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manual Dell PowerVault MD3800f and MD3820f Series Storage Arrays, Deployment Guide
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Maintenance
Planning The Storage Configuration
Setting Up Zoning On The Fibre Channel Switch Hardware
Setting Load Balance Policies in Linux
Weight
Dell PowerVault MD3800f and MD3820f Series Storage Arrays
Locating your system Service Tag
Enabling Premium Features Optional
Using Fibre Channel Switch Zoning
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Deployment Guide
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Contents
Deployment Guide
Dell PowerVault MD3800f and MD3820f Series Storage Arrays
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
3 Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software
2 Hardware Installation
1 Introduction
Contents
5 Uninstalling MD Storage Software
4 Post Installation Tasks
6 Load Balancing
7 Working With SFP+ Modules and Fiber Optic Cables
System Requirements
Introduction
Introduction to Storage Arrays
Management Station Requirements
Related Documentation
Contacting Dell
Locating your system Service Tag
Planning The Storage Configuration
Hardware Installation
Connecting The Storage Array
Configuring Fibre Channel On SAN Attached Storage Arrays
Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell MD Series Storage Arrays
Configuring Fibre Channel
Using Fibre Channel Switch Zoning
Installing Supported Fibre Channel HBAs
Installing Fibre Channel HBA On Your Host Server
Other Information You May Need
World Wide Name Zoning
Setting Up Zoning On The Fibre Channel Switch Hardware
Switch Zoning Guidelines
Cabling The Storage Array
Redundant And Non-Redundant Cabling
SAN-Attached Cabling Example
SAN-Attached Cabling
Switch Fabric A
Server2HBA0
Remote Replication Cabling Example
Server2HBA1
Zone6Server3HBA1
Switch Fabric A
Zone4Server3HBA01
Mixed Environment
Server3HBA01
Zone5Server3HBA11
Figure 4. Mixed Environment
Cabling PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures
Expanding With New PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures
2. Stop I/O and turn off all systems
b. Click Advanced → Maintenance → Download → EMM Firmware
b. Turn off the storage array
c. Turn off any expansion enclosures in the affected system
Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software
Graphical Installation Recommended
Installing Host Bus Adapters and Drivers
Silent Installation
Console Installation
Enabling Premium Features Optional
Silent Installation On Windows Systems
Upgrading MD Storage Software
Verifying Storage Array Discovery
Post Installation Tasks
Initial Setup Tasks
Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows
Uninstalling MD Storage Software
Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Linux
Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows Server GUI Versions
Load Balancing
Least Path Weight
Load Balance Policy
Round Robin With Subset
Setting Load Balance Policies in VMware
Setting Load Balance Policies in Linux
Changing Load Balance Policies On The Windows Server Operating System
Changing Load Balance Policies Using Windows Server Device Manager
Working With SFP+ Modules and Fiber Optic Cables
Guidelines for Using SFP+ Modules
Removing SFP+ Modules
See Working With SFP+ Modules and Fiber Optic Cables
Guidelines for Using Fiber Optic Cables
Installing SFP+ Modules
Installing Fibre Channel Cables
See Installing Fibre Channel Cables
5. Connect this end of the cable to one of the following devices
Handling Static-Sensitive Components
Hardware Cabling Best Practices
Host Cabling for Remote Replication
Cabling for Performance
Labeling Cables
Single-Controller and Dual-Controller Topologies