Dell PowerVault MD3000 User Manual

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Software Installation

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c

Type

q

and press <Enter>.

NOTICE:

The system must be restarted after installing the SAS 5/E driver and

before manually installing the RDAC MPP driver.

d

Restart the system and run the install script from the CD again.

2 On the CD’s main menu, type

3

and press <Enter>.

The installation wizard appears.

3 Click Next.
4 Accept the terms of the License Agreement and click Next.
5 Select a type of installation:

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

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

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

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

8 The Multipath Warning dialog box may appear to advise that this

installation requires an RDAC MPP driver. If this screen appears, click OK.
Installation instructions for the RDAC MPP driver are given in step 12.

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 which monitors

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