MD3220 No Service Interface Access, SOD Halted.
i have a MD3220 with dual controllers (N98MP), and am having trouble accessing the Service Interface from the console. After it is booted, I press Break to bring up the service interface prompt, but...
View ArticlePowerVault 3200i - DiskPool and extra enclosure MD1200
I have a MD3200i and recently added the MD1200, all have 900GB/10k disks registered in MDSM with no issues.I have accidentally allocated the MD1200 disks to my existing single diskpool. This isn't what...
View ArticleMD3200 and R710
Is the R710 and MD3200 supported for Windows Server 2012 R2 for Hyper-V clustering? I was thinking of setting up a two node cluster for experimenting and testing.I would use two R710's and a MD3200...
View ArticlePowerVault MD3220i Error (Insufficient Cache Backup Device Capacity)
Hello All,I appreciate your time and assistance with the following question.I recently upgraded to the latest firmware on my PV MD3220i and installed the corresponding NVRAM update.After installing the...
View ArticleMD3000i Battery replacement
Hello,I have one MD3000i require to do battery replacement. It is a single channel Storage. Reference to others post the steps is I think is about:1. Stop all activity to the array2. Umount the...
View ArticlePowershell to manage MD3200?
HiIs it possible to manage a MD3200 using powershell?ThanksS
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MD1220 connection to R820
Dear collegues,Сould you clear me about correct connection of MD1220 to R820 (PERC H810)?I found a good post here about various topologies of connection but not sure at all...Wich connection is right...
View ArticleTier in PowerVault MD3460
I have a mix of 7.K and 15K RPM SAS drives in PowerVault MD3460. Can I set up storage tier with the 15K RPM drives in the high performance tier?Thanks!Antonio
View ArticlePowerVault 110t LTO-3 Displaying Error (Code: 5)
Hi,I have a Dell Powervault 110t LTO-3 tape drive that is out of warranty. Yesterday I turned it on to make a tape backup and was presented with error code 5 or 6, I am not sure because the one LED...
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PowerVault NX3100 - error in Main System Chassis
I need assistance with troubleshooting this powervault - Tag # 2V3RNQ1The unit is displaying a blinking orange light on the front of the unit. I performed a restart/reboot on the server on Jan 2, 2016...
View ArticleMD38xxi or 38xxf SAS IN ports.
HI,The MD3800i offers 2x 10Gbe ISCSI ports per controller but also lists 2x 12Gbps SAS-IN Host ports. Are these available for Host use and can we concurrently connect ISCSI hosts and SAS hosts to the...
View ArticleRemove disks from Disk Pool on MD3220i
Hi thereWe recently added 3 new HDD's to our MD3220i and added them to the wrong disk pool via MDSM. We need to remove the disks from the pool to add to a separate disk group.I've searched all over and...
View ArticleMD3000i Battery Replacement Issues
Got a MD3000i with dual controllers. Looked at the manager today to find that both batteries were in need of replacement. I took controller 0 offlline, removed the board, replaced battery, plugged...
View ArticleDecrease Latency on MD3200i
Hello, I have a MD3200i. It is used for CSVs running hyper-v VMs in a Microsoft cluster, and another drive on another host. The latency has been increasing as activity has been increasing. There are...
View ArticleMD3620i High Latency And Low Throughput
Hi Everyone, I have a big issue and was hoping someone can shed some light. We have a dual controller MD3620i with 22 disks in one disk group running RAID 6. Drives are 900GB 10k RPM SAS. On top of...
View ArticleMD3000i Chronic Failed Battery
I have a MD3000i with dual controllers (firmware 07.35.39.64). Recently, batteries seem to fail in controller 1. Some batteries have worked for 4-5 months while others (newly purchased, supposedly new...
View ArticleMD3000i - Storage Array Componet-Loss of Communication and Failed or Degraded...
When I replace MD3000i powersupply
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MD3000i - Storage Array Componet-Loss of Communication and Failed or Degraded...
When I replaced the MD3000i power supply. It show another message as below.1.Storage Array Componet-Loss of Communication2.Failed or Degraded SAS PortPlease help to us solve this problem. Thank you.1
View ArticleConfiguring Powervault MD3000 on Linux.
Hello people:To be honest, my experience witn SAN are very limited and we just recieve a MD3000 to be installed on Red Hat Linux distribution. However I followed the instruction in orden to can use it....
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PowerVault 3200i issue
Hi Guys!I noticed blinking orange light on my Dell Powervault 3200i and when I open powervault modular disk storage manager I noticed warning as the picture bellow. Can anyone tell me how to sort...
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