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Management: Installing
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Table of Contents
Main Page
Default Chapter
1
Storage Arrays
1
Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction
17
About this Document
17
Inside the Box of the Dell Powervault MD3200 Series Storage Array
18
Dell Powervault MD3200 Series Storage Array
18
Dell Powervault Modular Disk Storage Manager
18
Other Information You May Need
19
2 Planning: about Your Storage Array
21
Overview
21
Hardware Features
22
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
22
Back Panel Features and Indicators
25
Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns
26
Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features
27
Power Indicator Codes
28
3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules
29
RAID Controller Modules
29
RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features
30
RAID Controller Module-Additional Features
32
Battery Backup Unit
32
Storage Array Thermal Shutdown
33
System Password Reset
33
Cache Functions and Features
34
Cache Mirroring
34
Write-Back Cache
34
Write-Through Cache
34
4 Planning: MD3200 Series Storage
35
Array Terms and Concepts
35
Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups
35
Physical Disk States
36
Physical Disks
36
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
37
Virtual Disks and Disk Groups
37
Virtual Disk States
38
RAID Levels
38
RAID Level Usage
39
Segment Size
41
Virtual Disk Operations
41
Background Initialization
41
Foreground Initialization
41
Virtual Disk Initialization
41
Consistency Check
42
Cycle Time
42
Media Verification
42
Virtual Disk Operations Limit
43
Disk Group Operations
43
RAID Level Migration
43
Segment Size Migration
43
Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion
44
Disk Group Expansion
44
Disk Group Defragmentation
45
Disk Group Operations Limit
45
RAID Background Operations Priority
45
Virtual Disk Migration and Disk Roaming
46
Disk Migration
46
Disk Roaming
48
Advanced Features
48
Host Server-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
49
Host Types
49
Snapshot Virtual Disks
49
Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk
50
Virtual Disk Copy
51
Virtual Disk Recovery
51
Using Snapshot and Disk Copy Together
52
Multi-Path Software
52
Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths
53
Virtual Disk Ownership
53
Load Balancing
54
Monitoring MD3200 Series System Performance
55
5 Configuration: Overview
59
User Interface
59
Enterprise Management Window
60
Array Management Window
61
6 Configuration: about Your Storage Array
63
Out-Of-Band and In-Band Management
63
Storage Arrays
64
Adding Storage Arrays
64
Setting up Your Storage Array
66
Locating Storage Arrays
67
Naming or Renaming Storage Arrays
68
Setting a Password
69
Viewing Storage Array Connections
70
Adding/Editing a Comment to an Existing Storage Array
71
Removing Storage Arrays
71
Enabling Premium Features
72
Failover Alert Display
72
Changing the Cache Settings on the Storage Array
73
Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Number
73
Changing the Enclosure Order in the Physical Pane
73
Configuring Alert Notifications
74
Configuring E-Mail Alerts
75
Configuring SNMP Alerts
77
Battery Settings
78
Setting the Storage Array RAID Controller Module Clocks
79
7 Configuration: Event Monitor
81
Enabling or Disabling the Event Monitor
82
Windows
82
Linux
82
8 Configuration: about Your Host
83
Configuring Host Access
83
Using the Mappings Tab
84
Defining a Host
84
Click Next
85
Removing Host Access
86
Managing Host Groups
86
Creating a Host Group
86
Moving a Host to a Different Host Group
87
Removing a Host Group
88
Host Topology
88
Starting or Stopping the Host Context Agent
89
I/O Data Path Protection
90
Managing Host Port Identifiers
91
9 Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
93
Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
93
Creating Disk Groups
94
Locating a Disk Group
96
Creating Virtual Disks
96
Changing the Virtual Disk Modification Priority
98
Changing the Virtual Disk Cache Settings
99
Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk
101
Changing the I/O Type
102
Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type
103
Physical Disk Security with Self Encrypting Disk
104
Creating a Security Key
106
Changing a Security Key
108
Saving a Security Key
109
Unlocking Secure Physical Disks
110
Erasing Secure Physical Disks
111
Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks
111
Hot Spares and Rebuild
113
Global Hot Spares
113
Hot Spare Operation
114
Hot Spare Drive Protection
114
Enclosure Loss Protection
115
Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
116
Creating Host-To-Virtual Disk Mappings
117
Modifying and Removing Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
118
Changing Controller Ownership of the Virtual Disk
119
Removing Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
120
Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Disk Group
121
Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
122
Restricted Mappings
122
Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group
124
Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
125
Storage Partitioning
126
Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion
128
Disk Group Expansion
128
Using Free Capacity
129
Using Unconfigured Capacity
