Powervault 124T LTO3 operate without picker
Hello,my PV124T is throwing an over temperature error 0C. Trying to find the faulty part (power supply, drive, picker...) I was using cooling spray in several places but the error stayed.Is it possible...
View ArticleMD3200 in-band management
I have a PowerVault MD3200 connected to two R710 servers.Note, this is the MD3200 --- THERE IS NO LETTER "i" at the end. This is NOT iSCSI. This is direct attach.Sorry to be so direct, but every time...
View ArticleMD3460 SMART DATA Query - Critical Error
I have 2 X Dell R730 servers connected to a MD3460 array ( dual controllers ) with 2 Dell 12 Gbps HBA in each server. The servers are running Windows 2012 R2 and they are clustered. I have installed...
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Can't Access to virtual drive.
Recently an update to Storage Manager of My MD3200i was applied and after the restart I can not Access to my Virtual Drive.How can rebuild or recover the info?Thanks
View ArticleDNS entry in DELL NAS NX3230
Hello,I just bought Dell Storage NX3230 . and i configured with our network and it not connected with internet.just for local network. I have only 1 router connected with switch and then 3 servers....
View ArticleMD3000 hard drive replacement with Dell firmware drives
I have an MD300 that is in need of a hot spare. I bought one matching the model that failed and came up with the problem that it is not a Dell "Firmwared" Seagate drive. I looked around my server room...
View ArticleMD3000 - missing iSCSI tab in MDSM after SAS cards replaced in server
Hi,I have had to replace both SAS 5/E cards in my R510 server and since then, I can see the existing array on the MD3000 attached to it but am unable to map to it in the OS - the iSCSI tab is missing...
View ArticleHow to Automate Failed Disk Replacement ? PowerVault MD3460 Array - all Disks...
Background:We have PowerVault MD3460 Array - all Disks presented a JBOD LUNs. Ie., each Disk is a single VirtualDisk, which in-turn mapped to a single LUN and presented as LUN to a host. Hosts...
View ArticleFirmware upgrade of PowerEdge MD3400
I would like to upgrade the Raid Controllers and NVSRAM firmware on my MD3400 12 disk array enclosure. What are the proper steps in completing this? This is a fairly new Storage Array currently...
View ArticleDell PowerVault MD3420 SAS/DAS and Hyper-V Hosts
Hi,we are planning the following configuration:1x PowerVault MD3420 Storage (2x SAS controller)3x PowerEdge Servers directly connected to the Storage, two cables (one to each controller of the...
View ArticleView current firmware version of md3000i controller
How or where do I view the current firmware version of an md3000i controller?
View ArticleOptional Premium Features on Second Hand Storage
Good morning,I'm looking to purchase 2 x refurbished MD3620F units but would require snapshots & remote replication which I understand is part of the 'Optional Premium Features.'Has anyone had any...
View ArticleProper way to remove MD3000i from the system
Hi,We have an MD3000i with two MD1000 expansion units that we are trying to decommission. They are setup (iSCSI) on a PowerEdge 2950 running RHEL5.What's the proper way to take them offline? Do I have...
View ArticleMD3000 with 2 server 2950
hiserver one can reach the san and drives are working perfectlybut server 2 can't initiate the drives i got error "the operation did not complete. check the system event log for more information on the...
View ArticleDELL MD3200i configuration
We have a DELL MD3200i that I need some help re-configuring. One of the host servers crashed and we have replaced it with a brand new server. We mimicked the settings of the failed server and now want...
View ArticleHow to remove iSCSI targets from the iSCSI initiator
Hi,We have an MD3000i with two MD1000 expansion units that we are trying to decommission. They are setup (iSCSI) on a PowerEdge 2950 running RHEL5.What's the proper way to take them offline? Do I have...
View ArticleMD1220 split backplane with SATA SSDs - need interposer?
I've got an MD1220 in split backplane mode connected to two servers each with an H800. I had 8 Dell VDPRV S3500 SSDs in it, but in split mode only four drives are seen. I remembered with an MD1000 with...
View ArticleI need to remove a hard drive from PV600
I would like to remove a hard drive from an intact RAID 5 array on a PV600 and replace it with a same model Seagate hard drive. What I would like to know is what is the correct procedure for doing...
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