Dell PowerVault MD3000i Support Question
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How To Configure Dell Md3000 Raid
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Related Dell PowerVault MD3000i Manual Pages
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 9
... the RAID controller modules.
Single-controller configurations
- Dual-controller configurations for both single RAID controller configuration and dual RAID controller configuration. It features support for high availability
About Your System
9 About Your System
The Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i is a 3U rack-mounted external Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage array...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 98
... between the servers and storage devices. See also guarding, mirroring, and RAID.
98
Glossary The volume of space used by its 9-pin connector. spanning - Disk striping writes data across three or more processors connected via a high-bandwidth link and managed by an operating system, where each disk. Second(s). striping - A configuration of all the space...
MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 12
Management Software Supported with the MD3000i (Windows servers)
Software
MD3000i Resource CD Dell Modular Disk Storage Manager
First Gen.
1.2.153, A04 02.71.G6.07
Second Gen.
2.2.0.18, A11
03.35.G6.50
Notes
Component of the MD3000.
12
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Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix This version also supports management of Resource CD. Drive
Seagate (Barracuda...
MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 13
....01.C6.063
Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l
09.03.0B06.02341 09.03.0C06.0452.23 13
Multipath software; Software
Dell OpenManage™ Management Station Dell Modular Disk Storage Manager VDS/VSS ...Software
MD3000i Resource CD
Dell Modular Disk Storage Manager (Linux)
First Gen.
1.2.153, A04 02.70.G6.10
Second Gen.
2.2.0.18, A11 03.35.G6.50
Notes
Component of the MD3000.
For...
MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 14
....
Notes
CD
1 For RHEL4, and SLES9 2 For RHEL3 3 For SLES10, SLES11 and RHEL5
NOTE: The Dell PowerVault MD3000i does not support Device-Mapper Multipath for MD3000i configured with two controllers Simplex NVSRAM for Linux based
solutions. Supported Languages
The Dell PowerVault MD Storage Manager is advisable to gather support information before performing any firmware upgrade. Supported...
Upgrading Your Dell PowerVault MD3000i From
Simplex to Duplex Mode - Page 1
... and simplex (single-controller) configurations. Duplex MD3000i RAID Storage Array (With Expansion)
Simplex MD3000i Storage Array
slot 0
slot 1
Duplex MD3000i Storage Array
slot 0
slot 1
expansion enclosures (2)
This document describes the steps used to upgrade your storage array from a simplex configuration to Duplex Mode
The Dell PowerVault MD3000i RAID enclosure supports both types of...
Dell PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i Array Tuning Best Practices - Page 3
... A01
Page 3 Dell™ PowerVault MD3000 and MD3000i Array Tuning Best Practices
Table of Contents
1 AUDIENCE AND SCOPE ...4
2 PERFORMANCE TUNING OVERVIEW ...4
2.1 COMPONENTS THAT INFLUENCE STORAGE PERFORMANCE 4 2.2 BASIC APPROACH TO PERFORMANCE TUNING ...4
3 APPLICATION SOFTWARE CONSIDERATIONS 5
4 CONFIGURING THE MD3000/MD3000I ...6
4.1 DETERMINING THE BEST RAID LEVEL ...6 4.1.1 Selecting...
Dell PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i Array Tuning Best Practices - Page 6
... and CLI guides, see Appendix C: References.
4.1 Determining the Best Raid Level
The first step involved in a RAID 1/10 are sacrificed to maintain the levels of performance tuning required. Additionally, RAID 6 is the physical disk cost required by RAID 6 are two ways to configure the MD3000 and MD3000i storage systems. The most appropriate for implementation. Physical disk cost, is...
Dell PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i Array Tuning Best Practices - Page 15
... is, as well as the patterning of I/O, that is taking from the storage device. Revision A01
Page 15 Dell™ PowerVault MD3000 and MD3000i Array Tuning Best Practices
Figure 2: First Generation Firmware - RAID Level. File: stateCaptureData.txt
Virtual Disk Unit 0 Configuration
Volume Type:
13+1 RAID 5
User Label:
MyRAID5_1
Block Size:
512 bytes
Large IO:
4096 blocks
Segment...
