Dell PowerVault MD3800i Series - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
1 Introduction...........................................................................................................6
System Requirements............................................................................................................................6
Management Station Requirements............................................................................................... 6
Introduction to Storage Arrays............................................................................................................. 6
Related Documentation........................................................................................................................ 7
2 Hardware Installation...........................................................................................8
Planning The Storage Configuration ...................................................................................................8
Connecting The Storage Array ............................................................................................................ 8
Cabling The Storage Array.................................................................................................................... 9
Redundant And Nonredundant Configurations.............................................................................9
Direct-Attached Configurations..................................................................................................... 9
Network-Attached Configurations............................................................................................... 13
Cabling PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures..............................................................20
Expanding With Previously Configured PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures......21
Expanding With New PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures.................................. 22
3 Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software.................................................24
Modular Disk Configuration Utility..................................................................................................... 25
Graphical Installation (Recommended)..............................................................................................25
Console Installation............................................................................................................................ 26
Silent Installation................................................................................................................................. 26
Silent Installation On Windows Systems...................................................................................... 26
Silent Installation On Linux Systems.............................................................................................26
Enabling Premium Features (Optional)...............................................................................................27
Upgrading MD Storage Software........................................................................................................27
4 Post Installation Tasks.......................................................................................28
Before You Begin................................................................................................................................ 28
iSCSI Configuration Terminology.................................................................................................28
iSCSI Configuration Worksheet.................................................................................................... 29
Configuring iSCSI On Your Storage Array..........................................................................................32
Automatic Configuration Using the Modular Disk Configuration Utility.................................... 33
Post Connection Establishment Steps............................................................................................... 35
Guidelines For Configuring Your Network For iSCSI.........................................................................35
Microsoft Windows Host Setup..........................................................................................................35
Setting Up Microsoft Host Network Using A DHCP server..........................................................35
Setting Up Microsoft Host Network Using Static IP Addressing..................................................35
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