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PowerVault MD3000i
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- Introduction
- Introduction to Storage Arrays
- Hardware Installation
- Cabling the Enclosure
- Network-Attached Solutions
- Attaching MD1000 Expansion Enclosures
- Expanding with Previously Configured MD1000 Enclosures
- Expanding with New MD1000 Enclosures
- Software Installation
- Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows Host Server
- Installing MD Storage Software
- Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI-attached Host Server (Linux)
- Installing a Dedicated Management Station (Windows and Linux)
- Documentation for Windows Systems
- Documentation for Linux Systems
- Installing the Manuals
- Array Setup and iSCSI Configuration
- iSCSI Configuration Worksheet
- Configuring iSCSI on your Storage Array
- Step 1: Discover the Storage Array (Out-of-band management only)
- Set Up the Array
- Step 2: Configure the iSCSI Ports on the Storage Array
- Step 3: Perform Target Discovery from the iSCSI Initiator
- If you are using Linux Server
- Step 4: Configure Host Access
- Understanding CHAP Authentication
- CHAP Definitions
- Step 5: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array (optional)
- Configuring Mutual CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array
- Step 6: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Host Server (optional)
- If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version
- If you are using SLES10 SP1 via the GUI
- Step 7: Connect to the Target Storage Array from the Host Server
- If you are using a Linux Server
- Viewing the status of your iSCSI connections
- Step 8: (Optional) Set Up In-Band Management
- Premium Features
- Uninstalling Software
- Uninstalling From Linux
- Guidelines for Configuring Your Network for iSCSI
- Linux Host Setup
- Configuring TCP/IP on Linux using DHCP (root users only)
- Index
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- About This Guide
- Summary Tab
- Tools Tab
- Other Information You May Need
- Access Virtual Disk
- Out-of-Band and In-Band Management
- Adding Storage Arrays
- Naming Storage Arrays
- Setting Up Your Storage Array
- Storage Array Support Data
- Password Guidelines
- System Setup for Password Reset
- Reset Password
- Configuring E-mail Alerts
- Configuring SNMP Alerts
- Battery Settings
- Starting or Restarting the Host-Agent Software in Linux
- Using iSCSI
- Changing the iSCSI Target Authentication
- Changing the iSCSI Target Identification
- Configuring the MD3000i iSCSI Host Ports
- Viewing or Ending an iSCSI Session
- Statistics
- Edit, Remove, or Rename Host Topology
- Event Monitor
- Disabling the Event Monitor
- About Your Host
- Automatic Configuration
- Manual Configuration (using iSCSI)
- Removing Host Access
- Host Groups
- Removing a Host From a Host Group
- Removing a Host Group
- Host Context Agent
- I/O Data Path Protection
- Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
- Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
- Manual Configuration
- Hot Spare Drive Protection
- Manually Configuring Hot Spares
- Modifying and Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping
- Changing Controller Ownership of the Virtual Disk
- Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion
- Disk Group Migration
- Import Disk Group
- Storage Array Media Scan
- Changing Media Scan Settings
- Microsoft Services
- Disks
- Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Simple Path
- About the Simple Path
- Path
- click next
- Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path
- Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path
- Creating the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path
- Specifying Snapshot Virtual Disk Names
- Snapshot Repository Capacity
- Re-creating Snapshot Virtual Disks
- Preparing Host Servers to Re-create a Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Re-creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Creating a Virtual Disk Copy for an MSCS Shared Disk
- Virtual Disk Read/Write Permissions
- Virtual Disk Copy Restrictions
- Creating a Virtual Disk Copy
- Copying the Virtual Disk
- Storage Array Performance During Virtual Disk Copy
- Stopping a Virtual Disk Copy
- Preparing Host Servers to Recopy a Virtual Disk
- Recopying the Virtual Disk
- Removing Copy Pairs
- Firmware Downloads
- Downloading Both RAID Controller and NVSRAM Firmware
- Downloading Only NVSRAM Firmware
- Downloading Physical Disk Firmware
- Downloading EMM Firmware
- Troubleshooting Problems
