Dell PS Series User Manual

Installation and Setup Storage Allocation
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Figure 4-4: Create Volume – Summary
Step 2: Connect a Computer to a Volume
When you create a volume, the PS Series group automatically generates an iSCSI
target name, with the volume name appended to the end of the target name. Each
volume appears on the network as an iSCSI target.
An example of an iSCSI target name for a volume named
dbvol is as follows:
iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic.5-4a0900-2f00000-007eca92d654f160-dbvol
To connect a computer to a volume:
1. Install and configure an iSCSI initiator on the computer. Hardware and
software initiators are available from different vendors. Configure your
initiator using the instructions provided by the vendor.
Note: Dell recommends that you visit the Technical Support website to
obtain important information about using initiators to access PS Series
group volumes.
2. Make sure that the computer matches one of the volume’s access control
records. To display the records for a volume:

Dell PS Series Specifications

General

Category	Storage
Type	SAN (Storage Area Network)
RAID Support	RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10
Connectivity	iSCSI
Management	Dell Storage Manager
Data Protection	Snapshots, replication
Operating System Compatibility	Windows, Linux, VMware, Hyper-V
Capacity	Varies by model (e.g., 4TB to 1PB)
Product Type	Enterprise Storage Array