Dell PowerVault MD3660i Series Storage Array manuals
PowerVault MD3660i Series Storage Array
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Overview
- Installation Prerequisites
- Before You Install the MD vCenter Plug-in
- Installing the MD vCenter Plug-in
- Configuring the Application Server and MD vCenter Plug-in
- Configuring Storage Administrator Roles
- Adding an Existing User to the Storage Administrator Role
- Configuring SAS Support on ESX and ESXi Hosts
- Installing the SAS Provider Upgrade
- MD vCenter Plug-in Security
- MD vCenter Plug-in Features
- Adding a Storage Array
- Removing a Storage Array
- ESX/ESXi Host SAN Configuration
- Networking Configuration for Fibre Channel and iSCSI Storage (ESX/ESXi 4. x only)
- ESX/ESXi Host Configuration Wizard
- Storage Array Summary
- Create Disk Group
- Formatting Virtual Disks
- Decision-making Schemes
- Creating a Virtual Disk
- Creating a Virtual Disk Copy
- Remote Replication
- Mapping a Virtual Disk
- Datastores View
- Storage Array Event Log
- Manually Unregistering the MD vCenter Plug-in
- Troubleshooting MD vCenter Plug-in Issues
- I Cannot Communicate with the Application Server
- Getting Help
PowerVault MD3660i Series Storage Array
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- Introduction
- Default IPv4 settings for the iSCSI Ports on MD3260i and MD3660i arrays
- Supported Controller Firmware and NVSRAM
- Supported Protocol Offload (TOE / iSCSI) Adapters
- Supported Expansion Enclosures
- Supported Operating Systems
- Supported Device Mapper Software
- Required Timeout Settings for Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters
- Supported HBAs, Required Drivers and Firmware
- Supported Brocade and Dell PowerConnect FOS levels
- Supported Dell M1000e Fibre Channel IOMs
PowerVault MD3660i Series Storage Array
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PowerVault MD3660i Series Storage Array
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- Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- About The Command Line Interface
- Usage Notes
- Command Line Parameters
- Formatting Considerations
- Exit Status
- Usage Examples
- About The Script Commands
- Script Command Synopsis
- Recurring Syntax Elements
- Usage Guidelines
- Configuring A Storage Array
- Using The Create Virtual Disk Command
- Using The Auto Configure Command
- Modifying Your Configuration
- Setting Modification Priority
- configuring alert notifications
- Using The Snapshot Feature
- Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Enabling The Snapshot Virtual Disk Feature
- Names Of Snapshot Virtual Disks And Repository Virtual Disks
- Changing Snapshot Virtual Disk Settings
- Re-creating The Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Using The Virtual Disk Copy Feature
- Creating A Virtual Disk Copy
- Preparing Host Servers To Create A Virtual Disk Copy
- Viewing Virtual Disk Copy Properties
- Changing Virtual Disk Copy Settings
- Recopying A Virtual Disk
- Stopping A Virtual Disk Copy
- Interaction With Other Features
- Using The Remote Replication Premium Feature
- Replication Repository Virtual Disks
- Link Interruptions Or Secondary Virtual Disk Errors
- Creating A Remote Replicated Pair
- Enabling The Remote Replication Premium Feature
- Determining Candidates For A Remote Replicated Pair
- Changing Remote Replication Settings
- Suspending And Resuming A Replication Relationship
- Deactivating The Remote Replication Premium Feature
- Snapshot Virtual Disks
- Virtual Disk Expansion
- Maintaining A Storage Array
- Running A Consistency Check
- Enabling RAID Controller Module Data Transfer
- Performance Tuning
- Changing RAID Levels
- Collecting Physical Disk Data
- Setting RAID Controller Module Operational Mode
- Reconstructing A Physical Disk
- Script Commands
- Firmware Compatibility Levels
- iSCSI Commands
- RAID Controller Module Commands
- Session Command
- Virtual Disk Commands
- Virtual Disk Copy Commands
- Activate Storage Array Firmware
