Dell PowerVault MD3660i - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................7
System Requirements ...............................................................................................................................................7
Management Station Requirements .................................................................................................................. 7
Introduction To Storage Arrays ................................................................................................................................7
2 Hardware Installation.................................................................................................................9
Planning The Storage Configuration ........................................................................................................................9
Connecting The Storage Array ................................................................................................................................. 9
Cabling The Storage Array ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Redundant And Non-Redundant Configurations ..............................................................................................10
Direct-Attached Configurations ....................................................................................................................... 10
Network-Attached Configurations ...................................................................................................................13
Cabling PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosures ............................................................................................17
Expanding With New PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosures ............................................................... 17
3 Installing MD Storage Manager............................................................................................. 19
Modular Disk Configuration Utility ..........................................................................................................................20
Graphical Installation (Recommended) .................................................................................................................. 20
Console Installation ............................................................................................................................................... 21
Silent Installation ................................................................................................................................................... 21
Silent Installation On Windows ........................................................................................................................21
Silent Installation On Linux ...............................................................................................................................21
Enabling Premium Features (Optional) ................................................................................................................... 21
Upgrading PowerVault MD Storage Manager ....................................................................................................... 21
4 Post Installation Tasks............................................................................................................. 23
Before You Begin ....................................................................................................................................................23
iSCSI Configuration Terminology ..................................................................................................................... 23
iSCSI Configuration Worksheet ..............................................................................................................................24
Configuring iSCSI On Your Storage Array .............................................................................................................. 24
Automatic Configuration Using The Modular Disk Configuration Utility ..........................................................24
Post Connection Establishment Steps ....................................................................................................................26
5 Guidelines For Configuring Your Network For iSCSI........................................................... 27
Microsoft Windows Host Setup ..............................................................................................................................27
Using A DHCP server ........................................................................................................................................27
Using A Static IP Address ................................................................................................................................ 27
Using A DNS Server ......................................................................................................................................... 28