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- Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 1
Dell Storage MD1280 Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 2
potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 2015 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 3
need...6 2 About the Dell Storage enclosure 8 About your host...8 Dell Storage MD1280...9 Storage enclosure management installation - Windows 12 MPIO (Multipath I/O)...12 Graphical installation...12 Silent installation...12 Uninstalling storage enclosure management 12 Storage enclosure management - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 4
monitor 37 Local log file...37 Windows event log ...37 Linux syslog...38 SNMP...38 Critical events...38 6 The Dell Storage enclosure ReST API 40 Accessing the ReST service...40 Device inventory...41 Adapters...42 Enclosures...42 EMMs...42 Drives...42 Drives slots...42 EMM slots...42 Drawers...43 - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 5
Device actions...43 Specifying file pathsBlink drive...43 Update firmware...44 Validate firmware file...45 7 Getting help...46 Contacting Dell...46 5 - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 6
describes the CLI commands required to perform certain common task within the storage enclosure. The second section is a reference to all CLI commands All the documents, unless specified otherwise, are available at dell.com/support/manuals. • The rack documentation included with your rack solution - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 7
The Dell Storage MD1280 Service Guide provides information about enclosure service and maintenance. This document is available online at dell.com/support/home. • The Getting Started Guide provides information about initial setup tasks and technical specifications of the Dell MD1280 Storage Enclosure - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 8
features, see the Owner's Manual for the specific enclosure. About your host When connecting the storage enclosure to a Dell PowerEdge server, the server must have a supported SAS HBA installed: • See the Dell Storage Enclosure Support Matrix for information on supported SAS Host-bus Adapters (HBA - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 9
Dell Storage MD1280 Figure 1. Front-panel features and indicators Table 1. Front-panel features and indicators Item Name Panel 1 Enclosure status indicator Description • Unit ID Display: Displays the enclosure - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 10
Item Name Panel 2 Drive drawer‐specific left and right side enclosure activity indicators Description • Drive drawer 2 Fault: Amber, when a hard drive, cable, or sideplane-related issue has occurred in drive drawer 2. Activity Bar Graph: Six variable‐intensity LEDs glow dynamically - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 11
Item 1 Control/Feature Optional cable retention positions (4) 2 I/O enclosure management modules (2) 3 Fan modules (5) NOTE: Each fan module includes two fans. The Storage Enclosure Management Software lists 10 fans 0-9. The physical enclosure enumerates the fan modules 1-5. Therefore, in the - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 12
commands from the command prompt. Silent installation 1. Download the Storage Enclosure Management Software installation package from dell.com/support. 2. Run the command prompt as an Administrator. NOTE: The command prompt must be an Administrator prompt for proper use of the CLI. 3. Navigate to - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 13
1. Download the Storage Enclosure Management Software installation package from dell.com/support. 2. Navigate to the download directory of the installer. 3. Double-click the installation program, StorageEnclosureManagement-x.x.x.x--installer. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions and accept the - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 14
installation directory. The default directory is: /opt/dell/StorageEnclosureManagement. 2. Run the command: StorageEnclosureManagement_uninstall. For silent uninstallation: StorageEnclosureManagement_uninstall --mode unattended. 3. Follow the on screen instructions to complete the uninstallation. 14 - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 15
enclosure command line interface This guide is intended for system administrators, developers, and engineers who need to use the Storage Enclosure Command Line Interface (secli) and its associated commands. For additional information, see the hardware and software manuals that shipped with the - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 16
arguments that defines the target object command applies to. Command syntax structure The commands for the Storage Enclosure CLI have a number of required and optional input parameters. Those parameters in turn can Index and also the WWID/SASAddresses column for the respective supported HBAs. 16 - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 17
Identifying enclosures and EMMs Identifying enclosures For other management actions, you must provide information for a respective enclosure or EMM. These values are presented with respect to a specific adapter value provided. To identify the attached enclosures to a specific adapter, run the - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 18
can update drive firmware using the information provided from running other secli commands. The latest drive firmware for supported drives can be found at support.dell.com. Dell recommends stopping all I/O between the server and the attached enclosures containing the drives that you want to update - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 19
extension are supported for updating drives using the secli. Updating EMM firmware 1. Download the latest firmware package from dell.com/support. 2. is back online. NOTE: If you have more than one storage enclosure in a daisy-chain, Dell recommends updating the EMMs starting in the lowest tier of the - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 20
4 CLI reference This section lists all the commands available for managing your storage enclosure. Commands listed by type Drive commands Blink drive Description Helps visually locate the specified SCSI device by initiating a blink (or) terminating an existing blink - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 21
Parameter -off -h Description Turn off the blink mode for the device using the command. Provides additional information about the command, description and usage. Command examples • blink drive -a = 1 -enc = 1 -w = 0 -d = 4 • blink drive -a = 1 -enc = 1 -d = //./PHYSICALDRIVE50 -off • blink drive - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 22
related information for the specified adapter. Default output (no adapter input specified) lists all enclosures accessible by every supported adapter in the local machine. Command syntax secli (list physical enclosures | list enclosures | listphysicalenclosures | lpe)[-a= - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 23
Command syntax secli (list drives | listdrives | ld) ([-a=] [enc= [-w=]] [outputformat=] [-verbose] | -enc= [w=] [-outputformat=] [-verbose] | [-h]) Parameters Table 7. List - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 24
