Dell PowerVault MD3400 driver and firmware
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Owners Manual - Page 3
...Indicators 10 Physical-Drive Indicator Patterns...10 Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features 11 Power Indicator Codes and Features 11 Related Documentation...12
2 Controller Modules 13
RAID Controller Modules...13 RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features 13 RAID Controller Module-Additional Features 14
Battery Backup Unit...14 Storage Array Thermal Shutdown 15 System Password Reset...15...
Owners Manual - Page 4
... Status LED is Solid or Blinking Amber 38 If the Link Status LEDs are not Green 38 Troubleshooting Physical Disks...38 Troubleshooting Array and Expansion Enclosure Connections 39 Troubleshooting a Wet System...39 Troubleshooting a Damaged System 40 Controller Failure Conditions...40 Critical Conditions...40 Noncritical Conditions...41 Invalid Storage Array...41 ECC Errors...41 PCI Errors...41
Owners Manual - Page 11
... Pattern Condition (RAID Only)
Blinks green, amber, and turns Predicted drive failure off
Blinks amber four times per second
Drive failed
Blinks green slowly
Drive rebuilding
Steady green
Drive online
Blinks green three seconds, amber three seconds, and turns off six seconds
Rebuild aborted
Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features
The MD3400 and MD3420 Series storage array includes...
Owners Manual - Page 12
... all storage controller documents, go to dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals.
You product documentation includes:
• Dell PowerVault MD3400/3420/3800i/3820i/3800f/3820f Storage Arrays Getting Started Guide - Provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications. This document is shipped with your system.
• Rack Installation Instructions - Describes...
Owners Manual - Page 14
... offload LED
Battery fault
Management port Ethernet port (reserved) 12Gbps SAS IN port (2) USB port Mini USB port Password reset switch SAS OUT Port (2)
Function Provides host-to-controller SAS connection. Displays status or error codes for the storage array.
Lights green when controller power is on. Turns off when controller is not powered. Lights amber when controller fault is detected. Turns...
Owners Manual - Page 17
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Installing Array Components
Recommended Tools
You may need the following items to perform the procedures in this section:
• Key to... 4. Unhook the right end of the bezel and pull the bezel away from the system.
Figure 8. Removing and Installing the Front Bezel 1. bezel 3. release latch
Installing the Front Bezel
1. Hook the right end of the bezel onto the chassis. 2. Fit the free end of the...
Owners Manual - Page 18
... supports up to twenty-four 2.5-inch SAS physical drives or up to twelve 3.5-inch SAS physical drives in internal drive bays. Physical drives are connected to a backplane through physical-drive carriers and can be configured as hot-swappable.
Removing a 2.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty physical-drive slots must have physicaldrive blanks installed...
Owners Manual - Page 19
...operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.
1. From the management software, prepare the physical drive for removal. Wait until the indicators on the physical-drive carrier signal that the physical drive can be removed safely. For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller. If the physical drive is online...
Owners Manual - Page 20
... Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
CAUTION: Use only physical drives that have been tested and approved for use with the physicaldrive backplane.
CAUTION: Combining SAS and SATA physical drives in the same RAID volume is not supported.
CAUTION: When installing a physical drive, ensure that the adjacent drives...
Owners Manual - Page 21
Removing a Physical Drive From a Physical-Drive Carrier
1. Remove the screws from the slide rails on the physical-drive carrier. 2. Lift the physical drive out of the physical-drive carrier.
Figure 12. Removing and Installing a Physical Drive Into a 2.5 inch Physical-Drive Carrier
1. physical-drive carrier 3. screws (4)
2. physical drive
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Owners Manual - Page 22
... back of the physical-drive carrier.
3. Attach the screws to secure the physical drive to the physical-drive carrier.
RAID Controller Module
An MD3400 and MD3420 series storage array supports single as well as dual RAID controller configurations. If only one RAID controller module is installed in your array, it must be installed in slot 0. You must install the RAID controller module blank in slot...
Owners Manual - Page 23
... blank
away from the array. 4. Install RAID controller modules in slot 0 and 1. 5. Connect all the power cables to the array. 6. Turn on the array and the host server.
Figure 14. Removing and Installing a RAID Controller Module Blank
1. release latch
2. RAID controller module blank
Installing a RAID Controller Module Blank
1. Align the blank with the RAID controller module bay. 2. Insert the...
Owners Manual - Page 24
... that came with the product.
1. Insert the RAID controller module into the RAID controller module bay until it seats into place.
2. Push the release lever toward the chassis until it clicks into place.
3. Connect all the cables to the RAID controller module.
4. If applicable, update the firmware for the RAID controller module. For information about the latest firmware, see dell.com/support.
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Owners Manual - Page 26
... online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
1. Turn off the array and host server. 2. Disconnect all the cables connected to the array. 3. Remove the RAID controller module. 4. Open the RAID controller module. 5. Loosen...
Owners Manual - Page 27
... documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product. NOTE: If you remove a fully functioning power supply/cooling fan module, the fan speed in the...
Owners Manual - Page 37
... to prevent loss of data.
If EMM Status LED is Blinking Amber (5 Times per Sequence)
Update the firmware to the latest supported firmware on both the EMMs. For more information on updating your EMM firmware, see Management Firmware Downloads in the Storage Arrays Administrator's Guide at dell.com/powervaultmanuals.
If the EMM Status LED is Solid or Blinking Amber (2 or 4 Times...
Owners Manual - Page 38
... service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
1. Check the storage array profile to ensure that the most current version of the firmware is installed. For more information, see the Support Matrix at dell.com/support/manuals.
2. Remove the physical disk...
Owners Manual - Page 41
... fails over if it experiences up to 10 single-bit errors, or up to three multi-bit errors.
PCI Errors
The storage array firmware can detect and only recover from PCI errors when the RAID controller modules are configured for redundancy. If a virtual disk uses cache mirroring, it fails over to its peer RAID controller module, which initiates a flush of the dirty cache.
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Getting Started Guide - Page 5
... document is available online at dell.com/support/manuals. • The Deployment Guide provides information about cabling your system and the installation and initial configuration of the Modular Disk Storage Manager software. This document is available online at dell.com/support/manuals. • For videos and other resources on PowerVault MD series, see dell.com/PVresources. • The rack...
Getting Started Guide - Page 6
NOTE: When upgrading your system, it is recommended that you download and install the systems management firmware on your system from dell.com/support.
Obtaining Technical Assistance
If you do not understand a procedure in this guide or if the system does not perform as expected, see your system Owner's Manual. Dell offers comprehensive hardware training and certification. See dell.com/training...