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Dell PowerVault Manual (396 pages)
Modular Disk Storage Arrays
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 5.79 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
1 About the Command Line Interface
15
How to Use the Command Line Interface
16
Usage Notes
16
CLI Commands
16
Command Line Parameters
18
Formatting Considerations
22
Detailed Error Reporting
22
Exit Status
23
Usage Examples
24
2 About the Script Commands
27
Script Command Structure
28
Script Command Synopsis
29
Recurring Syntax Elements
30
Usage Guidelines
35
Adding Comments to a Script File
35
3 Configuring a Storage Array
37
Determining What Is on Your Storage Array
38
Saving a Configuration to a File
39
Using the Create Virtual Disk Command
40
Using the Auto Configure Command
43
Modifying Your Configuration
44
Setting the Storage Array Password
45
Setting up SMTP and SNMP Alerts
45
Setting the RAID Controller Module Clocks
46
Setting the Storage Array Host Type
46
Setting Modification Priority
46
Assigning Global Hot Spares
47
Selecting the Event Levels for Alert Notifications
47
Configuring Alert Notifications
48
4 Using the Snapshot Feature
51
Before Using Snapshot CLI Commands
51
Snapshot Images and Groups
51
Snapshot Groups and Snapshot Consistency Groups
52
Snapshot Groups
52
Snapshot Consistency Groups
52
Understanding Snapshot Repositories
53
Snapshot Consistency Group Repositories
53
Consistency Groups and Remote Replication
53
Creating Snapshot Images
53
Creating a Snapshot Image
54
Deleting a Snapshot Image
54
Creating a Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
54
Creating a Consistency Group Snapshot Image
55
Deleting a Snapshot Virtual Disk or a Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
56
Deleting a Consistency Group Snapshot Image
56
Scheduling Snapshot Images
56
Starting, Stopping and Resuming a Snapshot Rollback
57
Creating a Snapshot Group
58
Deleting a Snapshot Group
58
Reviving a Snapshot Group
58
Creating a Consistency Group
59
Deleting a Consistency Group
59
Setting Consistency Group Attributes
59
Adding a Member Virtual Disk to a Consistency Group
60
Removing a Member Virtual Disk from a Consistency Group
61
Changing the Pre-Read Consistency Check Setting of an Overall Repository Virtual Disk
61
Setting Snapshot Virtual Disk Repository Virtual Disk Capacity
63
Setting Snapshot Group Repository Virtual Disk Capacity
63
Reviving Disk Groups, Physical Disks, Snapshot Groups, and Snapshot Virtual Disks
64
5 Using the Snapshot (Legacy) Feature
65
Using Host Servers to Create an Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk
66
Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk
67
Enabling the Snapshot Virtual Disk Feature
67
Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk with User-Assigned Physical Disks
67
Preparing Host Servers to Create an Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk
68
Creating the Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk
68
Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk with Software-Assigned Physical Disks
69
Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk by Specifying a Number of Physical Disks
70
User-Defined Parameters
71
Names of Snapshot Virtual Disks and Repository Virtual Disks
73
Changing Snapshot Virtual Disk Settings
73
Stopping and Deleting a Snapshot Virtual Disk
74
Re-Creating the Snapshot Virtual Disk
74
Preparing Host Servers to Re-Create a Snapshot Virtual Disk
74
Re-Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk
75
6 Using the Virtual Disk Copy Feature
77
About Virtual Disk Copy
77
Virtual Disk Copy Types
77
Creating a Virtual Disk Copy
78
Enabling the Virtual Disk Copy Feature
79
Determining Virtual Disk Copy Candidates
79
Creating a Virtual Disk Copy
79
Preparing Host Servers to Create a Virtual Disk Copy
79
Copying the Virtual Disk
80
Viewing Virtual Disk Copy Properties
81
Changing Virtual Disk Copy Settings
82
Recopying a Virtual Disk
83
Preparing Host Servers to Recopy a Virtual Disk
