Re: PV124T not displaying in device manager
Hello dgutschow,Since you are installing on a VM here is a link on how to do your setup....
View ArticleRe: TL2000 robotic lane blocked Code: 8D 43
Hello brettule,With the error that you are getting here is some thing that you can try to get the unit to clear the error. 1. Check to see if anything is sitting on top of the library. Nothing should...
View ArticleRe: MD3000 total capacity query
Scottj22, When it comes to the array and it being a RAID 5 it will take an entire disk out for the redundant drive and it also sets aside some space for bad blocks and the meta data on the drives.
View ArticleRe: ML6000 firmware update
Hello Alex,I reviewed the snapshot that you sent over & wasn’t able to see an issues that would prevent the ML from upgrading the firmware. At this point there is a hardware issue. Normally if...
View ArticleRe: Remote replication on MD3620i
Hello gerrybarnett,1. Are iscsi switches mandatory i.e the replication traffic is between arrays on 2 connected switches? Yes you will need to have iSCSI switches to be able to do remote replication....
View ArticleRe: Remote replication on MD3620i
Thanks,That page states: -iSCSI connection considerations:–iSCSI does not require dedicated ports for replication data traffic–iSCSI array-to-array communication must use a host-connected port (not the...
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How to format the new Hard Disks inserted on MD31200i
Hello Guys,My Company purchased five (5) new Hard Disks to install on NAS Storage Power Vault MD3200i.I did the procedures (Inserted the Disks, Setup the RAID, Created Disks Groups, Created the Virtual...
View ArticleRe: How to format the new Hard Disks inserted on MD31200i
Grande_Bart,When configuring a host to communicate with the iSCSI array it is important to have the iSCSI traffic to be on its own subnet and the NIC on the host is part of that same subnet. Here is a...
View ArticleRe: Remote replication on MD3620i
Hello Gerry,Since you have 2 MD3620i at 2 different physical locations you will need to have some iSCSI switches to do replication. If you had both MD3620i in the same rack then you could do direct...
View ArticlePart Number Specs
I have a dell SAS card (part number 342-1091) that I need to know the specs for. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I tried searching for it on the website, but it is not found. Thanks.David
View Article6Gbps SAS HBAs connecting to TL4000
I have 2 dual port 6Gbps SAS HBAs installed in a 2950 connected to a TL4000 with 4 LTO5 drives. Each port on the SAS cards attaches to a different tape drive but my backup software only sees 2 drives...
View ArticleRe: TL2000 driving me mad.....
hi Sam, the tape bus & changer bus enumerators are showing under "system devices" but "medium changer" is not showing and it is not in either "scan for hardware" or "add legacy" in devices....
View ArticleRe: Part Number Specs
Hello David,The part# is for a Dell PowerEdge 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter. Here is a link to the user’s guide for that card & if you look on page 9 it lists out the specs for the...
View ArticleRe: 6Gbps SAS HBAs connecting to TL4000
Hello Tfike,First thing is what backup software are you using? Second in the PE2950 are both 6gb sas cards in the 2 8xPCIe slots? Also is your TL partition as more than 1 or is it just using a single...
View ArticleRe: TL2000 driving me mad.....
Hello vx_paul,Need to check & confirm that the library is set to random & not sequential. You can view this from either the front of the TL or the Web utility. From the front panel you will...
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Re: How to format the new Hard Disks inserted on MD31200i
Hi Kenny !I couldn't open the ftp, can you send again?I my case I would like to connect the storage by CIFS because I will connect windows to use \\NX3500\data.My Storage MD3200i infrastructure is...
View ArticleRe: TL2000 driving me mad.....
hi Sam, i think you have solved it! Needed to point the "unknown" medium changer at the drivers from above download, then reboot but now showing as IBM totalstorage 3573 tape library and 24 slots in...
View ArticleRe: TL2000 driving me mad.....
Hello Paul,There isn’t a CLI for this unit that I am aware of. If you are just looking to make sure that there is no data on the media you should be able to run a quick erase job & select all the...
View ArticleRecommended backup software for PowerVault RD1000
We recently purchased two PowerVault RD1000 (in the rack mount) to backup our PowerEdge R310 running Windows SBS 2011 locally. The hardware is very good: the RD1000 is easy to install, the cartages are...
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