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Dell PowerVault MD3200 and MD3220 Storage Arrays May Contents Cache Functions and Features Planning MD3200 Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts Virtual Disk Operations Limit Configuring Alert Notifications Out-of-Band and In-Band Management Enabling or Disabling the Event Monitor Managing Host Port Identifiers Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping Configuring Hot Spare Physical DisksPhysical Disk Security with Self Encrypting 122 Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk UsingSnapshot Using the Simple Path 137 125 Creating a Virtual Disk Copy for an Mscs 145Re-creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk 152 154 160 Using DM Multipathing Devices 168159 161 177 Media Errors and Unreadable Sectors 187Downloading RAID Controller and Nvsram 178 202 Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 204197 206 Storage Array Support Data 220 Recovering From an Unresponsive Storage 229217 221 Troubleshooting Loss of Communication Safety First-For you and Your ArrayTroubleshooting Storage Array Startup Failure Troubleshooting External Connections 253 Introduction About This Document Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Storage Array Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager Other Information you May Need Introduction Planning About Your Storage Array Overview Hardware Features Front-Panel Features and Indicators Planning About Your Storage Array Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector Back Panel Features and Indicators Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns Hard Drive Indicators Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features Drive-Status Indicator Pattern Condition Power Indicator Codes Power Indicator Codes Item LED Type Icon Description Planning RAID Controller Modules RAID Controller Modules RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features Function Item Component Function Component Function RAID Controller Module-Additional FeaturesBattery Backup Unit Shutdown Threshold Type System Password ResetStorage Array Thermal Shutdown Event Description Write-Back Cache Cache Functions and FeaturesCache Mirroring Write-Through Cache Planning MD3200 Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups Physical Disks Physical Disk States Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Virtual Disks and Disk Groups RAID Controller Virtual Disk States Description RAID LevelsVirtual Disk States RAID Level Usage RAID RAID Virtual Disk Initialization Segment SizeVirtual Disk Operations Background Initialization Cycle Time Consistency CheckMedia Verification RAID Level Migration Disk Group OperationsVirtual Disk Operations Limit Segment Size Migration Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion Disk Group Expansion Disk Group Operations Limit RAID Background Operations PriorityDisk Group Defragmentation Virtual Disk Migration and Disk Roaming Disk Migration Planning MD3200 Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts Advanced Features Disk Roaming Snapshot Virtual Disks Host Server-to-Virtual Disk MappingHost Types Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk Source Virtual Disk Virtual Disk RecoveryVirtual Disk Copy Target Virtual Disk Using Snapshot and Disk Copy Together Multi-Path Software Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths Virtual Disk Ownership Load Balancing Monitoring MD3200 Series System Performance Performance Monitor Table Description Column Headings For more information, see the online help topics Planning MD3200 Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts Configuration Overview User Interface Enterprise Management Window Select Inherit system settings for color and font Inheriting the System SettingsSelect Tools→ Inherit System Settings Array Management Window Configuration Overview Out-of-Band Management Configuration About Your Storage ArrayOut-of-Band and In-Band Management In-Band Management Storage ArraysAdding Storage Arrays Select Edit→ Add Storage Array Automatic Discovery of Storage ArraysManual Addition of a Storage Array Setting Up Your Storage Array Locating Storage Arrays AMW, select Storage Array→ Blink→ Storage Array Naming or Renaming Storage Arrays Name/Rename Storage Arrays dialog appears Type the New password Setting a PasswordPassword Password Guidelines Viewing Storage Array Connections Select Edit→ Comment Adding/Editing a Comment to an Existing Storage ArrayRemoving Storage Arrays Select Edit→ Remove→ Storage Array Enabling Premium Features Failover