Manual storage array discovery, Setting up the array – Dell POWERVAULT MD3620I User Manual

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Appendix—Manual Configuration of iSCSI

After discovery is complete, a confirmation screen is displayed.

3 Click Close to close the screen.

Manual Storage Array Discovery

1 Launch MDSM.

If this is the first storage array to be set up, the

Add New Storage Array

window is displayed.

2 Select Manual and click OK.
3 Select Out-of-band management and enter the host server name(s) or IP

address(es) of the iSCSI storage array controller.

4 Click Add.

Out-of-band management is now successfully configured.
After discovery is complete, a confirmation screen is displayed.

5 Click Close to close the screen.

Setting Up the Array

1 When discovery is complete, the name of the first storage array found is

displayed under the

Summary tab in MDSM.

2 The default name for the newly discovered storage array is Unnamed. If

another name is displayed, click the down arrow next to that name and

select

Unnamed in the drop-down list.

3 Click the Initial Setup Tasks option to see links to the remaining post-

installation tasks. For more information about each task, see the Owner’s

Manual. Perform these tasks in the order shown in Table A-2.

NOTE:

Before configuring the storage array, check the status icons on the

Summary tab to ensure that the enclosures in the storage array are in an Optimal

status. For more information on the status icons, see the

Owner’s Manual at

dell.com/support/manuals.

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