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Contents
1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 5
System Requirements............................................................................................................................5
Management Station Requirements............................................................................................... 5
Introduction to Storage Arrays..............................................................................................................5
Related Documentation........................................................................................................................6
2 Hardware Installation...........................................................................................7
Planning The Storage Configuration ................................................................................................... 7
Connecting The Storage Array .............................................................................................................7
Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell MD Series Storage Arrays......................................................... 8
Configuring Fibre Channel On SAN Attached Storage Arrays.............................................................8
Configuring Fibre Channel..............................................................................................................8
Other Information You May Need........................................................................................................ 9
Installing Supported Fibre Channel HBAs............................................................................................ 9
Installing Fibre Channel HBA On Your Host Server........................................................................9
Using Fibre Channel Switch Zoning..................................................................................................... 9
World Wide Name Zoning.............................................................................................................10
Switch Zoning Guidelines.............................................................................................................. 11
Setting Up Zoning On The Fibre Channel Switch Hardware........................................................11
Cabling The Storage Array ..................................................................................................................11
Redundant And Non-Redundant Cabling.....................................................................................11
SAN-Attached Cabling........................................................................................................................ 12
SAN-Attached Cabling Example................................................................................................... 12
Remote Replication Cabling Example.......................................................................................... 14
Mixed Environment........................................................................................................................17
Cabling PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures..............................................................18
Expanding With Previously Configured PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures..... 19
Expanding With New PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures..................................20
3 Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software................................................. 22
Installing Host Bus Adapters and Drivers............................................................................................23
Graphical Installation (Recommended)..............................................................................................23
Console Installation............................................................................................................................ 24
Silent Installation.................................................................................................................................24
Silent Installation On Windows Systems...................................................................................... 24
Silent Installation On Linux Systems.............................................................................................24
Enabling Premium Features (Optional).............................................................................................. 24
Upgrading MD Storage Software........................................................................................................25
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