Install Guide
Storage Center Documents
• Storage Center Release Notes
Contains information about features and open and resolved issues for a particular product version.
• Storage Center Deployment Guides
Provides cabling instructions for Storage Center controllers, switches, and enclosures and provides instructions for conguring a new
Storage Center.
• Storage Center Software Update Guide
Describes how to update Storage Center software from an earlier version to the current version.
• Storage Center Update Utility Administrator’s Guide
Describes how to update the Storage Center software on storage systems. Updating the Storage Center software using the Storage
Center Update Utility is intended for storage systems that cannot be updated using the standard Storage Center update methods.
• Storage Center Command Utility Reference Guide
Provides instructions for using the Storage Center Command Utility. The Command Utility provides a command-line interface (CLI) to
enable management of Storage Center functionality on Windows, Linux, Solaris, and AIX platforms.
• Storage Center Command Set for Windows PowerShell
Provides instructions for getting started with Windows PowerShell cmdlets and scripting objects that interact with the Storage Center
via the PowerShell interactive shell, scripts, and hosting applications. Help for individual cmdlets is available online.
FluidFS Cluster Documents
• FluidFS FS8600 Appliance Pre-Deployment Requirements
Provides a checklist that assists in preparing to deploy an FS8600 appliance prior to a Dell installer or certied business partner arriving
on site to perform an FS8600 appliance installation. The target audience for this document is Dell installers and certied business
partners who perform FS8600 appliance installations.
• FluidFSFS8600 Appliance Deployment Guide
Provides information about deploying an FS8600 appliance, including cabling the appliance to the Storage Center(s) and the network,
and deploying the appliance using the Storage Manager software. The target audience for this document is Dell installers and certied
business partners who perform FS8600 appliance installations.
• FluidFS FS8600 Appliance CLI Reference Guide
Provides information about the FS8600 appliance command-line interface. The target audience for this document is customers.
• FluidFSFS8600 Appliance Firmware Update Guide
Provides information about upgrading the FluidFS software. The target audience for this document is customers.
• FluidFS Release Notes
Provides information about FluidFS releases, including new features and enhancements, open issues, and resolved issues. The target
audience for this document is customers.
• Dell FS8600 Appliance Service Guide
Provides information about FS8600 appliance hardware, system component replacement, and system troubleshooting. The target
audience for this document is Dell installers and certied business partners who perform FS8600 appliance hardware service.
• Dell NAS Appliance SFP+ Replacement Procedure
Provides information about replacing SFP+ transceivers on an inactive system. The target audience for this document is Dell installers
and certied business partners who perform FS8600 appliance hardware service.
• FluidFS FS8600 Appliance 1Gb to 10Gb Upgrade Procedure
Provides information about upgrading a Fibre Channel FS8600 appliance from 1Gb Ethernet client connectivity to 10Gb Ethernet client
connectivity. The target audience for this document is Dell installers and certied business partners who perform FS8600 appliance
hardware service.
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