How I can install SO on NX3100?
Hi, I have a NX3100 and I created a new Raid, but i erased the SO, How i can install the same SO?, when i try install, the NX3100 say that drive dosnt see.
View ArticlePowerVault MD3200i : "Raid Controller module as gone to failed state"
Hello,We've got this alert "Raid Controller module as gone to failed state".But MDSM is green, and Guru doesn't display any error.A month ago we've got this:Node ID: san4Host IP Address:Host ID:...
View ArticleFree space recovery on diskpool
Hi, how can i recover free space in a diskpool with thin provisioning? Is there a defrag command for diskpools? I can only find defrag commands for disk groups.Carl
View ArticleWindows Storage Server 2008r2 Backup not working on Dell NX3100
1. Is it possible to keep multiple backup copies when backing up to network drive?I realize that Windows Server Backup cannot keep multiple backup copies (unless backing up to local drive instead of...
View Articlemd3200 issues
First i am unable to connect through MD manager. Do both management ports need to be configured and connected? Enclosure shows up in 6g adapter but thats it.Second, one encloure has a controller on...
View Articlemd3200/3200i
Unable to connect through MD Manager. Enclosure shows up in 6G HBA but that is all. Do both management ports need to be configured and connected? Connecting to R710.Also, how does one clear the...
View ArticlePE R710/ PERC H800/ MD 1200. 2 RAID 10s use the same drives
Hello Everyone, I have this weird situation. I have a PowerEdge R710 server with two PERC H800 cards, the PERC H800 cards are connected to a PowerVault MD1200. Here is how everything is setupFirst PERC...
View ArticleHopefully quick MD1000 question.
Have a poweredge server connected to an MD1000 via a perc 5/e. This is no longer a production server, but it has some old data that they like to query occasionally. It seems that the battery on the...
View ArticleMD1200/PERC H810 not seen in Nautilus A49 DOS updater
Trying to get 12-4TB disks to update their firmware attached to an R610, and it simply is not seeing them. Is this systematic? I can see the controller and drives just fine during POST, just not once...
View ArticlePV 132T Firmware Update
Hello;I have a PV132T im trying to update but I tried to run the IBM LTO-TDX Tape Drive Tool and receive a error " No IBM LTO-TDX Tape Drive were found"The operating system is a Windows Server...
View ArticleMD3000i Raid Controllers down (iSCSI ports reset loop) after power outage
Hello,Unfortunately we have experienced a power failure this week and our UPS shut down before the power came back. After that our MD3000i RAID controllers went down and it seems they are stuck in a...
View ArticleMD3000i controller troubles
Hi,It seems that my MD3000i continues having controller problems. I'm receiving tons of critical errors via email notification, but every time I go into MDSM - the status is optimal. The error messages...
View ArticleWhat is exactly the 4-core processor used in Dell NX3230?
I would like to know what is exactly the 4-core Xeon processor used in Dell NX3230. Is this single or dual processor? Is this E5 or E7? Is this v2 or v3? If this is single CPU, is this Xeon E5-2609 v3,...
View ArticleMD3400 VLAN
Good morning,I have a MD3400 storage unit and need to tag the Management NIC's with a VLAN ID. We operate multiple VLAN's that are routed through the firewall and the hosts (R620 servers) are on a...
View ArticleMD3000 - Replaced SAS controller in host
We have an MD3000 connected to two hosts that are in an active/passive Windows 2008 cluster environment.We replaced a failed SAS controller in one of the hosts which was causing the host to BSOD and...
View ArticleTL2000 Random Mode vs Sequential Mode
We just bought the TL2000.In reading thru the user guide (page 118-119), it defines "random mode" and "sequential mode". My question is...What is the difference?I ask because I am unable to discern...
View ArticlePCIe Ultra-320 SCSI Card for T320
Hi,I have a new PowerEdge T320 and for the moment (until it outgrows it) I need to connect it to a Powervault 122T LOT-2 tape library. Can anyone suggest/recommend a reasonably good Ultra-160 or...
View ArticleMD3000i after replacing failed disc hot spare does not write back to the...
Hi All,Having a strange issue on a SAS MD3000i enclosure. Had a failed disc on here. Data transitioned over to the hot spare. I have now replaced the disc, and added an additional hot spare. MDSM...
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MD3000i POWER SUPPLY
I have a MD3000i Powervault. I am getting an error Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module - No Power Input. Looking from the rear. The left hand supply has only one green light (switch on) The right hand...
View ArticleIs there a way to flash a Compellent SC8000 BIOS to make it an Dell Poweredge...
Is there a way to flash a Compellent SC8000 BIOS to make it an Dell Poweredge R720 BIOS?Similar to how you can flash a NX3000 BIOS to make it an R710.I've tried flashing the BIOS several different ways...
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