How i can test the multipath on storage md 3400 ?
Hello everyone,I have 2 servers with a storage md3400 and 2 esxi on DELL R630. I configured the storage and the host group through the modular disk software. The connection between the storage and the...
View ArticleOffline/Unknown 20 MB disks after upgrading to Windows 2008 R2 - LUN 31 -...
I have an MD3200 SAS connected to two Poweredge R510 servers running Windows 2008.Before upgrading one of the servers, both servers "saw" (in Disk Management) three disks matching the three virtual...
View ArticleNX 400 usable capacity
Hi all!If I buy an NX400 with 4 drives, each drive is 3TB NLSAS, and I configure it with RAID 5, and CIFS or NFS how many usable TB do I get after file system creation???Is there a calculator or any...
View ArticleArray replication
I have md3800i 2no's controller. can some help me how to configure array replication.
View ArticlePowerEdge 2950-additional PERC card to connect to PowerVault 220S
Hi,I have one unit PowerEdge 2950 (Service Tag# <ADMIN NOTE: Service tag removed per privacy policy>) and one unit PowerVault 220S (Service Tag# <ADMIN NOTE: Service tag removed per privacy...
View ArticleOMSA v7.4 says firmware is outdated, it isn't
On a PowerVault NX300 NAS I've just upgraded the OpenManage Server Administrator software from version 6.5 to version 7.4.OMSA is now reporting the PERC H700 firmware is out of date. It claims the most...
View ArticleHow can I check the drives on a NX3100
Our backup software occasionally tells us that it can not read some data on the the virtual disks. the problem is that the error is not repeatable and when I run the Check Consistency from the OMSA is...
View ArticleMDI3000 powervault disk array
I am unable to access the controller 0 management port for ip addresses, can any body tell me solution to this problem, i am using MD3000i configuration utility software,
View ArticleMD3000 with MD1000 attached
I have an MD3000 with two MD1000's attached to it. One of the drives in the MD1000 failed and it automatically switched over to the hot-spare. I removed the failed disk and the unit saw the replacement...
View ArticleDell MD 3800F host connections using 16Gb FC
Hello, i have MD 3800F with 16Gb FC ports. i would like to check how many servers can be connected directly without SAN switch and if i can use the 8Gb HBA on the server side. ThanksMoe
View ArticlePowerVault 124T - Error Message - Flags[1-64]:0000000200000000 TA[31]-HardwareB
After powering up the device after a planned server room shutdown, the tape loader displays the following tape alerts. Rebooting the device does not clear the fault.Suggestions...
View Articleunable to install Hyper-V server over iscsi
colleagues, good dayI have standalone hyper-V server 2012 R2 media for installation and a server (R720) which can be configured to boot from iSCSI (No local HDD) from BIOS.I have done the configuration...
View ArticlePowerVault LTO4-120HH error code 6 help
I have an error code 6 on my tape unit and I can't get the tape out. Currently a cleaning tape is inside of the unit. Any Ideas on how to clear the error and get the tape out?
View ArticleTL2000 getting 0x84 Tape Alert.
We have a TL2000 and we are getting to email alerts on every Friday (the full backup days). During the week everything runs just fine. Below are the email alerts the we receive from the unit. they are...
View ArticlePowerVault not detecting on Redhat server
Hi thereI have two redhat servers and one SAN PowerVault MD 3400storage I installed MD software both the servers and it automatically asked for Installation of Disk poolsand after installation i create...
View ArticleRD1000 Issue
I have a RD1000 that I've been using with Backup Exec on a Windows 2008 server for several years. I lost one of my disks and purchased a new disk. However, each time I insert this NEW disk, it...
View ArticleMicrosoft Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 (PowerVault NX 1950) Drivers
HiI am looking for drivers for the above system but seem to go round in circles on the usual dell support website.OMSA is telling me that the minimum driver I require is 2.24.00.32 but I cannot seem to...
View ArticleConterller Firmware update
I have been trying to update the firmware on a dual controller MD3200. The "Powervault MD Storage Software" will not perform the update.Current Firmware Version is: 08.20.05.60I have loaded 3...
View ArticleServer doesn't see second magazine of TL2000
This has me stumped.New linux server, new LSI MPT fusion SCSI card (parallel SCSI), hooked up to a TL2000.I run "mtx -f /dev/sg4 status" and it only shows me the left magazine.The right magzine is...
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