Hardware installation, Storage configuration planning, About the enclosure connections – Dell PowerVault MD3000 User Manual
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Hardware Installation
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Hardware Installation
This chapter provides guidelines for planning the physical configuration of
your Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000 storage array and for connecting one or
more hosts to the array. For complete information on hardware configuration,
see the Dell PowerVault MD3000 Hardware Owner’s Manual.
Storage Configuration Planning
Consider the following items before installing your storage array:
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Evaluate data storage needs and administrative requirements.
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Calculate availability requirements.
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Decide the frequency and level of backups, such as weekly full backups
with daily partial backups.
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Consider storage array options, such as password protection and e-mail
alert notifications for error conditions.
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Design the configuration of virtual disks and disk groups according to a
data organization plan. For example, use one virtual disk for inventory, a
second for financial and tax information, and a third for customer
information.
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Decide whether to allow space for hot spares, which automatically replace
failed physical disks.
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If you will use premium features, consider how to configure virtual disk
copies and snapshot virtual disks.
About the Enclosure Connections
The RAID array enclosure is connected to a host via two hot-pluggable RAID
controller modules. The RAID controller modules are identified as RAID
controller module 0 and RAID controller module 1 (see the PowerVault
MD3000 Hardware Owner’s Manual for more information).