Contents
1 Introduction...........................................................................................................5
System Requirements............................................................................................................................5
Management Station Requirements...............................................................................................5
Introduction To Storage Arrays.............................................................................................................5
Related Documentation........................................................................................................................6
Contacting Dell......................................................................................................................................7
Documentation feedback.....................................................................................................................7
2 Hardware Installation...........................................................................................8
Planning The Storage Configuration ...................................................................................................8
Connecting The Storage Array ............................................................................................................8
Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell MD Series Storage Arrays.........................................................9
Configuring Fibre Channel On SAN Attached Storage Arrays.............................................................9
Configuring Fibre Channel..............................................................................................................9
Other Information You May Need......................................................................................................10
Installing Supported Fibre Channel HBAs..........................................................................................10
Installing Fibre Channel HBA On Your Host Server......................................................................10
Using Fibre Channel Switch Zoning...................................................................................................10
World Wide Name Zoning.............................................................................................................11
Switch Zoning Guidelines..............................................................................................................12
Setting Up Zoning On The Fibre Channel Switch Hardware.......................................................12
Cabling The Storage Array .................................................................................................................12
Redundant And Non-Redundant Cabling....................................................................................12
SAN-Attached Cabling........................................................................................................................13
SAN-Attached Cabling Example...................................................................................................13
Remote Replication Cabling Example..........................................................................................15
Mixed Environment........................................................................................................................17
Cabling PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosures......................................................................18
MD3060e Expansion cabling diagrams........................................................................................19
Expanding With New PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosures..........................................20
3 Installing MD Storage Manager........................................................................22
Installing Host Bus Adapters And Drivers...........................................................................................23
Graphical Installation (Recommended)..............................................................................................23
Console Installation ...........................................................................................................................24
Silent Installation ................................................................................................................................24
Silent Installation On Windows.....................................................................................................24
Silent Installation On Linux...........................................................................................................24