Owner's Manual

SAS Cluster Setup for the PowerVault Expansion Enclosure 27
Installing the MD Storage Software
The PowerVault MD3200 series storage software installer provides features
that include the core software and providers. The Core Software feature
includes the host-based storage agent, multipath driver, and MD Storage
Manager application used to configure, manage and monitor the storage array
solution. The Providers feature include providers for the Microsoft Virtual
Disk Service (VDS) and Microsoft Volume Shadow-Copy Service (VSS)
framework.
NOTE: For more information about the Microsoft VDS and Microsoft VSS providers,
see the Owner's Manual at support.microsoft.com.
NOTE: To install the software on a Windows or Linux system, you must have
administrative or root privileges.
The PowerVault MD3200 Series resource media provided offers the following
three installation methods:
Graphical Installation (Recommended)—This is the recommended
installation procedure for most users. The installer presents a graphical
wizard-driven interface that allows customization of which components are
installed.
Console Installation—This installation procedure is useful for Linux users
that do not desire to install an X-Window environment on their supported
Linux platform.
Silent Installation—This installation procedure is useful for users that prefer
to create scripted installations.
Graphical Installation (Recommended)
1 Close all other programs before installing any new software.
2 Insert the resource media.
3 Select Install MD32 xx Storage Software.
NOTE: If the host server is running Windows Server Core version or if the
launcher does not automatically run, navigate to the root of the media and run
md_launcher.exe for Windows or the autorun script for Linux.