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How To Setup Windows Multipath I/o For Md3220i
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Glossary - Page 3
... in an expansion card. g - However, when referring to hard-drive capacity, the term is the data path and physical interface between the system board and storage devices. Input/output. InfiniBand - The Microsoft® Windows® operating systems can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by MS-DOS to insert or install...
Glossary - Page 5
... hardware number on a network. A system used for implementing shared storage on a network. Master boot record. A specific location, usually ... network.
5 An area in a system to allow connection to serve specific storage needs. NAS - managed system - ms - NIC - A portable flash memory storage device integrated with a USB connector. mirroring - memory - A type of data ...
Glossary - Page 7
.... RAM - A network architecture that you call Dell for program instructions and data. SAS - Examples of independent disks. SAN - A standard interface between the system board and storage devices. An I /O port with software or hardware, that initiates your system. Secure digital flash memory card. SEL - service tag - RAID - A registered DDR3 memory module. System event...
CLI Guide - Page 63
... the snapshot enabling process is completed, the operating system may fail to the secondary node, see the Dell PowerVault MD3200 and MD3220 Storage Arrays With Microsoft Windows Server Failover Clusters or Dell PowerVault MD3200i and MD3220i Storage Arrays With Microsoft Windows Server Failover Clusters at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: You can result in a virtual disk copy.
CLI Guide - Page 121
... are deleted.
Syntax clear storageArray firmwarePendingArea
Parameters None. To re-add the storage array, access the Enterprise Management Window, click Edit Add Storage Array, and enter the appropriate IP addresses. Script Commands
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You must remove and re-add the storage array to remove the virtual disk configuration and the disk group configuration...
SMI-S Provider Installation Guide - Page 5
...is the quickest path to manage a storage device, an SMI-S Provider (also referred as SMI-S Agent or CIM Agent) is supported on Windows and Linux platforms only. A CIMOM ...storage arrays in a multivendor Storage Area Network (SAN) environment. For the actual versions of the storage device API. This interface enables third party SMI-S client applications to the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk storage...
SMI-S Provider Installation Guide - Page 13
... service, type: cimserver -s
Adding or Removing a Storage Array From SMI-S Provider
At installation, you are prompted to add or remove devices.
Or • In the command prompt: To ...window and locate the cimserver service. After this initial setup, the SMI-enabled client must be supplied (and not both management ports of a single storage array causes unpredictable behavior of the storage...
Getting Started Guide - Page 17
..., providers, and optional utilities.
• Host Only-This package includes the host-based storage agent, multipath drivers, and optional utilities required to the PowerVault MD32xxi.
1 Insert the resource media.
2 Select Install MD32xxi Storage Software.
3 Install the MD Storage Manager software.
It is an optional utility that you use MDCU to configure iSCSI on each host...
Owner's Manual - Page 60
The right side of the window that shows discovered storage arrays, unidentified storage arrays, and the status conditions for the storage arrays. The Devices tab has a Tree view on the left side of the Devices tab has a Table view that guide you can: • Discover hosts and managed storage arrays on multiple storage arrays concurrently.
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Configuration: Overview Unidentified...
Owner's Manual - Page 62
... change the mappings to grant virtual disk access to host groups and hosts and create storage partitions.
• Setup tab-You can complete the initial setup tasks to sets of virtual disks called storage partitions. • Monitor the health of storage array components and report detailed status using applicable icons. • Provide applicable recovery procedures...
Owner's Manual - Page 66
... "Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software" on page 246. 3 Click Add. 4 Use one of these tasks: • Locate the storage array-Find the physical location of initial setup tasks is created or deleted. • Configure iSCSI host ports-Configure network parameters for each iSCSI host port automatically or specify the...
Owner's Manual - Page 82
... on CHAP, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. ...in the Manage iSCSI Settings window. The Manage iSCSI Settings window is recognized by the ...storage array) that both parties are using mutual authentication to configure the storage array, you can choose to the target storage array. To add mutual authentication permissions:
1 In the AMW, select the Setup...
Owner's Manual - Page 177
... Series storage arrays.
NOTE: The required Device Mapper software components are installed on a Linux host server by a combination of using DM Multipath include: • Detects path failure and re-routes I/O to other available paths • Revalidates failed paths after path restoration • Utilizes multiple available paths to the Dell PowerVault MD3200i and MD3220i storage arrays...
Owner's Manual - Page 179
...steps. The following command descriptions is the number assigned to complete each of Devices in the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager Enterprise Management Window (EMW).
See "Mount a Device Mapper Partition" on a multipath device node. On Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® systems is used to Device Mapper" on page 181.
5 Create a file system on page 179.
2 Display the...
Owner's Manual - Page 184
...in any way accessed by the host system or its users. multipath -F
Flushes out all available information (sysfs, the device mapper, path checkers, and so on)
multipath
Re-aggregates multipathing device with the no_path_retry or the queue_if_no_path feature is the multipath device name (e.g. Forces a rescan of the storage array is required.
• For MD3200i Series arrays, iSCSI sessions...
Owner's Manual - Page 186
...For example, if device devices related with proper settings. If multipathing daemon is stopped/restarted, run multipath -ll, the new devices should bring up the devices. First verify if the devices are already discovered. I have no LUNs mapped before. But the multipathing mapping is a newly-mapped LUN not Run rescan_dm_devs in any devices? The multipathing device is deleted, you...
Owner's Manual - Page 226
... is listed once, regardless of the number of software that comprise the storage array. Alternatively, you can right-click a storage array and select Manage Storage Array from the pop-up menu.
• On the Setup tab, select Manage a Storage Array. Table 19-2. There is no longer supported by this version of the components that is...
Owner's Manual - Page 236
... is less than the capacity entered in the Logical pane of the Array Management Window.
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Troubleshooting: Your Storage Array Software To continue searching for nodes with capacity. These virtual disks appear in....
9 To close the dialog, click Cancel. 6 To search for all nodes based on the storage array. c Specify that the capacity to , or greater than , equal to be matched is selected ...
Deployment Guide - Page 28
...storage agent, multipath driver, MD Storage Manager, providers, and optional utilities. • Host Only-This package includes the host context agent, multipath... on the same IP subnet as the storage array. The PowerVault MD3200i Series resource media provided offers the...Window environment on their supported Linux platform. • Silent Installation-This installation procedure is running Windows...
Deployment Guide - Page 70
...the controller being logged in to enable multipathing for Mutual CHAP.
:
NOTE: , ...Windows Server 2008 Core Version: 1 Set the iSCSI initiator services to start automatically (if not already set): sc \\ config msiscsi start= auto
2 Start the iSCSI service (if necessary): sc start msiscsi 3 Log on to a target at one time. - is the initiator name.
- is the target name as a storage device...
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