Dell MD3800f, MD3820f manual

Dell PowerVault MD3800f and MD3820f

Series Storage Arrays

Deployment Guide

Contents

Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings Contents 3 Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software................................................. 21 7 Working With SFP+ Modules and Fiber Optic Cables..................................30 Introduction System Requirements Management Station Requirements Introduction to Storage Arrays Related Documentation Contacting Dell Locating your system Service Tag Hardware Installation Planning The Storage Configuration Connecting The Storage Array Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell MD Series Storage Arrays Configuring Fibre Channel On SAN Attached Storage Arrays Configuring Fibre Channel Other Information You May Need Installing Supported Fibre Channel HBAs Installing Fibre Channel HBA On Your Host Server Using Fibre Channel Switch Zoning World Wide Name Zoning Switch Zoning Guidelines Setting Up Zoning On The Fibre Channel Switch Hardware Cabling The Storage Array Redundant And Non-Redundant Cabling SAN-Attached Cabling SAN-Attached Cabling Example Page Remote Replication Cabling Example Page Mixed Environment Cabling PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures Expanding With New PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures Page Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software Installing Host Bus Adapters and Drivers Graphical Installation (Recommended) Console Installation Silent Installation Silent Installation On Windows Systems Silent Installation On Linux Systems Enabling Premium Features (Optional) Page Post Installation Tasks Verifying Storage Array Discovery Initial Setup Tasks Uninstalling MD Storage Software Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows Server GUI Versions Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows Server Core Versions Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Linux Load Balancing Load Balance Policy Round Robin With Subset Least Queue Depth Least Path Weight Changing Load Balance Policies On The Windows Server Operating System Changing Load Balance Policies Using Windows Server Device Manager Changing Load Balance Policies Using Windows Server Disk Management Setting Load Balance Policies in Linux Setting Load Balance Policies in VMware Working With SFP+ Modules and Fiber Optic Cables Guidelines for Using SFP+ Modules Removing SFP+ Modules Installing SFP+ Modules Guidelines for Using Fiber Optic Cables Removing Fibre Channel Cables Installing Fibre Channel Cables Page Hardware Cabling Best Practices Handling Static-Sensitive Components Host Cabling for Remote Replication Cabling for Performance Single-Controller and Dual-Controller Topologies Labeling Cables