- Check Virtual Disk Consistency
- Clear Physical Disk Port Statistics
- Clear Storage Array Core Dump
- Create Disk Pool
- Create Host
- Create iSCSI Initiator
- Create RAID Virtual Disk On A Disk Pool
- Create Remote Replication
- Create Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Scheduling Snapshots
- Create Storage Array Security Key
- Create Virtual Disk Copy
- Deactivate Remote Replication
- Delete Disk Pool
- Delete Host Port
- Delete Virtual Disk On A Disk Pool
- Diagnose RAID Controller Module
- Download Storage Array Firmware/NVSRAM
- Download Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware
- Download Storage Array NVSRAM
- Enable RAID Controller Module Data Transfer
- Increase Virtual Disk Capacity On A Disk Pool
- Recopy Virtual Disk Copy
- Reduce Disk Pool Capacity
- Remove Virtual Disk Copy
- Repair Virtual Disk Consistency
- Reset RAID Controller Module
- Reset Storage Array Battery Install Date
- Resume Snapshot Rollback
- Revive Disk Pool
- Save Storage Array Configuration
- Save Storage Array Events
- Save Storage Array iSCSI Statistics
- Save Storage Array Support Data
- Set Disk Group
- Set Disk Group Forced State
- Set Enclosure Attribute
- Set Foreign Physical Disk to Native
- Set Host Channel
- Set Host Group
- Set iSCSI Initiator
- Set Physical Disk Channel Status
- Set Physical Disk Hot Spare
- Set RAID Controller Module
- Set Remote Replication
- Set Session
- Set Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Set Storage Array
- Set Storage Array Enclosure Positions
- Set Storage Array ICMP Response
- Set Storage Array iSNS Server IPv6 Address
- Set Storage Array Redundancy Mode
- Set Storage Array Time
- Set Virtual Disk Copy
- Show Current iSCSI Sessions
- Show Disk Group
- Show Disk Group Import Dependencies
- Show Physical Disk
- Show Physical Disk Channel Statistics
- Show Physical Disk Download Progress
- Show RAID Controller Module NVSRAM
- Show Remote Replication Virtual Disk Candidates
- Show Storage Array Auto Configure
- Show Storage Array Host Topology
- Show Storage Array LUN Mappings
- Show Storage Array Unreadable Sectors
- Show Virtual Disk Action Progress
- Show Virtual Disk Copy Source Candidates
- Show Virtual Disk Reservations
- Start Disk Group Blink
- Start Disk Group Import
- Start iSCSI DHCP Refresh
- Start Physical Disk Channel Blink
- Stop Snapshot Rollback
- Start Virtual Disk Initialization
- Stop Disk Pool Locate
- Stop Storage Array iSCSI Session
- Validate Storage Array Security Key
- Sample Script Files
- Configuration Script Example 2
- CLI Command Updates
PowerVault MD3660i Series Storage Array
Table of contents
- storage arrays
- Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- About Your System
- Front-Panel Features
- Front-Panel Indicators
- Back-Panel Features
- Cooling Fan Module LED Indicator Codes
- Physical-Disk LED Indicators
- Controller Modules
- SFP Transceivers Fibre Optic And SAS Cables
- Expansion Controller Modules
- Battery Backup Unit
- Installing System Components
- Physical-Disk Drawers
- Opening The Physical-Disk Drawer
- Removing The Physical-Disk Drawer
- Installing The Disk Drawer
- Physical Disks
- Installing A Physical Disk In A Physical-Disk Carrier
- Removing A Physical Disk From A Physical-Disk Drawer
- SAS Chain Cables
- Removing The SAS Chain Cable(s)
- Installing The SAS Chain Cable(s)
- Controller Modules
- Installing A RAID Controller Module Or Expansion Module
- Opening The RAID Controller Module
- Replacing The SFP Transceiver
- RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit
- Removing A Power Supply Module
- Installing A Power Supply Module
- Cooling Fan Modules
- Installing A Cooling Fan Module
- Troubleshooting Your System
- Troubleshooting External Connections
- Troubleshooting Array Cooling Problems
- Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules
- Troubleshooting A Wet Storage Array
- Controller Failure Conditions
- PCI Errors
- Technical Specifications
- Getting Help
- Contacting Dell
