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Dell Compellent ix
Preface
TheprefaceintroducesyoutotheStorageCenterdocumentation.Itprovidesthepurposeandaudienceof
thisdocumentaswellasalistofrelatedpublications.
Purpose
TheStorageCenterSC8000ControllerDeploymentGuideprovidescablinginstructionsforStorageCenter
controllers,switches,andenclosuresandprovidesinstru ctionsforconfiguringanewDellCompellent
StorageCenterusingtheSystemManagerStartupwizard.
Audience
TargetaudiencesforthisdocumentareDellinstallersandDellbusinesspartners.Theintendedreaderhas
aworkingknowledgeofstorageconcepts.
Related Publications
ThefollowingdocumentscomprisethecoreStorageCenterdocumentationset:
 StorageCenterReleaseNotes
Containsinformationaboutfeaturesandopenandresolvedissuesforaparticularproductversion.
 StorageCenterSystemManagerAdministrator’sGuide
DescribestheStorageCenterSystemManagersoftwarethatmanagesanindividualStorageCenter.
 StorageCenterSoftwareUpdateGuide
Describeshowtoupgrade StorageCentersoftwarefromanearlierversiontothecurrentversion.
 StorageCenterMaintenanceCDInstructions
DescribeshowtoinstallStorageCentersoftwareonStorageCentercontrollers.InstallingStorageCenter
softwareusingtheStorageCenterMaintenanceCDisintendedforuseonlybysitesthatcannotupdate
StorageCenterusingthestanda rdupdateoptionsavailablethroughtheStorageCenterSystem
Manager.
 StorageCenterCommandUtilityReferenceGuide
ProvidesinstructionsforusingtheStorageCenterCommandUtility.TheCommandUtilityprovidesa
command‐lineinterface(CLI)toenablemanagementofStorageCenterfunctionalityonWindows,
Linux,Solaris,andAIXplatforms.
 StorageCenterCommandSetforWindowsPowerShell
ProvidesinstructionsforgettingstartedwithWindowsPowerShellcmdletsandscriptingobjectsthat
interactwiththeStorageCenterviathePowerShellinteractiveshell,scripts,andPowerShellhosting
applications.Helpforindividualcmdletsisavailableonline.