Document Outline

• Introduction
  • About This Document
  • Inside the Box of the Dell PowerVault MD3600f Series Storage Array
    • MD3600f Series Storage Array
    • Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager
  • Other Information You May Need
• Planning: About Your Storage Array
  • Overview
  • Hardware Features
    • Front-Panel Features and Indicators
    • Back Panel Features and Indicators
  • Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns
  • Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features
  • Power Indicator Codes and Features
• Planning: RAID Controller Modules
  • RAID Controller Modules
  • RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features
  • Host Channel LED Link/Rate Indications
  • RAID Controller Module-Additional Features
    • Battery Backup Unit
    • Storage Array Thermal Shutdown
    • System Password Reset
  • Cache Functions and Features
    • Cache Mirroring
    • Write-Back Cache
    • Write-Through Cache
  • SFP Transceivers, Fiber Optic, and SAS Cables
  • Interoperability of 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 8 Gbps Devices
• Planning: MD3600f Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts
  • Physical Disks, Virtual Disks, and Disk Groups
    • Physical Disks
    • Physical Disk States
    • Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
    • Virtual Disks and Disk Groups
    • Virtual Disk States
  • RAID Levels
    • RAID Level Usage
  • Segment Size
  • Virtual Disk Operations
    • Virtual Disk Initialization
    • Background Initialization
    • Foreground Initialization
    • Consistency Check
    • Media Verification
    • Cycle Time
    • Virtual Disk Operations Limit
  • Disk Group Operations
    • RAID Level Migration
    • Segment Size Migration
    • Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion
    • Disk Group Expansion
    • Disk Group Defragmentation
    • Disk Group Operations Limit
  • RAID Background Operations Priority
  • Virtual Disk Migration and Disk Roaming
    • Disk Migration
    • Disk Roaming
  • Advanced Features
    • Host Server-to-Virtual Disk Mapping
    • Host Types
    • Snapshot Virtual Disks
    • Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk
    • Virtual Disk Copy
    • Virtual Disk Recovery
    • Using Snapshot and Disk Copy Together
  • Multi-Path Software
    • Preferred and Alternate Controllers and Paths
    • Virtual Disk Ownership
  • Load Balancing
  • Monitoring MD3600f Series System Performance
• Configuration: Overview
  • User Interface
    • Enterprise Management Window
    • Array Management Window
• Configuration: About Your Storage Array
  • Storage Arrays
    • Adding Storage Arrays
    • Setting Up Your Storage Array
    • Locating Storage Arrays
    • Naming or Renaming Storage Arrays
    • Setting a Password
    • Viewing Storage Array Connections
    • Adding/Editing a Comment to an Existing Storage Array
    • Removing Storage Arrays
    • Enabling Premium Features
    • Failover Alert Display
    • Changing the Cache Settings on the Storage Array
    • Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Number
    • Changing the Enclosure Order in the Physical Pane
  • Configuring Alert Notifications
    • Configuring E-mail Alerts
    • Configuring SNMP Alerts
  • Battery Settings
    • Setting the Storage Array RAID Controller Module Clocks
• Configuration: Event Monitor
  • Enabling or Disabling the Event Monitor
    • Windows
    • Linux
• Configuration: About Your Host
  • Configuring Host Access
  • Using the Mappings Tab
    • Defining a Host
  • Removing Host Access
  • Managing Host Groups
    • Creating a Host Group
    • Moving a Host to a Different Host Group
    • Removing a Host Group
    • Host Topology
    • Starting or Stopping the Host Context Agent
  • I/O Data Path Protection
  • Managing Host Port Identifiers
• Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
  • Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
    • Creating Disk Groups
    • Locating a Disk Group
    • Creating Virtual Disks
    • Changing the Virtual Disk Modification Priority
    • Changing the Virtual Disk Cache Settings
    • Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk
    • Changing the I/O Type
  • Choosing an Appropriate Physical Disk Type
  • Physical Disk Security With Self Encrypting Disk
    • Creating a Security Key
    • Changing a Security Key
    • Saving a Security Key
    • Validate Security Key
    • Unlocking Secure Physical Disks
    • Erasing Secure Physical Disks
  • Configuring Hot Spare Physical Disks
    • Hot Spares and Rebuild
    • Global Hot Spares
    • Hot Spare Operation
    • Hot Spare Drive Protection
