Dell Storage Center SCv2000 User Manual

iSCSI Fault Domain Information................................................................................................... 78
Additional Storage Center Information........................................................................................ 79
Fibre Channel Zoning Information............................................................................................... 79
Supported Operating Systems for Storage Center Automated Setup .............................................80
Install and Use the Dell Storage Client.............................................................................................. 80
Discover and Select an Uninitialized Storage Center........................................................................ 81
Set System Information.......................................................................................................................81
Set Administrator Information............................................................................................................ 82
Configure iSCSI Fault Domains.......................................................................................................... 82
Confirm the Storage Center Configuration.......................................................................................82
Initialize the Storage Center............................................................................................................... 83
Review Fibre Channel Front-End Configuration............................................................................... 83
Review SAS Front-End Configuration................................................................................................ 83
Configure Time Settings.....................................................................................................................84
Configure SMTP Server Settings.........................................................................................................84
Configure Key Management Server Settings..................................................................................... 84
Review the SupportAssist Data Collection and Storage Agreement................................................ 84
Advantages and Benefits of Dell SupportAssist............................................................................85
Provide Contact Information..............................................................................................................85
Update Storage Center....................................................................................................................... 85
Complete Configuration and Perform Next Steps............................................................................ 86
Set Up a localhost or VMware Host................................................................................................... 86
Set Up a localhost from Initial Setup............................................................................................86
Set Up a VMware vSphere Host from Initial Setup.......................................................................87
Set Up a VMware vCenter Host from Initial Setup.......................................................................87
Configure Embedded iSCSI Ports...................................................................................................... 88
6 Perform Post-Setup Tasks................................................................................ 89
Verify Connectivity and Failover.........................................................................................................89
Create Test Volumes.....................................................................................................................89
Test Basic Connectivity.................................................................................................................89
Test Storage Controller Failover...................................................................................................90
Test MPIO......................................................................................................................................90
Clean up Test Volumes.................................................................................................................90
Send Diagnostic Data Using Dell SupportAssist.................................................................................91
Label SC100/SC120 Expansion Enclosures........................................................................................91
A Adding or Removing an Expansion Enclosure..............................................93
Adding Multiple Expansion Enclosures to a Storage System Deployed without Expansion
Enclosures........................................................................................................................................... 93
Cable the Expansion Enclosures Together.................................................................................. 94
Check the Current Disk Count before Adding Expansion Enclosures........................................94
Add the SC100/SC120 Expansion Enclosures to the A-Side of the Chain................................. 94
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Dell Storage Center SCv2000 Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	Storage Center SCv2000
Category	Storage
Language	English