Dell PowerVault MD3000 User Manual

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Software Installation

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After you click Install, the Status screen shows the progress of the
installation. When it shows that installation is complete, click Finish
to return to the main menu.

2 From the main menu, select Install MD3000 Storage Software.

The Installation Wizard appears.

3 Click Next.
4 Accept the terms of the License Agreement, and click Next.

The screen shows the default installation path.

5 Click Next to accept the path, or enter a new path and click Next.
6 Select an installation type:

Typical (Full installation) — This package installs both the
management station and host software. It includes the necessary host-
based storage agent, multipath driver, and MD Storage Manager
software. Select this option if the host will also configure, manage, and
monitor the storage array.

Host — This package installs the necessary storage agent and
multipath driver on a host physically connected to the storage array.
Select this option on all hosts that are connected to a storage array but
will not use MD Storage Manager.

NOTE:

Dell recommends using the host installation type if the host server is

running Windows Server 2008 Core version.

7 Click Next.
8 If the Overwrite Warning dialog appears, click OK. The software currently

being installed automatically replaces any existing versions of MD Storage
Manager.

9 If you selected typical (full) installation in step 6, a screen appears asking

whether to restart the event monitor automatically or manually after
rebooting. You should configure only one system (either a host or a
management station) to automatically restart the event monitor.

NOTE:

The event monitor notifies the administrator of problem conditions

with the storage array. MD Storage Manager can be installed on more than
one system, but running the event monitor on multiple systems can cause
multiple alert notifications to be sent for the same error condition. To avoid
this issue, enable the event monitor only on a single system that monitors your

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