Dell PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i Array Tuning Best Practices - Page 30
... are not lost, they are instead queued up transitionally. Kilo binary byte; Host management utility suite for configuring and maintaining a MD3000/MD3000i storage array. Dell™ Modular Disk Storage Manager. Dell™ PowerVault MD3000i Expandable Storage Array with an interface routing between two opposing signaling sides. Mebibyte, see kibibyte. Internet Small Computer Systems...
Installation Guide - Page 17
...version available on support.dell.com) the MD Storage Manager on each host server. Hardware Installation
17 a Install or update (to the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i Support Matrix available ... MD3000i is installed and up in the affected system. 3 Referencing the applicable configuration for use within the MD3000i system. b Turn off affected host systems attached to the MD3000i....
User's Guide
- Page 25
...
To configure e-mail alerts, click the Tools tab and then click Set up e-mail alerts. It may appear that requires your attention, such as SNMP messages. You can send an alert for any condition on contacting Dell, see the "Getting Help" chapter of the Summary tab. NOTE: These settings apply to an MD3000/MD3000i storage...
User's Guide
- Page 108
... between the insertion of drives into the MD3000/MD3000i RAID storage array.
• Wait at least 60 seconds between removing a drive and inserting a replacement.
• When pulling a drive from a storage array to move it may be necessary to restart the host server to clear this message. In a large configuration, storage management software may experience a transitional failure on...
Upgrading to SATA on MD3000i - Page 8
...setup information. NOTE: Before performing any maintenance or upgrade task, you are upgrading an MD3000i RAID storage enclosure, refer to perform a system recovery procedure, if needed. Select appropriate file ... Disk Storage Manager User's Guide for more information on all I /O to your management station using the Resource CD (or support.dell.com). Refer to your Dell™ PowerVault Modular ...
Upgrading to SATA on MD3000i - Page 9
...your host server using the Resource CD (or support.dell.com).
Select appropriate file locations for detailed information.
6 Using MD Storage Manager, update the MD3000i RAID controller firmware and NVSRAM by selecting Support→Download Firmware→ Download RAID Controller Module Firmware. Refer to your MD3000 RAID Controller Module Firmware from a Management Station) to update the...
Upgrading to SATA on MD3000i - Page 12
... your MD3000, you wish to use supported SATA drives from the Drivers and Downloads section of support.dell.com.
After they can be performed using the Utility-diagnostic Distribution Package specified in step 1. For a list of Dell-supported SATA physical disks, see the MD3000i support matrix in an MD1000 expansion enclosure to an MD3000i storage array...
Upgrading to SATA on MD3000i - Page 19
...26377; SATA support.dell.com MD3000i Dell MD3000i SATA
要在 RAID SATA NVSRAM MD3000i SATA
MD3000i RAID
1 在 MD Storage Manager Support Gather Support Information zip 文件。
Modular Disk Storage Manager
2 MD3000i 资源 CD
3 CD （或 support.dell.com MD Storage Manager DellTM PowerVault 3000i
4 停止...
Upgrading to SATA on MD3000i - Page 20
...;或 support.dell.com MD Storage Manager
6 使用 MD Storage Manager Support Download Firmware Download RAID Controller Module Firmware （下载 RAID MD3000i RAID NVSRAM NVSRAM Transfer NVSRAM Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 4 NVSRAM
7 RAID 1 至步骤 5。
8 MD3000 RAID 1 至步骤 3 MD3000
18
SATA II...
Upgrading to SATA on MD3000i - Page 60
... CD support.dell.com Management Station MD Storage Manager Dell™ PowerVault Modular Disk 3000i Installation Guide
4 RAID I/O
5 MD Storage Manager Support Download Firmware Download RAID Controller Module Firmware（RAID MD3000i RAID NVSRAM NVSRAM Transfer NVSRAM
6 MD3000i Management Station MD Storage Manager
7 MD3000i RAID 1 ～ 5 MD3000i
58
SATA...
User's Guide - Page 25
...: Configure Sender E-mail Settings and Add or Edit E-mail Addresses. For more information on the storage array that MD Storage Manager is not an indicator of the Summary tab. It may appear that requires your attention, such as SNMP messages.
NOTE: These settings apply to an MD3000/MD3000i storage array for any condition on contacting Dell, see...
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