6Configure Host Access — Set up one or more hosts to access the storage array. See "Configuring Host Access" on page 43 for more information.

7Configure storage array (2 options)

a Automatic (Simple) configuration

•Step 1: Automatic Configuration — See "Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks" on page 54 for more information.

•Step 2: Create Host-to-Virtual Disk Mappings — See "Creating Host-to-Virtual Disk Mappings" on page 60 for more information.

bManual (Advanced) configuration

•Step 1: Create Virtual Disks — See "Manual Configuration" on page 55 for more information.

•Step 2: Configure Hot Spare Physical Disks — See "Manually Configuring Hot Spares" on page 59 for more information.

8Manage iSCSI Settings — This option will be present only if your controllers contain iSCSI host ports.

a Change Target Authentication — Choose the authentication methods and permissions (if required) for an initiator to access the target.

b Enter Mutual Authentication Permissions — If initiators require mutual authentication, you can enter permissions for the target to access the initiator.

c Change Target Identification — Define an alias for the target for easy identification.

d Change Target Discovery — Configure parameters for how the target will be discovered on the network.

9View and Enable Premium Features (Optional) — You may have purchased premium features, including snapshot virtual disks and virtual disk copies. See which premium features are currently available to you and enable these features if they are currently turned off.

10Configure Ethernet Management Ports (Optional) — Configure network parameters for the Ethernet management ports managing a storage array for out-of-band Ethernet connections.

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Computer Drive specifications

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