LSI SAS Switch with MD32xx Head-Units
Hello -As is no surprise to anyone who's dug into the hardware behind the MD32xx series, it's all basically a LSI back-end on both the SAN controllers and the server HBAs. Has anyone tried the...
View ArticleMD1000 to MD3000 and back
We have two MD1000's in place with SAS drives and connected to a PERC/5e. A MD3000 became available for use, but had no drive. To test the shelf I moved the drives from one of the MD1000 to the the...
View ArticleMD3000i question- One large disk group or 3 smaller disk groups.
Hi All, I have a MD3000i with 15 physical disks in it. I plan on connecting 5 Dell R720's to it. The R720's are going to be Windows 2012 Hyper-V servers so I can have about 30 - 50 Virtual servers in...
View ArticlePV124T not displaying in device manager
I am working on a PV124T with a SAS connection to a windows 2008 r2 server. The server sees the controller card but not the tape library. I have tried to install both the Dell and Symantec (Backup Exec...
View ArticleShare RD1000 drive for PC Client access?
We are currently backing up up our PC Windows 7/8 clients to server connected external USB HD using Acronis True Image. Is it possible to share the RD1000 drive so clients can store their backups on...
View ArticleMD3000i Individual Physical Disk - Degraded Path
We replaced a bad drive in our MD3000i recently and then corrected a preferred path issue. At this point, all of the Luns appear to be functionining normally from a performance perspective. The MDSM...
View ArticleTL2000 driving me mad.....
Been asked to setup a powervault TL2000 but can i get it to work!??! Grrr Any help appreciatedDetails are:The unit is a few years old - it was attached to a legacy linux server but noone knew how it...
View ArticleDell MD3000i - Contoller Module 1 Stopped working, I think
I think I lost Controller Module 1 on my MD3000i. I am not familiar with these devices and I donb't want to mess them up. I don't have spare parts. Is there any way to see if I can get the...
View ArticleIssue with connecting to MD3220i
I am having issues setting up and configuring my MD3220i:Serial: When starting up the array I can see some of the loading parameters when connected. But attempting to do an actual login results in no...
View ArticleMD3000 total capacity query
Hi - I have an MD3000 storage array and am currently considering adding more storage. I have been reviewing the current setup and noted in MDSM that total capcity is 4.2 TB, however the Disk Group...
View ArticleTL2000 robotic lane blocked Code: 8D 43
I've got a Dell PowerVault TL2000 tape library which is reporting the following error:robotic lane blocked - if error remains contact user service, error during second slider movementCode: 8D 43A...
View ArticleMD3200i with 2012 not multipathing properly
Hi,I have an MD3200i running as the CSV storage for a 2012 Datacenter cluster running on 4 NICs from the host to a switch to the two controllers. I have updated the firmware and used the latest DVD for...
View ArticleRemote replication on MD3620i
Can someone explain the (async) replication architecture and delivery mechanism when deployed between 2 3620i arrays at different sites. i.e across WAN1. Are iscsi switches mandatory i.e the...
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How to format the new Hard Disks inserted on MD31200i
Hello Guys,My Company purchased five (5) new Hard Disks to install on NAS Storage Power Vault MD3200i.I did the procedures (Inserted the Disks, Setup the RAID, Created Disks Groups, Created the Virtual...
View ArticlePart Number Specs
I have a dell SAS card (part number 342-1091) that I need to know the specs for. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I tried searching for it on the website, but it is not found. Thanks.David
View Article6Gbps SAS HBAs connecting to TL4000
I have 2 dual port 6Gbps SAS HBAs installed in a 2950 connected to a TL4000 with 4 LTO5 drives. Each port on the SAS cards attaches to a different tape drive but my backup software only sees 2 drives...
View ArticleRecommended backup software for PowerVault RD1000
We recently purchased two PowerVault RD1000 (in the rack mount) to backup our PowerEdge R310 running Windows SBS 2011 locally. The hardware is very good: the RD1000 is easy to install, the cartages are...
View ArticleMD3220SAS, Win2012 HV Cluster, Backups and Redirected IO
Good Day All, Running a MD3220 SAS in a Hyper-v Cluster with Windows 2012. I have this configured at two environments currently. At both environments I am running into a problem with backups, when...
View ArticleDell 3200i Virtual Disk Not On Preferred Path error
I have a MD3200i connected to 2 different networks. 1 connection from each switch to each network. hence 4 connections total. After I increased the size on my second virtual disk, now i get this...
View ArticleMD3000 Windows Update
Middle of last year Windows update entered an optional update for my MD3000: Dell, Inc. - Storage - Dell MD Series Device Specific Module for Multi-Path Windows Server 2003,Windows Server 2008,Windows...
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