Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Array Manuals

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Owner's Manual (272 pages)

Storage Arrays

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage | Size: 8 MB

Table of Contents
3
Contents
17
1 Introduction

19
2 Planning: about Your Storage Array

23
3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules

31
- RAID Controller Modules
  31
  - RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features
    32
  - RAID Controller Module-Additional Features
    34
    
    Battery Backup Unit
    34
    
    Storage Array Thermal Shutdown
    35
    
    System Password Reset
    35
  - Cache Functions and Features
    36
    
    Cache Mirroring
    36
    
    Write-Back Cache
    36
    
    Write-Through Cache
    36
4 Planning: MD3200 Series Storage

37
- Array Terms and Concepts
  37
  - Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups
    37
    
    Physical Disk States
    38
    
    Physical Disks
    38
    
    Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
    39
    
    Virtual Disks and Disk Groups
    39
    
    Virtual Disk States
    40
  - RAID Levels
    40
    
    RAID Level Usage
    41
  - Segment Size
    43
  - Virtual Disk Operations
    43
    
    Background Initialization
    43
    
    Foreground Initialization
    43
    
    Virtual Disk Initialization
    43
    
    Consistency Check
    44
    
    Media Verification
    44
  - Cycle Time
    44
  - Virtual Disk Operations Limit
    45
- Disk Group Operations
  45
  - RAID Level Migration
    45
  - Segment Size Migration
    45
  - Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion
    46
  - Disk Group Expansion
    46
  - Disk Group Defragmentation
    47
  - Disk Group Operations Limit
    47
- RAID Background Operations Priority
  47
- Virtual Disk Migration and Disk Roaming
  48
  - Disk Migration
    48
  - Disk Roaming
    50
- Advanced Features
  50
  - Host Server-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
    51
  - Host Types
    51
  - Snapshot Virtual Disks
    51
  - Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk
    52
  - Virtual Disk Copy
    53
  - Virtual Disk Recovery
    54
  - Using Snapshot and Disk Copy Together
    54
- Multi-Path Software
  54
  - Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths
    55
  - Virtual Disk Ownership
    55
- Load Balancing
  56
- Monitoring MD3200 Series System Performance
  57
5 Configuration: Overview

61
- User Interface
  61
  - Enterprise Management Window
    62
  - Array Management Window
    63
6 Configuration: about Your Storage Array

65
7 Configuration: Event Monitor

83
- Enabling or Disabling the Event Monitor
  84
  - Windows
    84
  - Linux
    84
8 Configuration: about Your Host

85
- Configuring Host Access
  85
- Using the Mappings Tab
  86
  - Defining a Host
    86
  - Click Next
    87
- Removing Host Access
  88
- Managing Host Groups
  88
- I/O Data Path Protection
  92
- Managing Host Port Identifiers
  93
9 Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks

95
- Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
  95
- Creating Disk Groups
  96
- Locating a Disk Group
  98
- Creating Virtual Disks
  98
- Changing the Virtual Disk Modification Priority
  100
- Changing the Virtual Disk Cache Settings
  101
- Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk
  103
- Changing the I/O Type
  104
- Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type
  105
- Physical Disk Security with Self Encrypting Disk
  106
  - Creating a Security Key
    108
  - Changing a Security Key
    110
  - Saving a Security Key
    111
  - Validate Security Key
    112
  - Unlocking Secure Physical Disks
    113
  - Erasing Secure Physical Disks
    113
- Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks
  114
  - 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
  - Creating Host-To-Virtual Disk Mappings
    119
  - Modifying and Removing Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
    121
  - Changing Controller Ownership of the Virtual Disk
    122
  - Removing Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
    122
    
    Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Disk Group
    123
    
    Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
    124
    
    Removing a Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping Using Linux DMMP
    124
    
    Restricted Mappings
    126
    
    Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group
    127
    
    Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
    129
    
    Storage Partitioning
    130
    
    Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion
    131
    
    Disk Group Expansion
    131
    
    Using Free Capacity
    132
    
    Virtual Disk Expansion
    132
    
    Disk Group Migration
    133
    
    Export Disk Group
    133
    
    Using Unconfigured Capacity
    133
    
    Exporting a Disk Group
    134
    
    Import Disk Group
    134
    
    Importing a Disk Group
    134
    
    Changing Media Scan Settings
    136
    
    Storage Array Media Scan
    136
    
    Suspending the Media Scan
    137

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Owner's Manual (260 pages)