- SMrepassist Utility
- Support Information Package
- Unidentified Devices
- Maintenance, and Configuration Considerations
- Removing and Inserting Physical Disks
- MD3000 Cluster Configuration Guidelines for Standalone Host Servers
- Index
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- About Your System
- Modular Disk Storage Manager
- Connection Components
- Hardware Features
- Front-Panel Indicators and Features
- Back-Panel Indicators and Features
- Cache Functions and Features
- Using Your RAID Enclosure
- Physical Disks
- Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART)
- Virtual Disks and Disk Groups
- Supported RAID Levels
- RAID Level Usage
- Segment Size
- Rebuild
- RAID Operations and Features
- Disk Group Operations
- RAID Background Operations Priority
- Virtual Disk Migration and Disk Roaming
- Advanced Features
- Host Types
- Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk
- Virtual Disk Service
- Virtual Disk Copy
- Using Snapshot and Disk Copy Together
- Redundancy and Non-Redundancy
- or Removed
- RAID Controller Failover Modes
- Thermal Shutdown
- Physical Disk Firmware
- Best Practices and Recommendations
- Installing Enclosure Components
- Removing and Installing Physical Disks
- Removing Physical Disks from the Enclosure
- Enclosure
- Module
- Installing a RAID Controller Module
- Removing and installing a backup battery
- Removing and Installing the Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
- Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
- Removing and Installing the Control Panel
- Installing the Control Panel
- Removing and Installing the Midplane
- Troubleshooting Your Enclosure
- Troubleshooting External Connections
- Troubleshooting a Damaged Enclosure
- Troubleshooting Enclosure Cooling Problems
- Troubleshooting SAS Physical Disks
- Troubleshooting Enclosure Connections
- Hard Controller Failures and Lockdown Conditions
- PCI Errors
- Getting Help
- Technical Support and Customer Service
- Automated Order-Status Service
- Before You Call
- Glossary
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- About the Command Line Interface
- How to Use the Command Line Interface
- Usage Notes
- CLI Commands
- Command Line Parameters
- Formatting Considerations
- Exit Status
- Usage Examples
- About the Script Commands
- Script Command Structure
- Script Command Synopsis
- Recurring Syntax Elements
- Usage Guidelines
- Adding Comments to a Script File
- Configuring a Storage Array
- Determining What is on Your Storage Array
- Saving a Configuration to a File
- Using the Create Virtual Disk Command
- Using the Auto Configure Command
- Modifying Your Configuration
- Setting the Storage Array Password
- Setting the RAID Controller Module Clocks
- Setting Modification Priority
- Assigning Global Hot Spares
- Using the Snapshot Feature
- Virtual Disk
- Enabling the Snapshot Virtual Disk Feature
- Preparing Host Servers to Create an Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Creating the Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk with Software-Assigned Physical Disks
- Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk by Specifying a Number of Physical Disks
- User-Defined Parameters
- Names of Snapshot Virtual Disks and Repository Virtual Disks
- Changing Snapshot Virtual Disk Settings
- Stopping and Deleting a Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Re-creating the Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Re-creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Using the Virtual Disk Copy Feature
- Creating a Virtual Disk Copy
- Enabling the Virtual Disk Copy Feature
- Preparing Host Servers to Create a Virtual Disk Copy
- Copying the Virtual Disk
- Viewing Virtual Disk Copy Properties
- Changing Virtual Disk Copy Settings
- Recopying a Virtual Disk
- Preparing Host Servers to Recopy a Virtual Disk
- Recopying the Virtual Disk
- Stopping a Virtual Disk Copy
- Interaction with Other Features
- Snapshot Virtual Disks
- Running a Media Scan
- Running a Consistency Check
- Resetting Battery Age
- Synchronizing RAID Controller Module Clocks
- Monitoring Performance
- Changing RAID Levels
- Defragmenting a Disk Group
- Diagnosing a RAID Controller Module
- Recovery Operations
- Initializing a Physical Disk
- Reconstructing a Physical Disk
- Redistributing Virtual Disks
- Script Commands
- Command Formatting Rules
- Commands Listed by Function
- Host Topology Commands
- Physical Disk Commands
- RAID Controller Module Commands
- Virtual Disk Commands
- Commands Listed Alphabetically
- Autoconfigure Storage Array Hot Spares
