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10 Hardware InstallationFigure 2-2. Cabling Two Hosts With Nonredundant Data Pathssingle-HBA host serverRAID controller module 0RAID controller module

Hardware Installation 11Figure 2-3. Cabling a Two-Node Cluster (Single HBA, Nonredundant Data Paths From Each Node)single-HBA host serversingle-HBA ho

12 Hardware InstallationFigure 2-4 and Figure 2-5 show redundant, high-availability cabling configurations for one and two hosts. If any one path fail

Hardware Installation 13Dual SAS In-Port ConfigurationsFigure 2-6 through Figure 2-12 show supported nonredundant and redundant cabling configurations

14 Hardware InstallationFigure 2-7 through Figure 2-10 show redundant, high-availability cabling configurations for one and two hosts. If any one path

Hardware Installation 15Figure 2-9. Cabling Two Hosts (With Dual-HBAs) Using Redundant Data Pathsdual-HBA host serverdual-HBA host serverRAID controll

16 Hardware InstallationFigure 2-10. Cabling Two Hosts (With Single-HBAs) Using Redundant Data Pathssingle-HBA host serversingle-HBA host serverRAID c

Hardware Installation 17Figure 2-11 through Figure 2-12 show redundant, two-node cluster configurations using a single RAID enclosure that is subseque

18 Hardware InstallationFigure 2-12. Cabling a Two-Node Cluster (Dual HBA, Redundant Data Paths From Each Node)For a more detailed discussion of redun

Hardware Installation 19 NOTICE: MD1000 expansion enclosures that were connected to a PERC 5/E Adapter may contain Maxtor SAS hard disk drives, which

Notes and Notices NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either pot

20 Hardware InstallationcUsing the MD Storage Manager, update the MD3000 RAID controller firmware to the latest version available on support.dell.com

Hardware Installation 21Expanding with New MD1000 EnclosuresPerform the following steps to attach new MD1000 expansion enclosures to the MD3000:1Befor

22 Hardware InstallationbTurn on the MD3000 and wait for the status LED to indicate that the unit is ready:• If the status LEDs light a solid amber, t

Software Installation 23Software InstallationThe MD3000 Resource CD contains all documentation pertinent to MD3000 hardware and MD Storage Manager sof

24 Software InstallationInstalling MD Storage ManagerThe MD Storage Manager software installation program allows you to select and install the storage

Software Installation 25The Installation Wizard appears. bFollow the instructions on each screen.cAfter you click Install, the Status screen shows the

26 Software Installation NOTE: The event monitor notifies the administrator of problem conditions with the storage array. MD Storage Manager can be i

Software Installation 2718After the MD3000 has initialized, reboot each host attached to the array.Management Station InstallationFollow these steps t

28 Software InstallationA screen appears asking if you want to restart the system now.11Restart the system.12Set the path for the command line interfa

Software Installation 29cTy p e q and press <Enter>. NOTICE: The system must be restarted after installing the SAS 5/E driver and before manual

Contents 3Contents1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Manage

30 Software Installationyour MD3000 arrays. For more information on alerts, the event monitor, and manually restarting the event monitor, see the MD S

Software Installation 31 NOTE: The event monitor notifies the administrator of problem conditions with the storage array. MD Storage Manager can be i

32 Software Installation4To view the manuals from the CD, open the HTML versions from the /docs/ folder on the CD.Installing the Manuals 1Insert the C

Software Installation 336 – View MD3000 Documentation7 – Dell Support8 – View End User License Agreement3If you want to view the readme.txt file, type

34 Software Installation

Post-Installation Tasks 35Post-Installation TasksBefore using the MD3000 storage array for the first time, you must complete a number of initial confi

36 Post-Installation Tasks4The name of the first storage array found appears beneath the title area of MD Storage Manager. To see a list of all storag

Post-Installation Tasks 37Set a storage array password.To restrict unauthorized access, MD Storage Manager asks for a password before changing the con

38 Post-Installation Tasks8Register the virtual disks and the disk groups with the hosts to allow activity between them.For a Linux host:• Use the hot

Post-Installation Tasks 399If you have purchased premium features, you can set them up at this point. Click Tools→ View/Enable Premium Features or Vie

4 ContentsDocumentation for Windows Systems. . . . . . . . . . 31Viewing Resource CD Contents. . . . . . . . . . . 31Installing the Manuals . . .

40 Post-Installation TasksFor more information on using these premium features, see the MD Storage Manager User’s Guide.Troubleshooting ToolsThe MD St

Post-Installation Tasks 41– Unresponsive — The storage management station cannot communicate with the array, one controller, or both controllers in th

42 Post-Installation Tasks

Uninstalling Software 43Uninstalling SoftwareThe following sections contain information on how to uninstall MD Storage Manager software from both host

44 Uninstalling Softwareused during installation, navigate to that directory before beginning the Uninstall procedure.2In the installation directory,

Index 45IndexAalerts, 37Automatic Discovery, 35, 39Ccabling, 7enclosure, 8-18cluster hostsetting up, 26cluster nodereconfiguring, 26Ddisk group, 6, 38

46 IndexRRAID, 6RDAC MPP driver, 29readme, 32-33Recovery Guru, 40Resource CD, 23-24, 26, 32, 34SSnapshot Virtual Disk, 7, 39status, 36, 39, 41status i

Introduction 5IntroductionThis guide outlines the steps for configuring the Dell™ PowerVault™ Modular Disk 3000 (MD3000). The guide also covers instal

6 IntroductionIntroduction to Storage ArraysA storage array includes various hardware components, such as physical disks, RAID controller modules, fan

Hardware Installation 7Hardware InstallationThis chapter provides guidelines for planning the physical configuration of your Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000

8 Hardware InstallationEach RAID controller module has at least one SAS In port connector that provides the direct connection to the host or node. A s

Hardware Installation 9Single SAS In-Port ConfigurationsFigure 2-1 through Figure 2-5 show supported nonredundant and redundant cabling configurations