Dell PowerVault MD1000 Support Question
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How To Upgrade Firmware Dell Md1000
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Related Dell PowerVault MD1000 Manual Pages
Information Update - Page 1
Dell PowerVault MD1000 Storage Enclosure
Information Update
Information Update - Page 2
... interest in this document is strictly forbidden. June 2010 Rev. A01 Information in this text: Dell™, the DELL™ logo, PowerEdge™, and PowerVault™ are not followed. disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2005-2010 Dell Inc.
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better...
Information Update - Page 3
Figure 1 Redundant Path With One Enclosure
Server
PowerVault MD1000 storage enclosure
Information Update
3
With redundant paths, if one path fails, another ... Configurations Using a PERC 6/E Adapter
PERC 6/E adapters can be used to drives in a Dell PowerVault MD1000 enclosure. NOTE: Redundant path connectivity is supported using Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) 5/E and PERC 6/E.
Information Update - Page 4
Redundant Path With Two Enclosures
Server
Figure 3. Redundant Path With Three Enclosures
PowerVault MD1000 storage enclosure
PowerVault MD1000 storage enclosure
Server
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Information Update
PowerVault MD1000 storage enclosure
PowerVault MD1000 storage enclosure
PowerVault MD1000 storage enclosure Figure 2.
Information Update - Page 5
..., replace the drive. For more information about troubleshooting a SAS/SATA drive, see the Dell PowerVault MD1000 Storage Enclosure Hardware Owner's Manual at support.dell.com/manuals.
NOTE: If an amber blink sequence represents a SMART trip, the drive must be fixed by a firmware update. Troubleshooting Enclosure Problems
Problem
One of a drive, replace the drive that reports to...
MD1000 Systems Support Matrix - Page 3
...as a boot device.
Dell™ PowerVault™ MD1000 Systems Support Matrix
This document provides information on supported software and hardware for Dell PowerVault MD1000 Systems.
The PowerVault MD1000 supported software and hardware are directly tied to the RAID controller to Supported OS section below for PowerVault MD1000 Systems (SAS/SATA)
Component
Firmware
Microsoft® Windows...
MD1000 Systems Support Matrix - Page 4
... Refer to Supported OS section below for PowerVault MD1000 Systems (SAS/SATA)
Component
Firmware
Microsoft® Windows® 2003 Server ...dell.com.
4 NOTE: For the latest BIOS information, see a current list of supported servers reference www.dell.com/perc.
If a PERC 5/E or PERC 6/E is supported in a server then the PowerVault MD1000 is not supported as a boot device. NOTE: The MD1000...
MD1000 Systems Support Matrix - Page 5
...or PERC 6/E is supported in a server then the PowerVault MD1000 is supported on that platform. Minimum Supported Management Software for PowerVault
MD1000 Systems
Software
Minimum OMSA Revision Notes
Dell OpenManage™
5.3
The minimum supported OMSA version for MD1000 is displayed, then the drive has shipped with the required minimum firmware level for minimum supported OMSA level. To...
MD1000 Systems Support Matrix - Page 6
Supported Hard Drives for PowerVault MD1000 Systems
Drive description
Maxtor SAS 73 GB 10K RPM Maxtor SAS 146 GB ... HUS153073VLS300 HUS153014VLS300 HUS153030VLS300 HUS154530VLS300 HUS154545VLS300 HUS156030VLS600 HUS156045VLS600 HUS156060VLS600 ST336754SS ST373454SS ST3146854SS ST373455SS ST3146855SS
Minimum Firmware Level
BP05 BP05 BP05 BP05 BP05 BP05 D206 D206 D206
A280 A280 A280
S410 S410...
MD1000 Systems Support Matrix - Page 8
Max Configuration on Dell-qualified hardware.
Therefore, the maximum number of supported enclosures is a limit of three MD1000 enclosures per port in a single PERC 5/E or PERC 6/E controller (three enclosures per ... [(2 controllers) x (2 ports) x (3 enclosures)] = 12 enclosures
Supported Hardware Configuration shows typical hardware configurations for the PowerVault MD1000 enclosure.
