Deployment Guide

Storage Controller Redundancy.................................................................................................................................. 31
Multipath I/O............................................................................................................................................................. 32
Cabling SAN-Attached Host Servers................................................................................................................................32
Connecting to Fibre Channel Host Servers................................................................................................................ 32
Connecting to iSCSI Host Servers............................................................................................................................. 43
Cabling Direct-Attached Host Servers..............................................................................................................................51
Preparing Host Servers...............................................................................................................................................51
SAS Virtual Port Mode...............................................................................................................................................52
Four Servers Connected to Dual 12 Gb 4-Port SAS Storage Controllers....................................................................52
Two Servers Connected to Dual 12 Gb 4-Port SAS Storage Controllers....................................................................53
Two Servers Connected to a Single 12 Gb 4-Port SAS Storage Controller................................................................ 54
Labeling the Front-End Cables...................................................................................................................................55
Cabling the Ethernet Management Port.......................................................................................................................... 56
Labeling the Ethernet Management Cables................................................................................................................57
Cabling the Embedded Ports for iSCSI Replication.......................................................................................................... 58
Cabling the Replication Port for iSCSI Replication......................................................................................................58
Cabling the Management Port and Replication Port for iSCSI Replication................................................................. 59
Cabling the Embedded Ports for iSCSI Host Connectivity............................................................................................... 60
Two iSCSI Networks using the Embedded Ethernet Ports on a Storage System with Dual Fibre Channel
Storage Controllers....................................................................................................................................................60
Two iSCSI Networks Using the Embedded Ethernet Ports on a Storage System with Dual iSCSI Storage
Controllers.................................................................................................................................................................. 61
4 Connect the Back-End Cabling and Connect the Power............................................... 63
Expansion Enclosure Cabling Guidelines...........................................................................................................................63
Back-End SAS Redundancy....................................................................................................................................... 63
Back-End SAS Port Types......................................................................................................................................... 63
Back-End Connections for an SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Without Expansion Enclosures............................... 64
Back-End Connections for an SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System With Expansion Enclosures.................................... 64
SCv2000/SCv2020 and One SC100/SC120 Expansion Enclosure............................................................................ 65
SCv2000/SCv2020 and Two or More SC100/SC120 Expansion Enclosures.............................................................66
Label the Back-End Cables.............................................................................................................................................. 66
Connect Power Cables and Turn On the Storage System................................................................................................67
5 Discover and Configure the Storage Center................................................................. 69
Locating Your Service Tag............................................................................................................................................... 69
Worksheet to Record System Information....................................................................................................................... 69
Storage Center Information....................................................................................................................................... 69
iSCSI Fault Domain Information..................................................................................................................................70
Additional Storage Center Information....................................................................................................................... 70
Fibre Channel Zoning Information............................................................................................................................... 71
Supported Operating Systems for Storage Center Automated Setup ..............................................................................71
Install and Use the Dell Storage Manager Client...............................................................................................................72
Discover and Select an Uninitialized Storage Center........................................................................................................ 72
Deploy the Storage Center Using the Direct Connect Method.........................................................................................73
Set System Information....................................................................................................................................................73
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