Proper syntax to reset battery from command line sorry to. Extend dell md3000i virtual disk lun size 040920 by myles gray leave a comment i have had the need recently to expand a lun on a dell md3000i san to above 2tb that is presented to vmware esx 5. Dell powervault md3000 raid enclosure hardware owners manual before you begin about the enclosure connections cabling the enclosure attaching md expansion enclosures this section provides the following information. Download the latest md3000i resource cd and run the installer. We use this nagios plugin to monitor the status of our storage boxes ibm ds3400 and the dell md3200 the plugin is based on the smcli utility from ibm. Im assuming the md3000 is under a valid support contract with dell. We use this nagios plugin to monitor the status of our storage boxes ibm ds3400 and the dell md3200. Smcli is the cli tool of the dell md3200 series storage manager. You must make sure that a proper backup of all your data is available. Anybody know how to drive in the console since the. This process assumes you have the proper cable already it looks like a headphone jack on one end and an rs232 on the other. Dell powervault md3000i iscsi 2 port raid controller module x2r63. The license agreement that accompanies the hardware details this limitation. Prtg didnt report disk failure in dell md3000i paessler.
Can you use your own drives on dell powervault md3000i. Merge free space on dell powervault md3000i justin moore. The download is an iso, so youll need to burn it to cd, mount it with a utility, or use something like 7zip to extract the contents. It does not mean that you can use nondell drives in this unit. Quick note on what i had to lookup when i needed to reset a dell md3000i to factory defaults. You will use the smcli utility to issue commands to the dell md3000i storage array, which is. Update 062020 included steps to update dell firmware and bios. You do not have the required permissions to view the. David, the text provided on dell s website only indicates that you can mix sas and sata drives that are purchased from dell within a given powervault chassis. Page 1 dell powervault modular disk storage manager. The whole point of a batterybacked writeback cache is to get really fast writes, so ignoring those commands from the host is key. For the prctive, you need to install smcli from dell util, its using java for execute the request to md3000i. Find answers to dell md3000i san had 2 drives fail and now mdsm is offline. I have found some documentation that says to slide the 2nd controller in partially and run an smcli command to switch to duplex mode, followed.
Whether you need to consolidate your storage, support the demands of data intensive applications or optimize your. A duplex configuration allows for full redundancy between raid controller modules, nonio components, virtual disk paths, and physical disk paths. Thanks futurefiles, the link youve given there is the one ive been using throughout, very informative. Oct 10, 2011 on the computer running dell modular disk storage manger, open a command prompt. Btw, emc also recently released their ax45 successor to ax100150 series, which dell is also selling as well. Finding the ip address of an md3000i z900collector. Below is an example screenshot of a stack being set up. It does not mean that you can use non dell drives in this unit. Jun 21, 2011 i have a lot of dell md3000i iscsi disk arrays at work, they are a cheap and handy iscsi disk array so my boss likes to buy them as exdemo stock when he can, the only issue with this is that they are usually preconfigured for a demonstration and the controller ip addresses can be.
Mar 22, 20 setup centos 6 server to connect to dell md3000i san. Recently my duel controller md3000i become nonoptional, what. Storevault s550 or dell md3000i ars technica openforum. Feb 18, 2009 for the prctive, you need to install smcli from dell util, its using java for execute the request to md3000i. When using outofband management with smcli by specifying the raid controller management port ip addresses on the md storage array, smcli commands that change the attributes of a virtual disk, virtual disk copy, or snapshot virtual disk, must have management access to the. The ax45 costs just slightly higher than the md3000i. But the cost is very high 1 x equallogic 5 x md3000i. When buying one make sure it is compatible with windows and mac. Dell powervault md3000i iscsi san arrays aventis systems. Dell offers dell md3000i powervault md3000, 2xpsu, 2xcontroller big savings with same day shipping offered worldwide buy from. The dell md3000i doesnt list in vmwares compatibility list for esx 5. How to configure mac based port security on dell n2000. This article shows how to configure mac based port security on dell n series switches.
