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Dell MD3600I, MD3620I owner manual 117, 126, 130, Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping 131, 137

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Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type	117
Physical Disk Security with	117
Self Encrypting Disk	117
Creating a Security Key	120
Changing a Security Key	122
Saving a Security Key	124
Validate Security Key	125
Unlocking Secure Physical Disks	125
Erasing Secure Physical Disks	126
Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks	126
Hot Spares and Rebuild	128
Global Hot Spares	128
Hot Spare Operation	129
Hot Spare Drive Protection	129
Enclosure Loss Protection	130
Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping	131
Creating Host-to-Virtual Disk Mappings	132
Modifying and Removing
Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping	133
Changing Controller
Ownership of the Virtual Disk	134
Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping	135
Changing the RAID Controller
Module Ownership of a Disk Group	135
Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group	137
Restricted Mappings	137

Changing the RAID Controller Module

Ownership of a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group . . . . 139

Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group. . . . . . . . 141 Storage Partitioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

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Dell PowerVault MD3600i and MD3620i Storage Arrays December Contents Planning RAID Controller Modules Cache Functions and FeaturesVirtual Disk Operations Limit Out-of-Band and In-Band Management Configuring Alert NotificationsEnabling or Disabling the Event Monitor Edit, Remove, or Rename Host Topology103 Managing Host Port Identifiers 104107 126 117130 Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping 131145 143146 147Re-Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk ContentsCreating a Virtual Disk Copy for Virtual Disk Copy RestrictionsStopping a Virtual Disk Copy 178 Using DM Multipathing Devices 186179 Preparing Host Servers 179209 Downloading Both RAID Controller210 211Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module 224 RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit 222227 229237 Recovering From an Unresponsive241 242Troubleshooting Power 264 Safety First-For you and Your Array 263Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules 265 Troubleshooting a Damaged Array 270272 Contents About This Document IntroductionDell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration UtilityMD3600i Series Storage Array Other Information You May Need Introduction Overview Planning About Your Storage ArrayFront-Panel Features and Indicators Hardware FeaturesPlanning About Your Storage Array Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector Back-Panel Features and Indicators Hard Drive Indicators Hard-Drive Indicator PatternsHard-Drive Status Indicator Pattern Condition Power Supply and Cooling Fan FeaturesPower Indicator Codes Item LED Type Icon Description Power Indicator CodesRAID Controller Modules Planning RAID Controller ModulesMD3600i Series iSCSI RAID Controller Module RAID Controller Module Connectors and FeaturesItem Component Function Battery Backup Unit RAID Controller Module-Additional FeaturesStorage Array Thermal Shutdown Shutdown Threshold TypeSystem Password Reset Cache Functions and FeaturesCache Mirroring Write-Back CacheWrite-Through Cache Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups Planning MD3600i Series Storage Array Terms and ConceptsPhysical Disk States Physical DisksVirtual Disks and Disk Groups Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting TechnologyRAID Controller Virtual Disk States Description Virtual Disk StatesRAID Level Usage RAID LevelsRAID Virtual Disk Operations Segment SizeVirtual Disk Initialization Background InitializationMedia Verification Consistency CheckCycle Time Foreground InitializationDisk Group Operations Virtual Disk Operations LimitRAID Level Migration Segment Size Migration Virtual Disk Capacity ExpansionDisk Group Expansion RAID Background Operations Priority Disk Group DefragmentationDisk Group Operations Limit Disk Migration Virtual Disk Migration and Disk RoamingPlanning MD3600i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts Host Server-to-Virtual Disk Mapping Disk RoamingHost Types Advanced FeaturesSnapshot Repository Virtual Disk Snapshot Virtual DisksVirtual Disk Copy Source Virtual DiskTarget Virtual Disk Virtual Disk Recovery Using Snapshot and Disk Copy TogetherMulti-Path Software Virtual Disk Ownership Preferred and Alternate Controllers and PathsLoad Balancing Monitoring MD3600i Series System Performance Planning MD3600i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts Performance Monitor Table Description Column Headings Planning MD3600i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts User Interface Configuration OverviewEnterprise Management Window Array Management Window Inheriting the System SettingsConfiguration Overview Configuration About Your Storage Array Out-of-Band and In-Band ManagementOut-of-Band Management Storage Arrays Adding Storage ArraysIn-Band Management Automatic Discovery of Storage Arrays Manual Addition of a Storage ArraySelect Edit→ Add Storage Array