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Dell POWERVAULT MD3620I User Manual

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Troubleshooting: Your Storage Array Software

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• A time stamp.
• The version number for the RAID controller module firmware.
• The version number for the management application programming

interface (API).

• The model ID for the RAID controller module board.
• The collection status for each RAID controller module. If the status is

Failed, the reason for failure is noted, and there is no trace file for the

failed RAID controller module.

To retrieve the trace buffers:

1 From the AMW, select AdvancedTroubleshootingSupport Data

Retrieve Trace Buffers.
The

Retrieve Trace Buffers dialog is displayed.

2 Select either the RAID controller module 0, RAID controller module 1,

or both.
If the RAID controller module status message to the right of a check box

indicates that the RAID controller module is offline, the check box is

disabled.

3 From the Trace buffers list, select the relevant option.
4 To move the buffer, select Move current trace buffer to the flushed buffer

after retrieval.
Move current trace buffer to the flushed buffer after retrieval is not

available if the

Flushed buffer option is selected in step 3.

5 Enter a name for the physical disk data filename in Specify filename or

click

Browse to navigate to a previously saved file to overwrite an existing

file.

6 Click Start.

The trace buffer information is archived to the file specified.

7 After the retrieval process is completed:

• To retrieve trace buffers again using different parameters, repeat

step 2 through step 6.

• To close the dialog, click

Close.

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