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Management: Installing
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Table of Contents
Main Page
Default Chapter
3
Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction
21
About this Document
21
Inside the Box of the Dell Powervault Md3600F Series Storage Array
22
Md3600F Series Storage Array
22
Dell Powervault Modular Disk Storage Manager
22
Other Information You May Need
23
2 Planning: about Your Storage Array
25
Overview
25
Hardware Features
26
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
26
Back Panel Features and Indicators
29
Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns
30
Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features
31
Power Indicator Codes and Features
32
3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules
33
RAID Controller Modules
33
RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features
34
Host Channel LED Link/Rate Indications
36
RAID Controller Module-Additional Features
36
Battery Backup Unit
36
Storage Array Thermal Shutdown
37
System Password Reset
37
Cache Functions and Features
37
Cache Mirroring
37
Write-Back Cache
38
Write-Through Cache
38
SFP Transceivers, Fiber Optic, and SAS Cables
38
Interoperability of 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 8 Gbps Devices
40
4 Planning: Md3600F Series Storage
41
Array Terms and Concepts
41
Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups
41
Physical Disks
42
Physical Disk States
42
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
43
Virtual Disks and Disk Groups
43
Virtual Disk States
44
RAID Levels
45
RAID Level Usage
45
Segment Size
47
Virtual Disk Operations
47
Virtual Disk Initialization
47
Background Initialization
48
Foreground Initialization
48
Consistency Check
48
Media Verification
48
Cycle Time
49
Virtual Disk Operations Limit
49
Disk Group Operations
50
RAID Level Migration
50
Segment Size Migration
50
Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion
51
Disk Group Expansion
51
Disk Group Defragmentation
51
Disk Group Operations Limit
51
RAID Background Operations Priority
52
Virtual Disk Migration and Disk Roaming
53
Disk Migration
53
Disk Roaming
55
Advanced Features
55
Host Server-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
55
Host Types
56
Snapshot Virtual Disks
56
Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk
57
Virtual Disk Copy
57
Virtual Disk Recovery
58
Using Snapshot and Disk Copy Together
59
Multi-Path Software
59
Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths
59
Virtual Disk Ownership
60
Load Balancing
60
Monitoring Md3600F Series System Performance
61
5 Configuration: Overview
65
User Interface
65
Enterprise Management Window
66
Array Management Window
67
6 Configuration: about Your Storage Array
69
Storage Arrays
70
Adding Storage Arrays
70
Setting up Your Storage Array
72
Locating Storage Arrays
73
Naming or Renaming Storage Arrays
73
Setting a Password
75
Viewing Storage Array Connections
76
Adding/Editing a Comment to an Existing Storage Array
77
Removing Storage Arrays
77
Enabling Premium Features
78
Failover Alert Display
78
Changing the Cache Settings on the Storage Array
79
Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Number
79
Changing the Enclosure Order in the Physical Pane
80
Configuring Alert Notifications
80
Configuring E-Mail Alerts
81
Configuring SNMP Alerts
83
Battery Settings
85
Setting the Storage Array RAID Controller Module Clocks
86
7 Configuration: Event Monitor
87
Enabling or Disabling the Event Monitor
88
Windows
88
Linux
88
8 Configuration: about Your Host
89
Configuring Host Access
89
Using the Mappings Tab
90
Defining a Host
90
Removing Host Access
92
Managing Host Groups
92
Creating a Host Group
93
Moving a Host to a Different Host Group
94
Removing a Host Group
94
Host Topology
95
Starting or Stopping the Host Context Agent
95
I/O Data Path Protection
96
Managing Host Port Identifiers
97
9 Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
101
Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
101
Creating Disk Groups
102
Locating a Disk Group
104
Creating Virtual Disks
104
Changing the Virtual Disk Modification Priority
106
Changing the Virtual Disk Cache Settings
107
Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk
109
Changing the I/O Type
110
Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type
111
Physical Disk Security with Self Encrypting Disk
112
Creating a Security Key
114
Changing a Security Key
116
Saving a Security Key
117
Validate Security Key
118
Unlocking Secure Physical Disks
119
Erasing Secure Physical Disks
119
Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks
120
Hot Spares and Rebuild
122
Global Hot Spares
