Dell MD3200, MD3220 manual

Dell PowerVault MD3200 and

MD3220 Storage Arrays

Deployment Guide

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Contents

Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings Contents 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 4 4 Post Installation Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 5 Uninstalling PowerVault MD Storage Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 6 Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 A AppendixLoad Balancing. . . . . . . . . . . 49 6 Introduction System Requirements Management Station Requirements Introduction to Storage Arrays Page Page Hardware Installation Planning the Storage Configuration Connecting the Storage Array Cabling the Storage Array Redundant and Non-Redundant Configurations Single Controller Configurations Page Page Dual Controller Configurations Page Page Page Page Page Cabling PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures Expanding With Previously Configured PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures Page Expanding With New PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures Page Page Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software Graphical Installation (Recommended) Console Installation Silent Installation Upgrading PowerVault MD Storage Software Post Installation Tasks Before You Begin iSCSI Configuration Terminology iSCSI Configuration Worksheet Post Installation Tasks 33 IPv4 SettingsWorksheet x Mutual CHAP Secret Target CHAP Secret If you need additional space for more than one host server, use an additional sheet. IPv6 SettingsWorksheet x Mutual CHAP Target CHAP If you need additional space for more than one host server, use an additional sheet. Configuring iSCSI on Your Storage Array Automatic Configuration Using the Modular Disk Configuration Utility Page Page Post Connection Establishment Steps Guidelines For Configuring Your Network For iSCSI Microsoft Windows Host Setup Using A DHCP server Using static IP addressing Using A DNS server Using A WINS Server Linux Host Setup Using DHCP Using A Static IP Address Page Page Uninstalling PowerVault MD Storage Software Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Linux Getting Help Locating Your System Service Tag Contacting Dell Page A AppendixLoad Balancing Windows Load Balance Policy Round Robin With Subset Least Queue Depth With Subset Changing Load Balance Policies in Windows Sever 2008 Setting Load Balance Policies in Linux Page B AppendixManual Configuration of iSCSI Step 1: Discover the Storage Array (Out-of-band Management Only) Default Management IPv4 Port Settings Default Management IPv6 Port Settings Automatic Storage Array Discovery Manual Storage Array Discovery Setting Up the Array Step 2: Configure the iSCSI Ports on the Storage Array Page Step 3: Perform Target Discovery From the iSCSI Initiator Page Step 4: Configure Host Access Understanding CHAP Authentication What is CHAP? Target CHAP Mutual CHAP CHAP Definitions Step 5: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array (Optional) Configuring Target CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array Configuring Mutual CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array Step 6: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Host Server (Optional) Page Page Page Step 7: Connect to the Target Storage Array From the Host Server Page Page Step 8: (Optional) Set Up In-Band Management