Dell PowerVault MD3200i Deployment Manual

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28 Installing PowerVault MD Storage SoftwareNOTE: If Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is not used, initial configurationof the management station must be performed on the same physical subnet as thestorage array. Additionally, during initial configuration, at least one network adaptermust be configured on the same IP subnet as the storage array’s default managementport (192.168.128.101 or 192.168.128.102). After initial configuration, the managementports are configured using MDSM and the management station’s IP address can bechanged back to the previous settings.The PowerVault MD series resource media offers the following threeinstallation methods:• Graphical Installation (Recommended)—This is the recommendedinstallation procedure for most users. The installer presents a graphicalwizard-driven interface that allows customization of which componentsare installed.• Console Installation—This installation procedure is useful for Linux usersthat do not desire to install an X-Window environment on their supportedLinux platform.• Silent Installation—This installation procedure is useful for users thatprefer to create scripted installations.Graphical Installation (Recommended)The PowerVault MD Storage Manager software configures, manages andmonitors the storage array. The PowerVault MD Configuration Utility(MDCU) is an optional utility that provides a consolidated approach forconfiguring the management and iSCSI host ports, and creating sessions forthe iSCSI modular disk storage arrays. It is recommended that you usePowerVault MDCU to configure iSCSI on each host server connected to thestorage array. To install the PowerVault MD storage software:1 Insert the PowerVault MD series resource media.Depending on your operating system, the installer may launchautomatically. If the installer does not launch automatically, navigate tothe root directory of the installation media (or downloaded installerimage) and run the md_launcher.exe file. For Linux-based systems,navigate to the root of the resource media and run the autorun file.NOTE: By default, Red Hat Enterprise Linux mounts the resource media with the–noexec mount option which does not allow you to run executable files. To changethis setting, see the Readme file in the root directory of the installation media.