Switch storage management connections
Windows express configuration
This chapter describes how to configure a Windows-based host using the express configuration method.
Decide whether to use this Express method
The express method for installing your storage array and accessing ThinkSystem System Manager is
appropriate for setting up a standalone Windows host to a DE Series system. It is designed to get the storage
system up and running as quickly as possible with minimal decision points.
The express method includes the following steps:
1. Setting up one of the following communication environments:
• Fibre Channel (FC)
• iSCSI
• SAS
2. Creating logical volumes on the storage array and assigning a logical unit number (LUN) to each volume.
3. Making the volume LUNs available to the data host.
This guide is based on the following assumptions:
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