83
Recopying the Virtual Disk
84
Stopping a Virtual Disk Copy
84
Removing Copy Pairs
84
Interaction with Other Features
85
About Snapshot (Legacy) Premium Features with Virtual Disk Copy
85
7 Using the Remote Replication Premium Feature
87
How Remote Replication Works
87
Replication Pairs and Replication Repositories
88
Differences between Remote Replication and Remote Replication (Legacy) Features
88
Link Interruptions or Secondary Virtual Disk Errors
88
Resynchronization
89
Remote Replication Group
89
Previous Users of Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature
90
Remote Replication Requirements and Restrictions
90
Primary and Secondary Virtual Disks
90
Setting up Remote Replication
91
Enabling the Remote Replication Premium Feature
91
Activating the Remote Replication Premium Feature
91
Creating a Remote Replication Group
91
Adding Primary Virtual Disk to Remote Replication Group
92
Changing Remote Replication Group Settings
92
Adding Secondary Virtual Disk to Remote Replication Group
93
Suspending a Remote Replication Group
93
Deleting a Remote Replication Group
94
Removing a Virtual Disk or Repository Virtual Disk from a Remote Replication Group
94
Disabling the Remote Replication Premium Feature
94
Deactivating the Remote Replication Premium Feature
94
Interaction with Other Premium Features
95
Standard Remote Replication Commands
95
8 Using the Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature
97
How Remote Replication (Legacy) Works
97
Replication Repository Virtual Disks
98
Replication Relationships
98
Data Replication
98
Link Interruptions or Secondary Virtual Disk Errors
99
Resynchronization
100
Creating a Remote Replicated Pair
100
Performance Considerations
101
Enabling the Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature
101
Activating the Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature
101
Determining Candidates for a Remote Replicated Pair
104
Creating a Remote Replicated Pair
104
Changing Remote Replication (Legacy) Settings
105
Suspending and Resuming a Replication Relationship
105
Removing a Replication Relationship
106
Deleting a Primary Virtual Disk or a Secondary Virtual Disk
107
Disabling the Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature
107
Deactivating the Remote Replication (Legacy) Premium Feature
107
Interaction with Other Premium Features
107
Snapshot Virtual Disks
108
Virtual Disk Copy
108
Storage Partitioning
108
Virtual Disk Expansion
109
9 Maintaining a Storage Array
111
Routine Maintenance
111
Running a Media Scan
111
Running a Consistency Check with a Media Scan
112
Resetting a RAID Controller Module
113
Enabling RAID Controller Module Data Transfer
113
Resetting Battery Age
113
Removing Persistent Reservations
113
Synchronizing RAID Controller Module Clocks
114
Locating Physical Disks
114
Performance Tuning
114
Monitoring Performance
114
Changing RAID Levels
115
Changing Segment Size
115
Defragmenting a Disk Group
116
Using SSD Cache
116
Enabling SSD Cache for a Virtual Disk
116
Creating SSD Cache
117
Adding Physical Disks to Existing SSD Cache
117
Removing Physical Disks from Existing SSD Cache
117
SSD Cache Performance Modeling
117
Additional Information about SSD Cache and Performance Modeling
118
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
118
Collecting Physical Disk Data
118
Diagnosing a RAID Controller Module
118
Recovery Operations
119
Setting RAID Controller Module Operational Mode
119
Changing RAID Controller Module Ownership
120
Initializing a Physical Disk
120
Reconstructing a Physical Disk
120
Initializing a Virtual Disk
121
Redistributing Virtual Disks
121
10 Script Commands
123
Command Formatting Rules
123
Firmware Compatibility Levels
125
Commands Listed by Function
125
Disk Group Commands
125
Enclosure Commands
125
Host Topology Commands
126
Iscsi Commands
126
Physical Disk Commands
126
RAID Controller Module Commands
127
Remote Replication Commands
127
Session Command
128
Show String Command
128
