Dell PowerVault MD1200 Support Question
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How To Configure Md1200 With Esx
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Related Dell PowerVault MD1200 Manual Pages
Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault Storage
Enclosure - Page 1
... a unique Express Service Code and Service Tag number.
For more information about installing the rails, see the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD1200 and MD1220 Storage Enclosures Hardware Owner's Manual at the back of supported cable configurations, see "Cabling the Enclosures to one of the enclosure is also located at support.dell.com/manuals.
2 Selecting...
Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault Storage
Enclosure - Page 2
... the Power Cable(s)
Turn on the Enclosure Setting Up Your Dell™ PowerVault™ Storage Enclosure (continued)
Unified Mode host controller
Unified Mode (Redundant Path) host controller
host controller in server1
Two-Host Configuration (split mode) host controller in server2
Single-Host Configuration (split mode)
host controller
host controller
4 Cabling the Enclosures to change...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 1
Dell™ PowerVault™ MD1200 and MD1220
Storage Enclosures
Hardware Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: E03J Series and E04J Series Regulatory Type: E03J001 and E04J001
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 9
... Connector
5
Hard drives
6
Enclosure mode
switch
Description
PowerVault MD1200-Up to 24 2.5-inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives. When set in the bottom position, the enclosure is configured in split mode. Front-Bezel Features and Indicators
Figure 1-3. Front-Bezel Features and Indicators
1 2 3
About Your Enclosure
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PowerVault MD1220-Up to 12 3.5-inch SAS hot-swappable...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 20
...the cable to either end of the enclosure. Split-Mode Configuration
Enclosure
EMM 0
Dell PowerVault MD1200 Drives 6 to 11
Dell PowerVault MD1220 Drives 12 to 23
EMM 1 Drives 0 to...configuration. You can connect either unified mode or split mode before the enclosure is 6.2.
2 Turn off the host system and all attached devices.
3 Connect the SAS cable(s) to the EMM SAS connector on the storage...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 21
... module of the first enclosure in either a two-host or single-host configuration.
Attach subsequent storage enclosures in the daisy chain to the Out port on the first upchain storage enclosure.
• If you are configuring your enclosure in a unified-mode configuration, connect the SAS cable from the second host controller port to the In...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 26
... Administrator. Server Administrator obtains information about physical storage devices, disk enclosures, virtual disks/RAID arrays, and logical devices and displays the information in both internal storage and externally attached storage.
For optimal management and serviceability of your storage enclosure using either the BIOS configuration utility or Server Administrator. Managing Your...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 29
...PowerVault MD1200 and Figure 3-3 for the formatting to 12 3.5-inch SAS hard drives in internal drive bays. Hard drives are intended for installation only in restricted access locations as hot-swappable.
See "Removing the Front Bezel" on your configuration....
When you format a hard drive, allow enough time for PowerVault MD1220. Depending on page 27.
2 Press the release tab ...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 33
... handle to lock the drive in place. Removing and Installing a Hard Drive Into a 3.5-Inch Drive Carrier
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1
3
2
Installing Enclosure Components
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See Figure 3-5 for PowerVault MD1200 and Figure 3-6 for PowerVault MD1220. Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier
Remove the screws from the slide rails on the hard-drive carrier and separate the hard...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 42
....
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Installing Enclosure Components Control Panel
Removing the Control Panel
1 Turn off the enclosure and host server. 2 Disconnect all the power cables connected to 2 in PowerVault MD1200 - slots 0 to the enclosure. 3 Remove the hard drives from:
- NOTE: Mark each hard drive with it's slot position as you remove it. 4 Slide the control...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 43
Figure 3-11. Removing and Installing the Control Panel-PowerVault MD1200
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2
1 control panel
2 release tab
Figure 3-12. Removing and Installing the Control Panel-PowerVault MD1220
2
1 1 control panel
2 release pin
Installing Enclosure Components
43
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 61
.... InfiniBand -
FTP - A controller that data is the data path and physical interface between the system board and storage devices.
A type of electronic chip that can share the same IRQ assignment, but you cannot operate both devices simultaneously.
GB -
In general, I /O - IPX -
IDE - However, when referring to hard-drive capacity, the term is usually...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 63
...In RAID arrays, a striped hard drive containing parity data. partition -
memory address - A portable flash memory storage device integrated with the format command.
Nonmaskable interrupt. parity stripe -
MBR -
A system can contain several different forms ... drive with a USB connector. A standard for maintaining the date, time, and system configuration information. Glossary
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Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 64
... information stored in RAM is a synonym for program instructions and data. A ROM chip retains its operation in ROM include the program that enables remote networkattached storage devices to appear to a server to a system.
Serial-attached SCSI. pixel -
Remote access controller. A standard interface between the
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Glossary Preboot eXecution Environment. See also mirroring...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 65
...an operating system, where each disk used to connect a modem to the system. system board and storage devices.
SD card - Synchronous dynamic random-access memory. sec - Second(s). service tag - SMART - ...stored in NVRAM, any settings remain in memory that allows a network manager to configure your system's integral components, such as password protection. The amount of the space...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 66
... down. video memory - Most VGA and SVGA video adapters include memory chips in the configuration software for the devices.
must install the appropriate video drivers and your system's RAM. U-DIMM - Video graphics array. video resolution - uplink port -
UPS -
USB devices can display (with the monitor) your system in the event of a single computer...
Interoperability Guide - Page 1
... is also supported as an expansion unit behind MD32xx
6Gb/s SAS drives are configured in the MD1200 and MD1220 from the version information displayed in the Windows® Device Manager or Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator. Dell™ PowerVault™ MD1200 and PowerVault™ MD1220 Interoperability Guide
This document provides information about the supported hardware...
Interoperability Guide - Page 4
Dell PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220 Minimum Supported Firmware and Software
Device
Firmware/Software Release Number
Version Number
Revision
MD1200 and MD1220 EMM
Firmware
R248792
1.01
A00
MD1200 and MD1220 Storage Manager OpenManage 6.2 R250926
OM6.2
OM6.2
MD1200 and MD1220 Supported HDDs HDD Firmware
See Dell support website for latest HDD firmware
MD1200 and MD1220 Host Controller ...
Interoperability Guide - Page 5
Dell PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220: Single Enclosure, Split Mode
PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220 Interoperability Guide l
5 Figure 1. Dell PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220: Single Enclosure, Unified Mode
Figure 2. Supported Hardware Configurations
NOTE: The following PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220 hardware configurations are supported only on Dell qualified hardware.
Interoperability Guide - Page 6
...notice. © 2009-2010 Dell Inc.
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PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220 Interoperability Guide Red Hat and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are trademarks of... without the written permission of these materials in other jurisdictions. Dell PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220: Maximum Configuration with Enclosure Daisy Chain Expansion
Information in the United States and other...
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