Dell PowerVault MD3600f and MD3620f Storage Arrays
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Contents
Cache Functions and Features
Planning MD3600f Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts
Virtual Disk Operations Limit
Configuration About
Configuring Alert Notifications
Starting or Stopping the Host Context Agent
Enabling or Disabling the Event Monitor
Moving a Host to a Different Host Group
Managing Host Port Identifiers
Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks
Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping
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Snapshot Repository Capacity 154
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Failed RAID Controller Module 167
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Using Remote Replication
Viewing the Properties Pane Viewing Logical Elements
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Using DM Multipathing Devices 212
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Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 237
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Viewing the Firmware Inventory 259
Media Errors and Unreadable Sectors 257
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting 256
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Recovering From an Unresponsive 276
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Troubleshooting a Damaged Array 299
Troubleshooting Power
Troubleshooting Expansion 294 Enclosure Management Modules
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Introduction
About This Document
Dell PowerVault MD3600f 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
Component Function
Host Channel LED Link/Rate Indications
RAID Controller Module-Additional Features
Battery Backup Unit
Storage Array Thermal Shutdown
Cache Functions and Features
System Password Reset
Cache Mirroring
Write-Through Cache
SFP Transceivers, Fiber Optic, and SAS Cables
Write-Back Cache
Fiber Optic Cable Connection
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
Physical Disks
Physical Disk States
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
Virtual Disks and Disk Groups
Virtual Disk States
RAID Controller Virtual Disk States Description
RAID Levels
RAID Level Usage
RAID
Virtual Disk Initialization
Segment Size
Virtual Disk Operations
Consistency Check
Background Initialization
Foreground Initialization
Media Verification
Cycle Time
Virtual Disk Operations Limit
Segment Size Migration
Disk Group Operations
RAID Level Migration
Disk Group Defragmentation
Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion
Disk Group Expansion
Disk Group Operations Limit
RAID Background Operations Priority
Virtual Disk Migration and Disk Roaming
Disk Migration
Planning MD3600f Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts
Host Server-to-Virtual Disk Mapping
Advanced Features
Disk Roaming
Host Types
Snapshot Virtual Disks
Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk
Virtual Disk Copy
Target Virtual Disk
Virtual Disk Recovery
Source Virtual Disk
Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths
Using Snapshot and Disk Copy Together
Multi-Path Software
Load Balancing
Virtual Disk Ownership
Monitoring MD3600f Series System Performance
Planning MD3600f Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts
Performance Monitor Table Description Column Headings
Planning MD3600f Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts
Configuration Overview
User Interface
Enterprise Management Window
Inheriting the System Settings
Array Management Window
Configuration Overview
Out-of-Band and In-Band Management
Out-of-Band Management
In-Band Management
Storage Arrays
Adding Storage Arrays
Select Edit→ Add Storage Array
Automatic Discovery of Storage Arrays
Manual Addition of a Storage Array
Setting Up Your Storage Array
Stop All Indications
Locating Storage Arrays
AMW, select Storage Array→ Blink→ Storage Array
Naming or Renaming Storage Arrays
Name/Rename Storage Arrays dialog appears
Setting a Password
Type the New password
Password Guidelines
Viewing Storage Array Connections
Select Edit→ Comment
Adding/Editing a Comment to an Existing Storage Array
Removing Storage Arrays
Select Edit→ Remove→ Storage Array
Enabling Premium Features
Failover Alert Display
Change→ Enclosure ID
Changing the Cache Settings on the Storage Array
Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Number
Changing the Enclosure Order in the Physical Pane
Configuring Alert Notifications
Select Configure Alerts
AMW, select Storage Array→ Change→ Enclosure Order
Configuring E-mail Alerts
Configuration About Your Storage Array
Configuring Snmp Alerts
Configuration About Your Storage Array
Battery Settings
Setting the Storage Array RAID Controller Module Clocks
Configuration Event Monitor
Linux
Enabling or Disabling the Event Monitor
Windows
Select Action→ Properties
Configuration About Your Host
Configuring Host Access
Using the Mappings Tab
Defining a Host
Select Mappings→ Define→ Host
Select Mappings→ Remove
Removing Host Access
Managing Host Groups
Adding a Host to a Host Group
Creating a Host Group
Select Mappings→ Define→ Host Group
Removing a Host From a Host Group
Select Mappings→ Move
Moving a Host to a Different Host Group
Removing a Host Group
Move Host Confirmation dialog appears
Linux
Host Topology
Starting or Stopping the Host Context Agent
Click Action→ Start
Data Path Protection
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Managing Host Port Identifiers
Add Host Port Identifier dialog appears
Configuration About Your Host
Configuration About Your Host
Configuration Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
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Creating Disk Groups
Introduction Create Disk Group window is displayed
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Locating a Disk Group
Creating Virtual Disks
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Map later Using Mappings View
Changing the Virtual Disk Modification Priority
Changing the Virtual Disk Cache Settings
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Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk
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Changing the I/O Type
Select Virtual Disk→ Change→ Segment Size
Modification Priority
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Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type
File system typical Database Multimedia Custom
Physical Disk Security With Self Encrypting Disk
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Creating a Security Key
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Click Create Key
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Changing a Security Key
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Saving a Security Key
Click Change Key
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Unlocking Secure Physical Disks
Erasing Secure Physical Disks
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Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks
Select Physical disk→ Hot Spare Coverage
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Hot Spare Physical Disk Options window is displayed
Click Unassign
Hot Spare Operation
Hot Spares and Rebuild
Global Hot Spares
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Enclosure Loss Protection
Hot Spare Drive Protection
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Criteria for Enclosure Loss Protection RAID Level