  • Enclosure Loss Protection
  • Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping
    • Creating Host-to-Virtual Disk Mappings
    • Modifying and Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping
    • Changing Controller Ownership of the Virtual Disk
    • Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping
    • Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Disk Group
    • Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
    • Removing a Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping Using Linux DMMP
  • Restricted Mappings
    • Changing the RAID Controller Module Ownership of a Virtual Disk or a Disk Group
  • Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
  • Storage Partitioning
  • Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion
    • Disk Group Expansion
    • Virtual Disk Expansion
    • Using Free Capacity
    • Using Unconfigured Capacity
  • Disk Group Migration
    • Export Disk Group
    • Exporting a Disk Group
  • Import Disk Group
    • Importing a Disk Group
  • Storage Array Media Scan
    • Changing Media Scan Settings
    • Suspending the Media Scan
• Configuration: Premium Feature- Snapshot Virtual Disks
  • Scheduling a Snapshot Virtual Disk
    • Common Reasons for Scheduling a Snapshot Virtual Disk
    • Guidelines for Creating Snapshot Schedules
    • Enabling and Disabling Snapshot Schedules
  • Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Simple Path
    • About the Simple Path
    • Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Simple Path
  • Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path
    • About the Advanced Path
    • Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path
    • Creating the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path
  • Specifying Snapshot Virtual Disk Names
  • Snapshot Repository Capacity
  • Disabling a Snapshot Virtual Disk
    • Preparing Host Servers to Re-create a Snapshot Virtual Disk
  • Re-creating Snapshot Virtual Disks
  • Snapshot Rollback
    • Rules and Guidelines for Performing a Snapshot Rollback
    • Protecting Against a Failed Snapshot Rollback
    • Previous Versions of the MD Storage Manager
    • Starting a Snapshot Rollback
    • Resuming a Snapshot Rollback
    • Canceling a Snapshot Rollback
• Configuration: Premium Feature- Upgrading to High-Performance Tier
• Configuration: Premium Feature- Virtual Disk Copy
  • Types of Virtual Disk Copies
    • Offline Copy
    • Online Copy
  • Creating a Virtual Disk Copy for an MSCS Shared Disk
  • Virtual Disk Read/Write Permissions
  • Virtual Disk Copy Restrictions
  • Creating a Virtual Disk Copy
    • Before You Begin
    • Virtual Disk Copy and Modification Operations
    • Create Copy Wizard
    • Failed Virtual Disk Copy
  • Preferred RAID Controller Module Ownership
  • Failed RAID Controller Module
  • Copy Manager
  • Copying the Virtual Disk
  • Storage Array Performance During Virtual Disk Copy
  • Setting Copy Priority
  • Stopping a Virtual Disk Copy
  • Recopying a Virtual Disk
    • Preparing Host Servers to Recopy a Virtual Disk
    • Re-Copying a Virtual Disk
  • Removing Copy Pairs
• Configuration: Premium Feature- Remote Replication
  • Switchable Host Access Configuration Required With Remote Replication
  • Activating Remote Replication
  • Replication Repository Virtual Disks
  • RAID Levels for Replication Repository Virtual Disks
  • Primary and Secondary Virtual Disk Pairs
  • Using Remote Replication With Other Features
  • Storage Partitioning With Remote Replication
  • Snapshot Virtual Disk With Remote Replication
  • Virtual Disk Copy With Remote Replication
  • Virtual Disk Expansion With Remote Replication
  • Required Switch Zoning Configurations
  • Zoning Guidelines for Remote Replication
  • Switch Cascading
  • Journaling File Systems and Remote Replication
  • Setting Up and Managing Remote Replication
  • Activating the Remote Replication Premium Feature and Creating Replication Virtual Disks
  • Activating and Creating Replication Repository Virtual Disks From the Storage Array
  • Activating and Creating Replication Repository Virtual Disks From an Existing Disk Group
  • Creating a Remote Replication
  • Selecting the Secondary Virtual Disk
  • Setting the Write Mode
  • Setting Synchronization Priority and Synchronization Method
  • Completing the Remote Replication
  • RAID Controller Module Ownership/Preferred Path
  • Viewing Information About a Remote Replication or Replication Repository Virtual Disk
  • Viewing the Properties Pane
  • Viewing Logical Elements of the Secondary Virtual Disk
  • Viewing the Physical Components or Logical Elements of the Primary Virtual Disk
