Dell SCv3020 Deployment Guide

Modify iDRAC Interface Settings for a Storage System.......................................................................................66
Uncongure Unused I/O Ports................................................................................................................................ 66
6 Perform Post-Setup Tasks........................................................................................................................... 67
Update Storage Center Using Storage Manager......................................................................................................... 67
Check the Status of the Update....................................................................................................................................67
Change the Operation Mode of a Storage Center...................................................................................................... 68
Verify Connectivity and Failover.................................................................................................................................... 68
Create Test Volumes..................................................................................................................................................68
Test Basic Connectivity.............................................................................................................................................68
Test Storage Controller Failover...............................................................................................................................69
Test MPIO...................................................................................................................................................................69
Clean Up Test Volumes............................................................................................................................................. 69
Send Diagnostic Data Using SupportAssist..................................................................................................................70
7 Adding or Removing Expansion Enclosures...................................................................................................71
Adding Expansion Enclosures to a Storage System Deployed Without Expansion Enclosures.............................. 71
Install New SCv300 and SCv320 Expansion Enclosures in a Rack...................................................................... 71
Add the SCv300 and SCv320 Expansion Enclosures to the A-Side of the Chain.............................................72
Add the SCv300 and SCv320 Expansion Enclosures to the B-Side of the Chain.............................................73
Install New SCv360 Expansion Enclosures in a Rack............................................................................................ 74
Add the SCv360 Expansion Enclosures to the A-Side of the Chain................................................................... 76
Add an SCv360 Expansion Enclosure to the B-Side of the Chain.......................................................................76
Adding a Single Expansion Enclosure to a Chain Currently in Service...................................................................... 78
Check the Drive Count..............................................................................................................................................79
Add an SCv300 and SCv320 Expansion Enclosure to the A-Side of the Chain................................................ 79
Add an SCv300 and SCv320 Expansion Enclosure to the B-Side of the Chain................................................80
Add an SCv360 Expansion Enclosure to the A-Side of the Chain.......................................................................82
Add an SCv360 Expansion Enclosure to the B-Side of the Chain.......................................................................83
Removing an Expansion Enclosure from a Chain Currently in Service..................................................................... 85
Release the Drives in the Expansion Enclosure......................................................................................................86
Disconnect the SCv300 and SCv320 Expansion Enclosure from the A-Side of the Chain............................. 86
Disconnect the SCv300 and SCv320 Expansion Enclosure from the B-Side of the Chain............................. 88
Disconnect the SCv360 Expansion Enclosure from the A-Side of the Chain....................................................89
Disconnect the SCv360 Expansion Enclosure from the B-Side of the Chain.................................................... 91
8 Troubleshooting Storage Center Deployment...............................................................................................94
Troubleshooting Storage Controllers............................................................................................................................. 94
Troubleshooting Hard Drives.......................................................................................................................................... 94
Troubleshooting Expansion Enclosures......................................................................................................................... 94
A Set Up a Local Host or VMware Host.......................................................................................................... 95
Set Up a Local Host from Initial Setup.......................................................................................................................... 95
Set Up a VMware ESXi Host from Initial Setup...........................................................................................................95
Set Up Multiple VMware ESXi Hosts in a VMware vSphere Cluster........................................................................ 96
B Initialize the Storage Center Using the USB Serial Port...............................................................................97
Install the USB Serial Port Driver .................................................................................................................................. 97
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Dell SCv3020 Specifications

General

Controller	Dual controllers
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Product Type	Storage array
Processor	Intel Xeon
Form Factor	2U
Maximum Capacity	460TB
Memory	64GB per controller
Connectivity	iSCSI, Fibre Channel, SAS
Power Supply	Dual, hot-plug, redundant power supply (1+1)
Drive Support	SAS
Protocols	iSCSI, FC
Operating System	Storage Center Operating System (SCOS)