Removing A Storage Array; Editing System Properties; Storage Array Configuration Backup - Dell PowerVault MD3060e Installation And Configuration Manual

Removing a Storage Array

To remove a storage array using the MD vCenter Plug-in:
1
In the Array Manager view, click Remove Arrays.
2
From the Remove Arrays Properties dialog box, select the storage array to be removed and click OK.

Editing System Properties

Changing the vCenter Plug-in Password
1
Open the Array Manager View.
2
In the left pane, click the name of the storage array.
3
In the right pane, click Edit Array Properties.
The Edit Array Properties dialog box appears.
4
In the Password field, enter the new vCenter Plug-in password and click OK.
This password is used by the plug-in only and will not change or override a storage array password set
in MD Storage Manager. See Resolving a Password Mismatch for more information.
NOTE: You cannot change the DNS Name or IP Address using the Edit Array Properties dialog box.
Resolving a Password Mismatch between the MD Storage Array and the vCenter Plug-in
If the MD vCenter Plug-in password and the storage array password do not match, you can still run passive,
read-only commands (such as Read and View) on the storage array. However, active read/write commands
(such as create and delete) will fail. The MD vCenter Plug-in will display the properties of the storage array
whether passwords match or not.

Storage Array Configuration Backup

The MD vCenter Plug-in supports configuration backups to script files that may be applied to a storage array
from the Dell MD Storage Manager (MDSM). These script files will facilitate the restoration of the storage
array configuration, such as storage array name, disk group configurations, virtual disk names, and virtual disk
capacities. IT WILL NOT BACKUP DATA RESIDING ON THE STORAGE ARRAY. A traditional
backup strategy must be employed to provide recovery of data residing on the virtual disks.
CAUTION: Only the storage array configuration information is saved during the
save configuration operation. No data stored on the virtual disks is saved.
Additionally, only the base storage array configuration information is saved.
Objects such as snapshots, virtual disk copies and remote replications are not
saved to the script file.
The MD vCenter Plug-in Automatic Save Configuration will perform a save configuration of the storage array
after a configuration event has occurred on the storage array, either from the MD vCenter Plug-in or from
MDSM. A storage array modification event will start a four-minute timer on the application server. If, within
that four-minute time window, no other configuration events have occurred on the storage array, a save
configuration will occur. If another modification event occurs within the four-minute time window, the timer
resets to four minutes. When no modification events are detected on the storage array within the four-minute
window, a save configuration will be performed. Automatic Save Configuration will maintain the last 15 save
configuration script files.
Enable Automatic Save Configuration Backups
These backups can be set to be automatically or manually initiated. To enable automatic backups of the storage
array base configuration, perform the procedure below:
1
Open the Array Manager View.
2
In the left pane, select the storage array name.
The storage array properties are displayed in the right pane.
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