122
Hot Spare Operation
122
Hot Spare Drive Protection
123
Enclosure Loss Protection
123
Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
125
Creating Host-To-Virtual Disk Mappings
126
Modifying and Removing Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
127
Changing Controller Ownership of the Virtual Disk
128
Removing Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
129
Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Disk Group
129
Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
130
Removing a Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping Using Linux DMMP
131
Restricted Mappings
132
Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group
134
Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
136
Storage Partitioning
137
Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion
138
Disk Group Expansion
138
Virtual Disk Expansion
139
Using Free Capacity
139
Using Unconfigured Capacity
140
Disk Group Migration
140
Export Disk Group
140
Exporting a Disk Group
141
Import Disk Group
141
Importing a Disk Group
142
Storage Array Media Scan
143
Changing Media Scan Settings
143
Suspending the Media Scan
144
10 Configuration: Premium Feature-Snapshot Virtual Disks
145
Scheduling a Snapshot Virtual Disk
146
Common Reasons for Scheduling a Snapshot Virtual Disk
146
Guidelines for Creating Snapshot Schedules
147
Enabling and Disabling Snapshot Schedules
148
Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Simple Path
148
About the Simple Path
149
Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Simple Path
150
Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path
152
About the Advanced Path
152
Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path
154
Creating the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path
156
Specifying Snapshot Virtual Disk Names
157
Snapshot Repository Capacity
159
Disabling a Snapshot Virtual Disk
162
Preparing Host Servers to Re-Create a Snapshot Virtual Disk
163
Re-Creating Snapshot Virtual Disks
164
Snapshot Rollback
164
Rules and Guidelines for Performing a Snapshot Rollback
165
Protecting against a Failed Snapshot Rollback
166
Previous Versions of the MD Storage Manager
166
Starting a Snapshot Rollback
166
Resuming a Snapshot Rollback
167
Canceling a Snapshot Rollback
168
11 Configuration: Premium Feature-Virtual Disk Copy
169
Types of Virtual Disk Copies
170
Offline Copy
170
Online Copy
171
Creating a Virtual Disk Copy for an MSCS Shared Disk
172
Virtual Disk Read/Write Permissions
172
Virtual Disk Copy Restrictions
173
Creating a Virtual Disk Copy
174
Before You Begin
174
Virtual Disk Copy and Modification Operations
175
Create Copy Wizard
175
Failed Virtual Disk Copy
175
Preferred RAID Controller Module Ownership
176
Failed RAID Controller Module
176
Copy Manager
176
Copying the Virtual Disk
177
Storage Array Performance During Virtual Disk Copy
178
Setting Copy Priority
178
Stopping a Virtual Disk Copy
179
Recopying a Virtual Disk
179
Preparing Host Servers to Recopy a Virtual Disk
180
Re-Copying a Virtual Disk
181
Removing Copy Pairs
182
12 Configuration: Premium Feature-Upgrading to High-Performance Tier
183
13 Configuration: Premium Feature
183
Remote Replication
185
Configuration: Premium Feature Remote Replication
185
Switchable Host Access Configuration Required with Remote Replication
185
Activating Remote Replication
186
Replication Repository Virtual Disks
186
Primary and Secondary Virtual Disk Pairs
187
RAID Levels for Replication Repository Virtual Disks
187
Storage Partitioning with Remote Replication
188
Using Remote Replication with Other Features
188
Snapshot Virtual Disk with Remote Replication
189
Virtual Disk Copy with Remote Replication
189
Virtual Disk Expansion with Remote Replication
189
Required Switch Zoning Configurations
190
Switch Cascading
190
Zoning Guidelines for Remote Replication
190
Journaling File Systems and Remote Replication
191
Setting up and Managing Remote Replication
191
Activating the Remote Replication Premium Feature and Creating Replication Virtual Disks
192
Activating and Creating Replication Repository Virtual Disks from the Storage Array
192
Activating and Creating Replication Repository Virtual Disks from an Existing Disk Group
193
Creating a Remote Replication
194
Selecting the Secondary Virtual Disk
195
Setting the Write Mode
195
Setting Synchronization Priority and Synchronization Method
196
Completing the Remote Replication
197
RAID Controller Module Ownership/Preferred Path
198
Viewing Information about a Remote Replication or Replication Repository Virtual Disk
198
Viewing the Properties Pane
200
Viewing Logical Elements of the Secondary Virtual Disk
200
Viewing the Physical Components or Logical Elements of the Primary Virtual Disk
