Owner's Manual

4 Contents
4 SAS Cluster Setup for the
Dell PowerVault MD3000, MD32xx,
MD1000, and MD12xx
Expansion Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Setting Up the SAS Cluster With PowerVault
MD3000 and MD1000 Expansion Enclosures
. . . . . . 23
Task 1: Setting Up the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . 23
Task 2: Installing Host-Based Storage Software . . 25
Task 3: Verifying and Upgrading the Firmware . . . 25
Task 4: Installing the SAS 5/E Adapter Driver . . . 25
Task 5: Performing the Post Installation Tasks . . . 26
Setting Up the SAS Cluster With PowerVault
MD32xx and MD12xx Expansion Enclosures
. . . . . . 26
Task 1: Setting Up the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . 26
Task 2: Installing Host-Based Storage Software . . 26
Task 3: Performing the Post Installation Tasks . . . 29
5 iSCSI Cluster Setup for the
Dell PowerVault MD3000i,
MD32xxi, MD1000i, and MD12xxi
Storage Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Setting Up the iSCSI Cluster for PowerVault
MD3000i and MD1000 Expansion Enclosures
. . . . . . 35
Task 1: Setting Up the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . 35
Task 2: Installing Host-based
Software Needed for Storage . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Task 3: Verifying and Upgrading the Firmware . . . 38
Post Installation Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38