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Perform Post-Setup Tasks
Perform connectivity and failover tests to make sure that the Storage Center deployment was successful.
Verify Connectivity and Failover
This section describes the general steps needed to verify that Storage Center is set up properly and
performs failover correctly.
The process includes creating test volumes, copying data to verify connectivity, and shutting down a
storage controller to verify failover and MPIO functionality.
Create Test Volumes
Connect a server to the Storage Center, create one or more test volumes, and map them to the server to
prepare for connectivity and failover testing.
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Steps
1. Configure a localhost to access the Storage Center using the Set up localhost on Storage Center
wizard.
2. Connect to the Storage Center using the Dell Storage Client.
3. Create a 25 GB test volume named TestVol1 and map it to the top storage controller (storage
controller
1).
a. Click the Storage tab.
b. From the Storage tab navigation pane, select the Volumes node.
c. Click Create Volume. The Create Volume wizard appears.
d. Enter TestVol1 in the Name field, then click Next.
e. Set the volume size to 25 GB, then click Next.
f. Select the disk folder to use, then click Next.
g. Select the replay profile to use, then click Next.
h. Select the server to which to map the volume and click Advanced Mapping.
i. Clear the check box under Restrict Mapping Paths and select the controller on which to activate
the volume.
j. Click OK and click Next.
k. Click Finish.
4. Repeat the previous steps to create 25 GB volume named TestVol2 and map it to the bottom storage
controller (storage controller 2).
5. Partition and format the test volumes on the server.
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