Dell PowerVault 745N User Manual
System requirements
Using a Dell™ PowerVault™ 745N
With a Dell | EMC AX100 or AX100i
This document provides information about connecting and configuring a Dell PowerVault 745N storage
system with a Dell | EMC AX100 Fibre Channel or AX100i iSCSI storage system. Important
considerations are discussed that enable you to complete your installation of the PowerVault 745N
and optimize your system configuration.
System Requirements
Following are the minimum system requirements to connect and operate a PowerVault 745N storage
system with an AX100 or AX100i storage system:
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AX100 or AX100i storage system.
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PowerVault 745N storage system configured with Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Storage Server 2003
and hardware or software RAID.
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Remote client with a CD-ROM drive (for installing software on the PowerVault 745N system).
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AX100/AX100i support CD.
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AX100/AX100i documentation CD.
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For AX100 Fibre Channel installations, one or two QLogic QLA200 host bus adapters (HBAs) must be
installed in the PowerVault 745N storage system.
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For storage processor (SP) fail-over support on the AX100 or AX100i, you must install a switch between
the PowerVault 745N and the AX100 or AX100i system.
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For an AX100i iSCSI system, you can use any gigabit Ethernet switch.
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For an AX100 Fibre Channel system, you must use a switch preconfigured for use with the AX100.
For information about supported switches, see the
EMC Support Matrix document at
www.emc.com/interoperability.
October 2005