Dell MD3200i manuals

Dell MD3200i Owner's Manual (272 pages)

Brand: Dell | Category: Disk arrays | Size: 7.55 MB |

English

Table of contents

Owner’s Manual

1

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

2

Contents

3

4 Contents

4

6 Configuration: About Your

6

Virtual Disks

7

8 Contents

8

10 Contents

10

12 Contents

12

Array Software

14

16 Contents

16

Contents 17

17

Contacting Dell

17

18 Contents

18

Introduction

19

Series Storage Array

20

Introduction 21

21

22 Introduction

22

Overview

23

Hardware Features

24

Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns

28

RAID Controller Modules

31

Battery Backup Unit

34

System Password Reset

35

Cache Functions and Features

36

Array Terms and Concepts

37

Physical Disks

38

Physical Disk States

38

Virtual Disks and Disk Groups

39

RAID Levels

40

RAID Level Usage

41

Segment Size

43

Virtual Disk Operations

43

Consistency Check

44

Media Verification

44

Cycle Time

44

Disk Group Operations

45

Disk Group Defragmentation

47

Disk Group Operations Limit

47

Disk Migration

48

Advanced Features

50

Host Types

51

Multi-Path Software

54

Virtual Disk Ownership

55

Load Balancing

56

Configuration: Overview

61

Enterprise Management Window

62

Array Management Window

63

Out-of-Band Management

65

Storage Arrays

66

Setting Up Your Storage Array

68

Locating Storage Arrays

69

Setting a Password

71

Password Guidelines

72

Removing Storage Arrays

73

Enabling Premium Features

74

Failover Alert Display

74

Configuring E-mail Alerts

77

Configuring SNMP Alerts

79

Battery Settings

81

Configuration: Event Monitor

83

Configuring Host Access

85

Using the Mappings Tab

86

Removing Host Access

88

Managing Host Groups

88

Adding a Host to a Host Group

89

Removing a Host Group

90

Host Topology

90

I/O Data Path Protection

92

Creating Disk Groups

96

Locating a Disk Group

98

Creating Virtual Disks

98

Changing the I/O Type

104

512 KB)

105

Creating a Security Key

108

Changing a Security Key

110

Saving a Security Key

111

Validate Security Key

112

Erasing Secure Physical Disks

113

Hot Spares and Rebuild

115

Global Hot Spares

116

Hot Spare Operation

116

Hot Spare Drive Protection

116

Enclosure Loss Protection

117

Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping

119

Restricted Mappings

126

Disk Group

127

Storage Partitioning

130

Disk Group Expansion

131

Virtual Disk Expansion

132

Using Free Capacity

132

Disk Group Migration

133

Import Disk Group

134

Non-Importable Components

135

Storage Array Media Scan

136

Suspending the Media Scan

137

Snapshot Virtual Disks

139

Simple Path

142

About the Simple Path

143

Advanced Path

146

Snapshot Repository Capacity

152

Capacity option is disabled

153

PowerVault Modular

155

Snapshot Rollback

157

Starting a Snapshot Rollback

159

Resuming a Snapshot Rollback

160

Canceling a Snapshot Rollback

161

Virtual Disk Copy

163

Types of Virtual Disk Copies

164

Online Copy

165

Creating a Virtual Disk Copy

168

Create Copy Wizard

169

Failed Virtual Disk Copy

169

Failed RAID Controller Module

170

Copy Manager

170

Copying the Virtual Disk

171

Setting Copy Priority

173

Stopping a Virtual Disk Copy

173

Recopying a Virtual Disk

174

Re-Copying a Virtual Disk

175

Removing Copy Pairs

176

Configuration: Device Mapper

179

Multipath for Linux

179

Using DM Multipathing Devices

180

Ready for Use

184

Limitations and Known Issues

187

Troubleshooting

188

Packages

189

Firmware

190

EMM Firmware

197

Technology (SMART)

198

Management: Installing Array

201

Components

201

Front Bezel (Optional)

202

Hard Drives

203

Installing a Hard-Drive Blank

204

Removing a Hard Drive

204

Installing a Hard Drive

206

RAID Controller Module

209

Control Panel

218

1 control panel 2 release tab

219

Installing the Control Panel

220

Backplane

221

Installing the Backplane

224

Management: System Interfaces

227

Storage Array Support Data

232

Event Log

234

Recovery Guru

235

Storage Array Profile

236

Finding Nodes

239

Using Go To

240

Condition

241

Locating a Physical Disk

244

SMrepassist Utility

247

Unidentified Devices

248

Software

251

Troubleshooting: Your Array

253

Management Modules

255

Troubleshooting Hard Drives

258

Connections

259

Conditions

261

Invalid Storage Array

262

ECC Errors

262

PCI Errors

262

Critical Conditions

262

Noncritical Conditions

263

Getting Help

265

Documentation Feedback

266

Index 267

267

Index 268

268

Index 269

269

Index 270

270

Index 271

271

Index 272

272

Dell MD3200i Specifications (38 pages)

Brand: Dell | Category: Disk arrays | Size: 2.77 MB |

English

Table of contents

Series of Storage Arrays

1

Contents

3

Figures

4

Product Overview

5

2.0 Compliant Connector

7

1 2 3 4 5 6

8

Chassis

10

Dimensions and Weight

10

Hard Drives

16

Hard Drive Indicators

17

Drive Indicator Description

17

Storage Capacity Expansion

18

SAS Cables

19

MD Storage Manager

20

Enterprise Window

21

Array Window

22

Recovery Guru

29

Working with

30

Physical and Logical Disks

30

Disk Group Configuration

30

Virtual Disk Configuration

31

Configuration Metadata

31

Global Hot Spares

32

Storage Partitioning

32

Snapshot

33

Virtual Disk Copy

33

Online Administration

34

Environmental

35

Thermal management

36

Over-Temperature Shutdown

36

Environmental Specifications

37

Configuration Guidelines

38

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