Re: snmp monitoring md3200i
Here is a link to the user guide on the MD3200i and if you navigate to page 79 it walks you through how to configure SNMP traps.ftp.dell.com/.../powervault-md3200i_Owner%27s%20Manual_en-us.pdfPlease...
View ArticleRe: Cache policy for performance optimization
Specific situation here is volume performance. Any more information? thanks
View ArticleRe: Cache policy for performance optimization
Specific setups may be highly critical database setups you may want to disable write cache (set it to write through). It slows you down, but ensures that if the raid controller sends the write...
View Articlepresenting MD1200 volume to vmware VM
i have connected a md1200 to my esxi 5 host server.one large raid 5 array 11TB total disk.I would like 500GB for my VMBut I would then like 2 x 5TB volumes presented to the VM.How would i accomplish...
View ArticleReplacing LTO4 to LTO drive in PowerVault TL2000 tape library and some more...
Hello.I'd have TL2000 tape library with fiber channel (service tag 951W3J1) and want to replace internal LTO4 tape drive to LTO5. Advice please, it's possible, and if yes, which drive i must buy?Also i...
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virtual disk not on preferred path
i keep getting this warning on the md3200i. I changed the disk group to preferred path as well as all the luns under it but it keeps going back to the other non prefereed path. any idea?
View ArticleRe: presenting MD1200 volume to vmware VM
Is it possible to Configure more than one LUN?
View ArticleRe: Dell part # for MD1000/MD3000 debug/password reset cable?
PInout image above is based on post by MightyElectro, but using the correct pinout numberings for DB-9 and PS/2 standards. I've also verified that these are correct here in our lab with a PRC cable and...
View ArticleRe: Dell part # for MD1000/MD3000 debug/password reset cable?
Thanks JIMNIM for the great layout you provided. I've made my own adapter and cable before for this and if anyone needs one and doesn't feel comfortable trying to make one they can contact me and I can...
View ArticleInstall PowerVault MD3200 Direct Attached Storage on VMware Essentials
Hello, I am having trouble getting my ESXi boxes to see a PowerVault MD3200 Direct Attached Storage array. This does not appear to be a very common setup, as I have had a difficult time finding...
View ArticleRe: Dell part # for MD1000/MD3000 debug/password reset cable?
So you've had success w/ serial shell access via USB on these systems? I've not had the best of luck with that in the past, though I'm sure that's due to driver compatibility with some of the hardware...
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Re: Dell part # for MD1000/MD3000 debug/password reset cable?
ive had great luck with the usb to serial cables I buy and make so far and they work well with the MD series, even with the drivers it usually just downloads from windows update and works very...
View ArticleRe: presenting MD1200 volume to vmware VM
With an MD1200 you cannot give a VM a single disk larger than 2TB with vSphere5. Rumor is that vSphere6 will increase the maximum (vmdk) filesize, but that is speculation till vSphere6 is actually...
View ArticleRe: virtual disk not on preferred path
Usually this means the host (or one of them if this is a cluster type setup) doesn't have a connection to one of the controllers.
View ArticleRe: Install PowerVault MD3200 Direct Attached Storage on VMware Essentials
Are you manually trying to register the host in MDSM, but the WWNs aren't being seen in that wizard?
View ArticleRe: presenting MD1200 volume to vmware VM
I have 7 disks and configured a RAID 5.Presented One large 10+ TB LUN to vSphere (Datastore)Created a bunch of 2TB hard drives (vmdk files)Used dik anager in windows to span them all together to achive...
View ArticleRe: virtual disk not on preferred path
yes I have 2 esxi hosts. one host have 2 paths to each lun. but one host only have one path due to a failed nic. but why woul this cause the md to send these alerts? one host has 2 paths
View ArticleCannot identify Library Path in Device Manager
I have a PowerVault TL2000 with 2 IBM 3580 LTO3-HH drives. I do NOT have an iscsi-to-SAS module in the back of the TL2000. However, I do have the SAS cable plugged from the back of the TL2000 into the...
View ArticlePOWERVAULT MD1000 AND 12TH GENERATION SERVERS
Is the PowerVault MD1000 compatible with 12th generation Dell PowerEdge servers such as the r520?If so, can I install a Dell perc 6/e controller in a Dell 12th generation server?Anything else to be...
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