Dell PowerVault MD3260i - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................7
System Requirements ...............................................................................................................................................7
Management Station Requirements .................................................................................................................. 7
Introduction To Storage Arrays ................................................................................................................................7
2 Hardware Installation.................................................................................................................9
Planning The Storage Configuration ........................................................................................................................9
Connecting The Storage Array ................................................................................................................................. 9
Cabling The Storage Array ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Redundant And Non-Redundant Configurations ..............................................................................................10
Direct-Attached Configurations ....................................................................................................................... 10
Network-Attached Configurations ...................................................................................................................13
Cabling PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosures ............................................................................................16
Expanding With New PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosures ............................................................... 16
3 Installing MD Storage Manager............................................................................................. 17
Modular Disk Configuration Utility ..........................................................................................................................18
Graphical Installation (Recommended) .................................................................................................................. 18
Console Installation ............................................................................................................................................... 19
Silent Installation ................................................................................................................................................... 19
Silent Installation On Windows ........................................................................................................................19
Silent Installation On Linux ...............................................................................................................................19
Enabling Premium Features (Optional) ................................................................................................................... 19
Upgrading PowerVault MD Storage Manager ....................................................................................................... 19
4 Post Installation Tasks............................................................................................................. 21
Before You Begin ....................................................................................................................................................21
iSCSI Configuration Terminology ..................................................................................................................... 21
iSCSI Configuration Worksheet ..............................................................................................................................22
Configuring iSCSI On Your Storage Array .............................................................................................................. 22
Automatic Configuration Using The Modular Disk Configuration Utility ..........................................................22
Post Connection Establishment Steps ....................................................................................................................24
5 Guidelines For Configuring Your Network For iSCSI........................................................... 25
Microsoft Windows Host Setup ..............................................................................................................................25
Using A DHCP server ........................................................................................................................................25
Using A Static IP Address ................................................................................................................................ 25
Using A DNS Server ......................................................................................................................................... 26