Dell Storage Center SCv2000 Deployment Manual

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Contents

iSCSI Fault Domain Information................................................................................................... 78Additional Storage Center Information........................................................................................ 79Fibre Channel Zoning Information............................................................................................... 79Supported Operating Systems for Storage Center Automated Setup .............................................80Install and Use the Dell Storage Client.............................................................................................. 80Discover and Select an Uninitialized Storage Center........................................................................ 81Set System Information.......................................................................................................................81Set Administrator Information............................................................................................................ 82Configure iSCSI Fault Domains.......................................................................................................... 82Confirm the Storage Center Configuration....................................................................................... 82Initialize the Storage Center............................................................................................................... 83Review Fibre Channel Front-End Configuration............................................................................... 83Review SAS Front-End Configuration................................................................................................ 83Configure Time Settings..................................................................................................................... 84Configure SMTP Server Settings.........................................................................................................84Configure Key Management Server Settings..................................................................................... 84Review the SupportAssist Data Collection and Storage Agreement................................................ 84Advantages and Benefits of Dell SupportAssist............................................................................85Provide Contact Information..............................................................................................................85Update Storage Center....................................................................................................................... 85Complete Configuration and Perform Next Steps............................................................................ 86Set Up a localhost or VMware Host................................................................................................... 86Set Up a localhost from Initial Setup............................................................................................86Set Up a VMware vSphere Host from Initial Setup.......................................................................87Set Up a VMware vCenter Host from Initial Setup....................................................................... 87Configure Embedded iSCSI Ports...................................................................................................... 886 Perform Post-Setup Tasks................................................................................ 89Verify Connectivity and Failover.........................................................................................................89Create Test Volumes.....................................................................................................................89Test Basic Connectivity.................................................................................................................89Test Storage Controller Failover...................................................................................................90Test MPIO...................................................................................................................................... 90Clean up Test Volumes.................................................................................................................90Send Diagnostic Data Using Dell SupportAssist.................................................................................91Label SC100/SC120 Expansion Enclosures........................................................................................91A Adding or Removing an Expansion Enclosure.............................................. 93Adding Multiple Expansion Enclosures to a Storage System Deployed without ExpansionEnclosures........................................................................................................................................... 93Cable the Expansion Enclosures Together.................................................................................. 94Check the Current Disk Count before Adding Expansion Enclosures........................................94Add the SC100/SC120 Expansion Enclosures to the A-Side of the Chain................................. 945