Dell MD3200, MD3220 manual Graphical Installation Recommended, Select Install MD Storage Software

•Console Installation—This installation procedure is useful for Linux users who do not want to install an X-Window environment on their supported Linux platform.

•Silent Installation—This installation procedure is useful for users who want to create scripted installations.

Graphical Installation (Recommended)

The PowerVault MD Storage Manager application configures, manages, and monitors the storage array. To install the PowerVault storage software:

1Insert the PowerVault MD series resource media.

Depending on your operating system, the installer may launch automatically. If the installer does not launch automatically, navigate to the root directory of the installation media (or downloaded installer image) and run the md_launcher.exe file. For Linux-based systems, navigate to the root of the resource media and run the autorun file.

NOTE: By default, Red Hat Enterprise Linux mounts the resource media with the

–noexec mount option, which does not allow you to run executable files. To change this setting, see the Readme file in the root directory of the installation media.

2Select Install MD Storage Software.

3Read and accept the license agreement.

4Select one of the following installation options from the Install Set dropdown menu:

•Full (recommended)—Installs the PowerVault MD Storage Manager (client) software, host-based storage agent, multipath driver, and hardware providers.

•Host Only—Installs the host-based storage agent and multipath drivers.

•Management—Installs the management software and hardware providers.

•Custom—Allows you to select specific components.

5Select the PowerVault MD storage array model(s) you are setting up to serve as data storage for this host server.

6Choose whether to start the event monitor service automatically when the host server reboots or manually.

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