ContentsIntroduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 1Understanding D-Series Array Management..................................................................................................... 2Requirements..................................................................................................................................................... 2STEP 1: Planning and Preparation ........................................................................................................................ 3Preparing For Installation................................................................................................................................... 3Unpacking the Array .......................................................................................................................................... 3Hardware Component Features ........................................................................................................................ 4Array Front View ............................................................................................................................................. 4Array Rear View.............................................................................................................................................. 5STEP 2: Array Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 7Hardware Installation ......................................................................................................................................... 7Mounting the Array.......................................................................................................................................... 7Installing Disk Drives....................................................................................................................................... 8Cable Connections ............................................................................................................................................ 8SAS Cable Connections ................................................................................................................................. 8Array Connection Configurations.................................................................................................................... 9Fibre Channel Connections ............................................................................................................................ 9Ethernet Cable Connections......................................................................................................................... 10Power Cable Connections ............................................................................................................................ 11Power-On/Power-Off Procedures .................................................................................................................... 11Power-On Procedure When Auto Power On Mode Is Not Enabled ............................................................. 11Power-Off Procedure .................................................................................................................................... 12STEP 3: Software Installation .............................................................................................................................. 13Management Server Installation ...................................................................................................................... 13Installing Storage Manager........................................................................................................................... 13Application Server Installation ......................................................................................................................... 16iSM Volume List Command Installation ........................................................................................................ 17Host Information Collection........................................................................................................................... 18Storage Manager Client Installation ................................................................................................................ 20Storage Manager Client Installation and Startup.......................................................................................... 20STEP 4: Array Initialization and Configuration..................................................................................................... 22Array Initialization ............................................................................................................................................ 22Confirming Connections .................................................................................................................................. 31Confirming Array Connections...................................................................................................................... 31Confirming Application Server Connections ................................................................................................. 33Configuring Logical Disks and Pools ............................................................................................................ 35Appendix: Configuring Multipathing ..................................................................................................................... 48Installing PathManager .................................................................................................................................... 48