MD3000i critical alert (optimal wide port)
Hi,Yesterday I received Critical Alert Messages from our MD3000i. The were several messages reporting the following errors:-Optimal wide port becomes degraded (event error code 1706)-Optimal wide port...
View ArticleHow to remove and install new Tapes on DELL Power Vault TL 2000.Let me know...
How to remove and install new Tapes on DELL Power Vault TL 2000.Let me know any service to be stopped which is attached to NAS drive.How to verify the backup ,which is being taken from the existing...
View ArticlePV-124T showing Position Error
Hi,we are using PV-124T /LTO-3, since some time i noticed an error in the LCD "Position Error" and another error when i check logs : System Error Type (AE).what can i do to solve this problem? thanks...
View ArticlePowervault 124T
Just bought 30 tapes from dell (Brand=Dell). Whenever I run a backup the 124T give an error - TA[06]-WriteFailure. When I try with other (older tapes) TDK and Sony there is no problem. Have I wasted my...
View ArticleMD3200i Virtual Disk Group Failure
Hope someone can help with this problem;One of my Dell MD3200i SANS had a disk fail on boot up after a power failure. The disk was part of a RAID 5 array made up of 23 Disks. The hotspare has been...
View ArticleFirmware Conflict: HUC101414CSS300: C590 and C4C2.
Hi,In a recent attempt to update firmware on some HUC101414CSS300 Dell disk drives, (Dell P/N: XK112) I receive a target hardware error. The drives are otherwise just fine, and are currently at C4C2....
View ArticleMD3000i- Problem Battery controller RAID1
What should I do when this message appears¿?Component reporting a problem : Battery State : There was an error Location : Cabinet module 0 RAID controller , RAID controller module in slot 1 Smart...
View ArticleMD3260I Controller Firmware Release Note required.
Dear Colleagues,My customer requested Release Note about MD3260I Controller firmware.but, I could not find release notes at Dell Support...
View ArticleVirtual disk configuration of MD3460 for Exchange 2013
Is there a best practice for the PowerVault MD3460 virtual disk configuration for Exchange 2013, when used as a DAS JBOD?Should the segment size of virtual disk be 256 bit (custom) or the default 128...
View ArticleMD3260 SAS latest firmware link
HiI need to updated the RAID controller firmware and the NVSRAM for a SAS MD3260. Does anyone have a link to the latest version of this?Thanks
View ArticleWhy Can't I acces the dell storage after installing SMcli without errors on...
Like I sad I installed SMcli without errors on Centos 6.4 . The linux machine has 2 Nic's. One with gateway in the local network (192.168.1.X) the other one in the SAN management network.(10.2.1.X) I...
View Articlemd3200 reporting attached md1200 dual EMM failures
Hi all,We have a functional MD3200 with no issues. We had an MD1200 that we were attempting to use with 2012r2 Storage Spaces by directly connecting it to the other ports on our sas6/e controllers....
View ArticleMD3000I Controller part# X2R63 issue...any ideas?
Now description from log (server):Controller has been locked down due to PCI errors:================= EXCEPTION LOG =================Serial number: 05Q006GEntry count: 15Wrap-arounds:...
View ArticleHow to update firmware RAID controller DELL PowerVault MD3400?
Hi,there is a DELL PowerVault MD3400 with 12 HDD/12TB, which is worked excellent.For another project was needed this storage. Copied all data, pulled out all HDDs and put them into DELL PowerVault...
View ArticleMD3000i Boot loop
Hello,I have a MD3000i dual controller device with local drives attached.Two days a go the all device crashed (VMFS on vmware was disconnected)one i was next to the device ive noticed that only the...
View ArticleBare metal restore
Our R710 WIN2008r2 server C: is out of space. I need to replace the hard drives with larger ones.What is the best way to do this?I'm thinking Bare metal Backup/Restore.I have a 6/i internal RAID card...
View ArticleTL2000 autoloader/changer driver for linux (ubuntu)
Hi,The changer device does not seem to be detected. Is there any information or support for this device in linux?
View ArticleBarcode Labels Media ID Significance
OK, so maybe a dumb question, but does the Media ID (the "L3" or "L6" suffix on the barcode) make any real difference in the operation/identification of the tapes? I ask because I have a pile of unused...
View ArticleR320 crashes when accessing Powervault tl2000
Hangs at random when trying to run tape backups. Diagnostics saysThe server works fine with the tape library disconnected. _________________________________________________________Tape drive 9 - S/N...
View Articleidentifying faulty drives
Hi there:I have a Dell Powervault MD1200 connected(DAS) connected to Dell Poweredge R610 running Cent)S 5.11. There are four drives that have amber lights on and there are no Dell Storage management...
View Article