Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series User Manual

Technical Guide Book for PowerVault MD3200MD3220
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MD Storage Manager
The MD Storage Manager provides the perfect combination of robustness and ease-of-use—two attributes
not commonly found together in an entry-level storage management tool. The new MD Storage Manager
graphical user interface (GUI) is ideally suited for the full-time storage administrator, who wants complete
control over their storage configuration, as well as the part-time system administrator, who needs an
intuitive interface that helps them ensure optimal storage utilization.
• Features of the next generation MD Storage Manager:
• Automated I/O path protection with host-based, multipath, failover drivers
• Centralized management of one or more MD3200 and/or MD3220 arrays from any location
• Backwards compatibility with MD3000 and/or MD3000i arrays
• Integrated storage partitioning, snapshot and virtual disk copy functionality
• Support for up to 8 partitions
• Support for up to 8 snapshots per virtual disk and a total of 128 snapshots per system
• Support for up to 8 simultaneous virtual disk copies per array and a total of 255 copies per system.
• RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and 6 supported
• Up to 30 physical disks supported per disk group (RAID levels 5 and 6)
• Up to 96 drives in RAID level 0
• Up to 96 drives in RAID level 1/10
• Local key management for SDE enabled drives
• One or more virtual disks per disk group
• Up to 256 virtual disks (LUNs) per array
• Dynamic capabilities support on-the-fly reconfigurations
• Dynamic disk group expansion
• Dynamic RAID level migration
• Dynamic virtual disks expansion
• Dynamic capacity expansion
• Dynamic segment size migration
• Dynamic defragmentation
• Non-disruptive firmware upgrades
• Support for unlimited hot spares
MD3200 Series Storage Manager Software Packages
The MD3200 series Storage Manager software contains the following four packages:
Client – This package contains the graphical user interfaces (GUI) for monitoring and managing the storage
arrays. It also contains an optional monitor service used to send alerts when there is a critical problem
with the storage arrays.
Utilities – This package contains several providers to simplify integration with Microsoft tools (VSS and VDS)
and integration to 3
rd
party management tools that take advantage of SMI-S protocols.
Agent – This package contains software that allows a storage management station to communicate with the
controllers in the storage array over the I/O path of a host.
Failover Driver – This package contains the multi-path driver used to manage the I/O paths into the
controllers in the storage array. If there is a problem on the path or a failure of one of the controllers, the
driver automatically re-routes the request from the hosts to the other controller in the storage array.

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Specifications

General

Form Factor	2U Rackmount
Drive Bays	12 x 3.5-inch or 24 x 2.5-inch
Operating Temperature	10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F)
RAID Levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Host Connectivity	6Gb/s SAS
Controllers	Dual controllers
Power Supply	Dual redundant 600W power supplies
Drive Support	SAS
Expansion Enclosures	MD1200 or MD1220 expansion enclosures
Management	Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM)
Cache Memory	2GB per controller
Maximum Number of Drives	Up to 96 with expansion enclosures
Cache	2GB per controller