PowerVault LTO5-140
We have this unit (external) and it just started giving us an error yesterday. The error code on the front was displaying 6. So I did Function code 1 diagnostics per the documentation that I could...
View ArticlePowerVault LTO-6 External Tape Backup LTFS not supported
hi we have the PowerVault LTO-6 External Tape Backup,does LTFS support on windows?currently we are not able to see any drive tape on windows..can we use a third party tape backup driver for this?tnx
View ArticlePowerVault LTO3-060 - Media Failure
Hi All,I have a PowerVault (LTO3-060) where its 'Clean' and 'Fault' status LEDs are flashing which indicates a media failure. This happened only recently. I've used a cleaning cartridge and tried with...
View ArticleUpgrading a PowerVault Physical Disk Firmware
Hi thereI need to upgrade the firmware of a handful of hard drives in our MD3220i. I know I've done this before a year or so ago, but I can't figure out how to do so again.The disk firmware page here...
View ArticleMDSM v11.20 not launching create virtual disk window
I recently updated my firmware and MDSM to the latest version. Today, I was needing to create some virtual disk, but when I click on Create Virtual Disk nothing happens. I've never had this issue...
View ArticlePowervault MD3620i / MDSM v.11.20 not bringing up create virtual disk window
I recently updated my firmware and MDSM to the latest version. Today, I was needing to create some virtual disks, but when I click on Create Virtual Disk nothing happens (the config window does not...
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PowerVault MD3200 / Storage Manager upgrade
Hi there!I just got a new PowerVault MD3200. I installed the Storage Manager software on a laptop and I tried to connect to the MD3200 for the first time. It found it on the network, it recognized, but...
View ArticleExtending an array on an MD3200 + MD1220
Hi there!I wanted to ask if it's possible to extend an existing array without needing to delete it. For example if we have a MD3200 full with 12x 450GB SAS 15k 3.5" HDDs on a RAID5 array and a MD1220...
View ArticlePowerVault TL4000 ISCSI Bridge Factory Reset
My organization was recently given a PowerVault TL4000 to use for backups from CommVault. We've been able to get the device configured so that we are able to access the Libraries and Firmware. However...
View ArticleDell PowerVault MD3200i disk storage capacity upgrade
We are planning to upgrade the disk storage capacity of our Dell PowerVault MD3200i. Currently our disk storage has the following specifications:Current Disk Storage Configuration: 16.4 TB, 8 units 3TB...
View ArticleMD3820f-FC problem
HihiI got new md3820f with 4x FC 8G sfp+ modules two of them i've putted into controller 0 and 1 . Secondly two additional FC 8G sfp+ i've installed into IOFlex Module for Blade M1000e . Array...
View ArticleNew Drives in MD1000 Issues
I've put 5 new 1 TB SATA HDDs into our MD1000... the drives show on the support matrix for MD1000. 2 out of the 5 drives show up as Ready in OMSA but 3 of the drives just have an 'Execute' button...
View ArticleConnecting PV TL2000 with LTO6 tapes to HP DL380 G7
Hi,I am in the process of replacing an aging server being used to run backups to the TL2000, new hardware happens to be HPas that is the new company standard, I was looking at the compatibility matrix...
View ArticleAdding Second MD38xx SAN
We are currently running a vmWare 5.5 cluster of (3) Dell R720 servers, each with (2) 10GB iSCSI NICs connected to an MD3800i via a VLT domain of (2) Force10 S4820T switches using host vSwitch2. There...
View ArticleDell Powervault 114X - USB - 500GB - Write Protect On
We have a Dell Powervault 114X that is hooked up to a Windows Server 2012 system via a single USB Cable. The Powervault 114x has only a single RD1000 drive installed in it using TJKJC 500GB...
View ArticleMD3460 File server cluster
Looking at getting a MD3460 with a mix of big capacity disks, some 10k and some ssds and clustering to two servers as a file server. To give around 80tb useable.Currently have some older Equallogics...
View ArticleTL-2000 backups failing- help troubleshooting drive -vs- card
I have a Dell T-610 server that backs up to a TL-2000 tape library, it has a single LTO5 drive in it. Setup has been working almost flawlessly for years. Backups have recently begun failing,...
View ArticleMD3860f Reset To Defaults - Change Netmask
Hi,Is there a way to perform a factory reset on MD3860f that has been given a wrong netmask and now became inaccessible through the management ports? Unless there is another way of changing netmask -...
View ArticlePowerVault TL2000 - F3 01 - Error
Help me!Drive 1 Status At 03:41:38 Library TimeStatus Exception F3 01 - ErrorDrive Error Code 5Vendor ID IBMProduct ID ULT3580-TD4Serial Number 1310058883Firmware Revision...
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