MD3000i seems to have corrupted firmware and does not function. Help!
See the below capture from Hyper-terminal using a console cable. Any ideas on how to reload the firmware OR default the box would be greatly appreciated!Reset, Power-Up Diagnostics - Loop 1 of 13600...
View ArticleMD3000i: Replacing a drive into another slot
Hi,My MD3000i is currently populated in slots 0-7 and 13+14. Several months ago I wanted to add a second hotspare in slot 13 but it ended instead up as a regular raid disk. Now it is faulty and I...
View ArticleCheck rebuild status while booted in Linux
Have a Perc6 rebuilding a drive in a PV in one of my RHEL servers. Is there a way to see the rebuild percentage while still booted in to Linux? is there a utility? if i run a dset report will that...
View ArticleUsing an MD1200 as a DAS/Shared JBOD or with a third party JBOD
Hi,We currently have a Dell MD3220i and an attached MD1200 array. The MD3220i is connected via iSCSI and has never lived up to our expectations in terms of throughput and performance.As a result we...
View ArticlePath bouncing md3220 SAS with vmware
I have 2 vmware clusters and with one off them I'm receiving warnings alerts when IO is stressed.This is the warning messageNode ID: md3220-cgn-bctHost IP Address: Host ID: Out-of-BandEvent Error Code:...
View ArticlePing error on MD3220i
Hi,I am in the process of setting up a MD3220i SAN unit.I am using the default IP addresses for each of the iSCSI ports on both Controller 0 and Controller 1.i have setup my host (Hyper-V Server 2008...
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MD3000i: Add new drives to existing disk groups
Hi,We have a MD3000i. Several months we added a new drive to the array, thinking thata it would be added to one of the existing disk groups. However it was added as a 'Free space' group. See the...
View ArticleMD3200 Logs being Filtered out by Dell support
We bought a R720 and an MD3200 November 2013 and to this day the system is still not working properly.We had an SAS card replaced but the one they replaced it with was not broken and was not recognised...
View ArticleMD1000 + h800 or h810 + 1950poweredge
im trying to bring some SSD sas drives to my poweredge 1950, the ssd's are erroring on the perc6i, id like to use an external enclosure and a external port sas card. I don't have a lot of money for the...
View ArticleReplaced drive now in a replacing state, what does that mean?
I had a drive fail in a PV hanging off a PERC 6, and it rebuilt to the hot spare fine. Now I'm put a new drive in the slot where the failed drive was, went into the RAID BIOS where I assumed it would...
View ArticleVery low performance on Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V VMs in cluster...
Hi, we are currently experiencing serious performance issues on the LUNs of a couple of VMs that are connected to a Dell iSCSI SAN. Here is my scenario:4 Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Hosts in a HPV...
View ArticleDell PowerVault MD3000 install to a PowerEdge 1950 running Windows Server...
Hi, I purchased a DELL XM768 PERC/5E SAS CONTROLLER and installed into a Dell PowerEdge 1950, with an OS of WinServer 2008R2 which detects a PERC 5/e in Windows Device Manager stating no issues with...
View ArticleSwap failed controller in duplex MD3000i
We own an MD3000i with two active RAID controllers. Both controllers are running ‘gen 2’ firmware. Recently, one controller began failing (after booting the MD3000i, network ports come up, then about...
View ArticleModular Disk Storage Manager
We are decommissioning an old server hosting the Modular Disk Storage Manager software and wondering if there is a procedure to move it to another host. Is there a way to copy/export the configuration...
View ArticleRAID 5 in DELL Powervault MD3000 - What Limitation?
I have 9 disks of 1TB.Need configure via hardware RAID 5 setup:1 - One partition of 8 TB (9 x 1TB) RAID 5.2 - 4 logical volumes on the same group of RAID 5? 4 X 1TB + 1 x1TB + 1 x 1TB + 1 x 1 TB (It´s...
View Articleadded new drive unassigned
Hi,We did change a faulty drive (has no data on it) in slot 9 of our MD3000i with a new drive, no when I go to the MD manager the Array says optimal. When I go to the Hardware Component- Physical Disks...
View ArticleProblems with MD3600f
I just bought a new Md3600f storage and have installed it and connected it to a fibre channel switch but I am having problems as the servers are not attaching to it. I installed the Modular Disk...
View ArticlePowervault MD3620i Modular Disk Storage Manager Will not Install
I currently have the Modular Disk storage manager software for our MD36201 installed on a management server. I am trying to install it on another server or PC just in case the management server is...
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Dell PowerVault MD3600i - Unable to upgrade firmware - Data validation error:
Hi,I have the following problem while trying to upgrade firmware version from 07.84.44.60 to 07.84.47.60 on my Dell PowerVault MD3600i.Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware wizard reports the...
View ArticleWhat is the maximum throughput of PERC 5/E + MD1000? Confused in calculations.
Hello, I've read many articles about PERC 5/E and after last article from Dell's website I am totally confused. I do not have much experience with these things....
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