Dell PowerVault MD1000 SAS Solution Manual

Dell PowerVault MD1000 SAS Solution Manual Manual pdf 19 page image

A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ MD1000 SAS SOLUTIONS VER A00PAGE 19 5/06/20056. Dell OpenManage Server AdministratorDell OpenManage Server Administrator is a management application for configuring PowerEdgeservers. The Server Administrator’s configuration abilities for host-based RAID and non-RAID diskstorage are of particular interest for this paper. The Server Administrator enables you to performcontroller and enclosure functions from a single, graphical or command line interface. Thegraphical user interface (GUI) is wizard-driven with features for novice and advanced users anddetailed online help. The command line interface is fully-featured and scriptable.The Server Administrator provides SAS support with the PERC 5/E controller and the PowerVaultMD1000 storage enclosure. Server Administrator also supports the SCSI and ATA technologies.Managing the PERC 5/E Controller and the PowerVault MD1000 Storage EnclosureAfter installing Server Administrator, the user can expand the storage object in the tree view todisplay the storage components attached to the system. These components include supportedcontrollers and enclosures, virtual disks, physical disks, and the connectors (SAS ports and/orSCSI channels) that comprise the topography of all attached storage.The PERC 5/E controller and the PowerVault MD1000 storage enclosure are represented inServer Administrator’s tree view. You can select the PERC 5/E object and the PowerVault MD1000object to display the status and to provide access to PERC 5/E controller and PowerVault storageenclosure tasks.Using the Create Virtual Disk WizardsYou can create virtual disks using either Server Administrator’s Create Virtual Disk Express or theCreate Virtual Disk Advanced wizard. These wizards enable you to quickly configure virtual diskattributes, such as the RAID level, size, and physical disk selection.The Express wizard displays the RAID levels supported by the controller and enables you to selectthe desired RAID level and the disk size for your virtual disk. After you select the RAID level, theExpress wizard selects an appropriate physical disk given the size of the physical disks and theavailable disk space. The Express wizard displays the physical disks it has selected so that youcan confirm the selection before creating the virtual disk.The Advanced wizard allows you to select physical disks and specify additional virtual diskproperties such as the read, write, and cache policies.