Customer wants to 'simulate' failed disk scenario on MD3420 SAN by pulling...
Dear,We are in the process of delivering a brandnew Server system running on a MD3420.Everything is running and configured, tested, and we have backups (not in production yet).The SAN is configured...
View ArticleDisconnecting an MD1000
I have an MD1000 connected to a Poweredge 2950, it is running Server 2008 and I have to upgrade it to Server 2012R2. If I disconnect the MD 1000 from the server and do the upgrade is it possible that...
View Article132T reset RMU - password
I have a 132T that has been powered down for years and now when bringing it back up it won't accept the password we had or the default admin/password combination.Is there a way to reset it back to...
View Articlemd3000 + ST2000NM0023
hi,is it possible to use newer 2TB SAS Disks from Seagate, Model ST2000NM0023 in Dell MD3000?Thanks for anwsers.
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adding disk shelf to MD3000i
I am in the planning stages of adding a disk shelf to a MD3000i. By adding the new shelf the cabling will obviously be reconfigured:Current Cable Configuration:Proposed Cable Cable:What impact does...
View ArticleMD3820f FC Direct Attach
Hi I was researching about deployment of md3820f. In the page 9 of deployment guide, I read an information that make very wondered. The manual affirms that I must have a switch San to make the...
View ArticleMD3600f - unable to manage with new version of MDCU software - v2.1
Hi there,we have our storage array managed on an old 2003 server which I am trying to decommission. I have downloaded the new MDCU 2.1 software and installed it on the new 2012r2 server. I have...
View ArticleMigrating to 10GB with MD3220i, best performance?
Does anyone have thoughts on how to keep the best performance on an MD3220i as I migrate to 10GB iscsi backend? I used to use Chelsio cards that could masquerade a 10GB NIC as mutiple 1GB nics....
View ArticlePOWEREDGE R730XD SMcli for linux link please!
Hi All,Could someone please point me in the right direction to find the linux version of SMcli for R730XD please?I'd be really grateful.Thanks,Geoff
View Articlepowervault 124T LTO6 setup with woe
I'm having some trouble and wondering if I could get some guidance in this forum.I'm just starting with a tape library system 124T LT06 (under warranty) and I'm getting errors. This has been racked for...
View ArticlePOWERVAULT TL2000 LTO4
Hi,i have a problem with DELL TL2000 LTO4. When i power up the device this is the error. Is possible to recover ?System StatusView Legend10/6/2015 10:07:27Library NameTL2000Status HE: drive logged out...
View ArticleDrive Broken?
Hey guys. Quick question about an issue with a PowerVault TL2000.I've removed both magazines, and there are no drives in either. Yet, the web interface still shows a drive error in Exception F3 02 -...
View ArticleDell Powervault 3200i
I just installed a Dell Powervault 3200i and I am receiving an error stating the "maximum temperature exceeded" and stating "SAS ports degraded". Has anyone seen this issue and resolved it? This is...
View ArticleDell System Hardware & Software Updates for October 4 - 9, 2015
Popular DownloadsDell Server E-Support Tool (DSET) 3.7 for Dell serversDell Support Live Image (SLI) 2.2OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 8.1OpenManage Essentials (OME) 2.10Servers &...
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Dell PowerVault MD3800F storage replication setup
Good morning Dear all,I really need your help i'm very new in this kind of implementation. I'm planning to implement this HA architecture. So i want to have two (2) Windows 2k12 R2 servers in a...
View ArticleMD1200 - EMM Temperature Sensor
Just installed an MD1200 expansion and receiving an error on the EMM temperature sensor? "Maximum temperature exceeded". Any ideas how to fix it? I have the latest firmware installed and the other...
View ArticlePowerVault MD3000 RAID10 Disk Group failure (2 disks)
MD3000 storage array with 4 disk volume in slots 4,5,6,and 7.Drives 4 and 5 fail and volume is offline(failed)steps thus far1.) assigned 2 drives as hot spare to disk group and array shows as available...
View ArticleBest way to configure a MD1000 Disk Array when priority is on size and not speed
Hi,I have a Dell PowerVault MD1000 Disk Array which I will populate with 15 x 2TB enterprise-grade SATA hard drives. What is the best RAID type and adequate number of hot spares to have given that...
View ArticlePowerVault MD3820f Active RAID controller changing
We have a M1000e with M620 blade servers and the MD3820f with the MD1200 expansion. Currently we run XenServer 6.5 SP1 with all hotfixes applied. We have defined two Virtual Disks in our storage. The...
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