DeWalt MD3220I manual PowerVault MD32xxi Storage Setup and Configuration

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Dell PowerVault MD32xxi Configuration Guide for VMware ESX4.1 Server Software

PowerVault MD32xxi Storage Setup and Configuration

CREATE VIRTUAL DISKS ON MD32XXI USING STEPS DESCRIBED IN: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/md3000i/multlang/gsg/DAO_BCC/DY731A00MR.pdf.

AFTER OPENING THE MODULAR DISK STORAGE MANAGER AND SELECTING THE MD32XXI STORAGE ARRAY TO BE CONFIGURED, SELECT THE SETUP TAB.

NOTE: IN THE EXAMPLES TO FOLLOW THE STORAGE ARRAY IS AN MD32XXI WITH VIRTUAL DISKS ALREADY CONFIGURED USING THE CONFIGURE STORAGE ARRAY SELECTION. THE NEW SERVER BEING ADDED TO AN EXISTING HOST GROUP IS NAMED “VALHALLA”.

FROM THE SETUP TAB

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Contents Page Page Table of Contents Terminology/Glossary Introduction Implementing ESX4.1 on the MD32xxi Storage ArrayArchitectural Setup Supported Hardware and SoftwareEstablishing Sessions to a SAN PowerVault MD32xxi Storage Setup and Configuration Select Manually Define Hosts Page ISCSI Software Initiator Configuration on ESX4.1 Server Select Configuration-Security Profile on the ESX serverPage Page Clustering with ESX4.1 / Creating DRS Clusters Configure vSwitch & Enable Jumbo Frames Add iSCSI VMkernel PortsPage Assign Network Adapters Page Page Associate VMkernel Ports to Physical Adapters Page Page Enable VMware iSCSI Software Initiator Page Binding VMkernel Ports to iSCSI Software Initiator Static Connect to PowerVault MD32XXi Storage Click the Dynamic Discovery tabPage Page Page Connect to a Volume on PowerVault SAN Contact Information Enabling VMware Native Multipathing MRUStep A2 Add iSCSI VMkernel Ports Step A1 Configure vSwitch and Enable Jumbo FramesAppendix a Networking Step A3 Assign Network Adapters Step A4 Associate VMkernel Ports to Physical Adapters Page Step A5 Enable VMware iSCSI Software Initiator Step A6 Binding VMkernel Ports to iSCSI Software InitiatorPage Vmk5 iSCSI6 IPv4 Step A7 Connect to the Dell PowerVault Storage