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I want to buy a tape backup but I currently use bacula, I would like to know if it is compatible to be able to execute the purchase

Hi All, I have a md3460 that is in a controller lockdown state, i have attempted to reset the password. Service Interface Main Menu==============================   1)Display IP Configuration  2)Change IP Configuration  3)Reset Storage Array Administrator Password  4)Display 7-

Hi, I have a Dell ME5084 with 28 SSD drives configured with 14 drives in two pools in the top chassis. I've just added 14 SAS disks to the bottom chassis. I want to be able to use the new disks for archive data only and leave the spare capacity off the SSD for future 'working' space. How is this ach

Hello, I have a disk with alert in the Dell EMC PowerVault ME4024 machine.But we can not enter the webrowser to see the status of the disk because the customer tells me that he does not remember what are the credentials to enter and we have already tried to enter with the default credentials.In orde

Hi all, Specsheet says that "PowerVault ME412 and ME424 expansion enclosures can only be used with either ME4012 or ME4024 base arrays". I am not sure if I can connect a ME412 shelf to a ME4024 base array without problems. Could someone confirm? Thanks in advance.

We were recently considering the idea of replicating our ME5 to a ME4 that we have. After reading the docs, it looks like we would need to allow for 4 times the anticipated pool size (Source data, snapshot 1, snapshot 2, queued replication). We don't have enough capacity for that. Anyway, this led m

I have been reading through the ME5 docs and while I do see the word "mapping" used quite a bit, there is no section specifically for mapping initiators/volumes/LUNs like there is for the ME4. Am I missing something?

Just read that you should MCS when available instead of MPIO. Is this true and does the ME5 support MCS? Didn't find anything in the administrator's guide

Hi, It's a mess that the disk firmware of a Powervault ME4/ME5 must be done offline. Could it be done online if I choose just one drive, and I go updating FW one by one or it's still disruptive? Thanks in advance and regards

I have a 124T lto-5 and need to reset password. The code is **57452** thanks

Hi all, I am searching for ME4024 inner rails. Seems the railkit H61HF isn't including the inner rails but I don't find a part number for these pieces. Could someone help with that? Thanks in advance

Hi Can we order ME5084 with 84 hard drives installed inside?? is it safe to do so? Each hard drive is 3.5 inch which weighs around 800g. I worry that 84 of those drives could damage ME5084 while delivering it abroad, i.e. during shipping. But at the same time, I want drives to be installed by DELL.

Is there an OID to see disk status via SNMP in PowerVault ME5012?

What does Dell generally recommend? I haven't found anywhere in the docs (yet) that recommends if LUNs and volumes should be 1:1 or if they can be 1:Many.

Hello everyone, ​ Is it possible to connect MD1400 to ME412 or ME424? Now we have MD1400 with PERC H840 RAID Adapter and we need to expand space.I read in an old conversation that MD1400 is not compatible with ME4 Series due "2 different softwares that are not compatible.". Is this relevant now, a

Hello everyone,I have a problem with an MD3820F, I wanted to completely reset all the configuration as well as the controllers ...The problem is that with Putty and the settings seen on the forum, I can't reset the password. Pressing the reset button on the back of the controller for 5 seconds did t

Hello Dell storage experts:I am going to update disk firmware in PowerVault ME5024 storage. Guidelines tells to stop I/O before the firmware update. but I still could not find the way of doing so. please guide to me stop I/O of system.

Hi i have a powervault MD3220 which is currently running on 1 raid controller in slot 1. In slot 0 currently there is no hardware. So i have bought a new controller which i want to put in with a different fireware too. Can i put it with out powering off the whole unit?

Hello, I am setting up a ME5024 with 10x 4TB disks for VM storage and was wondering about pool setup. If I use the auto setup it creates one RAID 6 30TB pool if I create a manual pool of 2x RAID 6 and one RAID 1 using both controllers I would lose about 11TB of space. How much of a performance hit

We'll be deploying a ME4 storage array and a pair of S4048-ON (VLT) switches. The switches will be serving double duty - SAN iSCSI fabric, LAN traffic for clustered servers. Should I disable spanning-tree on the iSCSI ports or enable portfast instead?