- Check Disk Consistency
- Clear Physical Disk Channel Statistics
- Clear Storage Array Firmware Pending Area
- Create Host
- Create Host Group
- Create iSCSI Initiator
- Create RAID Virtual Disk (Free Capacity Base Select)
- Create RAID Virtual Disk (Manual Physical Disk Select)
- Create Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Create Virtual Disk Copy
- Delete Disk Group
- Delete Host
- Delete Host Port
- Delete Virtual Disk
- Diagnose RAID Controller Module
- Disable Storage Array Feature
- Download Physical Disk Firmware
- Download Storage Array Firmware/NVSRAM
- Download Storage Array NVSRAM
- Firmware
- Enable RAID Controller Module
- Recopy Virtual Disk Copy
- Recover RAID Virtual Disk
- Re-create Snapshot
- Remove Virtual Disk Copy
- Remove Virtual Disk LUN Mapping
- Repair Virtual Disk Consistency
- Reset Storage Array Battery Install Date
- Reset Storage Array Virtual Disk Distribution
- Revive Disk Group
- Save Enclosure Log Data
- Save RAID Controller Module NVSRAM
- Save Storage Array Events
- Save Storage Array iSCSI Statistics
- Save Storage Array Performance Statistics
- Save Storage Array State Capture
- Set Disk Group
- Set Enclosure Attribute
- Set Enclosure Identification
- Set Host Group
- Set Host Port
- Set iSCSI Initiator
- Set iSCSI Target Properties
- Set Physical Disk Channel Status
- Set Physical Disk Hot Spare
- Set Session
- Set Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Set Storage Array
- Set Storage Array Enclosure Positions
- Set Storage Array iSNS Server IPv4 Address
- Set Storage Array iSNS Server IPv6 Address
- Port
- Set Storage Array iSNS Server Refresh
- Set Virtual Disk
- Set Virtual Disk Copy
- Show Disk Group
- Show Host Ports
- Show Physical Disk Channel Statistics
- Show Physical Disk Download Progress
- Show RAID Controller Module
- Show RAID Controller Module NVSRAM
- Show Storage Array
- Show Storage Array Autoconfigure
- Show Storage Array Host Topology
- Show Storage Array Pending Topology
- Show String
- Show Virtual Disk
- Show Virtual Disk Action Progress
- Show Virtual Disk Copy
- Show Virtual Disk Copy Source Candidates
- Show Virtual Disk Reservations
- Start Disk Group Blink
- Start Enclosure Blink
- Start Physical Disk Blink
- Start Physical Disk Reconstruction
- Stop Disk Group Blink
- Stop Physical Disk Blink
- Stop Storage Array Blink
- sample script files
- Configuration Script Example 2
- Index
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- notes and cautions
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- Installation Requirements
- Recommended Configurations
- Software Installation
- Application and vCenter Server Configuration
- Configuring the Storage Administrator Role
- No Access
- Enhanced IE Security
- Uninstalling the Dell Storage vCenter Plug-in
- Dell MD Storage vCenter Plug-in Features
- Adding a New Storage Array
- Networking Configuration for Software iSCSI Storage
- Activate Multipathing for Software iSCSI Initiator
- ESX Host Configuration Wizard
- Storage Array Summary
- Create Disk Group
- Making LUN Decisions
- Using the Predictive Scheme to Make LUN Decisions
- Using the Adaptive Scheme to Make LUN Decisions
- Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Disabling and Re-creating Snapshots
- Creating a Virtual Disk Copy
- Mapping a Virtual Disk
- Datastores View
- Storage Array Event Log
- Troubleshooting
- Common Errors
- Maximize Client Performance
- Restrictions
- Conclusions
PowerVault MD3000i
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- troubleshooting guide
- Table Of Contents
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- Introduction
- Cluster Solution
- Cluster Nodes
- Cluster Storage
- Cluster Storage Management Software
- Supported Cluster Configurations
- Other Documents You May Need
- Cabling Your Cluster Hardware
- Cabling Your Public and Private Networks
- Cabling Your Public Network
- Using Dual-Port Network Adapters for Your Private Network
- Cabling the Storage Systems
- Redundant Configuration
- Cabling the Cluster in Network-Attached Redundant Configuration
- Connecting a PowerEdge Cluster to Multiple PowerVault MD3000i Storage Systems
- Clustering
- Installation Overview
- Installing the iSCSI NICs
- Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator
- Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System
- Installing and Configuring a Failover Cluster
- troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Tools
- Known Issues
- iscsi configuration worksheet
- Index
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