCenter Plug-in | 49 Figure 38...
..., select the secondary virtual disk to be the target of the source remote replication. 6 Choose the write mode for the remote replication and click Next. 7 Review the summary information on the Confirmation page and click Finish to create remote replication using the MD vCenter Plug-in | 49 Figure 38...
Deployment Guide
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...storage array, provides information to configure the initial setup of the system. • Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f/3060e Storage Arrays Administrator's Guide-The Administrator's Guide provides ...third for customer information. • Decide whether to allow space for additional storage capacity. Each PowerVault MD3660i Series storage array can be expanded to a host using two hot-swappable RAID controller modules....Before using this guide, ensure that you review the instructions in this chapter are grouped according to the following before setting up your storage...
...storage array, provides information to configure the initial setup of the system. • Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f/3060e Storage Arrays Administrator's Guide-The Administrator's Guide provides ...third for customer information. • Decide whether to allow space for additional storage capacity. Each PowerVault MD3660i Series storage array can be expanded to a host using two hot-swappable RAID controller modules....Before using this guide, ensure that you review the instructions in this chapter are grouped according to the following before setting up your storage...
Deployment Guide
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... IP addresses at a single location enables you review these steps occur in -band management NOTE: It is recommended that you want to perform a manual configuration, see Appendix - However, before completing the worksheet. PowerVault MDCU provides a consolidated approach for configuring iSCSI ... iSCSI initiator 4. Connect to achieve load-balanced paths with the storage array iSCSI host ports. If you use the PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility (MDCU) for both Windows and Linux environments. Manual Configuration of the wizard. Automatic Configuration Using...
... IP addresses at a single location enables you review these steps occur in -band management NOTE: It is recommended that you want to perform a manual configuration, see Appendix - However, before completing the worksheet. PowerVault MDCU provides a consolidated approach for configuring iSCSI ... iSCSI initiator 4. Connect to achieve load-balanced paths with the storage array iSCSI host ports. If you use the PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility (MDCU) for both Windows and Linux environments. Manual Configuration of the wizard. Automatic Configuration Using...
Deployment Guide
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Apply the settings after reviewing the summary. 8. When the option is to configure your storage arrays to make them available for the storage array and host configuration: • For optimal ... involves the following steps: 1. Repeat the process starting from step 2 to connect to access the storage arrays. See the storage array's Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. • If your storage arrays, or it is not connected to the iSCSI based storage array (or which IP addresses and authentication method...
Apply the settings after reviewing the summary. 8. When the option is to configure your storage arrays to make them available for the storage array and host configuration: • For optimal ... involves the following steps: 1. Repeat the process starting from step 2 to connect to access the storage arrays. See the storage array's Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. • If your storage arrays, or it is not connected to the iSCSI based storage array (or which IP addresses and authentication method...
Deployment Guide
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... communication. For Windows, click Start → All Programs → Dell → MD Storage Software → Modular Disk Configuration Utility. - In the Array Configuration Summary window, review and apply your iSCSI storage array. 6. NOTE: For more information ...about storage planning and using MD Storage Manager, see the MDCU online help. For more information on the desktop or navigate to the /opt/dell/mdstoragesoftware/ mdconfigurationutility directory in a terminal window and run PowerVault...
... communication. For Windows, click Start → All Programs → Dell → MD Storage Software → Modular Disk Configuration Utility. - In the Array Configuration Summary window, review and apply your iSCSI storage array. 6. NOTE: For more information ...about storage planning and using MD Storage Manager, see the MDCU online help. For more information on the desktop or navigate to the /opt/dell/mdstoragesoftware/ mdconfigurationutility directory in a terminal window and run PowerVault...
Deployment Guide
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...specified and no authentication, 1 for Target CHAP, or 2 for the target on command may look like this: iscsicli PersistentLoginTarget iqn.198405.com.dell:powervault.6001372000ffe3332xx0000046 72edf2 3260 T 192.168.130.101 * * * 0x2 0 To view active sessions to the target, run the following and repeat... storage device. - is 0, indicating that you connect to display the target list. - is the target CHAP secret. - To review optimal network setup and configuration settings, see the Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN) at least one session to connect and the configuration state of a...
...specified and no authentication, 1 for Target CHAP, or 2 for the target on command may look like this: iscsicli PersistentLoginTarget iqn.198405.com.dell:powervault.6001372000ffe3332xx0000046 72edf2 3260 T 192.168.130.101 * * * 0x2 0 To view active sessions to the target, run the following and repeat... storage device. - is 0, indicating that you connect to display the target list. - is the target CHAP secret. - To review optimal network setup and configuration settings, see the Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN) at least one session to connect and the configuration state of a...