Owner's Manual

46 Setting Up an iSCSI Cluster

• 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)

To complete graphical installation:

Close all other programs before installing any new software.

Insert the resource media.

Select Install MD32

i 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.

Install the MD Storage software. Select one of the following installation

options:

• Full—This package installs core software, providers, and utilities. It

includes the necessary host-based storage agent, multipath driver, MD

Storage Manager, providers, and optional utilities.

• Host Only—This package includes the host context agent, multipath

drivers, and optional utilities required to configure the host.

• Management Station—This package includes the MD Storage

Manager, providers, and optional utilities.

• Custom—This option allows you to select specific components.

Reboot each host server.

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