MD3000 Rebooting over and over.
I built this up and expanded it over the past two years without problems but this week I added two new drives. Same as ones I have added before. The manager showed them as available. Then suddenly the...
View ArticleTL2000\TL4000 Drive Upgrade
HiI'm Have TL2000 Library with LTO6 DriveI purchase a new LTO7 Drive and replace the Drive in the Library (Using the Same sled)Update Library Firmare (E.30) and the Drive Firmware (G9Q1)refresh...
View ArticlePowerVault 124T ERROR TA[31]-HardwareB
Good morning, it was programmed the disconnection of the equipment for maintenance in the electric network, after turning it on, the tape backup server log is presenting this error below: **** Tape...
View ArticleConfigure Alert on MD3220i
Hi there, I'm really in on pressure to configure Alert on MD3220i, please help me so I'm in rush. what I did so far:I setup virtual mail server (include gmail account, it works fine I can send out test...
View ArticleTL2000 Invalid Drive Error
Just installed a half height LTO4 drive into my tl2000, but I am getting "Exception 48 1". Is the TL 2000 only compatible with IBM LTO 4 drives? The one in there is an HP model SAS. Is it possible to...
View ArticleTL1000 and Backup Exec 16
Hi Guys,Seeking your expertise in your best practice in setting up TL1000 with a server using backup exec 16. Thank you.
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Dell PowerVault 114T Connection with Dell Server
Hello all. In my new job i found an Dell PowerVault 114T with an dell server 2950 both turned of and disconnected.I need to connect and test but I'm not an expert. All I have is like the picture...
View ArticlePERC 9 and 'disk cache policy'
PERC 9 has a virtual disk setting for "disk cache policy". The help in OpenManage says it's disabled by default for SAS but with the latest OpenManage I find it's enabled.Previous posts have described...
View ArticleMD 3200i - lockdown mode
Good day,I've purchased a used MD 3200i.When it boots, it enters some lock down mode and I’m not able to do anything.I’d like to clear the config and start fresh.I’ve googled and tried all sorts of...
View Articleiscsi-to-sas bridge connectivity problem
Hi,I have TL2000 with installed iscsi to sas bridge, windows server 2008 , managed switch.The tl2000 bridge ethernet port is connected to switch with 1G speed, and the MTU size is 9000.The windows...
View ArticleDR4100 - Insufficient disk space. Filesystem switched to read-only mode.
We ran out of space on a DR4100 and have deleted at least 20TB of data. Cleaner has been running for 2 weeks but we are not seeing any change from the available capacity of 0%. How do we address this...
View ArticleML6000 reset login
Hi, I have just bought an ML6000 which happened to be part of bulk buy of (used) servers.. I am unable to login to the ML6000. The default admin/password have obviously been changed. How do I solve...
View Articleraid controller 0,1 partially down type is out of band
please help with this error. all my disks are ok, i only get an option to initialise. this is raid 5
View ArticleLabels for LTO 5 tapes
Hi,We would like to buy only some labels. for our LTO 5 Tapes, last time Sam has send us sku number for 61-120 and it was SKU#330-9142.Now we want to buy labels from 121-181 what is the SKU number for...
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R720 with H710p mini and LSI 9300-8e won't detect MD1400?
We have an R720 with an H710p mini running Windows Server 2016. We added an LSI 9300-8e with the hopes of connecting an MD1400 to it. I know that the 9300-8e & MD1400 are rated 12Gbps and that we...
View ArticlePowerVault 124T Username/Password
Hi, I have a PowerVault 124T autoloader and I cannot log into through the web console because an old IT engineer set it up.When I try to log in, the "#" is ** 60737 **.Can anyone help me?
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MD3200 SAS SAN - Thin Virtual Disk Expansion
I've had to pick up a problem with a MD3200 unit connected to two R620 PEs running ESXi/ vSphere via SAS HBAs.There is a single disk pool configured with two Virtual Disks, with virtual capacities of...
