Dell PowerVault 3000i User Manual

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Software Installation

Depending on whether you are using a Windows Server 2003 operating system or a Linux operating
system, refer to the following steps for downloading and installing the iSCSI initiator.

Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows Host Server

1 Refer to the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i Support Matrix on support.dell.com for the latest version

and download location of the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator software.

2 From the host server, download the iSCSI Initiator software.
3 Once the installation begins and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation setup panel appears, select

Initiator Service and Software Initiator.

4 DO NOT select Microsoft MPIO Multitpathing Support for iSCSI.

NOTICE:

Make sure the Microsoft MPIO Multitpathing Support for iSCSI option is NOT selected. Using this option

will cause the iSCSI initiator setup to function improperly.

5 Accept the license agreement and finish the install.

NOTE:

If you are prompted to do so, reboot your system.

Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Linux Host Server

Follow the steps in this section to install the iSCSI initiator on a Linux server.

NOTE:

All appropriate Linux iSCSI initiator patches are installed using the MD3000i Resource CD during MD

Storage Manager Software installation.

Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a RHEL 4 System

You can install the iSCSI initiator software on Red Hat

®

Enterprise Linux

®

4 systems either during or

after operating system installation.

To install the iSCSI initiator during RHEL 4 installation:

1 When the Package Installation Defaults screen is displayed, select the Customize the set of Packages

to be installed option. Click Next to go to the Package Group Selection screen.

2 In the Servers list, select the Network Servers package and click Details to display a list of Network

Server applications.

3 Select the iscsi-initiator-utils - iSCSI daemon and utility programs option.
4 Click OK, then Next to continue with the installation.

To install the iSCSI initiator after RHEL 4 installation:

1 From the desktop, click Applications→ System Settings→ Add Remove Applications. The Package

Group Selection screen is displayed.

2 In the Servers list, select the Network Servers package and click Details to display a list of Network

Server applications.

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