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Configuring a Dell™ AX 4-5 Fiber Channel Array as a Backup Target for CommVault™ Simpana™
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Installing EMC software on the DL Backup to Disk Appliance
This section explains the steps required to install the EMC software on the DL Backup to Disk Appliance.
It assumes that the appropriate zoning has been configured to enable the Fiber Channel Host Bus
Adapter (HBA) on the DL Backup to Disk Appliance to communicate with the Dell AX4-5F Array. These
steps may require assistance from your SAN Administrator.
1. Install the Navisphere Server Utility. In the “Choose Install Options” step, do not select the
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator.
2. Navigate to Start -> All Programs -> EMC -> Navisphere -> Navisphere Server Utility.
3. Select the “Register this server with all connected storage systems” option and click Next.
4. You should see the Storage Systems that the DL Backup to Disk Appliance is connected to (See
Figure 2). Click Next, then Finish. If no Storage Systems are detected, recheck the zoning
configuration and contact your SAN Administrator.
5. Install the EMC PowerPath software on the DL Backup to Disk Appliance. Reboot the system
once the install is complete.
Figure 2: Detecting connected Storage Systems from the Navisphere Server Utility
Exposing the Dell AX4-5F LUNs to the DL Backup to Disk Appliance
This section explains the configuration steps required on the Dell AX4-5F Array to expose the LUNs to
the DL Backup to Disk appliance. This process assumes that the EMC Navisphere Express or Navisphere
Manager is installed on the Dell AX4-5F Array and that the desired Disk Pool(s)/RAID Group(s) and
Virtual Disk(s)/LUN(s) have already been created. These steps may require assistance from your SAN
Administrator.
Using Navisphere Express
1. Launch a Web Browser. Navigate to the Management port of the Dell AX4-5F Array and login to
EMC Navisphere Express.
2. Click on Manage -> Connections. Ensure that the DL Backup to Disk Appliance is listed in the
list of connected servers. (See Figure 3)