User ManualTable of ContentsIntroduction7System Requirements7Management Station Requirements7Introduction to Storage Arrays8Hardware Installation11Planning the Storage Configuration11Connecting the Storage Array12Cabling the Storage Array12Redundant and Non-Redundant Configurations12Direct-Attached Configurations13Network-Attached Configurations20Cabling PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures23Expanding With Previously Configured PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures23Expanding With New PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures25Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software27Graphical Installation (Recommended)28Console Installation30Silent Installation30Upgrading PowerVault MD Storage Software31Post Installation Tasks33Before You Begin33iSCSI Configuration Worksheet34IPv4 Settings35IPv6 Settings36Configuring iSCSI on Your Storage Array38Automatic Configuration Using the Modular Disk Configuration Utility39Post Connection Establishment Steps48Guidelines for Configuring Your Network for iSCSI49Microsoft Windows Host Setup49Linux Host Setup51Uninstalling PowerVault MD Storage Software53Uninstalling Dell PowerVault MD Storage Software From Windows53Uninstalling PowerVault MD Storage Software From Linux54Appendix-Manual Configuration of iSCSI55Step 1: Discover the Storage Array (Out-of-band Management Only)56Default Management Port Settings56Automatic Storage Array Discovery57Manual Storage Array Discovery57Setting Up the Array57Step 2: Configure the iSCSI Ports on the Storage Array58Step 3: Perform Target Discovery From the iSCSI Initiator60Step 4: Configure Host Access62Understanding CHAP Authentication63What is CHAP?63Target CHAP63Mutual CHAP63CHAP Definitions64Step 5: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array (Optional)64Configuring Target CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array65Configuring Mutual CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array66Step 6: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Host Server (Optional)66Step 7: Connect to the Target Storage Array From the Host Server70Step 8: (Optional) Set Up In-Band Management74Appendix-Using Internet Storage Naming Service75Appendix-Load Balancing77Load Balance Policy77Round Robin With Subset77Least Queue Depth With Subset78Least Path Weight With Subset78Changing Load Balance Policies on the Windows Server 2008 Operating System78Increasing Bandwidth With Multiple iSCSI Sessions79Appendix-Stopping and Starting iSCSI Services in Linux83Size: 2.39 MBPages: 84Language: EnglishOpen manual
User ManualTable of ContentsIntroduction19About This Document19Inside the box of the Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series Storage Array19Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series Storage Array20Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager20Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility20Other Information You May Need20Planning: About Your Storage Array23Overview23Hardware Features24Front-Panel Features and Indicators24Back Panel Features and Indicators27Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns28Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features29Power Indicator Codes30Planning: RAID Controller Modules31RAID Controller Modules31RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features32RAID Controller Module-Additional Features34Battery Backup Unit34Storage Array Thermal Shutdown34System Password Reset35Cache Functions and Features35Cache Mirroring35Write-Back Cache35Write-Through Cache36Planning: MD3200i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts37Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups37Physical Disks37Physical Disk States38Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology39Virtual Disks and Disk Groups39Virtual Disk States40RAID Levels40RAID Level Usage41Segment Size42Virtual Disk Operations43Virtual Disk Initialization43Background Initialization43Foreground Initialization43Consistency Check43Media Verification44Cycle Time44Virtual Disk Operations Limit44Disk Group Operations45RAID Level Migration45Segment Size Migration45Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion46Disk Group Expansion46Disk Group Defragmentation46Disk Group Operations Limit46RAID Background Operations Priority47Virtual Disk Migration and Disk Roaming48Disk Migration48Disk Roaming50Advanced Features50Host Server-to-Virtual Disk Mapping50Host Types51Snapshot Virtual Disks51Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk52Virtual Disk Copy52Virtual Disk Recovery53Using Snapshot and Disk Copy Together53Multi-Path Software54Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths54Virtual Disk Ownership55Load Balancing55Monitoring MD3200i Series System Performance56Configuration: 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 Array72Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Numbers73Changing the Enclosure Order in the Physical Pane73Configuring Alert Notifications74Configuring E-mail Alerts74Configuring SNMP Alerts77Battery Settings78Setting the Storage Array RAID Controller Module Clocks79Configuration: Using iSCSI81Changing the iSCSI Target Authentication81Entering Mutual Authentication Permissions82Creating CHAP Secrets82Initiator CHAP Secret83Target CHAP Secret83Valid Characters for CHAP Secrets83Changing the iSCSI Target Identification84Changing the iSCSI Target Discovery Settings84Configuring the iSCSI Host Ports85Advanced iSCSI Host Ports Settings87Viewing or Ending an iSCSI Session88Viewing iSCSI Statistics and Setting Baseline Statistics89Edit, Remove, or Rename Host Topology90Configuration: Event Monitor91Enabling or Disabling the Event Monitor91Windows92Linux92Configuration: About Your Host93Configuring Host Access93Using the Mappings Tab94Defining a Host94Removing Host Access96Managing Host Groups96Creating a Host Group96Moving a Host to a Different Host Group97Removing a Host Group98Host Topology98Starting or Stopping the Host Context Agent99I/O Data Path Protection100Managing Host Port Identifiers101Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks103Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks103Creating Disk Groups104Locating a Disk Group106Creating Virtual Disks106Changing the Virtual Disk Modification Priority108Changing the Virtual Disk Cache