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Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Emergency Mode

Storage Center enters Emergency mode when the system can no longer operate because it does not have enough free space.

In Emergency mode, Storage Center responds with the following actions:

  • Generates an Emergency Mode alert.
  • Expires snapshots at a faster rate than normal (Storage Center version 7.2 and earlier)
  • Prevents new volume creation.
  • Volumes become either inaccessible or read-only.
  • Prevents restart or shutdown operation
CAUTION:Do not turn off the storage controllers in emergency mode. Contact technical support for assistance in recovering from Emergency mode.
CAUTION:Because Emergency mode prevents all server I/O, Emergency mode is service affecting. Administrators must take special care to continually monitor free space on the Storage Center and add or free up space as needed to avoid reaching the Emergency mode threshold.

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