Dell PowerVault MD3000i Cli Manual page 4

3 Configuring a Storage Array
4 Using the Snapshot Feature
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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 Up SMTP and SNMP Alerts
Setting the RAID Controller Module Clocks
Setting the Storage Array Host Type
Setting Modification Priority
Assigning Global Hot Spares
Using Host Servers to Create an Initial Snapshot
Virtual Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk
Enabling the Snapshot Virtual Disk Feature
Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk with
User-Assigned Physical Disks
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
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