Dell PowerVault MD3400 series Deployment Manual

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Dell PowerVault MD3400 series Deployment Manual Manual pdf 3 page image

Contents1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 5System Requirements............................................................................................................................5Management Station Requirements............................................................................................... 5Introduction to Storage Arrays..............................................................................................................5Related Documentation........................................................................................................................6Locating Your System Service Tag........................................................................................................7Contacting Dell......................................................................................................................................7Documentation Feedback.....................................................................................................................72 Hardware Installation...........................................................................................8Planning The Storage Configuration ................................................................................................... 8Connecting The Storage Array ............................................................................................................ 8Cabling The Storage Array.................................................................................................................... 9Redundant And Nonredundant Configurations............................................................................. 9Single Controller Configurations.................................................................................................. 10Dual Controller Configurations.....................................................................................................13Cabling PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures.............................................................. 19Expanding With Previously Configured PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures.....20Expanding With New PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures.................................. 213 Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software................................................. 22Graphical Installation (Recommended)..............................................................................................23Console Installation............................................................................................................................ 23Silent Installation................................................................................................................................. 24Silent Installation On Windows Systems...................................................................................... 24Silent Installation On Linux Systems.............................................................................................24Upgrading MD Storage Software........................................................................................................244 Uninstalling MD Storage Software.................................................................. 25Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows............................................................................25Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows Server GUI Versions.................................... 25Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows Server Core Versions.................................. 25Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Linux.................................................................................. 255 Load Balancing....................................................................................................26Load Balance Policy............................................................................................................................ 26Round Robin With Subset............................................................................................................. 26Least Queue Depth....................................................................................................................... 26