How can I discover the content of a non-descript LTO3?
Hello,I've been handed an LTO3 which has been written with content, but I have no idea how it was made. I've been given the task of finding out what is actually stored on the tape. I've tried the usual...
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PowerVault MD Series Support Matrix question
Hello,I see Support Matrix (July 2016)1) what's the difference between 36RH9 and WXPCX?2) Seagate say its 10K drive, but in Dell Matrix its 15K. Why?
View ArticleReplaced SAS5E card in 2950 need to update HBS in Modular Disc Storage Manager
Replaced a non-working SAS 5E card in a Dell 2950. Need to remove the old one (HBA) in the Modular Disc Storage Manager.Not sure out of the two which card has been removed. I know the new one but need...
View ArticleNetvault seems slow
Hi,We are using Netvault 10.0.5.27 and when a backup job runs it seems to take a long time. An incremental backup of 1gb takes 3hrs 56mins from "Job is Incremental - requesting previous index", to...
View ArticleMD3800f Error trying to create Virtual Disk
I got this error when I try to Create virtual Disk from Available space on the Disk Group"Error 1011 - A management connection to the RAID controller module in slot 1 must be definded to complete this...
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MD300i errors
Hello,We are getting errors on our Dell MD300i SAN controller. Storage array: USNYCOM000D001Component reporting problem: Host Board Left Status: Not available RAID Controller Module: Slot...
View ArticleConfigure ESX 5.5 to use Two LSI HBAs to connect to MD3260
I am hoping someone here can point me in the right direction regarding using (2) LSI 3008 SAS HBAs to connect to a Powervault MD3260. The goal is to have redundant paths to the LUNS presented by the...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge FS12-NV7 for NAS
Hi,I want to achieve a NAS with refurbished dell rack server.I found FS12-NV7 with 12 bays 3.25 but I do not know if it's good for this job.I want install a centOS based OS like rockstor...
View ArticleAdding Physical Disk to MD3200i VDisk taking a long time to inialize
Hello. I populated all of our MD3200i open drive slots with 7.2K 3Tb drives. I did an auto-create of a vdisk but the auto-create only used two drives of the 8 drives I inserted. The initialization...
View ArticleCan I rename a MD3200i Vdisk after creating it?
I auto-created a vdisk and I was not paying attention to the suggested name. When the initialization of the vdisk started, I realized that it had the default name of "1". So, can I rename that?Thanks...
View ArticleMD1200 tray has fans listed as 'stopped' and temperatures are HIGH!
Went through and updated firmware on an R720xd with an H810 RAID controller and three MD1200 trays. Pretty sure the firmware on the MD1200's was updated to 1.06.About 20 minutes later, I started...
View ArticleEmail notifications setup MD3660i
Hi GuysCould someone assist with a guide or link on how to setup email notifications on a MD3660i?Much appreciated.
View ArticleMD3000i degraded physical disk channel
I'm getting this error on my MD3000i which we have a MD1000 connected to. All disks show optimal but disk channel 1 shows optimal but disk channel 2 shows degraded.There a Dell tech here I can send...
View ArticleHealth and Hard-drive indicators on nx3200 blinks amber, but no events
Hello,we have nx3200 with MD1200 connected, hard drives are configured in a RAID arrays. One day I changed one of RAID arrays hard drives to better one (2 carriers left empty) and few weeks later...
View ArticleRemplacement disque HS sur MD3000i
Bonjour,Nous avons un disque HS sur notre baie MD3000i c'est un Seagate SAS 300Gb 15K (modèle : ST3300555SS), nous avons commandé un nouveau disque auprès de chez DELL. Le modèle recu est :...
View ArticleHow to manage PowerVault MD1000
Hi i am a new sysadmin and we have two PowerVault MD1000's plugged into a PowerEdge 6850. The 6850 is running OS Red Hat Ent. Linux 5. The two MD1000's each have a RAID5 configuration that shows up...
View ArticleML6000 Tape library - Web GUI
Strange one, we had an issue with the robotics so after changing the GRIP assembly we can now no longer access the web GUI. The library itself now works as normal.the default admin and the service...
View ArticleReinstalling a NX3200
HI,I had tried to reinstall my NX3200 as my network assistant did some mistakes and removed the hard drives of it. Now i tried contacting the local distributor and they gave me a OEM media which I used...
View ArticlePowerVault MD3220i Event 1710 wide port has gone to failed state
Hello to all!We are experiencing problems with a PowerVault MD3220i.. A cluster that connects to this SAN, suddenly disconnects, or fail over.The Dell Modular Disk Storage Manager Client, sends this...
View Articlemd3000 wont talk to my router
Hello,I recently bought md3000 from someone it is used. But when I turn it on it is showing blinking amber light. I dont know what kind of cable to use to console the device. Can someone suggest me...
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