Storage Arrays

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage | Size: 7.22 MB

Storage Arrays
1
Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction

17
2 Planning: about Your Storage Array

21
- Overview
  21
- Hardware Features
  22
  - Front-Panel Features and Indicators
    22
  - Back Panel Features and Indicators
    25
- Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns
  26
- Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features
  27
- Power Indicator Codes
  28
3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules

29
- RAID Controller Modules
  29
  - RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features
    30
  - RAID Controller Module-Additional Features
    32
    
    Battery Backup Unit
    32
    
    Storage Array Thermal Shutdown
    33
    
    System Password Reset
    33
  - Cache Functions and Features
    34
    
    Cache Mirroring
    34
    
    Write-Back Cache
    34
    
    Write-Through Cache
    34
4 Planning: MD3200 Series Storage

35
- Array Terms and Concepts
  35
  - Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups
    35
    
    Physical Disk States
    36
    
    Physical Disks
    36
    
    Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
    37
    
    Virtual Disks and Disk Groups
    37
    
    Virtual Disk States
    38
  - RAID Levels
    38
    
    RAID Level Usage
    39
  - Segment Size
    41
  - Virtual Disk Operations
    41
    
    Background Initialization
    41
    
    Foreground Initialization
    41
    
    Virtual Disk Initialization
    41
    
    Consistency Check
    42
    
    Cycle Time
    42
    
    Media Verification
    42
  - Virtual Disk Operations Limit
    43
- Disk Group Operations
  43
  - RAID Level Migration
    43
  - Segment Size Migration
    43
  - Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion
    44
  - Disk Group Expansion
    44
  - Disk Group Defragmentation
    45
  - Disk Group Operations Limit
    45
- RAID Background Operations Priority
  45
- Virtual Disk Migration and Disk Roaming
  46
  - Disk Migration
    46
  - Disk Roaming
    48
- Advanced Features
  48
  - Host Server-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
    49
  - Host Types
    49
  - Snapshot Virtual Disks
    49
  - Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk
    50
  - Virtual Disk Copy
    51
  - Virtual Disk Recovery
    51
  - Using Snapshot and Disk Copy Together
    52
- Multi-Path Software
  52
  - Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths
    53
  - Virtual Disk Ownership
    53
- Load Balancing
  54
- Monitoring MD3200 Series System Performance
  55
5 Configuration: Overview

59
- User Interface
  59
  - Enterprise Management Window
    60
  - Array Management Window
    61
6 Configuration: about Your Storage Array

63
7 Configuration: Event Monitor

81
- Enabling or Disabling the Event Monitor
  82
  - Windows
    82
  - Linux
    82
8 Configuration: about Your Host

83
- Configuring Host Access
  83
- Using the Mappings Tab
  84
  - Defining a Host
    84
  - Click Next
    85
- Removing Host Access
  86
- Managing Host Groups
  86
- I/O Data Path Protection
  90
- Managing Host Port Identifiers
  91
9 Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks

93
- Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
  93
  - Creating Disk Groups
    94
- Locating a Disk Group
  96
- Creating Virtual Disks
  96
- Changing the Virtual Disk Modification Priority
  98
- Changing the Virtual Disk Cache Settings
  99
- Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk
  101
- Changing the I/O Type
  102
- Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type
  103
- Physical Disk Security with Self Encrypting Disk
  104
  - Creating a Security Key
    106
  - Changing a Security Key
    108
  - Saving a Security Key
    109
  - Unlocking Secure Physical Disks
    110
  - Erasing Secure Physical Disks
    111
- Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks
  111
  - Hot Spares and Rebuild
    113
  - Global Hot Spares
    113
  - Hot Spare Operation
    114
  - Hot Spare Drive Protection
    114
- Enclosure Loss Protection
  115
- Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
  116
  - Creating Host-To-Virtual Disk Mappings
    117
  - Modifying and Removing Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
    118
  - Changing Controller Ownership of the Virtual Disk
    119
  - Removing Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
    120
  - Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Disk Group
    121
  - Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
    122
    
