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Dell SC8000 - 6 Perform Post-Setup Tasks; Default Chapter; Verify Connectivity and Failover; Create Test Volumes

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Dell Compellent 165
6 Perform Post-Setup Tasks
Performconnectivityandfailoverteststomakesurethatthedeploymentwassuccessful,
thenchangeadministrativepasswords,PhoneHome,andcheckforupdates.
Contents
VerifyConnectivityandFailover ............................................. 165
Configure
aPhoneHomeProxy ................................. ............. 170
Phone
Home ...................................................... ......... 170
CheckforStorageCenterUpdates ................. ................
........... 172
NextSteps ......................................
........................... 172
Verify Connectivity and Failover
ThissectiondescribesthegeneralstepsneededtoverifythatStorageCenterissetup
properlyandfailsovercorrectly.Theprocessincludesconnectingaserverandcopying
datatoverifyconnectivity,andshuttingdownacontrollertoverifyfailoverandMPIO
functionality.Fordetailsabouteachstep,refertothe
StorageCenterSystemManager
Administrator’sGuide.
Create Test Volumes
ConnectaservertotheStorageCenter,createoneormoretestvolumes,andmapthemto
theservertoprepareforconnectivityandfailovertesting.
1 ConnectaservertotheStorageCenterusingFibreChanneloriSCSI.
2 (iSCSIonly)ConfiguretheiSCSIinitiatorontheservertotargettheStorage
Center.
3 UseawebbrowsertoloadtheStorageCenterSystemManager.
SinglecontrollerStorageCenter:EnterthecontrollermanagementIPaddress
DualcontrollerStorageCenter:EnterthesharedsystemmanagementIPaddress.
4 LogintoSystemManager.
5 DefinetheserverinSystemManager.
a IntheSystemTree,selectServers.
b ClickCreateServer.TheCreateServerwizardappears.
c SelecttheserverHBA(s)inthetable,thenclickContinue.
d IntheName
field,typeanamefortheserver.
e FromtheOperatingSystemdropdownmenu,selecttheoperatingsystemthatthe
serverisrunning.

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