PowerVault MD3660i Controller Firmware
The Dell download site list "Dell PowerVault MD 32/36 Series Storage Controller Firmware and NVSRAM firmware version 08.20.16.60" as the current firmware for the MD36660i storage controller.The files...
View ArticleStrange 13.4 Gb Tape Capacity problem Dell Powervault 124T
Hi all,Our Powervault 124T Autoloader backup only 13,4Gb on every tape, so 13,4Gb is the abolute limit.We're using Symantec Backup exec to complete our backups.Running a backup to disk job, there is no...
View ArticlePERC 6i Does not see 3TB Drives
Hello,We purchased Dell 3TB drives and installed them in PE R710 with PERC 6i. Prior to purchasing the drives, we checked online and it said that it is supported. We upgraded the firmware on it to the...
View Articleblinks amber on enclosure status LED PowerVault MD3620f
Dear All,I have a Dell PoweVault MD3620f. Recently I noticed that the enclosure LED light is keep blinking amber. I tried to check it online, it only give me information that the blinks amber mean...
View Articlesecond host on md3200i
I have a MD3200i already configured to be accessed by one host (Host1) , The md3200i is configured with 2 virtual disks, these disks are accessible by Host1 as G: and F: drive,I now need to add a...
View ArticleMD3000 Latest Firmware
Can someone please provide links to the latest firmware for a generation 2 MD3000? I seem to remember a higher version for the unit then I am finding on the Dell support site.Thanks in advance!
View ArticleMD3000i - Loss of communication RAID Controller 0
I need help with the following error on my MD3000i. The unit is not under warranty and is in production. I have searched several threads and came up with varying answers from setting to offline and...
View ArticleHow to view SMART on PowerVault MD?
Hello,I have Dell PV MD3220.How can i view SMART for single disk?
View ArticleMD3060e and OMSA
Hi, I've got a new MD3060e attached to an R630 via an LSI 9207-8e HBA. The R630 is running Windows 2012 R2 with Storage Spaces.I've installed OpenManage Server Administrator on the R630, and it can see...
View ArticleFirmware to work with Toshiba MBF2600RC SAS
Helo all,Im having some troubles to upgrade my firmware in my MD3200i - first of all - none of the firmwares listed in my product MD3200i description fits - all of em give me the error telling me...
View ArticleNAS NX3230 - Install backup software locally
Hi everyone!We are getting a NX3230 NAS device, it comes preloaded with WIndows Storage Server 2012, im wondering if i can install a backup server there, we are talking maybe NetVault 11.Is there any...
View ArticlePowervault NX400 read speed terribly slow
Hi, i have an NX400 with Micrsoft Storage server 2012, configured in RAID 5, i have only one SMB share directory, Both with windows that Linux, the write speed is good (50 MB/sec), the read speed...
View ArticleMD3000i - both controllers not responding after power outage
Hello everyone,We have an MD3000i that experienced a power outage. When it came back up I was unable to connect to it - couldn't ping the iSCSI ports or the management ports.By using the serial console...
View ArticleMD3000i - replacing both controllers
Hello everyone,I have an MD3000i that experienced a sudden power loss. The system is not under warranty - in fact it is EOL with Dell. After starting it back up, the management ports and iSCSI ports...
View ArticlePower Vault MD 1000 flashing amber
We have a Power vault MD 1000 unit with 15 1TB drives. Yesterday one of the drives was flashing amber. Checking in the server administrator showed the drive was in a failed state. We had another...
View ArticleWrong Bios applied to NX3000, now the server shows E1410 Fatal Error - Help
One of my techs installed the wrong bios on an older Dell NX3000 server. The intentions were to flash the bios from an NX3000 to a Power Edge server. Following the instructions he flashed the bios...
View ArticleMD3200i - cannot bring up service menu with ctrl+break
hi, i need to change mgmt. IP address for a MD3200i i recently acquired but using the serial cable i cannot bring up service menu - after pressing ctrl+break it never goes to the password prompt. Any...
View ArticleMD3000i to PwerEdge 2950 connection problem
I have a cluster containing 2 Nodes ( 2 PowerEdge 2950 servers ) and is directly connected to the MD3000i storage via SAS cables one server to one controller. This solution was working correctly since...
View ArticlePower Vault DR4100
How do I configure the storage alert settings on a Power Vault DR4100? I currently have alerts sent out using default settings.... can I configure the alerts for a specific storage limit reached?thx
View ArticleRAID Controller Module wide port has gone to failed state
Hi everyone,our MD3220 shows RAID Controller Module wide port has gone to failed state in the Events.SCSI Connections are fine and i can't find any reason why this error comes up.Any Ideas?ThanksFlorian
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