Snapshot Commands
128
SSD Cache Commands
129
Storage Array Commands
129
Virtual Disk Commands
130
Virtual Disk Copy Commands
131
11 Commands Listed Alphabetically
133
Activate Remote Replication Feature
133
Activate Storage Array Firmware
135
Add Member to Consistency Group
136
Add Physical Disks to SSD Cache
138
Add Virtual Disk to Remote Replication Group
139
Autoconfigure Storage Array
140
Autoconfigure Storage Array Hot Spares
142
Blink SSD Cache
142
Cancel Remote Replication Group Role Reversal
143
Change SSD Cache Application Type
143
Check Remote Replication Status
144
Check Remote Replication Group Consistency
144
Check Repository Consistency
145
Check Storage Array Connectivity
146
Check Virtual Disk Consistency
147
Clear Physical Disk Port Statistics
148
Clear Remote Replication Fault
149
Clear Storage Array Configuration
150
Clear Storage Array Core Dump
151
Clear Storage Array Event Log
151
Clear Storage Array Firmware Pending Area
152
Clear Storage Array Recovery Mode
152
Clear Virtual Disk Reservations
152
Clear Virtual Disk Unreadable Sectors
153
Configure Automatic Support Bundle Collection
154
Convert Snapshot (Legacy) Virtual Disk to Snapshot Group
154
Create Consistency Group
155
Create Consistency Group Snapshot Image
157
Create Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
158
Create Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk Mapping
160
Create Disk Group
161
Create Disk Pool
164
Create Host
166
Create Host Group
167
Create Host Port
167
Create Iscsi Initiator
168
Create RAID Virtual Disk (Automatic Physical Disk Select)
169
Create RAID Virtual Disk (Free Capacity Base Select)
171
Create RAID Virtual Disk (Manual Physical Disk Select)
173
Create RAID Virtual Disk on a Disk Pool
176
Create Read-Only Snapshot Virtual Disk
178
Create Remote Replication
179
Create Remote Replication Group
181
Create Snapshot Group
183
Create Snapshot Image
186
Create Snapshot (Legacy) Virtual Disk
187
Enclosure Loss Protection
191
Create Snapshot Virtual Disk
192
Create SSD Cache
194
Create Storage Array Security Key
195
Create Virtual Disk Copy
197
Deactivate Remote Replication (Legacy)
199
Delete Consistency Group
199
Delete Consistency Group Snapshot Image
200
Delete Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
201
Delete Disk Group
201
Delete Disk Pool
202
Delete Host
202
Delete Host Group
203
Delete Host Port
203
Delete Iscsi Initiator
204
Delete Snapshot Group
205
Delete Snapshot Image
205
Delete Snapshot (Legacy) Virtual Disk
207
Delete Snapshot Virtual Disk
208
Delete Snapshot Virtual Disk or Delete Snapshot Virtual Disk Schedule
208
Delete SSD Cache
209
Delete Virtual Disk
209
Delete Virtual Disk on a Disk Pool
210
Diagnose RAID Controller Module
211
Diagnose RAID Controller Module Iscsi Host Cable
213
Diagnose Remote Replication
214
Disable Storage Array Feature
215
Display Automatic Support Bundle Collection Configuration
215
Display Support Bundle Collection Schedule
216
Download Enclosure Management Module Firmware
216
Download Physical Disk Firmware
217
Download Storage Array Firmware/Nvsram
218
Download Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware
219
Download Storage Array NVSRAM
220
Enable Disk Group Security
220
Enable Disk Pool Security
221
Enable or Disable SSD Cache for a Virtual Disk
222
Enable RAID Controller Module Data Transfer
222
Enable Storage Array Feature
223
Establish Remote Replicated Pair
224
Increase Virtual Disk Capacity on a Disk Pool
225
Load Storage Array DBM Database
225
Modify Disk Pool
227
Recopy Virtual Disk Copy
228
Re-Create Remote Replication Repository Virtual Disk
229
Re-Create Snapshot
231
Reinitialize Thin Virtual Disk
233
Remove Incomplete Remote Replicated Pair from Remote Replication Group
234
Remove Member Virtual Disk from Consistency Group
235
Remove Physical Disks from SSD Cache
235
Remove Remote Replication
236
Remove Virtual Disk Copy
237
Remove Virtual Disk from Remote Replication Group
237
Remove Virtual Disk LUN Mapping
238
Rename a Snapshot Virtual Disk
