Disk group MD3420
Hi,I have to upgrade a MD3420 with 9 HDD SAS 1TB, the system is used for only for simple VMWare VM (No Exchange, no SQL and no Filesrv).Regardless of Raid chosen, should put more mechanical (then hard...
View ArticleDR4100 CIFS access
Can't get into CIFS share on DR4100.I have OST and CIFS containers on a DR4100. I'm backing up using BE from a Windows 2008 R2 server and connecting to the cifs share from the same server. Yesterday, I...
View ArticleHost Group Question
HiI have a PV MD3420 connected to one PE R720 via SAS, I have created a Server 2012R2 Failover Cluster for my storage. I want to now add the second node to the cluster but have made an administrative...
View Articlenfs storage not responding
Hi,I am facing this frequent outage issue in storage where NFS clients can’t access exported folders for 20-30 minutes and then connect back again. Configuration:- 2 windows servers...
View ArticleHow to determine the number of logical libraries
We have a PV TL4000 with 4 half height drives. I hope expert here give me guide on how many logical libraries I should configure the TL4k.Hardware and software setup:TL4000 w 4 physical drives;each...
View ArticleMigrate data between to MD3200i
We are going to replace our MD3200i and are thinking of buying a MD3800i. We 100TB of data that we wont to move to the new storage platform.We are thinking of using the replication license to do this...
View ArticleWill LTO 7 will be the Last Product or there is another call for more LTO's...
I have seen that it took a long to bring LTO 7 after in unveiling LTO 6 in 2012, do you feel this to have a good move in LTO technology or its just a simple up-gradation in speed and transfer rate?
View ArticleDell Enterprise Hardware & Software Updates for April 18 - 22, 2016
Popular Downloads Dell Server E-Support Tool (DSET) 3.7Dell Support Live Image (SLI) 2.2OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 8.2OpenManage Essentials (OME) 2.1.0Servers & StoragePERC...
View ArticleDell PowerVault TL2000 tape label issue
Hello everyone,I have a weird issue with the deviceIn inventory/magazine, for some slots, the tape is detected but the label is displayed as unknownIf the same tape is placed on another slot, its label...
View ArticleNX3100 internal RAID1 OS disk exchange
Hi all,We have this NX3100 + PV MD1200 configured as NFS server running Debian. OS is installed on 2x 2.5" 136GB SAS internal disks configured in RAID1. One of the OS disk is having media errors and we...
View ArticlePowerVault LTO 6 tape drivers
Hi Guys,Need some urgent help from you guys,Do you guys know the link to get for the PowerVault LTO6 tape drivers for window 2012r2 server.I have tried to get it from dell website by searching...
View ArticlePowervault 124T LTO3 operate without picker
Hello,my PV124T is throwing an over temperature error 0C. Trying to find the faulty part (power supply, drive, picker...) I was using cooling spray in several places but the error stayed.Is it possible...
View ArticleMD3200 in-band management
I have a PowerVault MD3200 connected to two R710 servers.Note, this is the MD3200 --- THERE IS NO LETTER "i" at the end. This is NOT iSCSI. This is direct attach.Sorry to be so direct, but every time...
View ArticleMD3460 SMART DATA Query - Critical Error
I have 2 X Dell R730 servers connected to a MD3460 array ( dual controllers ) with 2 Dell 12 Gbps HBA in each server. The servers are running Windows 2012 R2 and they are clustered. I have installed...
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Can't Access to virtual drive.
Recently an update to Storage Manager of My MD3200i was applied and after the restart I can not Access to my Virtual Drive.How can rebuild or recover the info?Thanks
View ArticleDNS entry in DELL NAS NX3230
Hello,I just bought Dell Storage NX3230 . and i configured with our network and it not connected with internet.just for local network. I have only 1 router connected with switch and then 3 servers....
View ArticleMD3000 hard drive replacement with Dell firmware drives
I have an MD300 that is in need of a hot spare. I bought one matching the model that failed and came up with the problem that it is not a Dell "Firmwared" Seagate drive. I looked around my server room...
View ArticleMD3000 - missing iSCSI tab in MDSM after SAS cards replaced in server
Hi,I have had to replace both SAS 5/E cards in my R510 server and since then, I can see the existing array on the MD3000 attached to it but am unable to map to it in the OS - the iSCSI tab is missing...
View ArticleHow to Automate Failed Disk Replacement ? PowerVault MD3460 Array - all Disks...
Background:We have PowerVault MD3460 Array - all Disks presented a JBOD LUNs. Ie., each Disk is a single VirtualDisk, which in-turn mapped to a single LUN and presented as LUN to a host. Hosts...
View ArticleFirmware upgrade of PowerEdge MD3400
I would like to upgrade the Raid Controllers and NVSRAM firmware on my MD3400 12 disk array enclosure. What are the proper steps in completing this? This is a fairly new Storage Array currently...
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