Replacing an EMM - Page 1
... damage, personal injury, or death. Reproduction in any proprietary interest in the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD1000 Storage Enclosure Hardware Owner's Manual. NOTE: If you have two EMMs installed, both EMMs have the same firmware level. The Dell™ PowerVault™ MD1000 storage enclosure with redundant enclosure management contains two enclosure management modules (EMMs). For...
Hardware Owners Manual - Page 3
... You Begin 19 Cabling Your Enclosure for Unified or Split Mode 19 Connecting the Enclosure 20
Using Your Enclosure to Expand a Dell PowerVault MD3000 Enclosure 21 Changing Your Enclosure's Operating Mode 24 Managing Your Storage Enclosure 25 Downloading Firmware 25
3 Installing Enclosure Components
Recommended Tools 27 Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel 27
Contents
3
Hardware Owners Manual - Page 14
...On 250 ms Off 250 ms [three times]; Off 1000 ms): Firmware revisions between SAS expanders and enclosure processor could not be established. Both...the enclosure via a single EMM, or up to communicate with enclosure devices. Solid amber: The enclosure did not boot, is not properly ... virtual groups, with up to 15 drives in the MD1000 host-based RAID solution.
Unified Mode and Split Mode
...
Hardware Owners Manual - Page 21
...the front and back of operation, either a new MD1000 (shipped in April 2007 or later) or with an MD1000 expansion enclosure that was previously configured in the following ...Dell PowerVault MD3000 Enclosure
You can expand an MD3000 enclosure with either unified or split mode (see Figure 1-7 for switch positions).
5 Connect power to 45 3.5" SAS physical disks.
Operating Your Storage...
Hardware Owners Manual - Page 22
..., use the update package.
c Upgrade the multipath drivers on each host server. On Linux hosts, you install MD Storage Manager in the Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix (available from support.dell.com.
• MD1000 firmware version A03 (The MD3000 enclosure does not support connection of an MD1000 expansion enclosure with A00 firmware.)
• SAS 5/E firmware version A03 (00.10.49.00...
Hardware Owners Manual - Page 23
... available from virtual disks created on any attached hosts.
NOTICE: You cannot upgrade the firmware on each host (the latest version is lost. c Upgrade the multipath drivers on an MD1000 expansion enclosure from support.dell.com). On Linux hosts, you install MD Storage Manager in Full or Host mode. Wait for the status LED to an...
Hardware Owners Manual - Page 24
... steps in the MD Storage Manager. For more information, see Figure 1-7). 6 Rearrange the disks in the enclosure as shown in the Dell
PowerVault Compatibility Matrix (available from support.dell.com). 8 Power on...the server. 4 Power down the enclosure by turning off the MD3000 enclosure. 7 Connect the MD1000 expansion enclosure(s) to indicate that the unit is ready: • If the status LED ...
Hardware Owners Manual - Page 25
... take several minutes per enclosure. Server Assistant obtains information about physical storage devices, disk enclosures, virtual disks/RAID arrays, and logical devices and displays the information in both server-internal storage and externally attached storage. Downloading Firmware
You can download firmware updates for more details. After the download completes, a reboot of Communication...
Hardware Owners Manual - Page 57
... followed by MS-DOS to remove a system component or attached device without having a keyboard, mouse, or monitor attached. IRQ -
A type of file storage. format - FTP - A keyboard is an input device, and a monitor is the data path and physical interface between the system board and storage devices.
ID - A signal that data is a data structure that can...
Hardware Owners Manual - Page 60
...See bootable diskette.
When you change them again.
A standard interface between the system board and storage devices. serial port -
SNMP -
VGA and SVGA are installed for operation.
As the main circuit ... and how the system should be terminated to describe a system that allows you call Dell for peripherals, and various ROM chips. A start Windows, it when you to your...
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