129
Virtual Disk Expansion
129
Disk Group Migration
130
Export Disk Group
130
Exporting a Disk Group
130
Import Disk Group
131
Importing a Disk Group
131
Storage Array Media Scan
132
Changing Media Scan Settings
133
Suspending the Media Scan
134
10 Configuration: Premium Feature
135
Snapshot Virtual Disks
135
Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Simple Path
136
About the Simple Path
137
Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Simple Path
137
Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path
140
About the Advanced Path
140
Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path
141
Creating the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path
143
Specifying Snapshot Virtual Disk Names
145
Snapshot Repository Capacity
146
Re-Creating Snapshot Virtual Disks
149
Disabling a Snapshot Virtual Disk
150
Preparing Host Servers to Re-Create a Snapshot Virtual Disk
151
Re-Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk
152
11 Configuration: Premium Feature
153
Virtual Disk Copy
153
Creating a Virtual Disk Copy for an MSCS Shared Disk
154
Virtual Disk Read/Write Permissions
155
Virtual Disk Copy Restrictions
155
Creating a Virtual Disk Copy
156
Before You Begin
157
Create Copy Wizard
157
Virtual Disk Copy and Modification Operations
157
Failed Virtual Disk Copy
158
Preferred RAID Controller Module Ownership
158
Failed RAID Controller Module
158
Copy Manager
159
Copying the Virtual Disk
159
Storage Array Performance During Virtual Disk Copy
160
Setting Copy Priority
161
Stopping a Virtual Disk Copy
161
Recopying a Virtual Disk
162
Preparing Host Servers to Recopy a Virtual Disk
162
Recopying the Virtual Disk
163
Removing Copy Pairs
164
12 Configuration: Premium Feature
165
Upgrading to High-Performance-Tier
165
13 Configuration: Device Mapper
167
Multipath for Linux
167
Overview
167
Using DM Multipathing Devices
168
Prerequisite Steps
168
Device Mapper Configuration Steps
169
Limitations and Known Issues
174
Troubleshooting
175
14 Management: Firmware Downloads
177
Downloading RAID Controller and NVSRAM Packages
177
Downloading both RAID Controller and NVSRAM Firmware
178
Downloading Only NVSRAM Firmware
180
Downloading Physical Disk Firmware
183
Downloading MD1200 Series Expansion Module EMM Firmware
185
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART)
186
Media Errors and Unreadable Sectors
187
15 Management: Installing Array
189
Components
189
Recommended Tools
189
Front Bezel (Optional)
190
Installing the Front Bezel
190
Removing the Front Bezel
190
Hard Drives
191
Removing a Drive Blank
191
Installing a Drive Blank
192
Removing a Hard Drive
192
Installing a Hard Drive
194
Removing a Hard Drive from a Hard-Drive Carrier
195
Installing a Hard Drive into a Drive Carrier
197
RAID Controller Module
197
Removing a RAID Controller Module Blank
197
Installing a RAID Controller Module Blank
198
Removing a RAID Controller Module
199
Installing a RAID Controller Module
200
Opening the RAID Controller Module
200
Closing the RAID Controller Module
201
RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit
202
Removing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit
202
Installing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit
203
Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
204
Removing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
204
Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
205
Control Panel
206
Removing the Control Panel
206
Installing the Control Panel
208
Backplane
209
Removing the Backplane
209
Installing the Backplane
212
16 Management: Firmware Inventory
213
Viewing the Firmware Inventory
213
17 Management: System Interfaces
215
Microsoft Services
215
Virtual Disk Service
215
Volume Shadow-Copy Service
215
18 Troubleshooting: Your Storage
217
Array Software
217
Start-Up Routine
217
Device Health Conditions
217
Storage Array Support Data
220
Automatically Collect the Support Bundle Data
221
Collecting the Physical Disk Data
222
Event Log
222
Recovery Guru
223
Storage Array Profile
224
Viewing the Logical Associations
226
Viewing the Physical Associations
226
Finding Nodes
227
Using Go to
228
Recovering from an Unresponsive Storage Array Condition
229
Locating a Physical Disk
232
Locating an Expansion Enclosure
233
Capturing the State Information
234
Smrepassist Utility
235
Unidentified Devices
236
Recovering from an Unidentified Storage Array
236
Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software
239
19 Troubleshooting: Your Array
241
Safety First-For You and Your Array
241
Troubleshooting Storage Array Startup Failure
241
Troubleshooting Loss of Communication
241
Troubleshooting External Connections
241
Troubleshooting Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
242
Troubleshooting Array Cooling Problems
243
Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules
243
Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules
244
Troubleshooting Hard Drives
246
Troubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections
247
Troubleshooting a Wet Storage Array
248
Troubleshooting a Damaged Array
249
Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules
249
Conditions
249
Invalid Storage Array
250
ECC Errors
250
PCI Errors
250
Critical Conditions
250
Noncritical Conditions
251
20 Getting Help
253
Contacting Dell
253
Index
255
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