PowerVault MD3660i Series Storage Array
Table of contents
- Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Enterprise Management Window
- Array Management Window
- Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility
- About Your MD Series Dense Storage Array
- Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology
- RAID Levels
- RAID
- Segment Size
- Cycle Time
- Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion
- Virtual Disk Migration And Disk Roaming
- Disk Roaming
- Host Types
- Virtual Disk Copy
- Multi-Path Software
- Monitoring System Performance
- Monitoring Performance Using The Graphical View
- Discovering And Managing Your Storage Array
- Storage Arrays
- Setting Up Your Storage Array
- Naming Or Renaming Storage Arrays
- Adding Or Editing A Comment To An Existing Storage Array
- Enabling Premium Features
- Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Numbers
- Configuring E-mail Alerts
- Configuring SNMP Alerts
- Battery Settings
- Using iSCSI
- Creating CHAP Secrets
- Changing The iSCSI Target Identification
- Advanced iSCSI Host Port Settings
- Viewing Or Ending An iSCSI Session
- Edit, Remove, Or Rename Host Topology
- Event Monitor
- About Your Host
- Defining A Host
- Removing Host Access
- Adding A Host To A Host Group
- Host Topology
- Managing Host Port Identifiers
- Disk Groups And Virtual Disks
- Locating A Disk Group
- Creating Virtual Disks
- Changing The Virtual Disk Modification Priority
- Changing The Segment Size Of A Virtual Disk
- Changing The IO Type
- Choosing An Appropriate Physical Disk Type
- Creating A Security Key
- Changing A Security Key
- Saving A Security Key
- Erasing Secure Physical Disks
- Hot Spares And Rebuild
- Hot Spare Drive Protection
- Drawer Loss Protection
- Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
- Modifying And Removing Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
- Changing Controller Ownership Of The Virtual Disk
- Changing The RAID Level Of A Disk Group
- Restricted Mappings
- Storage Partitioning
- Disk Group And Virtual Disk Expansion
- Virtual Disk Expansion
- Import Disk Group
- Storage Array Media Scan
- Suspending The Media Scan
- Disk Pools And Disk Pool Virtual Disks
- Creating A Disk Pool Manually
- Automatically Managing The Unconfigured Capacity In Disk Pools
- Renaming A Disk Pool
- Adding Unassigned Physical Disks To A Disk Pool
- Changing The Modification Priority Of A Disk Pool
- Checking Data Consistency
- Deleting A Disk Pool
- Secure Disk Pools
- Premium Feature—Snapshot Virtual Disks
- Common Reasons For Scheduling A Snapshot Virtual Disk
- About The Simple Path
- 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
- Disabling A Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Re-Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk
- Premium Feature—Virtual Disk Copy
- Types Of Virtual Disk Copies
- Virtual Disk Read/Write Permissions
- Creating A Virtual Disk Copy
- Create Copy Wizard
- Copy Manager
- Storage Array Performance During Virtual Disk Copy
- Recopying A Virtual Disk
- Removing Copy Pairs
- Premium Feature—Upgrading To High-Performance-Tier
- Device Mapper Multipath For Linux
- Device Mapper Configuration Steps
- Display The Multipath Device Topology Using The Multipath Command
- Add A New Partition To Device Mapper
- Important Information About Special Partitions
- Troubleshooting
- Configuring Asymmetric Logical Unit Access
- Manually Adding SATP Rule In ESX/ESXi 5.0
- Setting Round-Robin Load Balancing Policy On ESX/ESXi-Based Storage Arrays
- Premium Feature—Remote Replication
- Replication Repository Virtual Disks
- Using Remote Replication With Other Features
- Required Switch Zoning Configurations
- Activating The Remote Replication Premium Feature And Creating Replication Virtual Disks
- Activating And Creating Replication Repository Virtual Disks From An Existing Disk Group
- Selecting The Secondary Virtual Disk
- Completing The Remote Replication
- Viewing Information About A Remote Replication Or Replication Repository Virtual Disk
