Dell PowerVault MD3220i Series Manuals

Dell PowerVault MD3220i Series Owner's Manual (282 pages)

Storage Arrays

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage | Size: 8.59 MB

Table of Contents
3
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
    34
  - System Password Reset
    35
  - Cache Functions and Features
    35
    
    Cache Mirroring
    35
    
    Write-Back Cache
    35
    
    Write-Through Cache
    36
4 Planning: Md3200I Series Storage

37
- Array Terms and Concepts
  37
  - Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups
    37
    
    Physical Disks
    37
    
    Physical Disk States
    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
    42
  - Virtual Disk Operations
    43
    
    Virtual Disk Initialization
    43
    
    Background Initialization
    43
  - Foreground 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
    46
  - 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 Md3200I 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: Using Iscsi

83
8 Configuration: Event Monitor

93
- Enabling or Disabling the Event Monitor
  93
  - Windows
    94
  - Linux
    94
9 Configuration: about Your Host

95
- Configuring Host Access
  95
- Using the Mappings Tab
  96
  - Defining a Host
    96
  - Click Next
    97
- Removing Host Access
  98
- Managing Host Groups
  98
  - Creating a Host Group
    98
  - Moving a Host to a Different Host Group
    99
  - Removing a Host Group
    100
  - Host Topology
    100
  - Starting or Stopping the Host Context Agent
    101
- I/O Data Path Protection
  102
- Managing Host Port Identifiers
  103
10 Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks

105
- Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
  105
  - Creating Disk Groups
    106
  - Locating a Disk Group
    108
  - Creating Virtual Disks
    108
  - Changing the Virtual Disk Modification Priority
    110
  - Changing the Virtual Disk Cache Settings
    111
  - Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk
    113
  - Changing the I/O Type
    114
- Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type
  115
- Physical Disk Security with Self Encrypting Disk
  115
  - Creating a Security Key
    118
  - Changing a Security Key
    119
  - Saving a Security Key
    121
  - Validate Security Key
    122
  - Unlocking Secure Physical Disks
    122
  - Erasing Secure Physical Disks
    122
- Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks
  123
  - Hot Spares and Rebuild
    125
  - Global Hot Spares
    125
  - Hot Spare Operation
    125
  - Hot Spare Drive Protection
    126
- Enclosure Loss Protection
  126
- Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
  128
- Restricted Mappings
  136
  - Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group
    137
- Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
  139
- Storage Partitioning
  140
- Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion
  141
  - Disk Group Expansion
    141
  - Virtual Disk Expansion
    142
  - Using Free Capacity
    142
  - Using Unconfigured Capacity
    142
- Disk Group Migration
  143
  - Export Disk Group
    143
  - Exporting a Disk Group
    143
- Import Disk Group
  144
  - Importing a Disk Group
    144
- Storage Array Media Scan
  145
  - Changing Media Scan Settings
    146
  - Suspending the Media Scan
    147

Dell PowerVault MD3220i Series Owner's Manual (268 pages)

Storage Arrays

Brand: Dell | Category: Storage | Size: 7.1 MB

Storage Arrays
1
Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction

19
2 Planning: about Your Storage Array

23
- Overview
  23
- Hardware Features
  24
  - Front-Panel Features and Indicators
    24
  - Back Panel Features and Indicators
    27
- Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns
  28
- Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features
  29
- Power Indicator Codes
  30
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
    34
  - System Password Reset
    35
  - Cache Functions and Features
    35
    
    Cache Mirroring
    35
    
    Write-Back Cache
    35
    
    Write-Through Cache
    36
4 Planning: Md3200I Series Storage

37
- Array Terms and Concepts
  37
  - Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups
    37
    
    Physical Disks
    37
    
    Physical Disk States
    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
    42
  - Virtual Disk Operations
    43
    
