PV 124t with BackupExec - TAflag[12] Unsupported Format
Hello all,I setup the PV 124t with no problem, loaded it with tapes, and have been fighting with it to accept the tapes I am giving it are compatible, they are LTO 3 tapes, they work in other tape...
View ArticlePowervault MD3000 stuck with solid amber "reset state"
Hello,My MD3000 array seems to be stuck in some sort of a (limbo?) reset state as per Dell manuals.The only useful bit of information I can find says "Steady amber: Power is on and enclosure is in...
View ArticleMD3200i slow guest VM access
I have a virutal server guest that is only getting 8MB/sec when I copy to its Data drive. The data drive is a VHD held on my MD3220i access via iSCSI. If the hosts access the iSCSI I get approx...
View ArticleMD3200i Raid Controller Host Port configuration failing
I'm trying to change the IP address of Raid controller module 0, port 0. Every time I try I get "Error 1007 - Could not communicate with the Raid controller module in slot 0 to complete this request.I...
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MD3000i appears to be only using 1 controller
We have been having some issues lately with disk performance in our VMware cluster. Our setup is as follows:3 Dell R610's running ESXi 5.12 Juniper gigabit switches with 3 VLANs (1 for management, 2...
View ArticleMD3000i firmware issue.
Hi, I've been working with an md3000i and I've been running into an odd issue when trying to update to the newest firmware revision. Everything seems to function perfectly on the controllers,...
View ArticlePE-T610 with RD1000 Slow Performance
Hello,The performance on our RD1000 has degraded significantly. We use the internal RD1000 on our SBS 2011 server to backup using Backup Exec 2010 R3. Assuming the performance issue might be caused by...
View ArticleML6000 Tape drive bar code lable has come off
Rreceived RAS tickets T019 and T020, when looking inside the library, I could see that the -1 drive lable was peeling off. Suspect this is the cause of the calibrate errors.What glue type should I use...
View ArticleMD3200i SODReboot lockdownmd
Hello,I have a problem exactly as posted in this thread: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/storage/f/1216/p/19499337/20333114.aspx (Controller entering SODReboot lockdown state..) From the...
View ArticleCache policy for performance optimization
Hi,What could be the correct DAS configuration for 'Media Read Policy', 'Write Policy' and 'Disk Cache Policy' in order to maximize storage performance.Thanks
View ArticleRaid conntroller problem
Hi,when creating a new virtual disk in Dell PowerVault-MD3620f this error:Return code: Error 1008 - Could not communicate with the RAID controller module in slot 1 to complete this requestWhen creating...
View ArticlePerformance for MD1200 vs local disks on PE R510
Hello,I have a PowerEdge Server R510 connected to PowerVault MD1200 with SAS Cable 6Gb/s with PERC H800 controller (cache 1Gb NV).On PE R510 I have 12x HD SAS Near Line 7200 rpm (connected to PERC H700...
View ArticleMoving current RAID drives *into* MD1000
Good day,I have a poweredge 2900 that finally has died.We would like to try and maintain the internal RAID5 (8x750GB) but the system board/chassis is dead. On idea was to move the disks and the PERC...
View Articleesxi path selection policy to md3200i
what path selection policy can i use to the md3200i? can i use round robin instead of mru? I see there is only 1 active controller at any one time. Also what is the ownership preferred path mean for...
View ArticleDell Powervault TL2000
Dear All,,I have a dell Powervault tl2000 that is constantly required a cleaning we cleaned the drive multiple times but the clean required error is still persistant. Can anyone help me with this...
View ArticlePowerVault MD1200 Storage Software
Hi Can someone point me to the correct Management tools for the MD1200ThanksMike
View ArticleDell PV TL2000 SNMP Community Strings and User Passwords
Has anyone else tried applying a SNMP Community String or User Password to their Dell PV TL2000 via the web management interface only to find out that the firmware (even the most current version which...
View Articlesnmp monitoring md3200i
how do i monitor the md 3200i systems with snmp? I dont see an option anywhere to confgiure snmp
View Articlepresenting MD1200 volume to vmware VM
i have connected a md1200 to my esxi 5 host server.one large raid 5 array 11TB total disk.I would like 500GB for my VMBut I would then like 2 x 5TB volumes presented to the VM.How would i accomplish...
View ArticleReplacing LTO4 to LTO drive in PowerVault TL2000 tape library and some more...
Hello.I'd have TL2000 tape library with fiber channel (service tag 951W3J1) and want to replace internal LTO4 tape drive to LTO5. Advice please, it's possible, and if yes, which drive i must buy?Also i...
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