Owner's Manual

34 Setting Up a SAS Cluster

Setting Up an iSCSI Cluster for the Dell PowerVault MD32

and

MD12

Storage Enclosures

Setting Up the Hardware

For assistance in setting up your PowerVault MD32xx and PowerVault

MD12xx expansion enclosure, please see the PowerVault documentation at

support.dell.com/manuals.

Installing Host-Based Storage Software

Software Installation

The PowerVault MD3200 Series resource media contains software and drivers

for both Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems.

The root of the media contains a readme.txt file covering changes to the

software, updates, fixes, patches, and other important data applicable to both

Linux and Windows operating systems. The readme.txt file also specifies

requirements for accessing documentation, information regarding versions of

the software on the media, and system requirements for running the software.

For more information on supported hardware and software for Dell

PowerVault systems, see the Support Matrix located at

support.dell.com/manuals.

NOTE: It is recommended that you install all the latest updates available at

support.dell.com.

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.

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