Setting Up Your PowerVault NX3500 Solution 45Preparing Your Management StationA management station is required to manage and configure the PowerVaultNX3500. The solution can be accessed using either the CLI or the DellPowerVault NAS Manager.NOTE: You can log on to either the CLI or the NAS Manager at a time. It is highlyrecommended that you do not attempt to log on to both the CLI and NAS Manager atthe same time.The minimum requirements for the management station are:• It has IPv6 enabled.• The PowerVault NASCU is installed.NOTE: You can install Dell PowerVault NASCU from the Dell Resource MediaFluid File System (FluidFS) media that shipped with your solution.• The PowerVault NX3500 is cabled appropriately, and the managementstation is on the same network as the LAN or client network.• Has either Internet Explorer or Firefox installed with JavaScript enabled.Installing the Solution in the RackYour solution requires a properly grounded electrical outlet, a compatiblerack, and a rack installation kit. For information on installing the solution inthe rack, see the Setting Up Your PowerVault Network Attached StorageSolution that shipped with your product.Setting Up Your MD Storage SolutionThis section assumes you have discovered and completed the initial configuration(naming, assigning iSCSI, and management port IPs) of your PowerVaultMD3xx0i storage arrays in accordance with the topology you plan to use.This section provides the steps necessary to configure the host group andvirtual disks that are required for the PowerVault NX3500 system. Foradditional information regarding a task such as creating virtual disks, see thePowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) Help or the DellPowerVault MD3xx0i Owner’s Manual at support.dell.com/manuals.CAUTION: Correctly preparing the PowerVault Modular Disk (MD) storage arrayis critical for successfully configuring your NAS solution.