    Restricted Mappings
    122
    
    Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group
    124
    
    Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
    125
    
    Storage Partitioning
    126
    
    Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion
    128
    
    Disk Group Expansion
    128
    
    Using Free Capacity
    129
    
    Using Unconfigured Capacity
    129
    
    Virtual Disk Expansion
    129
    
    Disk Group Migration
    130
    
    Export Disk Group
    130
    
    Exporting a Disk Group
    130
    
    Import Disk Group
    131
    
    Importing a Disk Group
    131
    
    Storage Array Media Scan
    132
    
    Changing Media Scan Settings
    133
    
    Suspending the Media Scan
    134

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Cli Manual (279 pages)

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Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Deployment Manual (74 pages)

Storage Arrays

Brand: Dell | Category: Network Storage Server | Size: 2.35 MB

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Getting Started (76 pages)

Storage Arrays

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Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Get Started Manual (87 pages)

Storage Arrays

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage | Size: 5.33 MB

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Technical Manualbook (40 pages)

Storage Arrays

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage | Size: 3.24 MB

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Manual (84 pages)

Glossary

Brand: Dell | Category: Desktop | Size: 1.14 MB

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Deployment Manual (38 pages)

Storage Arrays

Brand: Dell | Category: Network Storage Server | Size: 1.18 MB

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Deployment Manual (38 pages)

Storage Arrays

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage | Size: 1.17 MB

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Storage Arrays

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage | Size: 1.28 MB

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series White Paper (22 pages)

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Brand: Dell | Category: Network Storage Server | Size: 0.42 MB

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Installation Manual (18 pages)

Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Arrays

Brand: Dell | Category: Software | Size: 0.44 MB

Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction

5
- Version Information
  6
- Supported Profiles and Sub-Profiles
  6
2 Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider

7
- System Requirements
  7
- Installing SMI-S Provider
  7
  - For Windows
    7
  - For Linux
    8
- Configuring CIM Server
  8
- Uninstalling SMI-S Provider
  10
  - For Windows
    10
  - For Linux
    11
3 Managing SMI-S Provider

13
- Starting and Stopping the Openpegasus CIM Server
  13
  - For Windows
    13
  - For Linux
    13
- Changing the Debug Tracing Option
  14
4 Troubleshooting the SMI-S Provider

15

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Support Matrix (17 pages)

Storage Arrays

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage | Size: 0.15 MB

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Update Manual (32 pages)

Airborne Contaminant Level Update

Brand: Dell | Category: Server | Size: 0.89 MB

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Support Matrix (12 pages)

Storage Array

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage | Size: 0.15 MB

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Rack Installation Instructions (2 pages)

Rack Installation Instructions

Brand: Dell | Category: Racks & Stands | Size: 1.94 MB

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Information Update (1 page)

Information Update

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage | Size: 0.08 MB

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Array Manuals

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Planning: about Your Storage Array

3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules

4 Planning: MD3200 Series Storage

5 Configuration: Overview

6 Configuration: about Your Storage Array

7 Configuration: Event Monitor

8 Configuration: about Your Host

9 Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Planning: about Your Storage Array

3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules

4 Planning: MD3200 Series Storage

5 Configuration: Overview

6 Configuration: about Your Storage Array

7 Configuration: Event Monitor

8 Configuration: about Your Host

9 Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks

Table of Contents

1 About the Command Line Interface

2 About the Script Commands

3 Configuring a Storage Array

4 Using the Snapshot Feature

5 Using the Virtual Disk Copy Feature

6 Maintaining a Storage Array

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Table of Contents

English

Français

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Hardware Installation

3 Installing Powervault MD Storage

4 Post Installation Tasks

5 Uninstalling Powervault MD

6 Getting Help

A Appendix-Load Balancing

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Hardware Installation

3 Installing Powervault MD Storage Software

4 Post Installation Tasks

5 Uninstalling Powervault MD Storage Software

A Appendix-Load Balancing

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Hardware Installation

3 Software Installation

4 Post Installation Tasks

5 Uninstalling Software

A Appendix-Load Balancing

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Hardware Installation

3 Software Installation

4 Post Installation Tasks

5 Uninstalling Software

A Appendix-Load Balancing

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider

3 Managing SMI-S Provider

4 Troubleshooting the SMI-S Provider

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