Dell PowerVault MD3800i - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Introduction................................................................................................................7
System Requirements ............................................................................................................................7
Management Station Requirements ............................................................................................... 7
Introduction to Storage Arrays ............................................................................................................. 8
Related Documentation ........................................................................................................................8
Contacting Dell ......................................................................................................................................9
Locating Your System Service Tag ....................................................................................................... 9
2 Hardware Installation.............................................................................................11
Planning The Storage Configuration ..................................................................................................11
Connecting The Storage Array ........................................................................................................... 11
Cabling The Storage Array .................................................................................................................. 12
Redundant And Nonredundant Configurations ........................................................................... 12
Direct-Attached Configurations ....................................................................................................12
Network-Attached Configurations ............................................................................................... 16
Cabling PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures ..............................................................22
Expanding With Previously Configured PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures ..... 22
Expanding With New PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures ..................................24
3 Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software................................................... 25
Modular Disk Configuration Utility ..................................................................................................... 25
Graphical Installation (Recommended) ............................................................................................. 26
Console Installation .............................................................................................................................27
Silent Installation ................................................................................................................................. 27
Silent Installation On Windows Systems .......................................................................................27
Silent Installation On Linux Systems ............................................................................................. 27
Enabling Premium Features (Optional) ...............................................................................................27
Upgrading MD Storage Software ........................................................................................................27
4 Post Installation Tasks...........................................................................................29
Before You Begin ................................................................................................................................ 29
iSCSI Configuration Terminology .................................................................................................29
iSCSI Configuration Worksheet .................................................................................................... 30
Configuring iSCSI On Your Storage Array .......................................................................................... 33
Automatic Configuration Using the Modular Disk Configuration Utility .................................... 33
Post Connection Establishment Steps ............................................................................................... 35
Guidelines For Configuring Your Network For iSCSI .........................................................................36
Microsoft Windows Host Setup ..........................................................................................................36