MD3000 Drive detected errors is increasing
Hi,we are using md3000 with sas connection.since some days, we are facing big performance issues.the system is running with 15 drives: TRAY, SLOT STATUS CAPACITY TYPE CURRENT DATA RATE...
View ArticleAcquired wiped NX300 - No OS present...
Our IT department has acquired ann NX300 Powervault - according to the Microsoft sticker - was running Windows Storage Server 2008 Workgroup. But the old IT department has wiped it completely and I...
View ArticleFW removed from support.dell.com
I work for a reseller and am constantly pulling the latest firmware updates from support.dell.com for PowerVault arrays-Version 08.20.05.60 was released earlier this year, version 08.20.08.60 was...
View ArticleFW removed from support.dell.com PV MD32XX MD3260
I work for a reseller and am constantly pulling the latest firmware updates from support.dell.com for PowerVault arrays-Version 08.20.05.60 was released earlier this year, version 08.20.08.60 was...
View ArticleSMagent listen on specific interface only
Hi all,is it possible to restrict SMagent to reply only on certain network interfaces?It seems to be a huge security issue that SMagent is offering its services on all network interfaces it finds. Even...
View ArticleNeed help installing PowerVault LTO-6 Drive in a Dell T320 Virtual Server
Bought the hardware, installed the card and drive, system has it powered up but I am not sure where to begin on the install. Some have said I need to install it on the host and then passthrough to the...
View ArticleMD3000i degraded path
I've got an old MD3000i which is telling me I have an "Individual Drive - Degraded Path" error. The unit is long past it's warranty so I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to fix this problem....
View ArticleFlashing Amber Light Hard Disk Failure with Dell Power Edge 2900 using a...
I'm using the Dell Open Manage and I noticed that the flashing drive was flagged as "removed" .I removed the drive inserted another drive that I thought was good but it turned out to be defective as...
View ArticleMD3000i critical alert (optimal wide port)
Hi,Yesterday I received Critical Alert Messages from our MD3000i. The were several messages reporting the following errors:-Optimal wide port becomes degraded (event error code 1706)-Optimal wide port...
View ArticleHow to remove and install new Tapes on DELL Power Vault TL 2000.Let me know...
How to remove and install new Tapes on DELL Power Vault TL 2000.Let me know any service to be stopped which is attached to NAS drive.How to verify the backup ,which is being taken from the existing...
View ArticlePV-124T showing Position Error
Hi,we are using PV-124T /LTO-3, since some time i noticed an error in the LCD "Position Error" and another error when i check logs : System Error Type (AE).what can i do to solve this problem? thanks...
View ArticlePowervault 124T
Just bought 30 tapes from dell (Brand=Dell). Whenever I run a backup the 124T give an error - TA[06]-WriteFailure. When I try with other (older tapes) TDK and Sony there is no problem. Have I wasted my...
View ArticleMD3200i Virtual Disk Group Failure
Hope someone can help with this problem;One of my Dell MD3200i SANS had a disk fail on boot up after a power failure. The disk was part of a RAID 5 array made up of 23 Disks. The hotspare has been...
View ArticleFirmware Conflict: HUC101414CSS300: C590 and C4C2.
Hi,In a recent attempt to update firmware on some HUC101414CSS300 Dell disk drives, (Dell P/N: XK112) I receive a target hardware error. The drives are otherwise just fine, and are currently at C4C2....
View ArticleMD3000i- Problem Battery controller RAID1
What should I do when this message appears¿?Component reporting a problem : Battery State : There was an error Location : Cabinet module 0 RAID controller , RAID controller module in slot 1 Smart...
View ArticleMD3260I Controller Firmware Release Note required.
Dear Colleagues,My customer requested Release Note about MD3260I Controller firmware.but, I could not find release notes at Dell Support...
View ArticleVirtual disk configuration of MD3460 for Exchange 2013
Is there a best practice for the PowerVault MD3460 virtual disk configuration for Exchange 2013, when used as a DAS JBOD?Should the segment size of virtual disk be 256 bit (custom) or the default 128...
View ArticleMD3260 SAS latest firmware link
HiI need to updated the RAID controller firmware and the NVSRAM for a SAS MD3260. Does anyone have a link to the latest version of this?Thanks
View ArticleWhy Can't I acces the dell storage after installing SMcli without errors on...
Like I sad I installed SMcli without errors on Centos 6.4 . The linux machine has 2 Nic's. One with gateway in the local network (192.168.1.X) the other one in the SAN management network.(10.2.1.X) I...
View Articlemd3200 reporting attached md1200 dual EMM failures
Hi all,We have a functional MD3200 with no issues. We had an MD1200 that we were attempting to use with 2012r2 Storage Spaces by directly connecting it to the other ports on our sas6/e controllers....
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