239
Rename SSD Cache
240
Repair Virtual Disk Consistency
240
Replace Physical Disk
241
Reset Iscsi IP Address
242
Reset RAID Controller Module
242
Reset Remote Replication Group Statistics
243
Reset Storage Array Battery Install Date
245
Reset Storage Array Iscsi Baseline
245
Reset Storage Array SAS PHY Baseline
246
Reset Storage Array Virtual Disk Distribution
246
Resume Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
246
Resume Remote Replication
248
Resume Remote Replication Group
248
Resume Snapshot Image Rollback
249
Resume Snapshot (Legacy) Rollback
250
Resume Snapshot Virtual Disk
251
Resume SSD Cache
252
Revive Disk Group
252
Revive Disk Pool
253
Revive Physical Disk
253
Revive Snapshot Group
254
Revive Snapshot Virtual Disk
254
Save Enclosure Log Data
255
Save Physical Disk Channel Fault Isolation Diagnostic Status
255
Save Physical Disk Log
256
Save RAID Controller Module NVSRAM
256
Save Remote Replication Group Statistics
257
Save Storage Array Configuration
259
Save Storage Array Core Dump
260
Save Storage Array DBM Database
260
Save Storage Array DBM Validator Information File
262
Save Storage Array Events
263
Save Storage Array Iscsi Statistics
264
Save Storage Array Performance Statistics
265
Save Storage Array SAS PHY Counts
265
Save Storage Array State Capture
266
Save Storage Array Support Data
266
Schedule Support Bundle Collection Configuration
267
Scheduling Snapshots
268
Set Consistency Group Attributes
269
Set Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
270
Set Disk Group
271
Set Disk Group Forced State
272
Set Disk Pool
273
Set Disk Pool Complete
274
Set Enclosure Attribute
274
Set Enclosure Identification
275
Set Foreign Physical Disk to Native
276
Set Host
276
Set Host Channel
278
Set Host Group
278
Set Host Port
279
Set Iscsi Initiator
279
Set Iscsi Target Properties
280
Set Physical Disk Channel Status
281
Set Physical Disk Hot Spare
281
Set Physical Disk State
282
Set RAID Controller Module
282
Set Read-Only Snapshot Virtual Disk to a Read/Write Virtual Disk
285
Set Remote Replication
286
Set Remote Replication Group
288
Set Session
292
Set Snapshot Group Attributes
293
Set Snapshot Group Media Scan
294
Set Snapshot Group Repository Virtual Disk Capacity
295
Set Snapshot Group Schedule
295
Set Snapshot (Legacy) Virtual Disk
296
Set Snapshot Virtual Disk Media Scan
300
Set Snapshot Virtual Disk Repository Virtual Disk Capacity
301
Set Storage Array
301
Set Storage Array Enclosure Positions
304
Set Storage Array ICMP Response
305
Set Storage Array Isns Server Ipv4 Address
305
Set Storage Array Isns Server Ipv6 Address
306
Set Storage Array Isns Server Listening Port
306
Set Storage Array Learn Cycle
307
Set Storage Array Redundancy Mode
307
Set Storage Array Security Key
308
Set Storage Array Time
308
Set Storage Array Unnamed Discovery Session
309
Set Thin Virtual Disk Attributes
309
Set Virtual Disk
311
Set Virtual Disk Attributes for a Disk Pool
314
Modification Priority
318
Set Virtual Disk Copy
319
Set Virtual Disk Mapping
320
Show Consistency Group Snapshot Image
321
Show Current Iscsi Sessions
323
Show Disk Group
324
Show Disk Group Export Dependencies
324
Show Disk Group Import Dependencies
325
Show Disk Pool
325
Show Host Ports
326
Show Physical Disk
326
Show Physical Disk Channel Statistics
328
Show Physical Disk Download Progress
329
Show RAID Controller Module
329
Show RAID Controller Module NVSRAM
330
Show Remote Replication Group
331
Show Remote Replication Group Synchronization Progress
332
Show Remote Replication Virtual Disk Candidates
332
Show Remote Replication Virtual Disk Synchronization Progress
333
Show Snapshot Group
334
Show Snapshot Image
335
Show Snapshot Virtual Disks
336
Show SSD Cache
337
Show SSD Cache Statistics
339
Show Storage Array
342
Show Storage Array Auto Configure
344
Show Storage Array Core Dump
345
Show Storage Array DBM Database
345
Show Storage Array Host Topology
346
Show Storage Array LUN Mappings
346
Show Storage Array Negotiation Defaults
347