Parameters Table 8. List EMMs Parameter -a -enc -h -outputformat Desription Specify the adapter used for the command. This is either SAS WWID or AdapterIndex. Specify the enclosure used for the command. This is either WWN or EnclIndex. Provides additional information about the command, description - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 25
Command examples • list drawers -a = 1 -enc = 500a123456789012 • list drawers -a = 1 -enc = 0 • list drawers -enc = 500a123456789012 -outputformat = xml List EMM slots Description This command lists the EMM Slots and associated information for the specified enclosure. Command syntax secli (list - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 26
Parameters Table 11. List hard disk drive slots Parameter -a -enc -h -outputformat Description Specify the adapter used for the command. This can be either SAS WWID or AdapterIndex. Specify the enclosure used for the command. This is either WWN or EnclIndex. Provides additional information about - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 27
Command examples • list fans -a = 1 -enc = 500a123456789012 • list fans -a = 1 -enc = 0 • list fans -enc = 500a123456789012 -outputformat = xml List power supplies Description This command lists the power supply devices accessible from the specified enclosure. Command syntax secli (list power - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 28
Parameters Table 14. List temperature sensors Parameter -a -enc -h -outputformat Description Specify the adapter used for the command. This is either SAS WWID or AdapterIndex. Specify the enclosure used for the command. This is either WWN or EnclIndex. Provides additional information about the - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 29
• list voltage sensors -a = 1 -enc = 0 • list voltage sensors -enc = 500a123456789012 -outputformat = xml List current sensors Description Lists the current sensors accessible from the specified enclosure. Command syntax secli (list current sensors | listcurrentsensors | lcs) (-a= - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 30
Parameters Table 17. Adapter information Parameter -a -h -outputformat Decription Specify the adapter used for the command. This is either SAS WWID or AdapterIndex. Provides additional information about the command, description and usage. You can specify the following output formats: xml, json. - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 31
Parameter -h -smart Description Provides additional information about the command, description and usage. Display the S.M.A.R.T attribute data for the specific physical drive. Command examples • info drive -a = 500abcdefgh12345 -enc = 1 -w = 0 -d = 4 • info drive -a = 1 -enc = 1 -d = //./ - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 32
Command syntax secli (info firmware | infofirmware | ifw) (-file= [outputformat=] | [-h]) Parameters Table 20. Firmware File information Parameter -file -outputformat -h Description Specify the file at the given path used for the command. You can specify the - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 33
Update commands Update drive firmware Description This command updates the firmware version of the specified drives using the provided firmware file. This command also verifies the integrity of the firmware file before applying the firmware. Command syntax secli (update drive | updatedrive | ud) - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 34
\upgrade.fwh • update drive -enc = EnclosureWWN -file = C:\Users\Administrator\firmware \upgrade.fwh -force • update drive -a = 1 -directory = C:\Users\Administrator\firmware -multi • update drive -d = DriveWWN -directory = C:\Users\Administrator\firmware -show NOTE: If the directory or filename - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 35
\emm_upgrade.esm • update emm -enc = 500rg67890123456 -emm = 500a123456789012 -file = C:\Users \Administrator\firmwares\emm_upgrade.esm • update emm -emm = 500a123456789012 -file = C:\Users\Administrator\firmwares \emm_upgrade.esm Update Adapter Description After running the following command, the - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 36
Status Adapter Description Shows information about the specified adapter status including PHY and expander information. Command syntax secli (status adapter | statusadapter | sa) (-a= [outputformat=] | [-h]) Parameters Table 25. Status Adapter - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 37
var/log/dell/StorageEnclosureManagement/logs/ StorageEnclosureMonitor_eventlog.log NOTE: The local log files are intended for support purposes and may be hidden by default on your system. Windows event log The Event Log File contains all events detected by the Storage Enclosure Monitor service on - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 38
Dell\StorageEnclosureManagement\StorageEnclosureMonitor \SEM_Snmp.conf Linux /opt/dell/StorageEnclosurseManagement/StorageEnclosureMonitor/bin/SEM_Snmp.conf Although the Storage stop and start the service/daemon for changes to take effect. Critical events The Storage Enclosure Monitor logs all - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 39
- DC current goes out of range of safe operating values • Fan is removed • Temperature Sensor - Temperature of enclosure is above/below critical threshold • Voltage Sensor - Voltage goes above/below a critical threshold - AC power failure - DC power failure • Drawer - Drawer is opened - Drawer - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 40
6 The Dell Storage enclosure ReST API The Storage Enclosure Management Software supports for the Representational State Transfer (ReST) API. The ReST service is accessible from a client device and from a Web browser. ReST access is enabled by default. The Dell storage enclosures support the - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 41
Table 29. Accessing the ReST service Parameter Description Host The address of the host running wwid> The variable represents the different types of devices contained within the storage enclosure. Following are the item_group values (device types): • adapters2 • currentsensors • - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 42
Adapters Provides information about all adapters. [base_url]/adapters Provides information on a specified adapter [base_url]/adapters/ Enclosures Provides information on all enclosures attached to a specific adapter [base_url]/a//enclosures Provides information on a - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 43
Drawers Provides information about all drawers in a specified enclosure [base_url]/a//enclosures//drawers Fans Provides information about all fans in a specified enclosure [base_url]/a//enclosures//fans Power supplies Provides - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 44
• C:%5Cdrivefirmwares%5CSeagate%22firmwares%5Cmyfirmwarefile.fwh • C:/drivefirmwares/Seagate%22firmwares/myfirmwarefile.fwh. NOTE: '%5C' is the encoding for Windows '\' and '%22' represents spaces in the path name. The following is an example of a valid Linux filepath for a firmware file: /home/user - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 45
Drive Update Query Syntax action=update&File= Validate firmware file The following command provides the user with information about a specified firmware file: [base_url]/?firmwarefile= 45 - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1280 | Dell Storage MD1280 Administrators Guide - Page 46
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