- Viewing Logical Elements Of The Secondary Virtual Disk
- Changing Write Mode And Consistency Group Membership
- Normally Synchronized Virtual Disks
- Unsynchronized Virtual Disks
- Automatically Resynchronizing Virtual Disks
- Suspending A Remote Replication
- Testing Communication Between The Primary And Secondary Virtual Disks
- Management Firmware Downloads
- Downloading Only NVSRAM Firmware
- Downloading Physical Disk Firmware
- Downloading MD3060e Series Expansion Module EMM Firmware
- Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology (SMART)
- Firmware Inventory
- System Interfaces
- Storage Array Software
- Trace Buffers
- Retrieving Trace Buffers
- Creating A Support Data Collection Schedule
- Removing A Support Data Collection Schedule
- Recovery Guru
- Viewing The Physical Associations
- Locating A Physical Disk
- Capturing The State Information
- Unidentified Devices
- Starting Or Restarting The Host Context Agent Software
- Getting Help
PowerVault MD3660i Series Storage Array
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Hardware Installation
- Redundant And Non-Redundant Configurations
- Cabling PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosures
- Installing MD Storage Manager
- Graphical Installation (Recommended)
- Console Installation
- Post Installation Tasks
- Initial Setup Tasks
- Uninstalling MD Storage Manager
- Uninstalling MD Storage Manager From Linux
- Appendix — Load Balancing
- Changing The Load Balance Policy Using Windows Server 2008 Device Manager Options
PowerVault MD3660i Series Storage Array
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- About this Document
- iSCSI Communication Between the Storage Array and Host Server
- Setting Up iSCSI Manually: Using the MD Storage Manager
- Troubleshooting the iSCSI Host Ports
- Basics: Cabling, Power and Network Switches
- Troubleshooting Physical Connectivity Problems
- Troubleshooting iSCSI Host Port IP Addressing and Configuration
- Other Device Discovery or iSCSI Session Problems
- Basic Best Practices: iSCSI Host Port Setup and Configuration
PowerVault MD3660i Series Storage Array
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- About this Document
- Managing the MD-Series Storage Array
- Troubleshooting the Ethernet Management Port
- Recognizing Issues Involving the Ethernet Management Port
- Troubleshooting Physical Connectivity Problems
- Troubleshooting Management Port IP Addressing and Configuration
- Configure management port with serial cable
- Troubleshooting Management Port Device Discovery Issues
PowerVault MD3660i Series Storage Array
Table of contents
- Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Hardware Installation
- Redundant And Non-Redundant Configurations
- Network-Attached Configurations
- cabling powervault md3060e expansion enclosures
- expanding with new powervault md3060e expansion enclosures
- Installing MD Storage Manager
- Graphical Installation (Recommended)
- Silent Installation
- Post Installation Tasks
- iSCSI Configuration Worksheet
- post connection establishment steps
- Guidelines For Configuring Your Network For iSCSI
- Using A DNS Server
- Using A Static IP Address
- Uninstalling MD Storage Manager
- Uninstalling MD Storage Manager From Linux
- Step 1: Discover The Storage Array (Out-of-band Management Only)
- Automatic Storage Array Discovery
- Step 2: Configure The iSCSI Ports On The Storage Array
- For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Or 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Or 11
- Step 4: Configure Host Access
- Mutual CHAP
- Configuring Mutual CHAP Authentication On The Storage Array
- For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SP3 Using The GUI
- Step 7: Connect To The Target Storage Array From The Host Server
- For Linux Server
- Step 8: (Optional) Set Up In-Band Management
- Windows Load Balance Policy
- increasing bandwidth with multiple iscsi sessions
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