Dell PowerVault MD3200i Hardware Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

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Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 35two NICs on the second cluster node can be on .12 and .13 subnets, the two iSCSINICs on the third cluster node can be on .10 and .11 subnets, and the fourth clusternode can be on .12 and .13 subnets.Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Software InitiatorMicrosoft iSCSI Initiator is installed natively on Windows Server 2008.Installing and Configuring the Storage Management SoftwareThe PowerVault MD3200i and MD3220i storage software installer providesfeatures that include the core software, providers, and optional utilities.The core software feature includes the host-based storage agent, multipathdriver, and MDSM application used to configure, manage and monitor thestorage array solution.The providers feature includes a provider for the Microsoft Virtual DiskService (VDS) and Microsoft Volume Shadow-Copy Service (VSS)frameworks as well as a provider for the SNIA Storage Management InitiativeSpecification (SMI-S) standard.The Modular Disk Configuration Utility (MDCU) is an optional utility thatprovides a consolidated approach for configuring the management ports,iSCSI host ports, and creating sessions for the iSCSI Modular Disk storagearrays. It is recommended that you use MDCU to configure iSCSI on eachhost connected to the PowerVault MD3200i or MD3220i.NOTE: For more information about the Microsoft VDS, Microsoft VSS providers,see the Owner's Manual. For more information about working with the SMI-Sprovider, see theSMI-S Programmer's Guide.Installing the Storage Management Software1 Close all other programs before installing any new software.2 Insert the resource media.3 Select Install MD32xxi Storage Software.4 Install the MD Storage software.5 Select one of the following installation options: