User ManualTable of ContentsIntroduction17About This Document17Inside the box of the Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Storage Array18Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Storage Array18Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager18Other Information you May Need19Planning: About Your Storage Array21Overview21Hardware Features22Front-Panel Features and Indicators22Back Panel Features and Indicators25Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns26Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features27Power Indicator Codes28Planning: RAID Controller Modules29RAID Controller Modules29RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features30RAID Controller Module-Additional Features32Battery Backup Unit32Storage Array Thermal Shutdown33System Password Reset33Cache Functions and Features34Cache Mirroring34Write-Back Cache34Write-Through Cache34Planning: MD3200 Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts35Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups35Physical Disks36Physical Disk States36Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology37Virtual Disks and Disk Groups37Virtual Disk States38RAID Levels38RAID Level Usage39Segment Size41Virtual Disk Operations41Virtual Disk Initialization41Background Initialization41Foreground Initialization41Consistency Check42Media Verification42Cycle Time42Virtual Disk Operations Limit43Disk Group Operations43RAID Level Migration43Segment Size Migration43Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion44Disk Group Expansion44Disk Group Defragmentation45Disk Group Operations Limit45RAID Background Operations Priority45Virtual Disk Migration and Disk Roaming46Disk Migration46Disk Roaming48Advanced Features48Host Server-to-Virtual Disk Mapping49Host Types49Snapshot Virtual Disks49Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk50Virtual Disk Copy51Virtual Disk Recovery51Using Snapshot and Disk Copy Together52Multi-Path Software52Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths53Virtual Disk Ownership53Load Balancing54Monitoring MD3200 Series System Performance55Configuration: Overview59User Interface59Enterprise Management Window60Array Management Window61Configuration: About Your Storage Array63Out-of-Band and In-Band Management63Storage Arrays64Adding Storage Arrays64Setting Up Your Storage Array66Locating Storage Arrays67Naming or Renaming Storage Arrays68Setting a Password69Viewing Storage Array Connections70Adding/Editing a Comment to an Existing Storage Array71Removing Storage Arrays71Enabling Premium Features72Failover Alert Display72Changing the Cache Settings on the Storage Array73Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Number73Changing the Enclosure Order in the Physical Pane73Configuring Alert Notifications74Configuring E-mail Alerts75Configuring SNMP Alerts77Battery Settings78Setting the Storage Array RAID Controller Module Clocks79Configuration: Event Monitor81Enabling or Disabling the Event Monitor82Windows82Linux82Configuration: About Your Host83Configuring Host Access83Using the Mappings Tab84Defining a Host84Removing Host Access86Managing Host Groups86Creating a Host Group86Moving a Host to a Different Host Group87Removing a Host Group88Host Topology88Starting or Stopping the Host Context Agent89I/O Data Path Protection90Managing Host Port Identifiers91Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks93Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks93Creating Disk Groups94Locating a Disk Group96Creating Virtual Disks96Changing the Virtual Disk Modification Priority98Changing the Virtual Disk Cache Settings99Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk101Changing the I/O Type102Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type103Physical Disk Security with Self Encrypting Disk104Creating a Security Key106Changing a Security Key108Saving a Security Key109Unlocking Secure Physical Disks110Erasing Secure Physical Disks111Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks111Hot Spares and Rebuild113Global Hot Spares113Hot Spare Operation114Hot Spare Drive Protection114Enclosure Loss Protection115Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping116Creating Host-to-Virtual Disk Mappings117Modifying and Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping118Changing Controller Ownership of the Virtual Disk119Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping120Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Disk Group121Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group122Restricted Mappings122Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group124Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group125Storage Partitioning126Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion128Disk Group Expansion128Virtual Disk Expansion129Using Free Capacity129Using Unconfigured Capacity129Disk Group Migration130Export Disk Group130Exporting a Disk Group130Import Disk Group131Importing a Disk Group131Storage Array Media Scan132Changing Media Scan Settings133Suspending the Media Scan134Configuration: Premium Feature- Snapshot Virtual Disks135Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Simple Path136About the Simple Path137Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Simple Path137Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path140About the Advanced Path140Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path141Creating the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path143Specifying Snapshot Virtual Disk Names145Snapshot Repository Capacity146Re-creating Snapshot Virtual Disks149Disabling a Snapshot Virtual Disk150Preparing Host Servers to Re-create a Snapshot Virtual Disk151Re-creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk152Configuration: Premium Feature- Virtual Disk Copy153Creating a Virtual Disk Copy for an MSCS Shared Disk154Virtual Disk Read/Write Permissions155Virtual Disk Copy Restrictions155Creating a Virtual Disk Copy156Before you Begin157Virtual Disk Copy and Modification Operations157Create Copy Wizard157Failed Virtual Disk Copy158Preferred RAID Controller Module Ownership158Failed RAID Controller Module158Copy Manager159Copying the Virtual Disk159Storage Array Performance During Virtual Disk Copy160Setting Copy Priority161Stopping a Virtual Disk Copy161Recopying a Virtual Disk162Preparing Host Servers to Recopy a Virtual Disk162Recopying the Virtual Disk163Removing Copy Pairs164Configuration: Premium Feature- Upgrading to High-Performance- Tier165Configuration: Device Mapper Multipath for Linux167Overview167Using DM Multipathing Devices168Prerequisite Steps168Device Mapper Configuration Steps169Limitations and Known Issues174Troubleshooting175Management: Firmware Downloads177Downloading RAID Controller and NVSRAM Packages177Downloading Both RAID Controller and NVSRAM Firmware178Downloading Only NVSRAM Firmware180Downloading Physical Disk Firmware183Downloading MD1200 Series Expansion Module EMM Firmware185Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART)186Media Errors and Unreadable Sectors187Management: Installing Array Components189Recommended Tools189Front Bezel (Optional)190Removing the Front Bezel190Installing the Front Bezel190Hard Drives191Removing a Drive Blank191Installing a Drive Blank192Removing a Hard Drive192Installing a Hard Drive194Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier195Installing a Hard Drive Into a Drive Carrier197RAID Controller Module197Removing a RAID Controller Module Blank197Installing a RAID Controller Module Blank198Removing a RAID Controller Module199Installing a RAID Controller Module200Opening the RAID Controller Module200Closing the RAID Controller Module201RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit202Removing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit202Installing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit203Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module204Removing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module204Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module205Control Panel206Removing the Control Panel206Installing the Control Panel208Backplane209Removing the Backplane209Installing the Backplane212Management: Firmware Inventory213Viewing the Firmware Inventory213Management: System Interfaces215Microsoft Services215Virtual Disk Service215Volume Shadow-Copy Service215Troubleshooting: Your Storage Array Software217Start-Up Routine217Device Health Conditions217Storage Array Support Data220Automatically Collect the Support Bundle Data221Collecting the Physical Disk Data222Event Log222Recovery Guru223Storage Array Profile224Viewing the Logical Associations226Viewing the Physical Associations226Finding Nodes227Using Go To228Recovering From an Unresponsive Storage Array Condition229Locating a Physical Disk232Locating an Expansion Enclosure233Capturing the State Information234SMrepassist Utility235Unidentified Devices236Recovering From an Unidentified Storage Array236Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software239Troubleshooting: Your Array241Safety First-For you and Your Array241Troubleshooting Storage Array Startup Failure241Troubleshooting Loss of Communication241Troubleshooting External Connections241Troubleshooting Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module242Troubleshooting Array Cooling Problems243Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules243Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules244Troubleshooting Hard Drives246Troubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections247Troubleshooting a Wet Storage Array248Troubleshooting a Damaged Array249Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules249Conditions249Invalid Storage Array250ECC Errors250PCI Errors250Critical Conditions250Noncritical Conditions251Getting Help253Contacting Dell253Index255Size: 6.89 MBPages: 260Language: EnglishOpen manual