View ArticleDell R710 and powervault md1000...questions..
Hello, I take the opportunity to introduce myself ... my name is Pablo and I'm from Spain ... I currently have an R710 with H700 and I'm short hehe, I would like to buy a powervault md1000, but to...
View ArticleDELL PE R710 with PERC H800 connecting to MD1200 storage
Good Morning. We've got a PE R710 server connecting to a MD1200 storage array using a PERC H800 controller. Recently replaced a faulty EMM module in the storage. All the lights are green on the...
View ArticlePowervault MD12XX Split Mode No Drives Showing on EMM1
Hi,I have two Dell R720s with the 6Gbps SAS HBA's both connected to a Powervault MD1200 and MD1220 both with dual EMMs and both configured in split mode. The drives are also split half on bays 0-4/6-10...
View ArticleCannot upgrade the Firmware HDD Bypassed
We've got the MD3200 with 1,8TB Disks. slot 3 Disk has failed and then right away another one, that was configured as SPARE in slot 2. All Disks are in one disks' group and configured as RAID6. I've...
View ArticleTL2000 Bad Power Supply?
I'm having issues (not booting, various errors when it does), and I'm suspecting a bad power supply (still kinda working, but putting out lower voltages). Let's start at the beginning and keep this...
View ArticleNX3610 FluidFS Service Pack Install
I'm trying update a NX3610 to DellFluidFS-2.0.7680-SP in order to get to DellFluidFS-3.0.940120-SP-NX but I'm getting the following error:Service pack validation failed: Service Pack installation...
View ArticleMD3620f - Thermal Sensor failing
Hello Dell and Forum users.We are experiencing this error:Component reporting problem: Thermal sensor Status: UNKNOWNLocation: RAID Enclosure 0 Enclosure 0, Sensor 2Component requiring...
View Articledell powervault nx3100
Hi,I am using dell powervault nx3100 nas. now i found disk 01 failed at raid 1. In my system there are 2 raids , 1 is raid 5 and another 1 is raid 1. Can someone help me explain how to change hdd step...
View ArticlePowerVault 124T Username/Password
Hello, I have a PV124T Dell tape library that I recently took over support and I got the IP address but no login information was transferred to me. I have tried the following admin passwords with...
View ArticleMD3620f, one controller not booting. Can't access or VXWORKS interface
HiI have 2 controllers, 1 works with access to both <CTRL><BRK> and VXWORKS interface, so my cable etc are known good.No data needs to be kept.The faulty controller boots to, then hangs,...
View ArticleDR4100 network setup
Just installed our new DR4100 and trying to get it connected to our Dell N3024F but my 10 Gb ports are in use. So I setup Eth3 for my connection but from the factory they setup Bond0 of Eth1 and...
View ArticleDR4100 network setup
Just installed our new DR4100 and trying to get it connected to our Dell N3024F but my 10 Gb ports are in use. So I setup Eth3 for my connection but from the factory they setup Bond0 of Eth1 and eth2....
View ArticleDell LTO5 WHXH1
Hi,I have received one of the above (not 100% if this is where i need to post this...) however i'm unsure of the IP address for this unit, is it possible to view this at all? or what are the defaults...
View ArticleIndividual Disk Degraded Path path on MD3000
The other day my MD3000 came up with this error as well as Degraded Physical Disk Channel. Looking at the event log the reason is it reached a certain threshold for errors. I looked and over about 30...
View ArticleNX3230 or 730XD thoughts
is an NX3230 just an 730XD with Storage Server 2016 Pre installed?Reason for asking is that im looking to replace an old Dell NAS and on the pricing i have received the NX is more expensive but does...
View ArticleMoving disks from MD1000 to another MD1000
Hi,If I physically move all disks from an MD1000 Enclosure to another identical MD1000 Enclosure (obviously keeping the same sequence), will my PERC 6/E controller recognize the virtual disks and...
