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PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Desktop
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PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Software
Table of contents
  1. Table Of Contents
  2. Table Of Contents
  3. Overview
  4. Installation Prerequisites
  5. Before You Install the MD vCenter Plug-in
  6. Installing the MD vCenter Plug-in
  7. Configuring the Application Server and MD vCenter Plug-in
  8. Configuring Storage Administrator Roles
  9. Adding an Existing User to the Storage Administrator Role
  10. Configuring SAS Support on ESX and ESXi Hosts
  11. Installing the SAS Provider Upgrade
  12. MD vCenter Plug-in Security
  13. MD vCenter Plug-in Features
  14. Adding a Storage Array
  15. Removing a Storage Array
  16. ESX/ESXi Host SAN Configuration
  17. Networking Configuration for Fibre Channel and iSCSI Storage (ESX/ESXi 4. x only)
  18. ESX/ESXi Host Configuration Wizard
  19. Storage Array Summary
  20. Create Disk Group
  21. Formatting Virtual Disks
  22. Decision-making Schemes
  23. Creating a Virtual Disk
  24. Creating a Virtual Disk Copy
  25. Remote Replication
  26. Mapping a Virtual Disk
  27. Datastores View
  28. Storage Array Event Log
  29. Manually Unregistering the MD vCenter Plug-in
  30. Troubleshooting MD vCenter Plug-in Issues
  31. I Cannot Communicate with the Application Server
  32. Getting Help
PowerVault MD3260i Series first page preview

PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage
Table of contents
  1. Introduction
  2. Default IPv4 settings for the iSCSI Ports on MD3260i and MD3660i arrays
  3. Supported Controller Firmware and NVSRAM
  4. Supported Protocol Offload (TOE / iSCSI) Adapters
  5. Supported Expansion Enclosures
  6. Supported Operating Systems
  7. Supported Device Mapper Software
  8. Required Timeout Settings for Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters
  9. Supported HBAs, Required Drivers and Firmware
  10. Supported Brocade and Dell PowerConnect FOS levels
  11. Supported Dell M1000e Fibre Channel IOMs
PowerVault MD3260i Series first page preview

PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Software
Table of contents
  1. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
  2. Table Of Contents
  3. SMI-S Provider Installation Guide
  4. Installing And Uninstalling The SMI-S Provider
  5. Installing SMI-S Provider
  6. Uninstalling SMI-S Provider
  7. Starting And Stopping The OpenPegasus CIM Server Troubleshooting The SMI-S Provider
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PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage
Table of contents
  1. storage arrays
  2. installation and configuration
  3. turning on the system
  4. other information you may need
  5. technical specifications
PowerVault MD3260i Series first page preview

PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage
Table of contents
  1. Table Of Contents
  2. required resource media version
  3. support for dense storage array enclosure
  4. other information you may need
  5. resource media readme
PowerVault MD3260i Series first page preview

PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Racks & Stands
PowerVault MD3260i Series first page preview

PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage
PowerVault MD3260i Series first page preview

PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage
Table of contents
  1. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
  2. Table Of Contents
  3. Table Of Contents
  4. Table Of Contents
  5. Table Of Contents
  6. Table Of Contents
  7. Table Of Contents
  8. Table Of Contents
  9. Table Of Contents
  10. About The Command Line Interface
  11. Usage Notes
  12. Command Line Parameters
  13. Formatting Considerations
  14. Exit Status
  15. Usage Examples
  16. About The Script Commands
  17. Script Command Synopsis
  18. Recurring Syntax Elements
  19. Usage Guidelines
  20. Configuring A Storage Array
  21. Using The Create Virtual Disk Command
  22. Using The Auto Configure Command
  23. Modifying Your Configuration
  24. Setting Modification Priority
  25. configuring alert notifications
  26. Using The Snapshot Feature
  27. Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk
  28. Enabling The Snapshot Virtual Disk Feature
  29. Names Of Snapshot Virtual Disks And Repository Virtual Disks
  30. Changing Snapshot Virtual Disk Settings
  31. Re-creating The Snapshot Virtual Disk
  32. Using The Virtual Disk Copy Feature
  33. Creating A Virtual Disk Copy
  34. Preparing Host Servers To Create A Virtual Disk Copy
  35. Viewing Virtual Disk Copy Properties
  36. Changing Virtual Disk Copy Settings
  37. Recopying A Virtual Disk
  38. Stopping A Virtual Disk Copy
  39. Interaction With Other Features
  40. Using The Remote Replication Premium Feature
  41. Replication Repository Virtual Disks
  42. Link Interruptions Or Secondary Virtual Disk Errors
  43. Creating A Remote Replicated Pair
  44. Enabling The Remote Replication Premium Feature
  45. Determining Candidates For A Remote Replicated Pair
  46. Changing Remote Replication Settings
  47. Suspending And Resuming A Replication Relationship
  48. Deactivating The Remote Replication Premium Feature
  49. Snapshot Virtual Disks
  50. Virtual Disk Expansion
  51. Maintaining A Storage Array
  52. Running A Consistency Check
  53. Enabling RAID Controller Module Data Transfer
  54. Performance Tuning
  55. Changing RAID Levels
  56. Collecting Physical Disk Data
  57. Setting RAID Controller Module Operational Mode
  58. Reconstructing A Physical Disk
  59. Script Commands
  60. Firmware Compatibility Levels
  61. iSCSI Commands
  62. RAID Controller Module Commands
  63. Session Command
  64. Virtual Disk Commands
  65. Virtual Disk Copy Commands
  66. Activate Storage Array Firmware
  67. Check Virtual Disk Consistency
  68. Clear Physical Disk Port Statistics
  69. Clear Storage Array Core Dump
  70. Create Disk Pool
  71. Create Host
  72. Create iSCSI Initiator
  73. Create RAID Virtual Disk On A Disk Pool
  74. Create Remote Replication
  75. Create Snapshot Virtual Disk
  76. Scheduling Snapshots
  77. Create Storage Array Security Key
  78. Create Virtual Disk Copy
  79. Deactivate Remote Replication
  80. Delete Disk Pool
  81. Delete Host Port
  82. Delete Virtual Disk On A Disk Pool
  83. Diagnose RAID Controller Module
  84. Download Storage Array Firmware/NVSRAM
  85. Download Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware
  86. Download Storage Array NVSRAM
  87. Enable RAID Controller Module Data Transfer
  88. Increase Virtual Disk Capacity On A Disk Pool
  89. Recopy Virtual Disk Copy
  90. Reduce Disk Pool Capacity
  91. Remove Virtual Disk Copy
  92. Repair Virtual Disk Consistency
  93. Reset RAID Controller Module
  94. Reset Storage Array Battery Install Date
  95. Resume Snapshot Rollback
  96. Revive Disk Pool
  97. Save Storage Array Configuration
  98. Save Storage Array Events
  99. Save Storage Array iSCSI Statistics
  100. Save Storage Array Support Data
  101. Set Disk Group
  102. Set Disk Group Forced State
  103. Set Enclosure Attribute
  104. Set Foreign Physical Disk to Native
  105. Set Host Channel
  106. Set Host Group
  107. Set iSCSI Initiator
  108. Set Physical Disk Channel Status
  109. Set Physical Disk Hot Spare
  110. Set RAID Controller Module
  111. Set Remote Replication
  112. Set Session
  113. Set Snapshot Virtual Disk
  114. Set Storage Array
  115. Set Storage Array Enclosure Positions
  116. Set Storage Array ICMP Response
  117. Set Storage Array iSNS Server IPv6 Address
  118. Set Storage Array Redundancy Mode
  119. Set Storage Array Time
  120. Set Virtual Disk Copy
  121. Show Current iSCSI Sessions
  122. Show Disk Group
  123. Show Disk Group Import Dependencies
  124. Show Physical Disk
  125. Show Physical Disk Channel Statistics
  126. Show Physical Disk Download Progress
  127. Show RAID Controller Module NVSRAM
  128. Show Remote Replication Virtual Disk Candidates
  129. Show Storage Array Auto Configure
  130. Show Storage Array Host Topology
  131. Show Storage Array LUN Mappings
  132. Show Storage Array Unreadable Sectors
  133. Show Virtual Disk Action Progress
  134. Show Virtual Disk Copy Source Candidates
  135. Show Virtual Disk Reservations
  136. Start Disk Group Blink
  137. Start Disk Group Import
  138. Start iSCSI DHCP Refresh
  139. Start Physical Disk Channel Blink
  140. Stop Snapshot Rollback
  141. Start Virtual Disk Initialization
  142. Stop Disk Pool Locate
  143. Stop Storage Array iSCSI Session
  144. Validate Storage Array Security Key
  145. Sample Script Files
  146. Configuration Script Example 2
  147. CLI Command Updates
PowerVault MD3260i Series first page preview

PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage
Table of contents
  1. storage arrays
  2. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
  3. Table Of Contents
  4. Table Of Contents
  5. Table Of Contents
  6. About Your System
  7. Front-Panel Features
  8. Front-Panel Indicators
  9. Back-Panel Features
  10. Cooling Fan Module LED Indicator Codes
  11. Physical-Disk LED Indicators
  12. Controller Modules
  13. SFP Transceivers Fibre Optic And SAS Cables
  14. Expansion Controller Modules
  15. Battery Backup Unit
  16. Installing System Components
  17. Physical-Disk Drawers
  18. Opening The Physical-Disk Drawer
  19. Removing The Physical-Disk Drawer
  20. Installing The Disk Drawer
  21. Physical Disks
  22. Installing A Physical Disk In A Physical-Disk Carrier
  23. Removing A Physical Disk From A Physical-Disk Drawer
  24. SAS Chain Cables
  25. Removing The SAS Chain Cable(s)
  26. Installing The SAS Chain Cable(s)
  27. Controller Modules
  28. Installing A RAID Controller Module Or Expansion Module
  29. Opening The RAID Controller Module
  30. Replacing The SFP Transceiver
  31. RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit
  32. Removing A Power Supply Module
  33. Installing A Power Supply Module
  34. Cooling Fan Modules
  35. Installing A Cooling Fan Module
  36. Troubleshooting Your System
  37. Troubleshooting External Connections
  38. Troubleshooting Array Cooling Problems
  39. Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules
  40. Troubleshooting A Wet Storage Array
  41. Controller Failure Conditions
  42. PCI Errors
  43. Technical Specifications
  44. Getting Help
  45. Contacting Dell
PowerVault MD3260i Series first page preview

PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage
Table of contents
  1. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
  2. Table Of Contents
  3. Table Of Contents
  4. Table Of Contents
  5. Table Of Contents
  6. Table Of Contents
  7. Table Of Contents
  8. Table Of Contents
  9. Table Of Contents
  10. Table Of Contents
  11. Introduction
  12. Enterprise Management Window
  13. Array Management Window
  14. Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility
  15. About Your MD Series Dense Storage Array
  16. Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology
  17. RAID Levels
  18. RAID
  19. Segment Size
  20. Cycle Time
  21. Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion
  22. Virtual Disk Migration And Disk Roaming
  23. Disk Roaming
  24. Host Types
  25. Virtual Disk Copy
  26. Multi-Path Software
  27. Monitoring System Performance
  28. Monitoring Performance Using The Graphical View
  29. Discovering And Managing Your Storage Array
  30. Storage Arrays
  31. Setting Up Your Storage Array
  32. Naming Or Renaming Storage Arrays
  33. Adding Or Editing A Comment To An Existing Storage Array
  34. Enabling Premium Features
  35. Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Numbers
  36. Configuring E-mail Alerts
  37. Configuring SNMP Alerts
  38. Battery Settings
  39. Using iSCSI
  40. Creating CHAP Secrets
  41. Changing The iSCSI Target Identification
  42. Advanced iSCSI Host Port Settings
  43. Viewing Or Ending An iSCSI Session
  44. Edit, Remove, Or Rename Host Topology
  45. Event Monitor
  46. About Your Host
  47. Defining A Host
  48. Removing Host Access
  49. Adding A Host To A Host Group
  50. Host Topology
  51. Managing Host Port Identifiers
  52. Disk Groups And Virtual Disks
  53. Locating A Disk Group
  54. Creating Virtual Disks
  55. Changing The Virtual Disk Modification Priority
  56. Changing The Segment Size Of A Virtual Disk
  57. Changing The IO Type
  58. Choosing An Appropriate Physical Disk Type
  59. Creating A Security Key
  60. Changing A Security Key
  61. Saving A Security Key
  62. Erasing Secure Physical Disks
  63. Hot Spares And Rebuild
  64. Hot Spare Drive Protection
  65. Drawer Loss Protection
  66. Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
  67. Modifying And Removing Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
  68. Changing Controller Ownership Of The Virtual Disk
  69. Changing The RAID Level Of A Disk Group
  70. Restricted Mappings
  71. Storage Partitioning
  72. Disk Group And Virtual Disk Expansion
  73. Virtual Disk Expansion
  74. Import Disk Group
  75. Storage Array Media Scan
  76. Suspending The Media Scan
  77. Disk Pools And Disk Pool Virtual Disks
  78. Creating A Disk Pool Manually
  79. Automatically Managing The Unconfigured Capacity In Disk Pools
  80. Renaming A Disk Pool
  81. Adding Unassigned Physical Disks To A Disk Pool
  82. Changing The Modification Priority Of A Disk Pool
  83. Checking Data Consistency
  84. Deleting A Disk Pool
  85. Secure Disk Pools
  86. Premium Feature—Snapshot Virtual Disks
  87. Common Reasons For Scheduling A Snapshot Virtual Disk
  88. About The Simple Path
  89. Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk Using The Advanced Path
  90. Preparing Host Servers To Create The Snapshot Using The Advanced Path
  91. Creating The Snapshot Using The Advanced Path
  92. Specifying Snapshot Virtual Disk Names
  93. Snapshot Repository Capacity
  94. Re-Creating Snapshot Virtual Disks
  95. Disabling A Snapshot Virtual Disk
  96. Re-Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk
  97. Premium Feature—Virtual Disk Copy
  98. Types Of Virtual Disk Copies
  99. Virtual Disk Read/Write Permissions
  100. Creating A Virtual Disk Copy
  101. Create Copy Wizard
  102. Copy Manager
  103. Storage Array Performance During Virtual Disk Copy
  104. Recopying A Virtual Disk
  105. Removing Copy Pairs
  106. Premium Feature—Upgrading To High-Performance-Tier
  107. Device Mapper Multipath For Linux
  108. Device Mapper Configuration Steps
  109. Display The Multipath Device Topology Using The Multipath Command
  110. Add A New Partition To Device Mapper
  111. Important Information About Special Partitions
  112. Troubleshooting
  113. Configuring Asymmetric Logical Unit Access
  114. Manually Adding SATP Rule In ESX/ESXi 5.0
  115. Setting Round-Robin Load Balancing Policy On ESX/ESXi-Based Storage Arrays
  116. Premium Feature—Remote Replication
  117. Replication Repository Virtual Disks
  118. Using Remote Replication With Other Features
  119. Required Switch Zoning Configurations
  120. Activating The Remote Replication Premium Feature And Creating Replication Virtual Disks
  121. Activating And Creating Replication Repository Virtual Disks From An Existing Disk Group
  122. Selecting The Secondary Virtual Disk
  123. Completing The Remote Replication
  124. Viewing Information About A Remote Replication Or Replication Repository Virtual Disk
  125. Viewing Logical Elements Of The Secondary Virtual Disk
  126. Changing Write Mode And Consistency Group Membership
  127. Normally Synchronized Virtual Disks
  128. Unsynchronized Virtual Disks
  129. Automatically Resynchronizing Virtual Disks
  130. Suspending A Remote Replication
  131. Testing Communication Between The Primary And Secondary Virtual Disks
  132. Management Firmware Downloads
  133. Downloading Only NVSRAM Firmware
  134. Downloading Physical Disk Firmware
  135. Downloading MD3060e Series Expansion Module EMM Firmware
  136. Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology (SMART)
  137. Firmware Inventory
  138. System Interfaces
  139. Storage Array Software
  140. Trace Buffers
  141. Retrieving Trace Buffers
  142. Creating A Support Data Collection Schedule
  143. Removing A Support Data Collection Schedule
  144. Recovery Guru
  145. Viewing The Physical Associations
  146. Locating A Physical Disk
  147. Capturing The State Information
  148. Unidentified Devices
  149. Starting Or Restarting The Host Context Agent Software
  150. Getting Help
PowerVault MD3260i Series first page preview

PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage
Table of contents
  1. Table Of Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. Hardware Installation
  4. Redundant And Non-Redundant Configurations
  5. Cabling PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosures
  6. Installing MD Storage Manager
  7. Graphical Installation (Recommended)
  8. Console Installation
  9. Post Installation Tasks
  10. Initial Setup Tasks
  11. Uninstalling MD Storage Manager
  12. Uninstalling MD Storage Manager From Linux
  13. Appendix — Load Balancing
  14. Changing The Load Balance Policy Using Windows Server 2008 Device Manager Options
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PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage
Table of contents
  1. Table Of Contents
  2. About this Document
  3. iSCSI Communication Between the Storage Array and Host Server
  4. Setting Up iSCSI Manually: Using the MD Storage Manager
  5. Troubleshooting the iSCSI Host Ports
  6. Basics: Cabling, Power and Network Switches
  7. Troubleshooting Physical Connectivity Problems
  8. Troubleshooting iSCSI Host Port IP Addressing and Configuration
  9. Other Device Discovery or iSCSI Session Problems
  10. Basic Best Practices: iSCSI Host Port Setup and Configuration
PowerVault MD3260i Series first page preview

PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage
Table of contents
  1. Table Of Contents
  2. About this Document
  3. Managing the MD-Series Storage Array
  4. Troubleshooting the Ethernet Management Port
  5. Recognizing Issues Involving the Ethernet Management Port
  6. Troubleshooting Physical Connectivity Problems
  7. Troubleshooting Management Port IP Addressing and Configuration
  8. Configure management port with serial cable
  9. Troubleshooting Management Port Device Discovery Issues
PowerVault MD3260i Series first page preview

PowerVault MD3260i Series

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage
Table of contents
  1. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
  2. Table Of Contents
  3. Table Of Contents
  4. Table Of Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Hardware Installation
  7. Redundant And Non-Redundant Configurations
  8. Network-Attached Configurations
  9. Cabling PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosures
  10. Expanding With New PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosures
  11. Installing MD Storage Manager
  12. Graphical Installation (Recommended)
  13. Silent Installation
  14. Post Installation Tasks
  15. iSCSI Configuration Worksheet
  16. Post Connection Establishment Steps
  17. Guidelines For Configuring Your Network For iSCSI
  18. Using A DNS Server
  19. Using A Static IP Address
  20. Uninstalling MD Storage Manager
  21. Uninstalling MD Storage Manager From Linux
  22. Appendix — Manual Configuration Of iSCSI
  23. Automatic Storage Array Discovery
  24. Step 2: Configure The iSCSI Ports On The Storage Array
  25. For Windows Server 2003 Or Windows Server 2008 GUI Version
  26. Step 4: Configure Host Access
  27. Target CHAP
  28. Configuring Mutual CHAP Authentication On The Storage Array
  29. For Windows Server 2008 Core Version
  30. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Or 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Or 11
  31. Step 7: Connect To The Target Storage Array From The Host Server
  32. For Linux Server
  33. Step 8: (Optional) Set Up In-Band Management
  34. Appendix — Using Internet Storage Naming Service
  35. Appendix — Load Balancing
  36. Changing The Load Balance Policy Using The Windows Server 2008 Disk Management Options
  37. Appendix — Stopping And Starting iSCSI Services In Linux
  38. IPv4 Settings — Worksheet
  39. IPv6 Settings — Worksheet
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