Show Storage Array Unconfigured Iscsi Initiators
347
Show Storage Array Unreadable Sectors
347
Show String
348
Show Thin Virtual Disk
348
Show Virtual Disk
349
Show Virtual Disk Action Progress
351
Show Virtual Disk Copy
351
Show Virtual Disk Copy Source Candidates
352
Show Virtual Disk Copy Target Candidates
353
Show Virtual Disk Performance Statistics
353
Show Virtual Disk Reservations
353
Start Configuration Database Diagnostic
354
Start Consistency Group Snapshot Rollback
355
Start Disk Group Blink
356
Start Disk Group Defragment
356
Start Disk Group Export
357
Start Disk Group Import
357
Start Disk Pool Locate
358
Start Enclosure Blink
358
Start Iscsi DHCP Refresh
359
Start Physical Disk Blink
359
Start Physical Disk Channel Blink
360
Start Physical Disk Channel Fault Isolation Diagnostics
360
Start Physical Disk Initialize
361
Start Physical Disk Reconstruction
362
Start Remote Replication Synchronization
362
Start Remote Replication (Legacy) Synchronization
363
Start Secure Physical Disk Erase
363
Start Snapshot Rollback
364
Start Snapshot Image Rollback
364
Start SSD Cache Performance Modeling
365
Start Storage Array Blink
366
Start Storage Array Configuration Database Diagnostic
366
Start Storage Array Iscsi Refresh
368
Start Virtual Disk Initialization
369
Stop Configuration Database Diagnostic
369
Stop Consistency Group Snapshot Rollback
370
Stop Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk
371
Stop Disk Group Blink
371
Stop Disk Pool Locate
372
Stop Enclosure Blink
372
Stop Pending Snapshot Images on Consistency Group
372
Stop Physical Disk Blink
373
Stop Physical Disk Channel Blink
373
Stop Physical Disk Channel Fault Isolation Diagnostics
373
Stop Snapshot Group Image
374
Stop Snapshot Group Pending Snapshot Images
374
Stop Snapshot (Legacy)
375
Stop Snapshot (Legacy) Rollback
376
Stop Snapshot Rollback
377
Stop Snapshot Image Rollback
377
Stop Snapshot Virtual Disk
378
Stop SSD Cache Performance Modeling
379
Stop Storage Array Blink
381
Stop Storage Array Configuration Database Diagnostic
381
Stop Storage Array Iscsi Session
382
Stop Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware Download
382
Stop Virtual Disk Copy
382
Suspend Remote Replication
383
Suspend Remote Replication Group
384
Suspend SSD Cache
384
Test Remote Replication Group Connectivity
385
Validate Storage Array Security Key
386
12 Sample Script Files
389
Configuration Script Example 1
389
Configuration Script Example 2
390
151 CLI Command Updates
393
New Commands
393
Updated Commands
395
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Systems Running Windows Storage Server 2012
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| Category:
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Table of Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
2
Table of Contents
3
1 Installation Issues
5
Match the Factory Configuration and Defaults to RAID
5
Error: -5000 Shows Unexpected System Error Message
5
Error: -5001 Shows Invalid System Error Message
5
Error: -5002 Shows Unsupported Hardware Configuration Error
6
Error: -5003 Occurred While Creating an Operating System Volume
6
Error: -5004 Occurred While Creating an Operating System Volume
6
Error: -5005 Occurred While Creating an Operating System Volume
7
Error: -5006 Occurred While Creating an Operating System Volume
7
Error: -5007 Occurred While Creating an Operating System Volume
7
Reinstallation Error Message Remains on the LCD
7
Display Log Console Displays a Wrong Date
8
2 Deployment Issues
9
Default Password Missing
9
Errors Due to PERC Cards
9
3 Management Issues
11
Desktop Displays Incorrect System Information
11
Insufficient Disk Space on a Volume Dedicated for Iscsi Virtual Disk
11
Turning off the Firewall
11
4 Update Issues
13
Unable to Detect the Dell Openmanage Server Administrator on the System
13
5 Getting Help
15
Contacting Dell
15
Related Documentation
15
Locating Your System Service Tag
16
Documentation Feedback
16
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