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Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings ____________________ Contents 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 2 Planning: About Your Storage Array. . . . 25 3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules . . . . 33 4 Planning: MD3600f Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Page 5 Configuration: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 6 Configuration: About Your Storage Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 7 Configuration: Event Monitor . . . . . . . . . 87 8 Configuration: About Your Host. . . . . . . . 89 9 Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Page 10 Configuration: Premium FeatureSnapshot Virtual Disks . . . . . 145 11 Configuration: Premium FeatureVirtual Disk Copy . . . . . . . . . 169 Page Page 14 Configuration: Device Mapper Multipath for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 15 Management: Firmware Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 16 Management: Installing Array Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Page 17 Management: Firmware Inventory . . . . 267 18 Management: System Interfaces . . . . . 269 19 Troubleshooting: Your Storage Array Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 20 Troubleshooting: Your Array . . . . . . . . . 295 21 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Page Introduction About This Document Inside the Box of the Dell PowerVault MD3600f Series Storage Array MD3600f Series Storage Array Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager Other Information You May Need Page Planning: About Your Storage Array Overview Hardware Features Front-Panel Features and Indicators Page 28 NOTE: Back Panel Features and Indicators Page Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features Power Indicator Codes and Features Planning: RAID Controller Modules RAID Controller Modules 34 RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features Page Host Channel LED Link/Rate Indications RAID Controller ModuleAdditional Features Battery Backup Unit Storage Array Thermal Shutdown System Password Reset Cache Functions and Features Cache Mirroring WriteBack Cache WriteThrough Cache SFP Transceivers, Fiber Optic, and SAS Cables Page Interoperability of 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 8 Gbps Devices Planning: MD3600f Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups 42 Physical Disks Physical Disk States Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Virtual Disks and Disk Groups Virtual Disk States RAID Levels RAID Level Usage Page Segment Size Virtual Disk Operations Virtual Disk Initialization Background Initialization Foreground Initialization Consistency Check Media Verification Cycle Time Virtual Disk Operations Limit Disk Group Operations RAID Level Migration Segment Size Migration Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion Disk Group Expansion Disk Group Defragmentation Disk Group Operations Limit RAID Background Operations Priority Virtual Disk Migration and Disk Roaming Disk Migration Page Disk Roaming Advanced Features Host ServertoVirtual Disk Mapping Host Types Snapshot Virtual Disks Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk Virtual Disk Copy Virtual Disk Recovery Using Snapshot and Disk Copy Together Multi-Path Software Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths Virtual Disk Ownership Load Balancing Monitoring MD3600f Series System Performance Page Page Page Configuration: Overview User Interface Enterprise Management Window Array Management Window Page Configuration: About Your Storage Array Storage Arrays Adding Storage Arrays Page Setting Up Your Storage Array Locating Storage Arrays Naming or Renaming Storage Arrays Page Setting a Password Viewing Storage Array Connections Adding/Editing a Comment to an Existing Storage Array Removing Storage Arrays Enabling Premium Features Failover Alert Display Changing the Cache Settings on the Storage Array Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Number Changing the Enclosure Order in the Physical Pane Configuring Alert Notifications Configuring Email Alerts Page Configuring SNMP Alerts Page Battery Settings Setting the Storage Array RAID Controller Module Clocks Configuration: Event Monitor Enabling or Disabling the Event Monitor Windows Linux Configuration: About Your Host Configuring Host Access Using the Mappings Tab Defining a Host Page Removing Host Access Managing Host Groups Creating a Host Group Moving a Host to a Different Host Group Removing a Host Group Host Topology Starting or Stopping the Host Context Agent I/O Data Path Protection Managing Host Port Identifiers Page Page Page Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks Creating Disk Groups Page Locating a Disk Group Creating Virtual Disks Page Changing the Virtual Disk Modification Priority Changing the Virtual Disk Cache Settings Page Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk Changing the I/O Type Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type Physical Disk Security With Self Encrypting Disk Page Creating a Security Key Page Changing a Security Key Saving a Security Key Validate Security Key Unlocking Secure Physical Disks Erasing Secure Physical Disks Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks Page Hot Spares and Rebuild Global Hot Spares Hot Spare Operation Hot Spare Drive Protection Enclosure Loss Protection Page Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping Creating Host-to-Virtual Disk Mappings Modifying and Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping Changing Controller Ownership of the Virtual Disk Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Disk Group Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group Removing a Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping Using Linux DMMP Restricted Mappings Page Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group Page Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group Storage Partitioning Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion Disk Group Expansion Virtual Disk Expansion Using Free Capacity Using Unconfigured Capacity Disk Group Migration Export Disk Group Exporting a Disk Group Import Disk Group Importing a Disk Group Storage Array Media Scan Changing Media Scan Settings Suspending the Media Scan Snapshot Virtual Disks Scheduling a Snapshot Virtual Disk Common Reasons for Scheduling a Snapshot Virtual Disk Guidelines for Creating Snapshot Schedules Enabling and Disabling Snapshot Schedules Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Simple Path About the Simple Path Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Simple Path Page Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path About the Advanced Path Page Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path Page Creating