By-passed Physical Disk MD3000i
Hi,We had a physical drive fail in one of our MD3000i enclosures yesterday, and our hotspare disk took over.We had another brand new drive of the same size and with an identical firmware as the failed...
View ArticleDell ML6020 - LTO drive 'Not Ready'
I recently had a fibre connected drive sled replaced. The drive shows as 'not ready'. The tech said I needed to get the network administrator (me) to add it to the fibre switch. Pretty worthless if you...
View ArticleLTO5 on TL2000
simple question,I have a TL2000 (ULT3580-HH4). Can I use LTO5 tapes on this? Should I update firmware in order to be able to use LTO5 tapes?
View ArticleNx400
Looking for a simplified storage solution in an office with 5 workstations on a p2p network. Need to share data and would like at least raid 1, but may use raid 5. Does the nx400 work well in a P2P...
View ArticleConnecting MD1220 to 3220 Split vs Unified
We've recently purchased a MD1220 and have an existing 3220. The 3220 is in split mode, with redundant connections to 4 hosts using it for a Hyper-V cluster. I didn't configure this device. I plugged...
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MD3000 replacement drive after warranty has expired?
We have an MD3000 which is over 5 years old, but still works fine. However, I recently suffered a failed 1TB SATA drive. If I can locate a Dell certified drive, does it matter if the firmware is...
View ArticleBasic backup storage questions
Hello,I am kind of new to storage. I am to get some suggestions for my company's backup plan. Right now we have a Poweredge 2950 and a Powervault 124T using LTO3 drive. We used the powervault for...
View ArticleRecover Virtual Disk for MD3K
Hi We are still using our MD3K, ship date 3/5/2009, even though it has achieved end of lifetime. The orange warning light came and signaled battery error. I found a third party vendor after Dell sales...
View ArticleMistake by Dell engineer on my MD3260?
HelloWe had a HDD failure on our MD3260 an engineer came to replace the drive but I think he has made a mistake on the assignment of drives.We have 1x RAID 6 disk group (the group with the failed...
View ArticlePowervault LT04 Error Code 5
Hi all:On a recent hard reboot after a planned power outage our Powervault LT04 is flashing an SCD error code 5, and seems to be stuck in a loop doing so. Prior to this everything appeared to be...
View ArticleMD3000i Degraded Physicl Disk Channel
So our MD3000i has this error on it. Lots of errors showing on RAID controller 0. It's updated with all the latest firmware almost positive as nothing has been released in a year I believe. I've...
View ArticleAccess MD3200 Service Interface via Putty
Hi All, I recently acquired a MD3200 and I cant work out what the controller IP addresses are.After a bit of hunting around, I found some instructions on how to connect to it via COM port.However, when...
View ArticleAnother ailing MD3000i controller after battery replacement
I just replaced the battery on one of my MD3000i's controllers and now that controller is boot looping endlessly while the other is fine. I've seen a few of these threads but most end in "Well I guess...
View ArticleMD3200i - SNMP Polling
I can find plenty of whitepapers for snmp trap setup, but nothing to configuring/allowing snmp polling of an MD3200i... can someone point me in the right direction.
View ArticleDell MD3620i Raid Contoller Module 0 Management IP Error
I get the following error when I try to set the Management IP address of the RAID Controller 0Return code: Error 4 - The operation cannot complete because of an incorrect parameter in the command sent...
View ArticleOST Client Authentication Failed
I'm setting up a new DR4100 and trying to connect to it from a Win2k8 server running Backup Exec 2010 R3 SP4. All components have latest updates for software, plugins and drivers. I was able to install...
View ArticleMissing Host port identifier
Hello, I have two Powervault MD3220 units that I recently configured. I am having an issue with one of these units not showing two host port identifiers. I have reseated the cables, and still only...
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Install of MDSM on Win 7 failure
Hi All,I'm trying to install the PV MDSM on my desktop. I keep getting this weird error.Any ideas? I've tried to install in safe mode with same result. Is there anything this software really isn't...
View ArticleServer 2012 doesn't recognize Dell Powervault LTO4-eh1
I'm trying to get this Dell Powervault LTO4 tape drive to work with backup exec 2014. The server is a Dell PE T610 with Server 2012 standard. The card is Dell PERC 6/E adapter which shows up in the...
View ArticlePowerVault MD3000 with "Needs Attention" in MDSM - No other info
How can I go into the logs/messages to find the error?The array Manger Summary says everything is optimal, but I have a flashing Amber light on the Array and "Needs Attention on the MDSR Opening Screen.
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