Alert Display Changing the Enclosure Order in the Physical Pane Changing the Cache Settings on the Storage ArrayChanging Expansion Enclosure ID Number AMW, select Storage Array→ Change→ Enclosure Order Configuring Alert NotificationsSelect Configure Alerts Select All storage arrays Configuring E-mail Alerts Configuration About Your Storage Array Configuring Snmp Alerts Battery Settings Setting the Storage Array RAID Controller Module Clocks Configuration About Your Storage Array Configuration Event Monitor Linux Enabling or Disabling the Event MonitorWindows Configuration About Your Host Configuring Host Access Select Mappings→ Define→ Host Using the Mappings TabDefining a Host Configuration About Your Host Creating a Host Group Removing Host AccessManaging Host Groups Select Mappings→ Remove Removing a Host From a Host Group Moving a Host to a Different Host GroupAdding a Host to a Host Group Select Mappings→ Move Removing a Host Group Host Topology Windows Starting or Stopping the Host Context AgentLinux Data Path Protection Click Action→ Start Managing Host Port Identifiers Add Host Port Identifier dialog appears Configuration About Your Host Configuration Disk Groups and Virtual Disks Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks Creating Disk Groups Introduction Create Disk Group window is displayed Configuration Disk Groups and Virtual Disks Locating a Disk Group Creating Virtual Disks Configuration Disk Groups and Virtual Disks Map later Using Mappings View Changing the Virtual Disk Modification Priority Changing the Virtual Disk Cache Settings 100 Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk 101 102 Changing the I/O TypeSelect Virtual Disk→ Change→ Segment Size 103 Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk TypeFile system typical Database Multimedia Custom Physical Disk Security with Self Encrypting Disk 104 105 Creating a Security Key 106 Click Create Key 107 108 Changing a Security KeyConfirm Change Security Key window is displayed 109 Saving a Security KeyClick Change Key Unlocking Secure Physical Disks 110 111 Configuring Hot Spare Physical DisksErasing Secure Physical Disks 112 Select Physical disk→ Hot Spare CoverageHot Spare Physical Disk Options window is displayed Click Unassign Hot Spares and RebuildGlobal Hot Spares 113 114 Hot Spare OperationHot Spare Drive Protection Criteria for Enclosure Loss Protection RAID Level Enclosure Loss Protection115 Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping 116 Creating Host-to-Virtual Disk Mappings 117 Modifying and Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping 118 Changing Controller Ownership of the Virtual Disk 119 120 Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk MappingSelect Virtual Disk→ Change→ Ownership/Preferred Path Select Disk Group→ Change→ Ownership/Preferred Path 121 Select Disk Group→ Change→ RAID Level Restricted MappingsChanging the RAID Level of a Disk Group 122 123 124 Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group 125 Storage Partitioning 126 127 128 Disk Group and Virtual Disk ExpansionSelect Disk Group→ Add Free Capacity Physical Disks Virtual Disk Expansion Using Free CapacityUsing Unconfigured Capacity 129 Exporting a Disk Group Disk Group MigrationExport Disk Group Non-Exportable Components 131 Import Disk GroupImporting a Disk Group 132 Storage Array Media ScanNon-Importable Components Changing Media Scan Settings 133 Suspending the Media Scan 134 Configuration Premium Feature- Snapshot Virtual Disks 135 Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Simple Path 136 About the Simple Path 137 138 139 140 Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced PathAbout the Advanced Path 141 142 Creating the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path 143 Specify Virtual Disk Parameters window is displayed 144 Specifying Snapshot Virtual Disk Names 145 Snapshot Repository Capacity 146 147 148 Click Add Physical DisksAdd Physical Disks window closes 149 Re-creating Snapshot Virtual DisksSelect Virtual Disk→ Snapshot→ Re-create Disabling a Snapshot Virtual Disk 150 Preparing Host Servers to Re-create a Snapshot Virtual Disk 151 152 Re-creating a Snapshot Virtual DiskSelect Virtual Disk → Snapshot→ Re-create Configuration Premium Feature- Virtual Disk Copy 153 Creating a Virtual Disk Copy for an Mscs Shared Disk 154 155 Virtual Disk Read/Write PermissionsVirtual Disk Copy Restrictions Creating a Virtual Disk Copy 156 Create Copy Wizard Before you BeginVirtual Disk Copy and Modification Operations 157 Failed Virtual Disk Copy Preferred RAID Controller Module OwnershipFailed