Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Guide
- About Your Storage Array
- Access Virtual Disk
- Out-of-Band and In-Band Management
- Adding Storage Arrays
- Naming Storage Arrays
- Removing Storage Arrays
- Setting Up Your Storage Array
- Storage Array Support Data
- Setting a Password
- Resetting a Password
- Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Numbers
- Configuring Alert Notifications
- Battery Settings
- Starting or Restarting the Host-Agent Software in Windows
- Starting or Restarting the Host-Agent Software in Linux
- Using iSCSI
- Using the iSCSI Tab
- Changing the iSCSI Target Authentication
- Entering Mutual Authentication Permissions
- Changing the iSCSI Target Identification
- Changing the iSCSI Target Discovery (Optional)
- Configuring the MD3000i iSCSI Host Ports
- Viewing or Ending an iSCSI Session
- Viewing iSCSI Statistics and Setting Baseline Statistics
- Edit, Remove, or Rename Host Topology
- Event Monitor
- About Your Host
- Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
- Premium Feature-Snapshot Virtual Disks
- Premium Feature-Virtual Disk Copy
- Premium Feature-32 Partitions
- Firmware Downloads
- Troubleshooting Problems
- Enclosure Hardware Replacement, Maintenance, and Configuration Considerations
- Index

14 About This Guide
• View the storage array profile
• Download RAID controller, NVSRAM, and physical disk firmware
• Manage RAID controllers
• View online help
• Perform advanced support tasks
Other Information You May Need
CAUTION: For complete regulatory and safety information, see your
Product
Information Guide
. Warranty information may be included within this document or
as a separate one.
•
Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault MD
provides an overview of setting up
and cabling your
storage array.
•
Dell™ PowerVault™ MD Installation Guide
provides installation and
configuration instructions for both software and hardware.
•
Dell™ PowerVault™ MD Hardware Owner's Manual
provides information
about the enclosure hardware.
•
Dell™ PowerVault™ MD Storage Manager CLI Guide
provides information
about using the command line interface (CLI).
•
Dell™ PowerVault™ MD Resource
CD contains all system documentation
and management tools.
•
Dell™ PowerVault™ MD Systems Support Matrix
provides information on
supported software and hardware for MD systems. The document is
available at
support.dell.com
.
• Dell PowerEdge
®
Cluster Documentation is available at
support.dell.com
.
A link to clustering documentation is also included on the
Resource CD
under
Product Documentation
.
• Documentation for any components you purchased separately provides
information to configure and install these options.
• Release notes or readme files are included to provide last-minute updates
to the
enclosure
or documentation or advanced technical reference
material intended for experienced users or technicians.
NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com and read the updates
first because they often supersede information in other documents.