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264 Troubleshooting: Your Array

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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
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