Settings109Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk111Changing the I/O Type112Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type113Physical Disk Security with Self Encrypting Disk113Creating a Security Key116Changing a Security Key117Saving a Security Key119Unlocking Secure Physical Disks120Erasing Secure Physical Disks120Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks121Hot Spares and Rebuild123Global Hot Spares123Hot Spare Operation123Hot Spare Drive Protection123Enclosure Loss Protection124Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping126Creating Host-to-Virtual Disk Mappings126Modifying and Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping128Changing Controller Ownership of the Virtual Disk129Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping129Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Disk Group130Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group131Restricted Mappings132Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group133Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group135Storage Partitioning136Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion137Disk Group Expansion137Virtual Disk Expansion138Using Free Capacity138Using Unconfigured Capacity138Disk Group Migration139Export Disk Group139Exporting a Disk Group139Import Disk Group140Importing a Disk Group140Storage Array Media Scan141Changing Media Scan Settings142Suspending the Media Scan143Configuration: Premium Feature- Snapshot Virtual Disks145Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Simple Path146About the Simple Path146Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Simple Path147Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path149About the Advanced Path149Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path151Creating the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path153Specifying Snapshot Virtual Disk Names154Snapshot Repository Capacity156Re-creating Snapshot Virtual Disks159Disabling a Snapshot Virtual Disk159Preparing Host Servers to Re-create a Snapshot Virtual Disk160Re-creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk161Configuration: Premium Feature- Virtual Disk Copy163Creating a Virtual Disk Copy for an MSCS Shared Disk164Virtual Disk Read/Write Permissions165Virtual Disk Copy Restrictions165Creating a Virtual Disk Copy166Before you Begin167Virtual Disk Copy and Modification Operations167Create Copy Wizard167Failed Virtual Disk Copy168Preferred RAID Controller Module Ownership168Failed RAID Controller Module168Copy Manager169Copying the Virtual Disk169Storage Array Performance During Virtual Disk Copy170Setting Copy Priority170Stopping a Virtual Disk Copy171Recopying a Virtual Disk172Preparing Host Servers to Recopy a Virtual Disk172Recopying the Virtual Disk173Removing Copy Pairs174Configuration: Premium Feature- Upgrading to High-Performance- Tier175Configuration: Device Mapper Multipath for Linux177Overview177Using DM Multipathing Devices178Prerequisite Steps178Device Mapper Configuration Steps179Linux Host Server Reboot Best Practices183Important Information About Special Partitions183Limitations and Known Issues184Troubleshooting185Management: Firmware Downloads187Downloading RAID Controller and NVSRAM Packages187Downloading Both RAID Controller and NVSRAM Firmware188Downloading Only NVSRAM Firmware190Downloading Physical Disk Firmware192Downloading MD1200 Series Expansion Module EMM Firmware194Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART)196Media Errors and Unreadable Sectors196Management: Installing Array Components197Recommended Tools197Front Bezel (Optional)198Removing the Front Bezel198Installing the Front Bezel198Hard Drives199Removing a Drive Blank199Installing a Drive Blank200Removing a Hard Drive200Installing a Hard Drive202Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier202Installing a Hard Drive Into a Drive Carrier205RAID Controller Module205Removing a RAID Controller Module Blank205Installing a RAID Controller Module Blank206Removing a RAID Controller Module207Installing a RAID Controller Module208Opening the RAID Controller Module208Closing the RAID Controller Module209RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit210Removing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit210Installing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit211Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module211Removing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module211Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module214Control Panel215Removing the Control Panel215Installing the Control Panel216Backplane217Removing the Backplane217Installing the Backplane220Management: Firmware Inventory221Viewing the Firmware Inventory221Management: System Interfaces223Microsoft Services223Virtual Disk Service223Volume Shadow-Copy Service223Troubleshooting: Your Storage Array Software225Start-Up Routine225Device Health Conditions225Storage Array Support Data229Automatically Collect the Support Bundle Data229Collecting the Physical Disk Data230Event Log231Recovery Guru232Storage Array Profile232Viewing the Logical Associations234Viewing the Physical Associations234Finding Nodes235Using Go To236Recovering From an Unresponsive Storage Array Condition237Locating a Physical Disk240Locating an Expansion Enclosure241Capturing the State Information242SMrepassist Utility243Unidentified Devices244Recovering From an Unidentified Storage Array244Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software246Troubleshooting: Your Array249Safety First-For you and Your Array249Troubleshooting Storage Array Startup Failure249Troubleshooting Loss of Communication249Troubleshooting External Connections249Troubleshooting Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module250Troubleshooting Array Cooling Problems251Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules251Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules253Troubleshooting Hard Drives254Troubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections255Troubleshooting a Wet Storage Array255Troubleshooting a Damaged Array256Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules257Conditions257Invalid Storage Array257ECC Errors257PCI Errors258Critical Conditions258Noncritical Conditions258Getting Help259Contacting Dell259Index261Size: 6.78 MBPages: 268Language: EnglishOpen manual