201
Virtual Disk Status Icons
202
Changing Write Mode and Consistency Group Membership
202
Resynchronizing Virtual Disks
204
Normally Synchronized Virtual Disks
204
Changing Synchronization Priority and Method
205
Unsynchronized Virtual Disks
207
Automatically Resynchronizing Virtual Disks
208
Manually Resynchronizing Virtual Disks
208
Reversing Roles between the Primary and Secondary Virtual Disks
209
Promoting the Secondary Virtual Disk or Demoting the Primary Virtual Disk
210
Suspending a Remote Replication
210
Resuming a Remote Replication
211
About Resumed Remote Replications
211
Testing Communication between the Primary and Secondary Virtual Disks
212
Deleting a Virtual Disk from a Replicated Pair in a Storage Array
213
Deleting a Primary Virtual Disk
213
Deleting a Secondary Virtual Disk
214
Deleting a Primary Virtual Disk in a Replicated Pair from a Storage Array
214
Deleting a Secondary Virtual Disk in a Replicated Pair from a Storage Array
215
Removing a Remote Replication from a Storage Array
215
Deactivating the Remote Replication on the Storage Array
216
Disabling the Remote Replication Premium Feature
217
14 Configuration: Device Mapper
219
Multipath for Linux
219
Overview
219
Using DM Multipathing Devices
220
Prerequisites
220
Device Mapper Configuration Steps
221
Limitations and Known Issues
227
Troubleshooting
228
15 Management: Firmware Downloads
229
Downloading RAID Controller and NVSRAM Packages
229
Downloading both RAID Controller and NVSRAM Firmware
230
Downloading Only NVSRAM Firmware
232
Downloading Physical Disk Firmware
235
Downloading MD1200 Series Expansion Module EMM Firmware
237
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART)
238
Media Errors and Unreadable Sectors
239
16 Management: Installing Array
241
Components
241
Recommended Tools
241
Front Bezel (Optional)
242
Removing the Front Bezel
242
Installing the Front Bezel
242
Hard Drives
243
Removing a Hard-Drive Blank
243
Installing a Hard-Drive Blank
244
Removing a Hard Drive
244
Installing a Hard Drive
246
Removing a Hard Drive from a Hard-Drive Carrier
247
Installing a Hard Drive into a Hard-Drive Carrier
249
RAID Controller Module
249
Removing a RAID Controller Module Blank
249
Installing a RAID Controller Module Blank
250
Removing a RAID Controller Module
251
Installing a RAID Controller Module
252
Opening the RAID Controller Module
253
Closing the RAID Controller Module
254
RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit
255
Removing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit
255
Installing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit
256
Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
257
Removing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
257
Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
258
Control Panel
259
Removing the Control Panel
259
Installing the Control Panel
261
Backplane
262
Removing the Backplane
262
Installing the Backplane
265
17 Management: Firmware Inventory
267
Viewing the Firmware Inventory
267
18 Management: System Interfaces
269
Microsoft Services
269
Virtual Disk Service
269
Volume Shadow-Copy Service
269
19 Troubleshooting: Your Storage
271
Array Software
271
Start-Up Routine
271
Device Health Conditions
271
Storage Array Support Data
274
Automatically Collect the Support Bundle Data
275
Collecting the Physical Disk Data
276
Event Log
277
Recovery Guru
278
Storage Array Profile
278
Viewing the Logical Associations
280
Viewing the Physical Associations
281
Finding Nodes
281
Using Go to
283
Recovering from an Unresponsive Storage Array Condition
284
Locating a Physical Disk
287
Locating an Expansion Enclosure
287
Capturing the State Information
288
Smrepassist Utility
289
Unidentified Devices
290
Recovering from an Unidentified Storage Array
290
Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software
293
20 Troubleshooting: Your Array
295
Safety First-For You and Your Array
295
Troubleshooting Storage Array Startup Failure
295
Troubleshooting Loss of Communication
295
Troubleshooting an SFP Transceiver
295
Troubleshooting External Connections
298
Troubleshooting Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
298
Troubleshooting Array Cooling Problems
299
Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules
300
Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules
301
Troubleshooting Hard Drives
302
Troubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections
303
Troubleshooting a Wet Storage Array
304
Troubleshooting a Damaged Array
305
Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules
306
Conditions
306
21 Getting Help
309
Contacting Dell
309
Index
311
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