Setting Up Your Storage Array Configuration About Your Storage Array Locating Storage Arrays AMW Setup tab, select Rename Storage ArrayNaming or Renaming Storage Arrays AMW, select Storage Array→ Blink→ Storage ArrayName/Rename Storage Arrays dialog appears Setting a PasswordPassword Type the New passwordPassword Guidelines Viewing Storage Array Connections Adding/Editing a Comment to an Existing Storage ArraySelect Edit→ Comment Enabling Premium Features Removing Storage ArraysSelect Edit→ Remove→ Storage Array Displaying Failover Alert Changing the Cache Settings on the Storage ArrayChanging Expansion Enclosure ID Numbers Changing the Enclosure Order in the Physical PaneAMW, select Storage Array→ Change→ Enclosure Order Configuring E-mail Alerts Configuring Alert NotificationsSelect Configure Alerts Select All storage arraysConfiguration About Your Storage Array Configuration About Your Storage Array Configuring Snmp Alerts Battery Settings Setting the Storage Array RAID Controller Module Clocks Changing the iSCSI Target Authentication Configuration Using iSCSISelect Manage iSCSI Settings Enter the Target Chap secretSelect the Mutual Authentication tab Entering Mutual Authentication PermissionsClick OK in the Manage iSCSI Settings window Creating Chap SecretsTarget Chap Secret Initiator Chap SecretValid Characters for Chap Secrets Valid Ascii Characters for Chap SecretsChanging the iSCSI Target Identification Changing the iSCSI Target Discovery SettingsSelect the Target Identification tab Select the Target Discovery tabConfiguring the iSCSI Host Ports Configuration Using iSCSI Advanced iSCSI Host Port Settings Description Advanced iSCSI Host Ports SettingsViewing or Ending an iSCSI Session Click Set Baseline Viewing iSCSI Statistics and Setting Baseline StatisticsMappings→ Move Edit, Remove, or Rename Host TopologyConfiguration Event Monitor Enabling or Disabling the Event Monitor WindowsLinux Configuring Host Access Configuration About Your HostUsing the Mappings Tab Select Mappings→ Define→ Host Defining a HostSelect Mappings→ Remove Removing Host AccessCreating a Host Group Managing Host GroupsSelect Mappings→ Define→ Host Group Adding a Host to a Host GroupRemoving a Host From a Host Group Moving a Host to a Different Host GroupSelect Mappings→ Move Move Host Confirmation dialog appearsRemoving a Host Group Host Topology101 Linux Starting or Stopping the Host Context AgentWindows Click Action→ Start103 Data Path ProtectionManaging Host Port Identifiers Add Host Port Identifier dialog appears104 105 106 Configuration Disk Groups and Virtual Disks Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks107 Creating Disk Groups Introduction Create Disk Group window is displayed108 109 Creating Virtual Disks Locating a Disk Group111 112 Changing the Virtual Disk Modification Priority113 Changing the Virtual Disk Cache Settings114 Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk Select Virtual Disk→ Change→ Segment Size115 Changing the I/O Type File system typical Database Multimedia Custom116 Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type Physical Disk Security with Self Encrypting Disk117 118 119 Save Security Key File Validate Security Key Unlock Drives120 Creating a Security Key121 Changing a Security Key Click Create Key122 123 Confirm Change Security Key window is displayedSaving a Security Key Click Change Key124 Validate Security Key Unlocking Secure Physical Disks125 Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks Erasing Secure Physical Disks126 Select Physical disk→ Hot Spare Coverage Hot Spare Physical Disk Options window is displayed127 Global Hot Spares Hot Spares and RebuildClick Unassign 128Hot Spare Operation Hot Spare Drive Protection129 Enclosure Loss Protection 130Criteria for Enclosure Loss Protection RAID Level 131 Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping132 Creating Host-to-Virtual Disk Mappings133 Modifying and Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping134 Changing Controller Ownership of the Virtual DiskRemoving Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping Select Virtual Disk→ Change→ Ownership/Preferred Path135 136 Select Disk Group→ Change→ Ownership/Preferred PathChanging the RAID Level of a Disk Group Restricted MappingsSelect Disk Group→ Change→ RAID Level 137138 139 140 Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group Storage Partitioning141 142 Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion Select Disk Group→ Add Free Capacity Physical Disks143 Using Unconfigured Capacity Using Free CapacityVirtual Disk Expansion 144Export Disk Group Disk Group MigrationExporting a Disk Group Non-Exportable ComponentsImport Disk Group Importing a Disk Group146 Storage Array Media Scan Non-Importable Components147 148 Changing Media Scan Settings149 Suspending the Media Scan150 151 Configuration Premium Feature- Snapshot Virtual Disks152 Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Simple Path About the Simple Path153 154 155 Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path About the Advanced Path156 157 158 159 Specify Virtual Disk Parameters window is displayed Creating the Snapshot Using the Advanced PathAutomatic Map later with Storage Partition 160161 Specifying Snapshot Virtual Disk Names162 163 Snapshot Repository Capacity164 Click Add Physical Disks165 Add Physical Disks window