Dell PowerVault MD3620f driver and firmware
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Owner's Manual - Page 57
...storage array I/O. You cannot use a snapshot repository virtual disk as a source virtual disk or as a target virtual disk in a virtual disk copy. If you select the source virtual disk as the target virtual disk of a virtual disk copy, you must disable all snapshot virtual disks associated with the source virtual disk.
Multi-Path Software
Multi-path software (also referred to as the failover driver...
Owner's Manual - Page 182
... of supported switches and their required driver, BIOS and firmware levels, see the Configuring Fibre Channel with the Dell MD3600f-Series Storage Array. Due to potential restrictions at the host level, remote replication configurations must contain Fibre Channel switches. Fibre Channel switches must be zoned so that a single host adapter accesses only one RAID controller module in a storage array...
Owner's Manual - Page 247
... new firmware on one storage array before loading the files onto other storage arrays. The ability to download both files and activate them later depends on the type of RAID controller module in the storage array. NOTE: You can use the command line interface to download and activate the firmware to several storage arrays by using a script. See the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager...
Owner's Manual - Page 250
... in the Status column of the Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware window.
Downloading Only NVSRAM Firmware
You also can use the command line interface (CLI) to download and activate NVSRAM to several storage arrays. For more information, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics. To download only NVSRAM firmware:
1 To download the NVSRAM firmware from: • EMW-Go to...
Owner's Manual - Page 251
...Error dialog appears. Click OK to close it, and choose a compatible NVSRAM file.
7 Click Yes in the Confirm Download dialog. The download starts.
8 Perform one of these actions: • Select Tools Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware. • Select the Setup tab, and click Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware. The Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware window appears.
The Storage...
Owner's Manual - Page 252
..., the NVSRAM button is disabled. The Download NVSRAM dialog is displayed. The current firmware version and the NVSRAM version of the selected storage arrays appear. NOTE: If you select the storage arrays with different RAID controller module types that cannot be updated with the same NVSRAM file and click NVSRAM, the Incompatible RAID Controller Modules dialog appears. Click OK to close the...
Owner's Manual - Page 253
... into the same physical disk slot, or the physical disk firmware cannot communicate with the RAID controller module or other storage array components. • RAID configuration information is stored in the physical disk firmware and is used to communicate with other RAID components. CAUTION: Risk of application errors - Downloading the firmware could cause application errors. Keep these important...
Owner's Manual - Page 255
...to the storage array while downloading expansion enclosure EMM firmware. Doing so could cause the firmware download to fail and make the selected expansion enclosure unusable. To download the EMM firmware: 1 Perform one of these actions: • In the AMW, select Advanced Maintenance Download
EMM Firmware. • Select the Support tab, and click Download Firmware. In the...
Owner's Manual - Page 284
... IP addresses have been assigned to each controller).
5 Ensure that the controller firmware is compatible with MDSM on your management station. If the controller firmware was upgraded, the MDSM might not have access to the storage array. A new version of MDSM might be needed to manage the storage array with the new version of the controller firmware. If this problem exists, see the Dell support...
Owner's Manual - Page 285
... automatically starts after you reboot the host.
Windows To restart the SMagent software in Windows:
1 Click Start Settings Control Pane Administrative Tools Services. or Click Start Administrative Tools Services.
2 In the Services dialog, select Modular Disk Storage Manager Agent. 3 If the modular disk storage manager agent is running, click Action...
Owner's Manual - Page 306
... Segment Size Migration, 48 Virtual Disk Capacity Expansion, 49
Disk Groups and Virtual Disks Creating, 99
Download NVSRAM Firmware, 250 Physical Disk Firmware, 253 RAID Controller and NVSRAM Firmware, 248 RAID Controller and NVSRAM Packages, 247 RAID controller module Firmware, 255
drive carrier hard drive, 227
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Enclosure Loss Protection, 121
Enterprise Management Window, 64
Event Monitor, 85...
Deployment Guide - Page 16
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systems. 7 Using MDSM, update all attached expansion enclosure firmware if it is out
of date: a From the EMW, select the enclosure that you want to update and
enter the Array Management Window (AMW). Click Advanced Maintanence DownloadEMM Firmware. b Select Select All to update all the attached expansion enclosures simultaneously.
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Hardware Installation
Deployment Guide - Page 25
..., then follow the instructions to complete the uninstallation process. The Uninstall Complete window appears. 4 Select Yes to restart the system, then click Done. To uninstall Modular Disk Storage Software on Windows Server 2008 Core versions: 1 Navigate to the Dell\MD Storage Software\Uninstall Dell MD Storage Software directory.
NOTE: By default, MD Storage Manager is installed in the \Program...
Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell
MD3600f Series Storage Arrays - Page 7
... Channel HBAs
The storage array supports a specific set of Fibre Channel HBAs, each requiring a unique driver and firmware level. See the Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals for a list of supported HBAs with the software patches, knowledge bases, drivers, firmware, and BIOS versions. If an HBA is already installed on your host server, verify that it is supported in the Support Matrix and is...
Command Line Interface Guide - Page 195
..., but not all RAID controller modules, you must enter this command for each storage array. File path and file name of the file that contains the firmware image. You must put quotation marks (" ") around the firmware image file path and file name.
Download Physical Disk Firmware
This command downloads a firmware image to a physical disk. CAUTION: Downloading physical disk firmware incorrectly can...
Command Line Interface Guide - Page 196
... use this command to test the firmware on one physical disk before installing the firmware on all of the physical disks in a storage array. (Use the download storageArray physicalDiskFirmware command to download firmware on all of the physical disks in the storage array.) This command blocks all I/O activity until the download finishes or fails. The download returns one of the following statuses...
Command Line Interface Guide - Page 197
Download Storage Array Firmware/NVSRAM
This command downloads firmware and, optionally, NVSRAM values for the RAID controller module in the storage array. If you want to download only NVSRAM values, use the downLoad storageArray NVSRAM command.
Syntax
download storageArray firmware [, NVSRAM ] file="filename" [, "NVSRAM-filename"] [downgrade=(TRUE | FALSE)] [activateNow=(TRUE | FALSE)]
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Command Line Interface Guide - Page 198
... Information When you run this command, you can download more than one firmware image file to the physical disks in a storage array. The number of firmware image files that you can download depends on the storage array. The MD storage management software returns an error if you try to download more firmware image files than the storage array can accept.
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Script Commands
Dell MD Storage Array vCenter
Plug-in User’s Guide - Page 3
...12 Installing the SAS Provider Upgrade ...13 vCenter Plug-in Security ...14
Dell MD Storage vCenter Plug-in Features 19 vCenter Plug-in Features ...19 Configuring Storage Arrays ...19 Adding a Storage Array ...20 Removing a Storage array ...21 Editing System Properties ...21 Storage Array Configuration Backup ...21
ESX Host SAN Configuration 24 Networking Configuration for Software iSCSI Storage...
Support Matrix - Page 8
....02 2.1 or later
Windows x86_64
Software Component MD3200 series Resource DVD Modular Disk Storage Manager MD3200 series VDS/VSS Providers MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in
Version 1.2.0.16 10.75.36.16 D0.75.36.02 / S0.75.36.02 2.1 or later
Notes
Plug-in and user guide can be downloaded from Dell driver support web site. The supported VMware is ESX4...