MD3200 lost on the network
I recently inherited a number of Dell MD3200s and several of them cannot be discovered on the network through the MDSM software. I have the serial cable and have attempted to reset them through PUTTY...
View ArticleUpdate firmware on 1950 and MD1000
I am trying to update the firmware on SAS drives connected to a PE 1950 and the split MD1000 connected to it.I put in my service tag and find Nautilus_efi_A12_ZPE.exe as a Recommended Firmware update...
View Articletl2000 upgrading
hiI have a quick questionI have a tl2000 incorporating a full height lto3 drive would it be possible to upgrade by just changing the tape drive with a compatible lto4 also could I add two half height...
View ArticleMD3220i 4Kn drive support for ESXi 6.0 LUN
If I create a volume on an MD3220i array using 1.8TB 4Kn advanced format drives will the LUNs be presented to an ESXi 6.0 initiator with 512 logical block size?It looks like a supported configuration...
View ArticleNICs on Dell EqualLogic PS6100X (e04j001)
HiyaI have just been blessed with configuring this Dell SAN (e04j001) it appears to be a EqualLogic PS6100X after doing a bit of googling.It has 2 control modules (part: E09m001). These each have a...
View ArticleMD3600F Issue
We experienced a power loss on MD1200 expansion module for our MD3600F storage, later we restored the power, now the RAID10 pieces on MD1200 (5 out of 21 parts) are reported as FAILED state. How can we...
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Here are this week's top-rated support articles based on accuracy, usefulness, & ease of understanding:Physicals disks, virtual disks, and PowerEdge RAID controller (PERC) tutorialsHow to download...
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Dell Power vault MD3200i RAID module controller is not working
Dear the community,I'm Dame Leta from Ethiopia. Our Organisation, Wasasa Microfinace S.C, is currently using Dell Power Vault MD3200i storage. But RAID Controller Module 0 shows fault message. The...
View ArticleTL2000 and LTO6 reporting UNEXPECTED DATA in Diagnostic tests
Hi folks,We have a TL2000/ULT3580-HH which has been giving us problems over the last few weeks.The drive has been replaced and firmware upgraded to the latest for both drive and library, G9P1 and E.30....
View ArticleReset password
HelloWe have a problem, we have lost the password of the SAS iscsi bridge, we accidentally remember the password of the browser, we changed equipment and lost it, how can we recover it or reset...
View ArticlePassword Reset Dell Powervault MD3200i
Hello...i forgot the password of our Dell MD3200i, if i reset the password by pressing and holding for 5 seconds the "password reset button" on the controllers..what then is the DEFAULT Password?? also...
View ArticlePS6100 battery replacement
Hi Support,I would ask questions about Equallogic PS6100XV:- the battery is a single part number that can be purchase or is "embedded" in the controller and so a controller replacement is needed in...
View ArticleAdd more storage to MD3400
We have a MD3400 with 4 disks and now we want to add 8 more similar disks. We have esxi vms residing this storage. Can we add disks without taking down the esxi hosts, expanding the volume on the fly?
View ArticleMD3000i Controller failure
Hi Everyone and thanks for any response,Relative newbie here undergoing trial by fire learning.We have an MD3000i array connected to two R610 host machines. Windows 2008r2 cluster hosting our...
View ArticleLT06 native capacity is NOT being achieved on Dell tape drive.
Only getting 1.5 TB on a 2.27 native capacity LT06I'm running the following configuraton:BackupExec 2015 fully patched.Duplicating to the LT06 tape driveCurrent firmware on tape driveNew tapes behave...
View ArticleReinstall the operating system of a PowerVault NX3200
How can I reinstall the operating system of a PowerVault NX3200?
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Adding tapes to DR4100 Virtual Tape Library with DPM 2012R2
Hi, I've been using a Dell DR4100 for iscsi VTL with DPM 2012 R2. I followed the whitepaper "Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System as a VTL Backup Target on Microsoft® Data Protection Manager" here to...
View ArticleMD Storage Manager Won't Install
Hi,I've reinstalled my PC (Windows 10) and I'm trying to reinstall MD Storage Manager. I've downloaded the latest resource CD 6.5.0.1. I've been unable to get this to install. It gets stuck at...
View ArticleMD3600 premium features
I have a MD3620F that does not have a current support agreement. I went round and round with Dell about pricing information on premium features of this array. Different sales departments told me to...
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PVT-132T and ATCServer r16.5 Build 7106 - Big Problems
All 23 slots are reporting empty (including the cleaning tape slot 23). Tapes are in the unit. Problem started when exporting a tape it worked as expected. Another tape was sitting behind that tape....
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