Deployment Guide

Types of Redundancy for Front-End Connections........................................................................................................... 40
Port Redundancy....................................................................................................................................................... 40
Storage Controller Redundancy................................................................................................................................. 40
Fault Domains............................................................................................................................................................. 41
Multipath I/O.............................................................................................................................................................. 41
Cabling SAN-Attached Host Servers................................................................................................................................ 41
Connecting to Fibre Channel Host Servers................................................................................................................ 42
Connecting to iSCSI Host Servers............................................................................................................................. 50
Cabling Direct-Attached Host Servers.............................................................................................................................56
Preparing Host Servers.............................................................................................................................................. 57
SAS Virtual Port Mode............................................................................................................................................... 57
Two Servers Connected to Dual 12 Gb 4-Port SAS Storage Controllers....................................................................57
Four Servers Connected to Dual 12 Gb 4-Port SAS Storage Controllers....................................................................58
Labeling the Front-End Cables...................................................................................................................................59
Cabling the Ethernet Management Port.......................................................................................................................... 60
Labeling the Ethernet Management Cables................................................................................................................ 61
Cabling the Embedded Ports for iSCSI Replication.......................................................................................................... 62
Cabling the Replication Port for iSCSI Replication......................................................................................................62
Cabling the Management Port and Replication Port for iSCSI Replication................................................................. 63
Cabling the Embedded Ports for iSCSI Host Connectivity............................................................................................... 64
Two iSCSI Networks using the Embedded Ethernet Ports on a Storage System with Dual Fibre Channel
Storage Controllers.................................................................................................................................................... 64
Two iSCSI Networks Using the Embedded Ethernet Ports on a Storage System with Dual iSCSI Storage
Controllers................................................................................................................................................................. 65
4 Connect the Back-End Cabling and Connect the Power............................................... 68
SC180 Expansion Enclosure Cabling Guidelines................................................................................................................68
Back-End SAS Redundancy....................................................................................................................................... 68
Back-End SAS Port Types......................................................................................................................................... 68
Back-End Connections for an SCv2080 Storage System Without an Expansion Enclosure.............................................69
Back-End Connections for an SCv2080 with an Expansion Enclosure.............................................................................69
Label the Back-End Cables...............................................................................................................................................70
Connect Power Cables and Turn on the Storage System................................................................................................. 71
5 Discover and Configure the Storage Center..................................................................74
Locating Your Service Tag................................................................................................................................................74
Worksheet to Record System Information....................................................................................................................... 74
Storage Center Information........................................................................................................................................74
iSCSI Fault Domain Information..................................................................................................................................75
Additional Storage Center Information....................................................................................................................... 75
Fibre Channel Zoning Information...............................................................................................................................76
Supported Operating Systems for Storage Center Automated Setup .............................................................................76
Install and Use the Dell Storage Manager Client............................................................................................................... 77
Discover and Select an Uninitialized Storage Center........................................................................................................ 77
Deploy the Storage Center Using the Direct Connect Method.........................................................................................78
Set System Information....................................................................................................................................................78
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