Graphical installation (recommended) – Dell POWERVAULT MD3620I User Manual

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Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software

NOTE:

If Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is not used, initial configuration

of the management station must be performed on the same physical subnet as the

storage array. Additionally, during initial configuration, at least one network adapter

must be configured on the same IP subnet as the storage array’s default management

port (192.168.128.101 or 192.168.128.102). After initial configuration, the management

ports are configured using MDSM and the management station’s IP address can be

changed back to the previous settings.

The PowerVault MD series resource media offers the following three

installation methods:

• Graphical Installation (Recommended)—This is the recommended

installation procedure for most users. The installer presents a graphical

wizard-driven interface that allows customization of which components

are installed.

• Console Installation—This installation procedure is useful for Linux users

that do not desire to install an X-Window environment on their supported

Linux platform.

• Silent Installation—This installation procedure is useful for users that

prefer to create scripted installations.

Graphical Installation (Recommended)

The PowerVault MD Storage Manager software configures, manages and

monitors the storage array. The MD Configuration Utility (MDCU) is an

optional utility that provides a consolidated approach for configuring the

management and iSCSI host ports, and creating sessions for the iSCSI

modular disk storage arrays. It is recommended that you use MDCU to

configure iSCSI on each host server connected to the storage array. To install

the MD storage software:

1 Insert the PowerVault MD series resource media.

Depending on your operating system, the installer may launch

automatically. If the installer does not launch automatically, navigate to

the root directory of the installation media (or downloaded installer

image) and run the

md_launcher.exe file. For Linux-based systems,

navigate to the root of the resource media and run the autorun file.

NOTE:

By default, Red Hat Enterprise Linux mounts the resource media with the

–noexec mount option which does not allow you to run executable files. To change

this setting, see the Readme file in the root directory of the installation media.

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