RAID Controller Module 158 159 Copy ManagerCopying the Virtual Disk Storage Array Performance During Virtual Disk Copy 160 Select Change→ Copy Priority Setting Copy PriorityStopping a Virtual Disk Copy 161 162 Recopying a Virtual DiskPreparing Host Servers to Recopy a Virtual Disk Recopying the Virtual Disk 163 164 Removing Copy PairsSelect Copy→ Re-Copy 165 166 Configuration Device Mapper Multipath for Linux 167 168 Using DM Multipathing DevicesPrerequisite Steps 169 Device Mapper Configuration StepsScan for Newly Added Virtual Disks 170 171 Create a New fdisk Partition on a Multipath Device NodeAdd a New Partition to Device Mapper Ready for Use Create a File System on a Device Mapper PartitionMount a Device Mapper Partition Important Information About Special Partitions Device Mapper Commands Descriptions 173 Limitations and Known Issues 174 QuestionAnswer Troubleshooting175 176 Downloading RAID Controller and Nvsram Packages 177 Downloading Both RAID Controller and Nvsram Firmware 178 Click Transfer 179 Downloading Only Nvsram Firmware 180 181 Select Tools→ Upgrade RAID Controller Module FirmwareUpgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware window appears 182 Downloading Physical Disk Firmware 183 184 Download Environmental EMM Firmware dialog appears AMW, select Advanced→ Maintenance→ Download→ EMM FirmwareDownloading MD1200 Series Expansion Module EMM Firmware 185 Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Smart 186 Media Errors and Unreadable Sectors 187 188 189 Management Installing Array ComponentsRecommended Tools Removing the Front Bezel Installing the Front BezelFront Bezel Optional 190 Removing a Drive Blank Safety Models AMT, E03J, and E04JHard Drives 191 192 Installing a Drive BlankRemoving a Hard Drive Removing and Installing a Hard Drive 193 Installing a Hard Drive 194 Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier 195 196 Removing a RAID Controller Module Blank Installing a Hard Drive Into a Drive CarrierRAID Controller Module 197 Installing a RAID Controller Module Blank 198 Removing a RAID Controller Module 199 200 Installing a RAID Controller ModuleOpening the RAID Controller Module Closing the RAID Controller Module 201 202 RAID Controller Module Backup Battery UnitRemoving the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit Installing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit 203 204 Power Supply/Cooling Fan ModuleRemoving a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 205 206 Control PanelRemoving the Control Panel 207 Installing the Control Panel 208 209 BackplaneRemoving the Backplane 210 16. Removing and Installing the Backplane-PowerVault MD3200 17. Removing and Installing the Backplane-PowerVault MD3220 Installing the Backplane 212 213 Management Firmware InventoryViewing the Firmware Inventory 214 Volume Shadow-Copy Service Microsoft ServicesVirtual Disk Service Management System Interfaces 216 Device Health Conditions Troubleshooting Your Storage Array SoftwareStart-Up Routine 217 Status Icon Description On the Setup tab, select Manage a Storage Array218 219 Additional Status Icons Description Storage Array Support Data 220 221 Automatically Collect the Support Bundle DataEnter the Execution summary 222 Collecting the Physical Disk DataEvent Log Recovery Guru 223 224 Storage Array ProfileSelect Storage Array→ View→ Profile 225 226 Viewing the Logical AssociationsViewing the Physical Associations Finding Nodes 227 Click Find Next Using Go ToSelect Find all free capacity nodes 228 Recovering From an Unresponsive Storage Array Condition 229 230 231 Locating a Physical Disk 232 233 Locating an Expansion EnclosureSelect Physical Disk→ Blink→ Expansion Enclosure Capturing the State Information 234 SMrepassist Utility 235 236 Recovering From an Unidentified Storage ArrayUnidentified Devices 237 238 Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software 239 240 Troubleshooting External Connections Troubleshooting Your ArrayTroubleshooting Loss of Communication 241 Troubleshooting Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 242 243 Troubleshooting Array Cooling ProblemsTroubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules 244 245 Troubleshooting Hard Drives 246 Troubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections 247 Troubleshooting a Wet Storage Array 248 249 Troubleshooting a Damaged ArrayConditions Invalid Storage Array ECC ErrorsPCI Errors Critical Conditions Noncritical Conditions 251 252 Visit support.dell.com Getting HelpContacting Dell Click All Support from Support menu 254 Index 255 256 257 258 259 260