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Contents
1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 5
System Requirements............................................................................................................................5
Management Station Requirements............................................................................................... 5
Introduction To Storage Arrays.............................................................................................................5
Related Documentation........................................................................................................................6
Contacting Dell......................................................................................................................................7
Documentation feedback..................................................................................................................... 7
2 Hardware Installation...........................................................................................8
Planning The Storage Configuration ................................................................................................... 8
Connecting The Storage Array ............................................................................................................ 8
Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell MD Series Storage Arrays......................................................... 9
Configuring Fibre Channel On SAN Attached Storage Arrays.............................................................9
Configuring Fibre Channel..............................................................................................................9
Other Information You May Need...................................................................................................... 10
Installing Supported Fibre Channel HBAs.......................................................................................... 10
Installing Fibre Channel HBA On Your Host Server......................................................................10
Using Fibre Channel Switch Zoning................................................................................................... 10
World Wide Name Zoning............................................................................................................. 11
Switch Zoning Guidelines..............................................................................................................12
Setting Up Zoning On The Fibre Channel Switch Hardware....................................................... 12
Cabling The Storage Array ................................................................................................................. 12
Redundant And Non-Redundant Cabling.................................................................................... 12
SAN-Attached Cabling........................................................................................................................ 13
SAN-Attached Cabling Example................................................................................................... 13
Remote Replication Cabling Example.......................................................................................... 15
Mixed Environment........................................................................................................................17
Cabling PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosures...................................................................... 18
MD3060e Expansion cabling diagrams........................................................................................ 19
Expanding With New PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosures.......................................... 20
3 Installing MD Storage Manager........................................................................22
Installing Host Bus Adapters And Drivers........................................................................................... 23
Graphical Installation (Recommended)..............................................................................................23
Console Installation ........................................................................................................................... 24
Silent Installation ................................................................................................................................ 24
Silent Installation On Windows.....................................................................................................24
Silent Installation On Linux........................................................................................................... 24