    Virtual Disk Initialization
    43
    
    Background Initialization
    43
    
    Foreground Initialization
    43
  - Consistency Check
    43
  - Media Verification
    44
  - Cycle Time
    44
  - Virtual Disk Operations Limit
    44
- Disk Group Operations
  45
  - RAID Level Migration
    45
  - Segment Size Migration
    45
  - Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion
    46
  - Disk Group Expansion
    46
  - Disk Group Defragmentation
    46
  - Disk Group Operations Limit
    46
- 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
    50
  - Host Types
    51
  - Snapshot Virtual Disks
    51
  - Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk
    52
  - Virtual Disk Copy
    52
  - Virtual Disk Recovery
    53
  - Using Snapshot and Disk Copy Together
    53
- Multi-Path Software
  54
  - Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths
    54
  - Virtual Disk Ownership
    55
- Load Balancing
  55
- Monitoring Md3200I Series System Performance
  56
5 Configuration: Overview

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

63
7 Configuration: Using Iscsi

81
8 Configuration: Event Monitor

91
- Enabling or Disabling the Event Monitor
  91
  - Windows
    92
  - Linux
    92
9 Configuration: about Your Host

93
- Configuring Host Access
  93
- Using the Mappings Tab
  94
  - Defining a Host
    94
  - Click Next
    95
- Removing Host Access
  96
- Managing Host Groups
  96
- I/O Data Path Protection
  100
- Managing Host Port Identifiers
  101
10 Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks

103
- Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
  103
  - Creating Disk Groups
    104
  - Locating a Disk Group
    106
  - Creating Virtual Disks
    106
  - Changing the Virtual Disk Modification Priority
    108
  - Changing the Virtual Disk Cache Settings
    109
  - Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk
    111
  - Changing the I/O Type
    112
- Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type
  113
- Physical Disk Security with Self Encrypting Disk
  113
  - Creating a Security Key
    116
  - Changing a Security Key
    117
  - Saving a Security Key
    119
  - Unlocking Secure Physical Disks
    120
  - Erasing Secure Physical Disks
    120
- Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks
  121
  - Hot Spares and Rebuild
    123
  - Global Hot Spares
    123
  - Hot Spare Operation
    123
  - Hot Spare Drive Protection
    123
- Enclosure Loss Protection
  124
- Host-To-Virtual Disk Mapping
  126
- Restricted Mappings
  132
  - Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group
    133
- Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
  135
- Storage Partitioning
  136
- Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion
  137
  - Disk Group Expansion
    137
  - Virtual Disk Expansion
    138
  - Using Free Capacity
    138
    
    Using Unconfigured Capacity
    138
  - Disk Group Migration
    139
    
    Export Disk Group
    139
    
    Exporting a Disk Group
    140
  - Import Disk Group
    140
    
    Importing a Disk Group
    140
  - Storage Array Media Scan
    141
    
    Changing Media Scan Settings
    142
    
    Suspending the Media Scan
    143

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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

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Dell PowerVault MD3220i Series Manuals

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Planning: about Your Storage Array

3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules

4 Planning: Md3200I Series Storage

5 Configuration: Overview

6 Configuration: about Your Storage Array

7 Configuration: Using Iscsi

8 Configuration: Event Monitor

9 Configuration: about Your Host

10 Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Planning: about Your Storage Array

3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules

4 Planning: Md3200I Series Storage

5 Configuration: Overview

6 Configuration: about Your Storage Array

7 Configuration: Using Iscsi

8 Configuration: Event Monitor

9 Configuration: about Your Host

10 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

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

English

Français

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Hardware Installation

3 Installing Powervault MD Storage Software

4 Post Installation Tasks

5 Guidelines for Configuring Your Network for Iscsi

6 Uninstalling Powervault MD Storage Software

A Appendix-Manual Configuration of Iscsi

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware

3 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering

A Troubleshooting

B Cluster Data Form

Iscsi Configuration Worksheet

Index

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1 Product Overview

3 Controller Architecture

4 Chassis

6 Storage Capacity Expansion

7 SAS Cables

1500 MD Storage Manager

9 Working with Physical and Logical Disks

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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