  • Virtual Disk Status Icons
  • Changing Write Mode and Consistency Group Membership
  • Resynchronizing Virtual Disks
  • Normally Synchronized Virtual Disks
  • Changing Synchronization Priority and Method
  • Unsynchronized Virtual Disks
  • Automatically Resynchronizing Virtual Disks
  • Manually Resynchronizing Virtual Disks
  • Reversing Roles Between the Primary and Secondary Virtual Disks
  • Promoting the Secondary Virtual Disk or Demoting the Primary Virtual Disk
  • Suspending a Remote Replication
  • Resuming a Remote Replication
  • About Resumed Remote Replications
  • Testing Communication Between the Primary and Secondary Virtual Disks
  • Deleting a Virtual Disk From a Replicated Pair in a Storage Array
  • Deleting a Primary Virtual Disk
  • Deleting a Secondary Virtual Disk
  • Deleting a Primary Virtual Disk in a Replicated Pair From a Storage Array
  • Deleting a Secondary Virtual Disk in a Replicated Pair From a Storage Array
  • Removing a Remote Replication From a Storage Array
  • Deactivating the Remote Replication on the Storage Array
  • Disabling the Remote Replication Premium Feature
• Configuration: Device Mapper Multipath for Linux
  • Overview
  • Using DM Multipathing Devices
    • Prerequisites
    • Device Mapper Configuration Steps
  • Limitations and Known Issues
  • Troubleshooting
• Management: Firmware Downloads
  • Downloading RAID Controller and NVSRAM Packages
  • Downloading Both RAID Controller and NVSRAM Firmware
  • Downloading Only NVSRAM Firmware
  • Downloading Physical Disk Firmware
  • Downloading MD1200 Series Expansion Module EMM Firmware
  • Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART)
  • Media Errors and Unreadable Sectors
• Management: Installing Array Components
  • Recommended Tools
  • Front Bezel (Optional)
    • Removing the Front Bezel
    • Installing the Front Bezel
  • Hard Drives
    • Removing a Hard-Drive Blank
    • Installing a Hard-Drive Blank
    • Removing a Hard Drive
    • Installing a Hard Drive
    • Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier
    • Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier
  • RAID Controller Module
    • Removing a RAID Controller Module Blank
    • Installing a RAID Controller Module Blank
    • Removing a RAID Controller Module
    • Installing a RAID Controller Module
    • Opening the RAID Controller Module
    • Closing the RAID Controller Module
  • RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit
    • Removing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit
    • Installing the RAID Controller Module Backup Battery Unit
  • Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
    • Removing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
    • Installing a Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
  • Control Panel
    • Removing the Control Panel
    • Installing the Control Panel
  • Backplane
    • Removing the Backplane
    • Installing the Backplane
• Management: Firmware Inventory
  • Viewing the Firmware Inventory
• Management: System Interfaces
  • Microsoft Services
    • Virtual Disk Service
    • Volume Shadow-Copy Service
• Troubleshooting: Your Storage Array Software
  • Start-Up Routine
  • Device Health Conditions
  • Storage Array Support Data
  • Automatically Collect the Support Bundle Data
  • Collecting the Physical Disk Data
  • Event Log
  • Recovery Guru
  • Storage Array Profile
  • Viewing the Logical Associations
  • Viewing the Physical Associations
  • Finding Nodes
  • Using Go To
  • Recovering From an Unresponsive Storage Array Condition
  • Locating a Physical Disk
  • Locating an Expansion Enclosure
  • Capturing the State Information
  • SMrepassist Utility
  • Unidentified Devices
  • Recovering From an Unidentified Storage Array
  • Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent Software
• Troubleshooting: Your Array
  • Safety First-For You and Your Array
  • Troubleshooting Storage Array Startup Failure
  • Troubleshooting Loss of Communication
  • Troubleshooting an SFP Transceiver
  • Troubleshooting External Connections
  • Troubleshooting Power Supply/Cooling Fan Module
  • Troubleshooting Array Cooling Problems
  • Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosure Management Modules
  • Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules
  • Troubleshooting Hard Drives
  • Troubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections
  • Troubleshooting a Wet Storage Array
  • Troubleshooting a Damaged Array
  • Troubleshooting RAID Controller Modules
    • Conditions
• Getting Help
  • Locating Your System Service Tag
  • Contacting Dell
  • Documentation Feedback
• Index