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Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping
Creating Host-to-Virtual Disk Mappings
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Modifying and Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping
Mapping
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Changing Controller Ownership of the Virtual Disk
Select Virtual Disk→ Change→ Ownership/Preferred Path
Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping
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Select Disk Group→ Change→ RAID Level
Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
Select Disk Group→ Change→ Ownership/Preferred Path
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Mapping Restrictions Operating System Highest LUN
Restricted Mappings
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Select Disk Group→ Ownership/Preferred Path. or
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Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
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Storage Partitioning
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Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion
Select Disk Group→ Add Free Capacity Physical Disks
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Using Free Capacity
Virtual Disk Expansion
Export Disk Group
Using Unconfigured Capacity
Disk Group Migration
Non-Exportable Components
Importing a Disk Group
Import Disk Group
Exporting a Disk Group
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Storage Array Media Scan
Non-Importable Components
Changing Media Scan Settings
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Suspending the Media Scan
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Configuration Premium Feature- Snapshot Virtual Disks
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Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Simple Path
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About the Simple Path
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Select Virtual Disk→ Snapshot→ Create. or
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Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path
About the Advanced Path
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Creating the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path
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Specify Virtual Disk Parameters window is displayed
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Specifying Snapshot Virtual Disk Names
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Snapshot Repository Capacity
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Click Add Physical Disks
Add Physical Disks window closes
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Re-creating Snapshot Virtual Disks
Select Virtual Disk→ Snapshot→ Re-create
Disabling a Snapshot Virtual Disk
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Preparing Host Servers to Re-create a Snapshot Virtual Disk
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Re-creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk
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Configuration Premium Feature- Virtual Disk Copy
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Creating a Virtual Disk Copy for an Mscs Shared Disk
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Virtual Disk Read/Write Permissions
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Virtual Disk Copy Restrictions
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Creating a Virtual Disk Copy
Before You Begin
Failed Virtual Disk Copy
Virtual Disk Copy and Modification Operations
Create Copy Wizard
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Copy Manager
Preferred RAID Controller Module Ownership
Failed RAID Controller Module
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Copying the Virtual Disk
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Setting Copy Priority
Storage Array Performance During Virtual Disk Copy
Select Change→ Copy Priority
Stopping a Virtual Disk Copy
Recopying a Virtual Disk
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Preparing Host Servers to Recopy a Virtual Disk
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Recopying the Virtual Disk
Select Copy→ Re-Copy
Removing Copy Pairs
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Configuration Premium Feature- Remote Replication
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Activating Remote Replication
Replication Repository Virtual Disks
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RAID Levels for Replication Repository Virtual Disks
Primary and Secondary Virtual Disk Pairs
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Using Remote Replication With Other Features
Storage Partitioning With Remote Replication
Virtual Disk Expansion With Remote Replication
Snapshot Virtual Disk With Remote Replication
Virtual Disk Copy With Remote Replication
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Zoning Guidelines for Remote Replication
Required Switch Zoning Configurations
Switch Cascading
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Prerequisites
Setting Up and Managing Remote Replication
Journaling File Systems and Remote Replication
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Preview Activate Remote Replication wizard is displayed
Completed Activate Remote Replication message is displayed
Creating a Remote Replication
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Setting the Write Mode
Selecting the Secondary Virtual Disk
Setting Synchronization Priority and Synchronization Method
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Completing the Remote Replication
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RAID Controller Module Ownership/Preferred Path
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Viewing the Storage Array Profile
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Select View Associated Logical Elements
Viewing the Properties Pane
Viewing Logical Elements of the Secondary Virtual Disk
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Virtual Disk Status Icons
Changing Write Mode and Consistency Group Membership
Write Mode and Consistency Group Membership IconStatus
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Select Change→ Write Mode
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Resynchronizing Virtual Disks
Normally Synchronized Virtual Disks
Changing Synchronization Priority and Method
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Unsynchronized Virtual Disks
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Automatically Resynchronizing Virtual Disks
Manually Resynchronizing Virtual Disks
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Suspending a Remote Replication
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Resuming a Remote Replication
About Resumed Remote Replications
Select Test Replication Communication
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Deleting a Primary Virtual Disk
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Deleting a Secondary Virtual Disk
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Removing a Remote Replication From a Storage Array
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Deactivating the Remote Replication on the Storage Array