closesDisabling a Snapshot Virtual Disk Re-Creating Snapshot Virtual DisksSelect Virtual Disk→ Snapshot→ Re-create 166167 Preparing Host Servers to Re-Create a Snapshot Virtual DiskRe-Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Select Virtual Disk → Snapshot→ Re-create168 169 Configuration Premium Feature- Virtual Disk Copy170 Creating a Virtual Disk Copy for an Mscs Shared Disk171 Virtual Disk Read/Write PermissionsVirtual Disk Copy Restrictions Creating a Virtual Disk Copy172 Before you Begin Virtual Disk Copy and Modification Operations173 Create Copy Wizard Preferred RAID Controller Module OwnershipFailed Virtual Disk Copy 174Copy Manager Failed RAID Controller ModuleCopying the Virtual Disk 175176 Setting Copy Priority Storage Array Performance During Virtual Disk Copy177 Stopping a Virtual Disk Copy Select Change→ Copy Priority178 Recopying a Virtual Disk Preparing Host Servers to Recopy a Virtual Disk179 180 Recopying the Virtual DiskRemoving Copy Pairs Select Copy→ Re-Copy181 182 183 184 185 Configuration Device Mapper Multipath for LinuxUsing DM Multipathing Devices Prerequisites186 187 Device Mapper Configuration Steps188 Scan for Newly Added Virtual Disks189 Create a New fdisk Partition on a Multipath Device NodeDev/mapper/mpathxpy Add a New Partition to Device MapperDev/mapper/mpathx-party Dev/mapper/mpathxpartyCreate a File System on a Device Mapper Partition Linux Host Server Reboot Best PracticesMount a Device Mapper Partition Ready For UseUseful Device Mapper Commands Description Important Information About Special Partitions192 193 Limitations and Known IssuesTroubleshooting 194Question Answer 195 196 197 Downloading RAID Controller and Nvsram Packages198 Downloading Both RAID Controller and Nvsram Firmware199 Click Transfer200 201 Downloading Only Nvsram Firmware202 203 Downloading Physical Disk Firmware204 Downloading MD1200 Series Expansion Module EMM Firmware AMW, select Advanced→ Maintenance→ Download→ EMM FirmwareDownload Environmental EMM Firmware dialog appears 205206 Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Smart207 Media Errors and Unreadable Sectors208 Management Installing Array Components Recommended Tools209 Front Bezel Optional Installing the Front BezelRemoving the Front Bezel 210Hard Drives Safety Models AMT, E03J, and E04JRemoving a Drive Blank 211Installing a Drive Blank Removing a Hard Drive212 213 Removing and Installing a Hard Drive214 Installing a Hard Drive215 Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier216 RAID Controller Module Installing a Hard Drive Into a Drive CarrierRemoving a RAID Controller Module Blank 217218 Installing a RAID Controller Module Blank219 Removing a RAID Controller ModuleInstalling a RAID Controller Module Opening the RAID Controller Module220 221 Closing the RAID Controller ModuleRAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit Removing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit222 223 Installing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery UnitPower Supply/Cooling Fan Module Removing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module224 225 226 Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan ModuleControl Panel Removing the Control Panel227 228 Installing the Control PanelBackplane Removing the Backplane229 230 17. Removing and Installing the Backplane-PowerVault MD3620i 16. Removing and Installing the Backplane-PowerVault MD3600i232 Installing the BackplaneManagement Firmware Inventory Viewing the Firmware Inventory233 234 Virtual Disk Service Microsoft ServicesVolume Shadow-Copy Service Management System Interfaces236 Start-Up Routine Troubleshooting Your Storage Array SoftwareDevice Health Conditions 237On the Setup tab, select Manage a Storage Array 238Status Icon Description Additional Status Icons Description 239240 Automatically Collect the Support Bundle Data Storage Array Support DataEnter the Execution summary 241242 Retrieving Trace Buffers243 Collecting Physical Disk Data Collect Physical Disk Data window is displayed244 245 Event LogStorage Array Profile Recovery GuruSelect Storage Array→ View→ Profile 246247 Viewing the Logical Associations Viewing the Physical Associations248 249 Finding NodesSelect Find all free capacity nodes Using Go ToClick Find Next 250251 Recovering From an Unresponsive Storage Array Condition252 253 254 Locating a Physical DiskLocating an Expansion Enclosure Select Physical Disk→ Blink→ Expansion Enclosure255 256 Capturing the State Information257 SMrepassist UtilityRecovering From an Unidentified Storage Array Unidentified Devices258 259 260 261 Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software262 Troubleshooting Loss of Communication Troubleshooting Your ArrayTroubleshooting External Connections 263264 Troubleshooting Power Supply/Cooling Fan ModuleTroubleshooting Array Cooling Problems Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules265 266 Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules267 268 Troubleshooting Hard DrivesTroubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections Troubleshooting a Wet Storage Array269 270 Troubleshooting a Damaged ArrayConditions ECC ErrorsInvalid Storage Array 271Critical Conditions PCI ErrorsNoncritical Conditions 272Contacting Dell Getting HelpVisit support.dell.com Click All Support from Support menu274 275 Index276 277 278 279 Smart280 281 282