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Connect a Storage System to a Host Server Using an iSCSI Mezzanine Card................................................. 43
Labeling the Front-End Cables.................................................................................................................................44
Connecting to Host Servers with SAS HBAs...............................................................................................................45
Cable the Storage System with 4-Port SAS HBAs to Host Servers with One SAS HBA per Server.............45
Labeling the Front-End Cables.................................................................................................................................46
Attach Host Servers (Fibre Channel)............................................................................................................................ 47
Attach the Host Servers (iSCSI)................................................................................................................................... 48
Attach the Host Servers (SAS)......................................................................................................................................48
Connect the Management Ports to the Management Network............................................................................... 49
Labeling the Ethernet Management Cables........................................................................................................... 49
4 Connect the Back-End Cabling.....................................................................................................................51
Expansion Enclosure Cabling Guidelines........................................................................................................................ 51
Back-End SAS Redundancy...................................................................................................................................... 51
Back-End Connections for an SCv3000 and SCv3020 Storage System With Expansion Enclosures.................. 51
SCv3000 and SCv3020 and One SCv300 and SCv320 Expansion Enclosure..................................................52
SCv3000 and SCv3020 and Two SCv300 and SCv320 Expansion Enclosures................................................ 53
SCv3000 and SCv3020 Storage System and One SCv360 Expansion Enclosure............................................54
SCv3000 and SCv3020 Storage System and Two SCv360 Expansion Enclosures..........................................54
Label the Back-End Cables............................................................................................................................................ 55
5 Discover and Congure the Storage Center.................................................................................................57
Connect Power Cables and Turn On the Storage System..........................................................................................57
Locate Your Service Tag..................................................................................................................................................59
Record System Information............................................................................................................................................59
Supported Operating Systems for Storage Center Automated Setup .................................................................... 59
Install and Use the Storage Manager Client.................................................................................................................59
Discover and Select an Uninitialized Storage Center.................................................................................................. 59
Deploy the Storage Center Using the Direct Connect Method.................................................................................60
Customer Installation Authorization.............................................................................................................................. 60
Set System Information................................................................................................................................................... 61
Set Administrator Information.........................................................................................................................................61
Conrm the Storage Center Conguration................................................................................................................... 61
Initialize the Storage Center............................................................................................................................................ 61
Congure Key Management Server Settings...............................................................................................................62
Create a Storage Type.....................................................................................................................................................62
Congure Ports................................................................................................................................................................62
Congure Fibre Channel Ports................................................................................................................................. 62
Congure iSCSI Ports................................................................................................................................................63
Congure SAS Ports..................................................................................................................................................63
Congure Time Settings................................................................................................................................................. 64
Congure SMTP Server Settings.................................................................................................................................. 64
Using SupportAssist........................................................................................................................................................ 64
Enable SupportAssist ............................................................................................................................................... 64
Update the Storage Center............................................................................................................................................ 65
Complete the Conguration and Continue With Setup.............................................................................................. 65
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