Administrator Guide

Introduction

CAUTION: See the Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information document for important safety information

before following any procedures listed in this document.

The following MD Series systems are supported by the latest version of Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Manager (MDSM):

• 2U MD Series systems:

○ Dell PowerVault MD 3400/3420

○ Dell PowerVault MD 3800i/3820i

○ Dell PowerVault MD 3800f/3820f

• 4U (dense) MD Series systems:

○ Dell PowerVault MD 3460

○ Dell PowerVault MD 3860i

○ Dell PowerVault MD 3860f

NOTE: The Dell MD Series storage array supports up to 192 drives for the 2U arrays or 180 drives for the 4U (dense)

arrays after the installation of the Additional Physical Disk Support Premium Feature Key.

Topics:

• Dell EMC PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager

• User interface

• Enterprise management window

• Array management window

• Dell EMC PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility

• Related documentation

Dell EMC PowerVault Modular Disk Storage

Manager

Dell EMC PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MD Storage Manager) is a graphical user interface (GUI) application used to

configure and manage one or more MD Series storage arrays. The MD Storage Manager software is located on the MD Series resource

DVD.

For detailed information on installing the MD Storage Manager, see the storage array’s Deployment Guide at Dell.com/support/

manuals.

User interface

The Storage Manager screen is divided into two primary windows:

• Enterprise Management Window (EMW)—The EMW provides high-level management of multiple storage arrays. You can launch the

Array Management Windows for the storage arrays from the EMW.

• Array Management Window (AMW)—The AMW provides management functions for a single storage array.

The EMW and the AMW consist of the following:

• The title bar at the top of the window—Shows the name of the application.

• The menu bar, beneath the title bar—You can select menu options from the menu bar to perform tasks on a storage array.

• The toolbar, beneath the menu bar—You can select options in the toolbar to perform tasks on a storage array.

NOTE: The toolbar is available only in the EMW.

• The tabs, beneath the toolbar—Tabs are used to group the tasks that you can perform on a storage array.

• The status bar, beneath the tabs—The status bar shows status messages and status icons related to the storage array.

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