Dell PowerVault NX3600 Deployment Manual

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Contents

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ContentsNotes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................21 Overview.......................................................................................................................................5Setting Up The Environment.....................................................................................................................................5Selecting The Topology......................................................................................................................................5MD Topology......................................................................................................................................................5Choosing The Switch Topology..........................................................................................................................7Best Practice Solution In The HA Option...........................................................................................................8Dedicated SAN Solution In The Non-Redundant Option...................................................................................9All-In-One High-Availability Option..................................................................................................................10All-In-One Non-Redundant Option...................................................................................................................11Preparing Your Management Station...............................................................................................................122 Running The NAS IDU..............................................................................................................15Installing The NAS IDU...........................................................................................................................................15Launching The NAS IDU.........................................................................................................................................15Deploying The NAS Appliance Using The NAS IDU...............................................................................................153 Setting Up Your MD Storage Solution...................................................................................19Creating Disk Groups..............................................................................................................................................19Creating Disk Groups Automatically................................................................................................................19Creating Disk Groups Manually........................................................................................................................20Creating Virtual Disks.............................................................................................................................................21Creating A Host Group............................................................................................................................................21Creating A Host.......................................................................................................................................................22Adding Virtual Disks To A Host Group....................................................................................................................22Creating Host-To-Virtual Disk Mappings................................................................................................................23Accessing The NAS Manager Web Interface........................................................................................................234 NAS Manager Configuration Wizard.....................................................................................25Configuring Additional Client VIPs..........................................................................................................................285 PowerVault FluidFS NAS Setup Worksheet.........................................................................296 Getting Help................................................................................................................................31Contacting Dell.......................................................................................................................................................31