Owner's Manual

iSiSCSI Cluster Setup for Dell PowerVault MD3000i and MD1000 23
3 Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from a port (iSCSI HBA or NIC) of node 2 to
the port of network switch 1.
4 Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from a port (iSCSI HBA or NIC) of node 2 to
the port of network switch 2.
5 Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from a port of switch 1 to the In-0 port of
RAID controller 0 in the
Dell PowerVault MD3000i storage enclosure.
6 Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from the other port of switch 1 to the In-0
port of RAID controller 1 in the
Dell PowerVault MD3000i
storage enclosure.
7 Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from a port of switch 2 to the In-1 port of
RAID controller 0 in the
Dell PowerVault MD3000i storage enclosure.
8 Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from the other port of switch 2 to the In-1
port of RAID controller 1 in the
Dell PowerVault MD3000i storage
enclosure.
9 Connect two SAS cables from the two MD3000i out ports to the two In
ports of the first
Dell PowerVault MD1000 expansion enclosure (Optional).
10 Connect two SAS cables from the two MD1000 out ports to the In-0 ports
of the second
Dell PowerVault MD1000 expansion enclosure (Optional).
NOTE: For information on configuring the Dell PowerVault MD1000 expansion
enclosure, see the Dell PowerVault MD3000 Storage System documentation
available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Task 2: Installing the Host-based Software Needed for Storage
To install the necessary host-based storage software for the Dell PowerVault
MD3000i storage system, use the Dell PowerVault Resource CD software that
came with your MD3000i storage system. Follow the procedures in your
Dell documentation that is included with the Dell PowerVault MD3000i
storage system to install the Modular Disk Storage Manager Software on the
Master node and the Multi-Path (MPIO) software on the remaining nodes.
The Microsoft
®
iSCSI Software Initiator is required for a Dell PowerVault
MD3000i storage subsystem. The Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator can be
downloaded from www.microsoft.com.