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Disabling the Remote Replication Premium Feature
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Configuration Device Mapper Multipath for Linux
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Using DM Multipathing Devices
Prerequisites
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Device Mapper Configuration Steps
Scan for Newly Added Virtual Disks
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Create a New fdisk Partition on a Multipath Device Node
Add a New Partition to Device Mapper
Ready for Use
Create a File System on a Device Mapper Partition
Mount a Device Mapper Partition
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Device Mapper Commands Descriptions
Important Information About Special Partitions
Limitations and Known Issues
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QuestionAnswer
Troubleshooting
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Recommended Tools
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Removing the Front Bezel
Installing the Front Bezel
Front Bezel Optional
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Removing a Drive Blank
Safety Models AMT, E03J, and E04J
Hard Drives
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Installing a Drive Blank
Removing a Hard Drive
Removing and Installing a Hard Drive
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Installing a Hard Drive
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Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier
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Removing a RAID Controller Module Blank
Installing a Hard Drive Into a Drive Carrier
RAID Controller Module
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Installing a RAID Controller Module Blank
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Removing a RAID Controller Module
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Installing a RAID Controller Module
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Opening the RAID Controller Module
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Closing the RAID Controller Module
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RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit
Removing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit
Installing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit
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Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
Removing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
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Control Panel
Removing the Control Panel
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Installing the Control Panel
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Backplane
Removing the Backplane
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16. Removing and Installing the Backplane-PowerVault MD3600f
17. Removing and Installing the Backplane-PowerVault MD3620f
Installing the Backplane
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Downloading RAID Controller and Nvsram Packages
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Downloading Both RAID Controller and Nvsram Firmware
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Select Tools→ Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware
Click Transfer
Downloading Only Nvsram Firmware
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Click Nvsram in the Download area
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Downloading Physical Disk Firmware
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Download Physical Disk Introduction window appears
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Download Environmental EMM Firmware dialog appears
AMW, select Advanced→ Maintenance→ Download→ EMM Firmware
Downloading MD1200 Series Expansion Module EMM Firmware
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Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Smart
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Media Errors and Unreadable Sectors
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Viewing the Firmware Inventory
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Volume Shadow-Copy Service
Microsoft Services
Virtual Disk Service
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Start-Up Routine
Device Health Conditions
Start-Up Routine Indications Look/listen for Action
Status Icon Description
On the Setup tab, select Manage a Storage Array
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Additional Status Icons Description
Storage Array Support Data
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Automatically Collect the Support Bundle Data
Enter the Execution summary
Collecting the Physical Disk Data
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Event Log
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Recovery Guru
Storage Array Profile
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Viewing the Logical Associations
Select View→ Associated Logical Elements. or
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Viewing the Physical Associations
Finding Nodes
Select Find all free capacity nodes
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Select View→ Go To→ Snapshot Virtual Disk
Using Go To
Click Find Next
Select View→ Go To→ Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk
Select View→ Go To→ Target Virtual Disk
Recovering From an Unresponsive Storage Array Condition
Select View→ Go To→ Source Virtual Disk
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Locating a Physical Disk
Locating an Expansion Enclosure
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Capturing the State Information
Select Physical Disk→ Blink→ Expansion Enclosure
SMrepassist Utility
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Recovering From an Unidentified Storage Array
Unidentified Devices
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Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software
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Troubleshooting Loss of Communication
Troubleshooting an SFP Transceiver
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Removing an SFP Module
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Troubleshooting External Connections
Troubleshooting Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
Troubleshooting Array Cooling Problems
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Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules
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Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules
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Troubleshooting Hard Drives
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Troubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections
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Troubleshooting a Wet Storage Array
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Troubleshooting a Damaged Array
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Invalid Storage Array
ECC Errors
Conditions
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Noncritical Conditions
PCI Errors
Critical Conditions
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Contacting Dell
Visit support.dell.com
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Index
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