The network adapters section on the vsphere client shows the mac. What i would recommend that you do is get the password reset cable and ensure you have putty in stalled on the system that is used to asses the array. Everyone has their preference as to which way is the best. He had ran in to the same issue before and sent over a rather handy list of commands hed used on his own array as well as the smcli reference guide from santricity, who apparently is the actual manufacturer of the dellrebranded md3000i. Make sure to use the above commands and the ones in the reference material with caution. Cannot make any changes to md3000i san dell community. Anybody know how to drive in the console since the smcli commands only work if. I had a physical disk failure on the unit a few months ago and we only found out today when someone noticed the orange warning light on the front. The following syntax is the general form of a cli command. Md3000i cant reset to factory defaults dell community. Need smcli command to remove persistent reservation. Step two is a little tricky as it uses the dell smcli command line utility. I needed to increase the size of a virtual disk on my dell md3000i. Jan 30, 2014 fix a foreign disk on a dell powervault storage.
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them. The perl script was need to install in cactiscripts you need to verify the right to run correctly. What it sounds like is there were some issues with the changes to the dacstor during the update from gen 1 to gen 2 on the firmware. Dell powervault md3000i upgrade manual pdf download. Dell powervault md3000i iscsi san storage arrays the powervault md3000i is a highperformance iscsi san designed to deliver storage consolidation and data management capabilities in an easytouse, costeffective solution. This package contains a gui tool smclient and a cli tool smcli for monitoring and managing. However the one bit i couldnt do was associate the iscsi initiator with the host, the smcli commands refused to recognise the full initiator name. A client of ours is having a loss of path redundancy on two md3000 units. I am trying to configure my md3000i with multipath on centos 5. How to enable mac based port security on the n series switch.
Dell md3000i individual physical disk degraded path dell. Just connect the external hard drive, drag the files you want to the drive. Dell md3000i with failed or degraded sas port i have an md3000i with two expansions on it, iscsi, two controllers on the main enclosure and dual sas cables connecting each expansion module. It also comes with two or three chunky java based daemons that you really dont need. I want to find the performance tuning for dell md3000 which is connect to a dell server. Dell emc networking command line reference guide for the. Dell powervault mdseries models and supported data protocols dell powervault md. Setup centos 6 server to connect to dell md3000i san. Hello crimsonkida, so the command that you are trying to run is needing to know the diskgroup name that you want to take offline.
They might still help you to some extent, just calling tech support. Proper syntax to reset battery from command line aloha, im trying to reset the battery age on controller one via the cli keeps failing from the gui. Md3000i controller issues non optimal array dell community. Mdsm you have to use the command line version of mdsm smcli. My ro friday isnt going like id hoped i have a dell md3000i with dual raid controllers, one of which is having issues. For some reason, dell doesnt list the resource cd listed under downloads for the md3000i stupid, i know. If this is your production system then its nothing to trifle with or guess as to what might be the outcome. Run this command after youve cleared the channel error counters, and let me know if it stays good.
One of the things that the dell md storage manager is a progress. Reviving a failed disk group on a dell powervault md32xxi san posted by brian farrugia on 26th may 2014. I also updated when to setup the etcnf file, updated the order of some software install steps and fixed some formatting and mistakes to make the process more smooth. Check action progress on dell md3000i array blah, cloud. Make sure you dont have it before you start to dig in too deep. Dell powervault md 32xx36xx series storage arrays cli guide. Need smcli command to remove persistent reservation md3000i. Extend dell md3000i virtual disk lun size blah, cloud. Does anyone have experience of monitoring dell md3000 and md arrays. Need smcli command to remove persistent reservation md3000i hello shawncci, just wanted to check and make sure that the command that you are using is this one. Procedures for connecting your raid enclosure to a host system. The big difference is the md3000i will not work as a nas frontend while the storevault will happily do cifs or nfs alongside iscsi. The cli comes with the dell resource cd that you can get if you drill down for support on the dell website for the md 3000.
Being that you have the older firmware there is different cli commands. I had to tweak the command a little because we have dual controllers, but this is the final recipe. Read up on the addcapacity command in the cli guide and tried to execute. The interface modular disk storage manager does not provide a way to increase the size. Dell usually tries to sell remote assistance with this unit. Dell emc networking command line reference guide for the z9100on system 9. I have ran the following commands twice and the error still persists. With this scripts, my graphics keep working, even when i or the system change the prefferred path to a vdisk. The md3000i provides the storage space for my vsphere vms.
View and download dell powervault md3000i cli manual online. Dell powervault md3 storage array series the dell powervault md3 series introduces the next generation of affordable storage. This is a great option for those of you that have a lot of files. Dell md3000i having problem mounting drives in linux. Youll see the following output if the command runs successfully. How to configure a maximum amount of allowed mac addresses. How to configure multipath with dell md3000i oracle. However i am getting quite poor performance when compared to the block device devsdb.