the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path Specifying Snapshot Virtual Disk Names Page Snapshot Repository Capacity Page Page Disabling a Snapshot Virtual Disk Preparing Host Servers to Re-create a Snapshot Virtual Disk Re-creating Snapshot Virtual Disks Snapshot Rollback Rules and Guidelines for Performing a Snapshot Rollback Protecting Against a Failed Snapshot Rollback Previous Versions of the MD Storage Manager Starting a Snapshot Rollback Resuming a Snapshot Rollback Canceling a Snapshot Rollback Upgrading to HighPerformance Tier Page Virtual Disk Copy Types of Virtual Disk Copies Offline Copy Online Copy Creating a Virtual Disk Copy for an MSCS Shared Disk Virtual Disk Read/Write Permissions Virtual Disk Copy Restrictions Creating a Virtual Disk Copy Before You Begin Virtual Disk Copy and Modification Operations Create Copy Wizard Failed Virtual Disk Copy Preferred RAID Controller Module Ownership Failed RAID Controller Module Copy Manager Copying the Virtual Disk Storage Array Performance During Virtual Disk Copy Setting Copy Priority Stopping a Virtual Disk Copy Recopying a Virtual Disk Preparing Host Servers to Recopy a Virtual Disk Re-Copying a Virtual Disk Removing Copy Pairs Configuration: Premium Feature Remote Replication Switchable Host Access Configuration Required With Remote Replication Activating Remote Replication Replication Repository Virtual Disks RAID Levels for Replication Repository Virtual Disks Primary and Secondary Virtual Disk Pairs Using Remote Replication With Other Features Storage Partitioning With Remote Replication Snapshot Virtual Disk With Remote Replication Virtual Disk Copy With Remote Replication Virtual Disk Expansion With Remote Replication Required Switch Zoning Configurations Zoning Guidelines for Remote Replication Switch Cascading Journaling File Systems and Remote Replication Setting Up and Managing Remote Replication Activating the Remote Replication Premium Feature and Creating Replication Virtual Disks Activating and Creating Replication Repository Virtual Disks From the Storage Array Activating and Creating Replication Repository Virtual Disks From an Existing Disk Group Creating a Remote Replication Selecting the Secondary Virtual Disk Setting the Write Mode Setting Synchronization Priority and Synchronization Method Completing the Remote Replication RAID Controller Module Ownership/Preferred Path Viewing Information About a Remote Replication or Replication Repository Virtual Disk Page Viewing the Properties Pane Viewing Logical Elements of the Secondary Virtual Disk Viewing the Physical Components or Logical Elements of the Primary Virtual Disk Virtual Disk Status Icons Changing Write Mode and Consistency Group Membership Page Resynchronizing Virtual Disks Normally Synchronized Virtual Disks Changing Synchronization Priority and Method Page Unsynchronized Virtual Disks Automatically Resynchronizing Virtual Disks Manually Resynchronizing Virtual Disks Reversing Roles Between the Primary and Secondary Virtual Disks Promoting the Secondary Virtual Disk or Demoting the Primary Virtual Disk Suspending a Remote Replication Resuming a Remote Replication About Resumed Remote Replications Testing Communication Between the Primary and Secondary Virtual Disks Deleting a Virtual Disk From a Replicated Pair in a Storage Array Deleting a Primary Virtual Disk Deleting a Secondary Virtual Disk Deleting a Primary Virtual Disk in a Replicated Pair From a Storage Array Deleting a Secondary Virtual Disk in a Replicated Pair From a Storage Array Removing a Remote Replication From a Storage Array Deactivating the Remote Replication on the Storage Array Disabling the Remote Replication Premium Feature Page Configuration: Device Mapper Multipath for Linux Overview Using DM Multipathing Devices Prerequisites Device Mapper Configuration Steps Page Page Page Page 226 Limitations and Known Issues 228 Troubleshooting Management: Firmware Downloads Downloading RAID Controller and NVSRAM Packages Downloading Both RAID Controller and NVSRAM Firmware Page Downloading Only NVSRAM Firmware Page Page Downloading Physical Disk Firmware Page Downloading MD1200 Series Expansion Module EMM Firmware Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) Media Errors and Unreadable Sectors Page Page Front Bezel (Optional) Removing the Front Bezel Installing the Front Bezel Hard Drives SAFETY: Models AMT, E03J, and E04J Removing a Hard-Drive Blank Installing a Hard-Drive Blank Removing a Hard Drive Page Installing a Hard Drive Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier 248 Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier RAID Controller Module Removing a RAID Controller Module Blank Installing a RAID Controller Module Blank Removing a RAID Controller Module Installing a RAID Controller Module Opening the RAID Controller Module Closing the RAID Controller Module RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit Removing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit Installing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module Removing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module Control Panel Removing the Control Panel Page Installing the Control Panel Backplane Removing the Backplane Page 264 Installing the Backplane Page Management: Firmware Inventory Viewing the Firmware Inventory Page Management: System Interfaces Microsoft Services Virtual Disk Service Volume Shadow-Copy Service Page Troubleshooting: Your Storage Array Software StartUp Routine Device Health Conditions Page Page Storage Array Support Data Automatically Collect the Support Bundle Data Collecting the Physical Disk Data Event Log Recovery Guru Storage Array Profile Page Viewing the Logical Associations Viewing the Physical Associations Finding Nodes Page Using Go To Recovering From an Unresponsive Storage Array Condition Page Page Locating a Physical Disk Locating an Expansion Enclosure Capturing the State Information SMrepassist Utility Unidentified Devices Recovering From an Unidentified Storage Array Page Page Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software Page Troubleshooting: Your Array Safety FirstFor You and Your Array Troubleshooting Storage Array Startup Failure Troubleshooting Loss of Communication Troubleshooting an SFP Transceiver Page Page Troubleshooting External Connections Troubleshooting Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module Troubleshooting Array Cooling Problems Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules Troubleshooting Hard Drives Troubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections Troubleshooting a Wet Storage Array Troubleshooting a Damaged Array Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules Conditions Page Page Getting Help Locating Your System Service Tag Contacting Dell Page Index A B C D E F H I L M N O P R S T U V

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