Setting Up Your PowerVault NX3500 Solution 45

Preparing Your Management Station

A management station is required to manage and configure the PowerVault
NX3500. The solution can be accessed using either the CLI or the Dell
PowerVault NAS Manager.
NOTE: You can log on to either the CLI or the NAS Manager at a time. It is highly
recommended that you do not attempt to log on to both the CLI and NAS Manager at
the same time.
The minimum requirements for the management station are:
•It has IPv6 enabled.
• The PowerVault NASCU is installed.
NOTE: You can install Dell PowerVault NASCU from the Dell Resource Media
Fluid File System (FluidFS) media that shipped with your solution.
• The PowerVault NX3500 is cabled appropriately, and the management
station is on the same network as the LAN or client network.
• Has either Internet Explorer or Firefox installed with JavaScript enabled.
Installing the Solution in the Rack
Your solution requires a properly grounded electrical outlet, a compatible
rack, and a rack installation kit. For information on installing the solution in
the rack, see the Setting Up Your PowerVault Network Attached Storage
Solution that shipped with your product.

Setting Up Your MD Storage Solution

This section assumes you have discovered and completed the initial configuration
(naming, assigning iSCSI, and management port IPs) of your PowerVault
MD3xx0i storage arrays in accordance with the topology you plan to use.
This section provides the steps necessary to configure the host group and
virtual disks that are required for the PowerVault NX3500 system. For
additional information regarding a task such as creating virtual disks, see the
PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) Help or the Dell
Power Vault M D3xx0i Owner’s Manual at support.dell.com/manuals.
CAUTION: Correctly preparing the PowerVault Modular Disk (MD) storage array
is critical for successfully configuring your NAS solution.