Dell md3000i with failed or degraded sas port close. In this post ill detailed 5 different ways to transfer your files. However, the md3220i, md3600i, md3620i are listed as compatible. Smcli invokes the command line interface storagearray host name or ip address of the storage array parameters cli parameters that define the environment and purpose for the. You have basic linux command line knowledge, no need to be an expert. Here is a link to the smcli guide just in case you dont. I have a lot of dell md3000i iscsi disk arrays at work, they are a cheap and handy iscsi disk array so my boss likes to buy them as exdemo stock when he can, the only issue with this is that they are usually preconfigured for a demonstration and the controller ip addresses can be set to anything, this does present a small issue when you get one and cannot connect. Im wondering if its worth the additional investment. The information in the paessler knowledge base comes without warranty of any kind. Expanding a virtual disk on a dell md 3000i san how to. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. The controller ignores hostbased flush commands by default.
Dell powervault md3000i iscsi 2 port emm raid controller. If you are trying to fail a drive then bring it back online again then you need to use the command on page 183 which is the following command. The easiest thing to do is to dump the config then look at the text file, then you can modify and reload it. The following commands can be used for stacking multiple switches show system stackunit stackgroup. Dell powervault md3000i iscsi 2 port emm raid controller module x2r63 cm669 mw726 p809d ny223 new pull. We have couple of dell r900 servers each with 4 ethernet interfaces and md3000i storage. Has anyone tested md3000i on esxi5 or have any knowledge if this will be making it to the hcl eventually. In either case once it comes time to add capacity to a virtual disk on a dell md 3000i san it can be a little tricky.
Dell md3000i factory reset cryptomonkeys consulting. May 27, 2014 external hard drives work on both a mac and a dell. Oct 24, 2012 that was going to be my next suggestion would be try to get into the smcli and see if it will allow you any access to the array that way. I inherited a md3000i and am trying to simply reset it to factory defaults.
Dell md3000i powervault md3000, 2xpsu, 2xcontroller by dell. Dell md3000i san had 2 drives fail and now mdsm is offline. You are also correct in that you need to make sure that you navigate to the smcli directory in order to use the commands. Jun 29, 2009 does anyone have experience of monitoring dell md3000 and md arrays. This lesson will show how to defragment the disk group on a dell md3000i storage array. Proper syntax to reset battery from command line dell. Reviving a failed disk group on a dell powervault md32xxi san. Each md3000i will accept two of these raid controller modules. Before applying any instructions please exercise proper system administrator housekeeping.
High disk latency observed on dell md3000i storage array 2004576. Blog site benchmarking the md3000 powervault under linux. I in my infinite wisdom nuked the access virtual disk on my dell md3000. Defragementing the disk group will merge and free up capacity within the disk group. Increase dell md3000i virtual disk size computerglitch. Benchmarking the md3000 powervault under linux dslreports.
Program filesdellmd storage managerclient 32bit operating system. You will use the smcli utility to issue commands to the dell md3000i storage array, which is located under the following path depending on your operating system type. I have had the need recently to expand a lun on a dell md3000i san to above 2tb that is. Ive tried using the smcli command but get a error 101 the operation cannot complete because either there is a. A duplex configuration allows for full redundancy between raid controller modules, nonio components, virtual disk paths, and physical. Fix a foreign disk in a dell powervault md storage. There are a few different ways to transfer files from your mac to the new dell. Program files x86dellmd storage managerclient 64bit operating system c. I have tried speaking directly to dell but the tech doesnt even know what an oid is, let alone how to poll one.
If so, and if it were me, i would call dell and ask them. Page 1 upgrading your dell powervault md3000i from simplex to duplex mode the dell powervault md3000i raid enclosure supports both duplex dualcontroller and simplex singlecontroller configurations. The md3000 can be fully managed outofband, as such inband is not. Navigate to program files\dell\md storage manager\client or program files x86\dell\md storage manager\client if you are on a 64 bit machine. Monitor the performance of a storage array by using the save storagearray performancestats command. This is the first time ive used iscsi, so yes do need to configure each initiator on each host, one of the hosts is server 2008, the other two are windows 2003. Hi, can anyone guide me, how can i configure multipath in my environment. Save battery life when using parallels for mac fa iconpencil. How to configure multipath with dell md3000i oracle community. The md3000i is not able to confirm the configuration on the controllers and is looking for the drives to see if they match. Md3000i setup only using smcli ive managed to piece together from all the various helpful guides how to setup a new md3000i from a debian server using smcli.
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