Seeking information regarding the SMI provider for MD3200i
HelloI would like to know if the SMI provider read/write actions could affect the performance of a MD3200i array.The array is the datastore for a VMWare 4.6 enviroment and I do not want hae any...
View ArticleSeagate -Uncertified Drive- PowerVault 3220
Help!!Hi All, I need some support or guidance on this PowerVault 3220 SAS issue. I have the following firmware on the PowerVault: MD Storage Manager® AMW...
View ArticleBackup Tape jobs failing with Event ID: 11 LSI_SAS2
One of our customers has a Dell PowerEdge T420, with an external Quantum lto6 drive connected to the external sas connector. From about Nov 15, we started seeing tape backup jobs failing in Veeam. When...
View ArticleUnderstanding ML6000 drive lights
Looking for some help on this one...We have a slew of WN444's (LTO4-FC drives) for our ML6000. The problem is that they are not accessible to the host. If I remove the lid and peek inside, none of the...
View ArticleMD3200 Upgrade
Hi,For space problem I intend expand a MD3200 (12x450GB HDD SAS RAID5) with a MD1200 (2x600GB SAS RAID1). In this case, can I use this additional space for increase one (or more) existent VDisk/LUN?...
View ArticlePowervault NX400 / Server 2012 R2
I'm in the process of migrating our physical and virtual servers to 2012 R2. One device is a Powervault NX400 which is running Storage Server 2008 R2. Does anyone have experience of installing the...
View ArticleQuestion about how MD1200 works with PowerEdge Server
I have a PowerEdge T630 with PERC H730 controller and a 12Gbs HBA SAS Storage adapter. I'm are looking to add more storage for backup/archiving purposes. I'm looking at using the MD1200 or MD1220 to...
View ArticleLargest supported LUN on PowerVault?
The largest supported LUN I can find documentation for on Dell PowerVault products is 64TB. Do they get bigger than this? This was on an MD3200. There are newer generations of the MD platform, but I...
View Articlereset TL 4000 iscsi bridge network
Hi,Can any one help me to reset the network settings to default for my Dell TL 4000 iscsi SAS Bridge.I am not able to access the web interface .
View ArticleMD1200 was operating with control panel out
I couldn’t figure out why the enclosure mode switch was up, and OMSA showed the MD1200 operating in split mode. I finally touched the MD1200 control panel and the control panel lights turned on. I...
View ArticleDifference between 3.5 hot swap disk tray for SATA and SAS?
Is there a difference between the hot swap disk tray for SAS and SATA? It looks like the only difference is a notch on the SAS which the SATA doesn't have. I am wondering why there is a difference.Jeff
View ArticleDell TL2000 Cleaning
I have a dell TL2000 and when I log into the web interface Im getting an alert that drive 2 cleaning suggested. I have auto clean enabled and slot 23 is reserved for cleaning but when I try to go to...
View ArticleCannot update LTO 4 drive
HiOpen Manage essentials reports that the server needs an update for component IBM-ULTRIUM-HH4 (LTO4 drive) and offers LTO4-120_Tape-Drives_Firmware_P03KR_WN64_F991_A14.EXEInstalled version is C7QJ,...
View ArticleMD3060e
HiI have a PowerVault MD3060e and although not stated if an external raid controller like a H800, H810 or H830 is supported by the unit I am able to see all the drives and create virtual disks but when...
View ArticleMD3200i Disk Group
Hi,Im trying to clear out a disk group config from our Storage Vault and it's indicating that the Status is Contingent - preparing for import.When I try to use SMCli to delete the group I get "Error...
View ArticleMD3220i Not allowing creation of volume
Have a 3220i array with free pool space that when I click on create volume from the PVMDSM software, sits there spinning on "Working". I have 4 other volumes on the array where this has had no issues...
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Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library Drive 1 Status Idle / Cleaning required
Hello,our tapelibary Powervault TL2000 shows Drive 1 with cleaning required but we can not clean it because it's on status idle.2/25/2016 14:47:52Status Cleaning RequiredDrive 1 Status Idle / Cleaning...
View ArticleMD3200i SNMP Setup
Hello all.I am trying to add an MD3200i to our monitoring system,I have configured configured SNMP in MDSM and it looks good.An NMAP of ports 161-162 show that they are closed.Did I miss some part of...
View ArticleMD 3000i - Modular Disk Storage Manager will not come up among other problems...
MD 3000i and MD1000 were powered down and restarted. Now the Modular Disk Manager sticks in "Contacting Storage array". Can anyone help?
View ArticlePOWERVAULT TL2000 CONTINOUSLY TAGS MEDIA TAPE AS "BAD TAPE".
POWERVAULT CONTINOUSLY TAGS MEDIA TAPE AS "BAD TAPE".I dont know what is the diagnostic, because all media are "DELL" and they are new media.I dont know if it possible to upgrade the firmware and where...
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