Dell PowerVault MD3420 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Introduction................................................................................................................5
System Requirements ............................................................................................................................5
Management Station Requirements ............................................................................................... 5
Introduction to Storage Arrays ..............................................................................................................5
Related Documentation ........................................................................................................................6
Locating Your System Service Tag ....................................................................................................... 6
Contacting Dell ......................................................................................................................................7
Documentation Feedback .....................................................................................................................7
2 Hardware Installation.............................................................................................. 9
Planning The Storage Configuration ................................................................................................... 9
Connecting The Storage Array ............................................................................................................ 9
Cabling The Storage Array .................................................................................................................. 10
Redundant And Nonredundant Configurations ........................................................................... 10
Single Controller Configurations ...................................................................................................11
Dual Controller Configurations .....................................................................................................14
Cabling PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures ..............................................................20
Expanding With Previously Configured PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures ......21
Expanding With New PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures .................................. 22
3 Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software................................................... 23
Graphical Installation (Recommended) ............................................................................................. 24
Console Installation ............................................................................................................................ 24
Silent Installation ................................................................................................................................. 25
Silent Installation On Windows Systems ...................................................................................... 25
Silent Installation On Linux Systems .............................................................................................25
Upgrading MD Storage Software ........................................................................................................25
4 Uninstalling MD Storage Software.....................................................................27
Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows ............................................................................27
Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows Server GUI Versions .................................... 27
Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows Server Core Versions .................................. 27
Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Linux .................................................................................. 27
5 Load Balancing........................................................................................................29
Load Balance Policy ............................................................................................................................29
Round Robin With Subset ............................................................................................................. 29
Least Queue Depth ....................................................................................................................... 29