Install Guide

Configure VMware hosts to access SC Series arrays with SAS FE ports
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Modify these steps to fit the design of your environment.
9. Starting with the first vSphere host, connect a SAS cable from the server to SAS Port 1 on the host to
SAS FE port 1 in the top controller of the SC Series array. The host does not need to be turned off
before connecting or removing SAS cables.
10. Connect a second SAS cable from the other host SAS Port to SAS FE port 1 in the bottom controller
of the SC Series array. Make sure both host SAS ports are cabled to the same SAS FE fault domain.
11. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each additional host until all are connected.
12. Refresh the view in DSM and verify the connected SAS ports show as status of Up. Resolve any
connectivity issues before continuing.
Note: Cabling and configuring (configuration is described in the next section) one server at a time can make
troubleshooting easier if there is a path issue.
3.5 Create server objects on the SC Series array
13. In the DSM client, click Storage > Volumes and create folders and subfolders to logically group
volumes. Do the same under Storage > Servers to logically group server objects. In this example, a
simple tree is created for the objects associated with the vSphere cluster.