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Dell PowerV ault MD3600f and MD3620f Storage Array s Deployment Guide book.book Page 1 Friday, Septem ber 9, 2011 11:26 PM.
Notes, Cautions, and W arnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make b etter use of your computer . CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WAR N IN G : A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury , or death.
Contents 3 Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Sy stem Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Introduction to Storage Array s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . .
4 Contents Silent Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Enabling Premium Features (Optional) . . . . . . . . . 22 Upgrading PowerV ault MD Storage Software . . . . . 22 4 Post Installation T asks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 V erifying Storage Array Discovery .
Contents 5 Installing and Removing Fibre Channel Cables . . . . . 36 C Appendix—Hardware Cabling Best Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Handling Static-Sens itive Components . . . . . . . . . 37 Host Cabling for Re mote Replication .
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Introduction 7 1 Introduction NOTE: Throughout the document, Dell PowerV ault MD3600f series storage array refers to both Dell PowerV ault MD3600f and Dell PowerVault MD3620f. This guide provides in formation about deploying Dell P owerV ault MD3600f and MD3620f storage arrays.
8 Introduction • Display resolution of 1024x768 with 16 million colors (1280x1024 32-bit recommended) • Microsoft W indows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or SUSE Li nux Enterprise Server . NOTE: Operating sy stem installations can be either native or hypervisior guest configurations.
Introduction 9 Unconfigured capacity comprises physical disks not already assigned to a disk group. When a virtual disk is cr eate d using unconfigur ed capacity , a disk group is automatically created. If the only virtual disk in a disk group is deleted, the disk group is also deleted.
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Hardware Installation 11 2 Hardware Installation Be fo re us i ng t hi s gu id e , en su re th a t y ou re vi e w t h e i n st r uc t io n s i n th e: • Getting Started Guide —The Getting Started Guide that shipped with the storage array provides informat ion to configur e the initial setup of t he system.
12 Hardware Installation Connecting the Storage Array The storage array is connected to a host using two hot-swappable R AID controller modules. The R AID controll er modules ar e identifi ed as R AID controller module 0 and R AID controller module 1.
Hardware Installation 13 Redundancy is established by installing separate data paths between the host and the storage array , in which each path is to one of the two R AID controller modules installed in the storag e array .
14 Hardware Installation 2 Upgrade the expansion enclosure firmwar e to the latest version available at support.dell.com while the enclosure is still attached to the PERC H800 controller . W indows systems users can refer ence the DUP .exe package and Linux kernel users can refer ence the DUP .
Hardware Installation 15 • If the status LEDs are blinking am ber , there is an error that can be viewed using the P owerV ault MDSM. • If the status LEDs ar e solid blue, the storage array is ready . c When the storage array is online and ready , turn on any attached host systems.
16 Hardware Installation a Stop all I/O to the stora ge array and turn off affected host systems attached to the storage array . b T ur n off the storage array . c T ur n off any expansion encl osur e(s) in the affected system. 3 Cable the e xpansion enclosure(s) to the storage array .
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Installing MD Storage Software 19 3 Installing MD Storage Software The P owerV ault MD series resource media contains software and drivers for both Linux and Microsoft W indows operating systems.
20 Installing MD Storage Software • Silent Installation—This instal lation procedure is useful for users that prefer to cr eate scripted installations. Installing Host Bus Adapters and Drivers NOTE: Ensure that you read the Configuring Fibre Channel With the Dell MD3600f Series Storage Array document before continuing with this procedure.
Installing MD Storage Software 21 • Management—Installs the management softwar e and hardwar e providers. • Custom—Allows you to select specific components. 5 Select the P o werV ault MD storage ar ray model(s) you are setting up to serve as data storage for this host server .
22 Installing MD Storage Software Silent Installation T o run silent installation on a W indows system: 1 Copy the custom_silent.properties file in the /windows folder of the installation medi a or image to a writ able location on the host server . 2 Modify the custo m_silent.
Post Installation T asks 23 4 Post Installation T asks Before using the Del l P owerV ault stor age array for the first time, complete these initial confi guration tasks in the or der shown. These tasks ar e performed using the MD Storag e Manager (MDSM) soft ware.
24 Post Installation T asks V erifying Storage Array Discovery The Automatic Discovery option automatically discovers both in-band and out-of -band arrays and adds the storage ar rays to the manageme nt domain. If the out-of -band or in-band connections shown on the summary page are not accurate, complete the f ollowing step s.
Post Installation T asks 25 NOTE: Before configuring the storage array , check the status icons on the Device pane to ensure that the enclosures in the storage array are in an Optimal status. For more information on the status icons, see the Owner’ s Manual at support.
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Uninstalling MD Storage Software 27 5 Uninstalling MD Storage Software Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows Use the Change/R emove P rogram feature to uninstall the Modular Disk Storage So ft.
28 Uninstalling MD Storage Software NOTE: By default, MD Storage Manag er is installed in the Program FilesDellMD Storage Software directory . If another directory was used during installation, navigate to that directory before beginning the uninstallation procedure.
Appendix—Load Balancing 29 A Appendix—Load Balancing Windows Load Balance Policy Multi-path drivers select the I/O path to a virtual disk through a specific R AID controller modul e. When the multi-path dri ver r eceives a new I /O , the driver tries to find a path to the curr ent R AID controller module that owns the virtual disk.
30 Appendix—Load Balancing Least Queue Dep th With Subset The least queue depth with subset policy is also kn own as the least I/Os, or least requests , policy . This po licy route s the next I/O r equest to a data path that has the least outstanding I/O r equests queued.
Appendix—Load Balancing 31 Changing the Load Balance Policy Using the Windows Server 2008 Disk Management Options 1 F rom the host desktop, right-click My Computer and select Manage to open the Computer Managemen t window . 2 Click Disk Management to show the list of virtual disks attached to the host.
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Appendix—W orking With SFP Modul es and Fiber Optic Cables 33 B Appendix—W orking With SFP Modules and Fiber Optic Cables Each storage controller can have up to four FC host ports. A small-form-factor pluggable (SFP) module is used to connect a host port to a host or switch.
34 Appendix—W orking With SFP Modul es and Fiber Optic Cables • Y ou must install the SFP module into a p ort before you connect the fiber optic cable. • Y ou must r emove the fiber optic cable from the SFP module befor e you remove the SFP module from the port.
Appendix—W orking With SFP Modul es and Fiber Optic Cables 35 T o remove SFP modules: 1 Remove the FC cable from the SFP mo dule. Se e "Installing and R emoving F ibr e Channel Cables" on page 36. NOTE: T o avoid damaging the cable or th e SFP module, disconnect the FC cable before removing the SFP module.
36 Appendix—W orking With SFP Modul es and Fiber Optic Cables Installing and Removing Fibre Channel Cables WAR N IN G : Data processing environments can contain equipment transmitting on sy stem links with laser modules tha t operate at greater than Class 1 power levels.
Appendix—Hardware Cabling Best Practices 37 C Appendix—Hardware Cabling Best Practices Handling Static-Sensitive Components Static electricity can damage memory modules, system boar ds, and other static-sensitive components.
38 Appendix—Hardware Cabling Best Practices NOTE: If Remote Replication is activated, host port 3 on each RAID controller module is dedica ted for the commun ic ation that occurs betwee n the two storage array s (primary and secondary virtual disks).
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