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Dell PowerVault MD3600i and
MD3620i Storage Arrays
Owner’s Manual
Regulatory Model: E03J Series and E04J Series
Regulatory Type: E03J001 and E04J001
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Contents
Main
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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Contents
1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2 Planning: About Your Storage Array. . . . 23
3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules. . . . 31
4 Planning: MD3600i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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5 Configuration: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6 Configuration: About Your Storage Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7 Configuration: Using iSCSI . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8 Configuration: Event Monitor . . . . . . . . . 93
9 Configuration: About Your Host. . . . . . . 95
10 Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
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11 Configuration: PremiumFeature Snapshot Virtual Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
12 Configuration: Premium Feature Virtual Disk Copy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
15 Management: Firmware Downloads . . . 197
16 Management: Installing Array Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
17 Management: Firmware Inventory . . . . 233
18 Management: System Interfaces. . . . . . 235
19 Troubleshooting: Your Storage Array Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
20 Troubleshooting: Your Array . . . . . . . . . 263
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Introduction
About This Document
Inside the Box of the Dell PowerVault MD3600i Series Storage Array
MD3600i
Series Storage Array
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility
Other Information You May Need
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Planning: About Your Storage Array
Overview
Hardware Features
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
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NOTE:
Back-Panel Features and Indicators
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Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features
Power Indicator Codes
Planning: RAID Controller Modules
RAID Controller Modules
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RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features
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RAID Controller ModuleAdditional Features
Battery Backup Unit
Storage Array Thermal Shutdown
System Password Reset
Cache Functions and Features
Cache Mirroring
Write-Back Cache
Write-Through Cache
Planning: MD3600i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts
Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups
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Physical Disks
Physical Disk States
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
Virtual Disks and Disk Groups
Virtual Disk States
RAID Levels
RAID Level Usage
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Segment Size
Virtual Disk Operations
Virtual Disk 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
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Disk Roaming
Host Server-to-Virtual Disk Mapping
Host Types
Advanced Features
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 MD3600i Series System Performance
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Configuration: Overview
User Interface
Enterprise Management Window
Array Management Window
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Configuration: About Your Storage Array
Out-of-Band and In-Band Management
Storage Arrays
Adding Storage Arrays
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Setting Up Your Storage Array
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Locating Storage Arrays
Naming or Renaming Storage Arrays
Setting a Password
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Viewing Storage Array Connections
Adding/Editing a Comment to an Existing Storage Array
Removing Storage Arrays
Enabling Premium Features
Displaying Failover Alert
Changing the Cache Settings on the Storage Array
Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Numbers
Changing the Enclosure Order in the Physical Pane
Configuring Alert Notifications
Configuring E-mail Alerts
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Configuring SNMP Alerts
Battery Settings
Setting the Storage Array RAID Controller Module Clocks
Configuration: Using iSCSI
Changing the iSCSI Target Authentication
Entering Mutual Authentication Permissions
Creating CHAP Secrets
Initiator CHAP Secret
Target CHAP Secret
Valid Characters for CHAP Secrets
Changing the iSCSI Target Identification
Changing the iSCSI Target Discovery Settings
Configuring the iSCSI Host Ports
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Advanced iSCSI Host Ports Settings
NOTE:
Viewing or Ending an iSCSI Session
Viewing iSCSI Statistics and Setting Baseline Statistics
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Edit, Remove, or Rename Host Topology
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
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
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Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
Creating Disk Groups
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Locating a Disk Group
Creating Virtual Disks
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Changing the Virtual Disk Modification Priority
Changing the Virtual Disk Cache Settings
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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
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Creating a Security Key
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Changing a Security Key
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Saving a Security Key
Validate Security Key
Unlocking Secure Physical Disks
Erasing Secure Physical Disks
Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks
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Hot Spares and Rebuild
Global Hot Spares
Hot Spare Operation
Hot Spare Drive Protection
Enclosure Loss Protection
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
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Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
Restricted Mappings
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Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group
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Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
Storage Partitioning
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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
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Snapshot Virtual Disks
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Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Simple Path
About the Simple Path
Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Simple Path
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Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path
About the Advanced Path
Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path
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Creating the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path
Specifying Snapshot Virtual Disk Names
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Snapshot Repository Capacity
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Re-Creating Snapshot Virtual Disks
Disabling a Snapshot Virtual Disk
Preparing Host Servers to Re-Create a Snapshot Virtual Disk
Re-Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk
Virtual Disk 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
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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
Recopying the Virtual Disk
Removing Copy Pairs
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Upgrading to High-Performance- Tier
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Configuration: Device Mapper Multipath for Linux
Overview
Using DM Multipathing Devices
Prerequisites
Device Mapper Configuration Steps
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Linux Host Server Reboot Best Practices
Important Information About Special Partitions
Limitations and Known Issues
Troubleshooting
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Management: Firmware Downloads
Downloading RAID Controller and NVSRAM Packages
Downloading Both RAID Controller and NVSRAM Firmware
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Downloading Only NVSRAM Firmware
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Downloading Physical Disk Firmware
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Downloading MD1200 Series Expansion Module EMM Firmware
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART)
Media Errors and Unreadable Sectors
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Front Bezel (Optional)
Removing the Front Bezel
Installing the Front Bezel
Hard Drives
SAFETY: Models AMT, E03J, and E04J
Removing a Drive Blank
Installing a Drive Blank
Removing a Hard Drive
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Installing a Hard Drive
Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier
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Installing a Hard Drive Into a 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
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Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
Control Panel
Removing the Control Panel
Installing the Control Panel
Backplane
Removing the Backplane
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Installing the Backplane
Management: Firmware Inventory
Viewing the Firmware Inventory
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Management: System Interfaces
Microsoft Services
Virtual Disk Service
Volume Shadow-Copy Service
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Troubleshooting: Your Storage Array Software
Start-Up Routine
Device Health Conditions
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Storage Array Support Data
Automatically Collect the Support Bundle Data
Retrieving Trace Buffers
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Collecting Physical Disk Data
Event Log
Recovery Guru
Storage Array Profile
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Viewing the Logical Associations
Viewing the Physical Associations
Finding Nodes
Using Go To
Recovering From an Unresponsive Storage Array Condition
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Locating a Physical Disk
Locating an Expansion Enclosure
Capturing the State Information
SMrepassist Utility
Unidentified Devices
Recovering From an Unidentified Storage Array
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Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software
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Troubleshooting: Your Array
Safety FirstFor you and Your Array
Troubleshooting Storage Array Startup Failure
Troubleshooting Loss of Communication
Troubleshooting External Connections
Troubleshooting Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
Troubleshooting Array Cooling Problems
Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules
Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules
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Troubleshooting Hard Drives
Troubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections
Troubleshooting a Wet Storage Array
Troubleshooting a Damaged Array
Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules
Conditions
Invalid Storage Array
ECC Errors
PCI Errors
Critical Conditions
Noncritical Conditions
Getting Help
Contacting Dell
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