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We have a MD3220 that has a failed RAID controller. We have acquired a replacement controller, but it has newer firmware than the existing controller. Existing controller has firmware version 07.84.47.60 Replacement controller has firmware version 08.20.24.60 From my understanding, once th

I want to replace my old Quantum Superloader with a TL2000. The Superloader is connected to an Adaptec ASR72405 which works fine. Will the TL2000 run with this, too, or do I have to buy a Dell HBA? Thank you very much.

Good morning, is it possible to "just" exchange an older LTO4 drive with a newer LTO5 or 6 drive? Is it possible to have LTO 5 and 6 mixed? Thank you very much.

Hi, We're looking to Expand our Disk-Group SSD with two new disk SSD , same model, same capacity. We got setup Virtual Pool as recommendation by Dell documentation . # show disk-groupsName Size Free Pool Tier % of Pool Own RAID Disks Planned Interl Vols Chk Status Current Job Job% Sec Fmt Health-

Hi, Since I update the version of veritas to a more recent one, the tape booth is continuously issuing messages of dive warn or crit tape alert and veritas marks the tapes as withdrawn. Device      : <FLX15D48F@es.gestamp.com> Attention : Drive Warn or Crit Tape Al

Hey everyone, I'm trying to find some documentation on how I can get my ESXi host to see my new ME5024 via iSCSI. I've got the iSCSI software adapter all configured up with the dynamic discover address of my ME5024 and they're physically connected to the same switch but I don't see how or where I c

Hello, I'm trying to reset the password on an MD3420 using a Serial Cable connection. I set my terminal session to the following parameters:Bits per second: 115200Data bits: 8Parity: noneStop bits: 1Flow control: none I press CTRL + Break then S however nothing happens. I’m unable to see the

Hi all, I'm a little mystified by an informational level message that appears in the eventlog that appears after a global spare is added into a RAID 6 volume to replace a failed disk: "There is no dedicated or global spare that can be used for reconstructing this disk group. If a disk in the disk

Hi, I am running a cluster with four hosts and a ME4024 dual controller storage. I want to update the firmware without any downtime on the hosts. So first I will check the health status via ssh: check firmware-upgrade-health Upgrade Health If the check is fine I will upload the firmware file vi

Hi. We have an issue with RAID Controller 0 on our MD3620i. It has status failed with service action (removal) allowed: yes.   Question: What is the best prosedure for repl

Following a power failure, Windows Disk management is showing an MD3200 Disk as "RAW" and wants to format it. However, everything looks good on MDSM, and aChkDsk identifies it as NTFS (but throws a lot of "Arribute Record Corrupt" errors). How do I go about getting Disk management to recognize it as

Hello, We have Dell PowerVault MD3620f with controllers in lock down mode and we dont know what we can do. Console does not take any commands. And there is nothing we can do with MDSS Anyone experienced that?

Greetings! We have a Dell PowerVault MD3220i and required cable (MN657) What are the steps to preform a password reset? Thank you

I am an employee at Metal Supply Center . I want to know does Dell have a cloud storage, which cloud does it have?

hello, we had a ME4012 with all 12x 12TB disks, one virtual pool with one ADAPT type disk group. Now we have added ME412 Expansion enclosure with same disks (12x12TB). I'm not sure how to incorporate new disks into the system and why, where the documentation is not really helpful on reasoning over

Which password reset cable do I need for a MD3220i. Thank you

Hey all, Where in the ME4012 UI can I find the service tag number? I am 500 miles away from the front of the machine. You would think this would be an obvious thing, it's all over the place on the iDrac UI, but the ME4 series do not post it in any obvious way. -Dan

Hello, I'm new to Dell and ISCSI, and my issue is most likely due to me not fully understanding what i'm doing, hence i would immensely appreciate the help! A brand new Powervault ME4012, still in the setup wizard won't save my ISCSI config. I watched several youtube movies, and read the deployme

Hello, I have a storage with a set of SSD and SAS disks.  I would like to know : - if they can be mixed together in same pool as single to get better performance ?  or the only possibility is to separate them in different pools , ie A and B ?  - In the scenario we need to separate

Hello everyone, I hope I'm posting in the right spot. We are looking at purchasing a MD1420.  It will be used to expand the storage on a R540 and we plan on installing the 405-AAES in the server to connect it.  The R540 has a H730P and I know the 405-AAES doesn't have any kind of RAID con