Dell PowerVault MD3260i - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Overview......................................................................................................................7
Installation Prerequisites ........................................................................................................................7
Configuration Limitations And Scalability ............................................................................................ 8
Localization Support ............................................................................................................................. 8
Logs, Warnings, And Error Messages ..............................................................................................8
Downloading The MD vCenter Plug-In ................................................................................................8
Upgrading From A Previous Version ...............................................................................................9
Application Server Requirements ......................................................................................................... 9
Before You Install The MD vCenter Plug-In .........................................................................................9
Installing The MD vCenter Plug-In ..................................................................................................... 10
2 Configuring The Application Server And MD vCenter Plug-In....................11
Configuring Application Server Memory .............................................................................................11
Configuring Storage Administrator Roles ...........................................................................................12
Creating A Storage Administrator Role .........................................................................................13
Adding An Existing User To The Storage Administrator Role ............................................................ 15
Non-Authorized Plug-In Use Message .........................................................................................16
MD vCenter Plug-In Security .............................................................................................................. 16
Accepting And Installing The Trusted SSL Certificate .................................................................. 17
Microsoft Enhanced Browser Security .........................................................................................20
MD vCenter Plug-in Import And Export Configuration File ............................................................. 22
Application Server Login for Configuration File ...........................................................................23
Exporting The Configuration File ..................................................................................................23
Importing The Configuration File ................................................................................................. 23
Application Server User Management .........................................................................................24
3 Configuring The MD Storage Array For ESX/ESXi.......................................... 25
Grouping HBAs And Creating Virtual Hosts .......................................................................................28
Managing Bandwidth .................................................................................................................... 28
Configuring ALUA Support ................................................................................................................. 30
Changing Your Default Multipath Policy ......................................................................................30
Adding A SATP Claim Rule To Enable ALUA And Change The Multipath Policy To Round
Robin
..............................................................................................................................................30
Network Configuration For iSCSI Storage ..........................................................................................31
Network Configuration For MD-Series iSCSI Storage Arrays ...................................................... 32
Network Configuration For MD-Series Fibre Channel Storage Arrays ........................................32
Installing The SAS Provider Upgrade .................................................................................................. 32
Installing The SAS Provider Upgrade (ESX/ESXi 4.1 Servers Only) ...............................................32