MD3000i degraded physical disk path
Got MD3000i with recovery guru saying Individual Physical Disk but the disk isn't listed...Degraded physical disk paths: Channel: 1 Related physical disks: (Unknown )The storage profile shows...
View ArticleiSCSI controller reporting exactly double of expected I/O
I have a PowerVault MD3220i with a multipathed SAN. Using the performance monitor in MDSM, the RAID controller will report far more traffic than all of the virtual disks combined. How is this possible?...
View ArticleCan I configure an MD3200i to Automatically boot after a power failure?
Hi,We are considering the MD3200i for 2 branch offices. Since we will not have permanent IT staff in these offices, we want a Solution that can be shut down and started up automatically in the event of...
View ArticlePowerVault 124T support config
Currently I have 2008 standard 32 bit, Powervault 124T, Adaptec SCSI Ultra320 SCSI, symantec backup exec 12.Going to upgrade to 2012 64 bit, symantec backup exec 15.It doesn't look like the Adaptec...
View Articlemd3200 has different nvsram version on two controllers
it's also reporting that one of the controllers has a failed battery. have ordered a replacement battery.I get a strange error (no actual text) when I try to upgrade the firmware - I assume it will be...
View ArticleHow to re-flash a new Compact Flash Card in ML6000
Hi there,Need help on How to re-flash a new Compact Flash Card in ML6000. My existing CF has gone bad and I have a new CF that needs to be imaged. Unfortunately don't have any old information of...
View ArticleMD1000
Can a MD3000 utilize an MD1000 as an expansion enclosure or does the array need to be connected directly to the server?
View ArticleSmProvider (2002) 5064
I have Dell PowerEdge R710 server (under Microsoft Windows Server 2012), connected to MD3200i disk storage.I see in event log next error:Source: SmProviderCategory: (2002)ID: 5064The controller is not...
View ArticleDell PowerVualt TL4000 Tape Library drive fan failure
We have a Dell PowerVualt TL4000 Tape Library, we have an error saying Drive fan failure, on "Drive status page" on drive two the cooling fan active has a red cross, please see the attached screen...
View ArticleMD1000 with 4tb or 6tb sata disks and H800 controller?
Hello,I have a MD1000 connected to a H800 controller installed in a R720. All works well with 600gb SAS disks.I have another MD1000 that is not in use but I'd like to put it in use for CCTV storage so...
View ArticleAdding storage to a MD3820f
HelloI was wondering if there is a procedure for adding extra drives into a MD3820f.Thanks
View ArticleMD3200i changing UPS while keeping on
Hello, I have an MD3200i with MD1200 with redundant controllers connected to two switches. I need to move the systems to a different UPS. I need to keep the systems operational continuously. What is...
View ArticleSAN keeps loosing preferred path
Hi,Lately the warning light keeps coming on on my MD3200i. I will go into modular disk storage manager, change the preferred path as it directs, and it will say the issue is resolved. Then a while...
View ArticlePassword Reset for TL2000/TL4000 iSCSI-SAS Bridge
Hello,I'm replacing an iSCSI-SAS bridge card and the one I am using was pulled from a TL2000 we installed in the LAB quite some time ago. As luck would have it, someone changed the default password...
View ArticleOMSA on Esxi 6 managing physical disks
This is my first time posting so I'll try to keep it short.I cannot seem to manage the physical disks of my md1200 enclosure on a PERC H800 controller. I have OMSA 8.1 installed on a R610 running...
View ArticleMD3220 & SQL Server
Hi!I have MD3220 disk subsystem directly connected to PE R710 server with two paths. We using HDD SAS 15k.On server I have installed MS SQL Server 2012 (under Windows Server 2012). On server I have...
View ArticleTL2000 speed and chance to run 2 backups at the same time
Hi all,I have Veeam to backup my VMs to a TL2000 with iSCSI bridge on LTO6 tape via Microsoft ISCSI initiator installed on a Windows 2008 R2 physical server.The problem is that the speed of writing on...
View ArticleMD3660 High Performance Tier enablement
Hello,I see that the HPT is an included feature in the newer MD3860, but i was curious if it was also standard in the MD3660. If so, how do I enable it?Thanks!
View ArticleNeed Help With Shared Storage - MD3220i
I inherited a job with Vmware setup and a few older physical servers. I have some experience with VMware.Currently I have 3 hosts, 2 fairly new and and 1 old host acting as a test host, I just...
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