View ArticleNX400 Powervault OS reinstall
Hello,Last week, I suffered a major casualty on my storage server that destroyed a hard drive and rendered the server useless, I received a new hard and media from DELL and I'm currently trying to...
View ArticleDell Storage NX3230: iSCSI MAC listed from 6 NIC cards
HiI know that each NIC card for Dell Storage NX3230 has 2 MAC addresses listed, one for the Ethernet and one for iSCSI. Currently our network switch has port security turned on and it will cause port...
View ArticleMD3200i Raid Battery
One of the raid batteries in our MD3200i has failed.I tried ordering a replacement through our Dell sales rep but they said replacements aren't available.Can anyone tell me where I can get one?
View ArticleError when configuring Managment IP´s MD3800i
Hello everyone,I am configuring an MD3800i storage, from my computer I connect to the administration port and through the Modular Disk Configuration Utility, with the default IPs 192.168.129.101 and...
View ArticleTL-2000 multiple drive failures
I have a TL-2000 with dual LTO5 iSCSI drives. In June we began getting CRC errors on jobs written to Drive 2. Cleaning the drive did not help. We disabled the drive, forcing all jobs to use Drive 1....
View Article3220i iscsi hyper-v cluster
I have a PowerVault 3220i with three volumes - two for HyperV and one for ESXi. If it is configured for a single host to access how would I confirm that? Can it be changed to multiple host access?I...
View ArticleDell PowerVault MD3600i FW upgrade procedure
Hello Community members,I am new to Dell storage and never did any of the Dell storage firmware upgrade, mostly worked on HPE 3PAR, EVA and MSA's so please kindly can some one list the steps in order...
View ArticleGetting unreadable sectors detected
Had drive in slot 7 fail when the box tried to use the hot spare it was also bad so it went into degraded modethere are also 2 drives in impending failurefirst thing I did was replace the drive in slot...
View ArticleDell MD3000i Active/Active
Hey guys,I have a PowerVault 3000i storage array and I'm setting up iSCSI MPIO. I''m pulling my hair out why I'm seeing in VMware ESXi 6.5 that the MPIO is showing up as Active/Passive instead of...
View ArticleMD 14000 query
Hi There,So work are buying a MD1400 but from what I gather its a JBOD, so it would need connecting to an external SAS RAID Controller? Or does it have an inbuilt RAID controller for configuring the...
View ArticleConnect NX3230 with HP Tape Drive
Hi,Is it possible to connect DELL NX3230 with HP Tape drive ( 1/8 HP tape Auto loader HP LTO-5 ulthrium 3000 SAS) ?If yes, then what is the type of SAS HBA and cable that needs to be used on the NX3230 ?
View ArticleMD3000i Controller Issues - Non Optimal Array
Recently my duel controller MD3000i become non-optional, what seems to be to a battery issue in the controller in Slot 1. I took the controller offline, pulled the controller and replaced the battery....
View Articleerror 6 in power volt 114t
I already did all that, but nothing happened. Do yoy have other alternatives ?
View ArticleTL-4000 Cleaning Tape Woes
I'm having issues with replacing the cleaning tape. As many already know here, dell ships their branded cleaning tapes with the CLNU00L1 label.I've already tried to export the tape, inventory and...
View ArticleReplacing disk - Status: incompatible - Unable to upgrade firmware
HiGot a MD3200i. A disk reported as failed so I purchased an identical disk (same Product ID ST3600057SS). However the new disk reports now Status IncompatibleCause: UnsupportedMode: IncompatibleI...
View ArticlePV124T On Board Management
Also unable to log onto the PV124T web portal. Logging number is **33522**
View ArticleSlow performance of MD3420?
Hi all,We recently bought an R730+MD3420+Md1220. The MD3420 connects to R730 through an 12GB HBA. All disks in MD3420+MD1220 formed a large RAID10 virtual disk, running RedHat Enterprise Linux 7....
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