Dell PowerVault MD3820f series- User Manual

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2 Hardware Installation Before using this guide, ensure that you review the instructions in the documents: • Getting Started Guide — The Getting Started Guide shipped with the storage array provides information to configure the initial setup of the system. • Planning section of the Owner’s Manual — ...

Each PowerVault MD3800f and MD3820f series storage array can be expanded to a maximum of 120 (or 192, if enabled using Premium Feature activation) physical slots. Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell MD Series Storage Arrays This section provides information about configuring Fibre Channel communicat...

Other Information You May Need In addition to this document, see the documentation provided with the HBA and Fibre Channel switch hardware for vendor-specific information required to complete Fibre-Channel setup on your storage array. Installing Supported Fibre Channel HBAs The storage array support...

Figure 1. Example of Switch Zoning on SAN on an MD38xxf-series Fibre-Channel Storage Array World Wide Name Zoning There are several different switch zoning techniques used across various SANs. When configuring zoning with your storage array, using a 64 bit World Wide Name (WWN) to uniquely identify ...

together, the switch allows the host server to see only devices included in that zone, decreasing the amount of time it would otherwise take for the host server to query attached, but out-of-zone, devices. Switch Zoning Guidelines The storage array imposes specific requirements that must be followed...

Switch Fabric A Switch Fabric B Server2_HBA_0 Server2_HBA_1 Array1_Ctrl-0-0 Array1_Ctrl-0-1 Array1_Ctrl-0-3 Array1_Ctrl-0-2 Array1_Ctrl-1-0 Array1_Ctrl-1-1 Array1_Ctrl-1-2 Array1_Ctrl-1-3 Zone3_Server3_HBA_0 Zone6_Server3_HBA_1 Server3_HBA_0 Server3_HBA_1 Array1_Ctrl-0-0 Array1_Ctrl-0-1 Array1_Ctrl-...

Switch Fabric A Switch Fabric B Array1_Ctrl-0-0 Array1_Ctrl-0-1 Array1_Ctrl-1-0 Array1_Ctrl-0-2 Array1_Ctrl-1-2 Array1_Ctrl-1-1 Zone4_Server3_HBA_0_1 Zone9_Server3_HBA_0_0 Server3_HBA_0_1 Server3_HBA_0_0 Array2_Ctrl-0-1 Array2_Ctrl-0-0 Array2_Ctrl-0-2 Array2_Ctrl-1-0 Array2_Ctrl-1-1 Array2_Ctrl-1-2 ...

Figure 4. Mixed Environment Cabling PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures You can expand the capacity of your PowerVault MD3800i and MD3820i series storage array by adding PowerVault MD1200 series expansion enclosures. You can expand the physical disk pool to a maximum of 120 (or 192, if ena...

Installing Host Bus Adapters and Drivers Ensure that you read the Configuring Fibre Channel With the Dell PowerVault MD Series Storage Arrays document before continuing with this procedure. 1. Install the host bus adapters (HBAs). 2. Connect the cables. 3. Install the HBA drivers and the operating s...

Console Installation NOTE: Console installation only applies to Linux systems that are not running a graphical environment. The autorun script in the root of the resource media detects when there is no graphical environment running and automatically starts the installer in a text-based mode. This mo...

Upgrading MD Storage Software To upgrade from a previous version of the MDSM application, uninstall the previous version (see Uninstalling MD Storage Software ), and then follow the instructions in this chapter to install the new version. 24

4 Post Installation Tasks Before using the Dell PowerVault storage array for the first time, complete these initial configuration tasks in the order shown. These tasks are performed using the MD Storage Manager (MDSM) software. 1. For out-of-band management, you must set the network configuration fo...

4. If the array still shows an Unresponsive status, contact Dell. Initial Setup Tasks Enter the context of your task here (optional). This is where introductory content goes. 1. The name of the first storage array found is displayed in the Devices tab of the EMW. To see a list of all storage arrays ...

5 Uninstalling MD Storage Software Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows 1. From the Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs . 2. Select MD Storage Software from the list of programs. 3. Click Change/Remove . The Uninstall Complete window is displayed. 4. Follow the instructions o...

6 Load Balancing Load Balance Policy Multi-path drivers select the I/O path to a virtual disk through a specific RAID controller module. When the multi-path driver receives a new I/O to process, the driver tries to find a path to the current RAID controller module that owns the virtual disk. If the ...

If more than one data path to the virtual disk has the same weight value, the round robin with subset path selection policy is used to route I/O requests between the paths with the same weight value. The least path weight load balance policy is not supported on Linux operating systems. Changing Load...

7 Working With SFP+ Modules and Fiber Optic Cables Each storage controller can have up to four FC host ports. A small-form-factor pluggable (SFP+) module is used to connect a host port to a host or switch. The SFP+ module is inserted into the port, and then a fiber optic cable is inserted into the S...

3. With the SFP+ module latch in the unlocked position, remove the SFP+ module. For SFP+ modules that contain wire tabs, grasp the wire latch and pull the SFP+ module out of the port. 4. Replace the protective cap on the SFP+ module and the host port. 5. Place the SFP+ module into a static-protectiv...

8 Hardware Cabling Best Practices Handling Static-Sensitive Components Static electricity can damage memory modules, system boards, and other static-sensitive components. To prevent damaging the system, follow these precautions: • Move and store all components in the static-protective packaging.• Pl...