PowerVault TL2000 how to manage storage?
Hi,I never used powervault before, I'm just to use a powervault TL 2000 that has been sitting in my office for a while.There are bunch of tapes inside of it, I managed to power it and configure...
View ArticleDirect connection Dell MD3800i with Dell PowerEdge Server
I have two dell servers and one dell MD3800i. I want to leverage 10Gbps storage controller ports and I want to connect them directly (without SAN switch).Did anyone test it and if yes could please...
View ArticlePowerVault MD3000i - Multiple Virtual Disks under single RAID card
Hello all,I've recently inherited an old MD3000i powervault that has a couple issues which recently came up. I'm posting this question to the community first as it is the most vexing one for me.This...
View ArticlePOWERVAULT MD3000 INQUIRY
Serial Tag is GMG8BM1 for Power Vault MD3000 and is showing two hard drive failures in the array. Can I just order two hard new drives and if so, which kinds can I order for this? Would a 3.5" SATA...
View ArticlePowerEdge R710 and PowerVault MD1000 Emm
I was sort of thrust into our office server setup. Boss has PowerEdge R710 Servers, and a PowerVault MD1000, and asked me to hook-up. But I read somewhere that MD1000 starts support with PowerEdge...
View ArticlePowerVault MD3260i -
Dear, I have MD3260i , I have lock mode and have message with error below : Code: 0E LFCondition: Controller lockdown with limited use of SYMbolso I can't open the configration and at the storage...
View ArticleDell Powervault TL2000 iSCSI Bridge - LAN Scan to find IP?
I have a Dell TL2000 with a F092G iSCSI Bridge that I just installed. The iSCSI bridge was purchased used and attempts to access the management web page at the default 10.10.10.10 address have failed...
View ArticleHow to subscribe new support ?
Hi everyone,My Dell infra is 5 years old... and 2 months. Support is over and troubles are coming (disks failed in PowerVault SAN...).Can i get some fresh support subscription ? Who should i contact ?...
View ArticleMD3200/1200 says Dell 5y05n Sandisk 800 GB SAS SSD is unsupported/incompatible
Help me Obi-Sam-Kenobi, you're my only hope!We have two brand new Dell branded/certified sas SSDs that show up happy and certified in our powerdge 730xds but when they go into the MD3200/MD1200 msdn is...
View ArticlePossible disk corruption on MD3660i
I have a MD3660i connected to a NX3610 which hosts my EXSi VM storage. The ESXi is running on a M820 blade with 1TB of memory.I have VM vmdk file on a volume created by ESXI during installation and...
View ArticlePhysical Disk Bypassed
I have two disks in an MD3200i showing as being bypassed - slot 8 & slot 11.I don't have any spare slots, so is it possible to determine whether the disks are the problem, or is it an problem with...
View Articleupdating old firmware on MD3220
We have an MD3220 that is on firmware version 07.80.41.60. We would like to move it to the latest version, apparently: 08.20.24.60Is it possible to go directly to the latest version without having to...
View ArticleMD3200 Lockout - Keyboard input not working
I have an issue with our MD3200. We just got a replacement controller and I cannot clear the lockdown. I have a serial cable connected and Putty to view the serial connection. The end of the boot...
View ArticleLots of questions about the TL2000 and iSCSI card
I have a Dell Powervault TL2000 with an IBM 3580-5H LTO 5 tape drive and I would like to add a Dell iSCSI card, but I have a ton of questions that I can't seem to find the answer to:1) What is the...
View ArticleMD3000
Buenos días,Tengo una cabina PowerVault MD3000 que muestra luz naranja. Desde la herramienta de gestión de discos muestra un problema con una batería. Adjunto fichero con la información sobre el...
View ArticlePowerVault MD3000
Buenas tardes, tengo una cabina de almacenamiento PowerVault MD3000 y me muestra el siguiente fallo:Bateria defectuosaMatriz de almacenamiento: MD3000Componente notificando un problema: BatteryEstado:...
View ArticleAccidentally deleted IP address on server connecting to MD3200i
I'm trying to figure out some network IP conflict issues and noticed that our server connecting to our MD3200i had two IP addresses on the same NIC. I deleted the 192.168... address not realizing it...
View ArticlePowervault TL2000 - will a Quantum FH tape drive work with it?
I have a Dell TL2000 tape library and I was wondering if will work with other tape drive brands like Quantum, specifically the Quantum FH LTO-5 drive model # TC-L451AN. I found a good deal on a brand...
View ArticleDell Powervault MD3000
Hi,Dell Powervault MD3000 - Product Line: PowerVault, Product Type: Rackmount Storage, Form Factor: 3U Rackmount, Hard Drives: Up to 15x 3.5" SAS/SATA hot-pluggable hard drives, Maximum Internal...
View ArticleMD3000 failed-unresponsive drives
Needing to replace failed-unresponsive drives, three total, in a MD3000. My question is do I need to do the drives one at a time if they all show failed-unresponsive? Or one at a time? Also do I need...
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