Hardware Owner's Manual
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...iSCSI storage initiators. • For a secure network, use with storage arrays in again. 54 Using Your RAID Enclosure Refer to the PowerVault MD3000i Installation Guide for information on configuring CHAP. • Refer to any of these settings resets the iSCSI port. NOTE: Use untagged ... iSCSI ports on configuring your storage needs. I /O automatically after the port restarts and the host server logs in a storage area network (SAN). If your host that port. To take full advantage of its iSCSI features and achieve optimal performance, consider the following recommendations. •...
...iSCSI storage initiators. • For a secure network, use with storage arrays in again. 54 Using Your RAID Enclosure Refer to the PowerVault MD3000i Installation Guide for information on configuring CHAP. • Refer to any of these settings resets the iSCSI port. NOTE: Use untagged ... iSCSI ports on configuring your storage needs. I /O automatically after the port restarts and the host server logs in a storage area network (SAN). If your host that port. To take full advantage of its iSCSI features and achieve optimal performance, consider the following recommendations. •...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...disk may consist of the space on each disk used most often to connect a modem to multiple servers. A SAN bypasses traditional network bottlenecks and supports direct high-speed data transfer between the computer systems and storage. An I/O bus... 98 Glossary sec - You can usually identify a serial port on the system used by its 9-pin connector. spanning - SAN - SDRAM - Small computer system interface. The volume of disks in an array, but only uses a portion of both ... to report errors and failures to identify it when you call Dell for technical support.
...disk may consist of the space on each disk used most often to connect a modem to multiple servers. A SAN bypasses traditional network bottlenecks and supports direct high-speed data transfer between the computer systems and storage. An I/O bus... 98 Glossary sec - You can usually identify a serial port on the system used by its 9-pin connector. spanning - SAN - SDRAM - Small computer system interface. The volume of disks in an array, but only uses a portion of both ... to report errors and failures to identify it when you call Dell for technical support.
MD3000i Support Matrix
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... 07.xx.xx.xx: The firmware is highly recommended for Dell PowerVault MD3000i storage solution. To determine your firmware level: 1 From a management station, connect to the MD3000i using a Layer √ 2 (switched) or Layer 3(routed) network switches. A dedicated IP SAN is second-generation. Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i Support Matrix This document provides information on supported software and hardware...
... 07.xx.xx.xx: The firmware is highly recommended for Dell PowerVault MD3000i storage solution. To determine your firmware level: 1 From a management station, connect to the MD3000i using a Layer √ 2 (switched) or Layer 3(routed) network switches. A dedicated IP SAN is second-generation. Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i Support Matrix This document provides information on supported software and hardware...
MD3000i Support Matrix
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... be attached (via multiple sessions) to access the MD3000i. Hosts that have a second Ethernet connection to 16 standalone 2 IP SAN (Gigabit 3 Ethernet host servers Ethernet switch) management port 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (single controller) 5 corporate, public or private network Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 19 Up to 16 SAN-Configured Servers, Single-Path Data, Single Controller (Simplex...
... be attached (via multiple sessions) to access the MD3000i. Hosts that have a second Ethernet connection to 16 standalone 2 IP SAN (Gigabit 3 Ethernet host servers Ethernet switch) management port 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (single controller) 5 corporate, public or private network Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 19 Up to 16 SAN-Configured Servers, Single-Path Data, Single Controller (Simplex...
MD3000i Support Matrix
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Up to 16 Dual SAN-Configured Servers, Dual-Path Data, Dual Controllers (Duplex) 1 up to 16 standalone 2 IP SAN (dual host servers, up to Gigabit Ethernet 8-node Windows switches) 2003 clusters, up to 16-node Windows 2008 clusters, or a combination of multiple clusters and non-clustered servers 3 Ethernet management port 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (dual controllers) 5 corporate, public or private network 20 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Figure 5.
Up to 16 Dual SAN-Configured Servers, Dual-Path Data, Dual Controllers (Duplex) 1 up to 16 standalone 2 IP SAN (dual host servers, up to Gigabit Ethernet 8-node Windows switches) 2003 clusters, up to 16-node Windows 2008 clusters, or a combination of multiple clusters and non-clustered servers 3 Ethernet management port 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (dual controllers) 5 corporate, public or private network 20 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Figure 5.
Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in User’s Guide
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...to be configured. 2 Right-click on the ESX host, and select the Configure ESX Host to Storage Array option from the previous ESX Host SAN Configuration section. 22 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in this example, if you can also add a host or host group, rename a host or host group, remove... a host or host group and automatically configure the ESX host to another storage array. 3 To automatically configure the ESX host to the Dell storage array, click the storage array to access the same target. This will define a new host and host group and add all unassigned IQN ports...
...to be configured. 2 Right-click on the ESX host, and select the Configure ESX Host to Storage Array option from the previous ESX Host SAN Configuration section. 22 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in this example, if you can also add a host or host group, rename a host or host group, remove... a host or host group and automatically configure the ESX host to another storage array. 3 To automatically configure the ESX host to the Dell storage array, click the storage array to access the same target. This will define a new host and host group and add all unassigned IQN ports...
Installation Guide
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... path data configurations (for up your configuration, complete the following general categories: • Direct-attached solutions • Network-attached (SAN) solutions Redundancy vs. Single Path Data Configurations With a single path configuration, a group of your requirements for both single and dual... the storage array, in a dual controller array configuration. 10 Hardware Installation The iSCSI interface provides many versatile host-to MD3000i RAID controller modules using the single path data configuration. The figures in the storage array. Redundancy protects the host from ...
... path data configurations (for up your configuration, complete the following general categories: • Direct-attached solutions • Network-attached (SAN) solutions Redundancy vs. Single Path Data Configurations With a single path configuration, a group of your requirements for both single and dual... the storage array, in a dual controller array configuration. 10 Hardware Installation The iSCSI interface provides many versatile host-to MD3000i RAID controller modules using the single path data configuration. The figures in the storage array. Redundancy protects the host from ...
Installation Guide
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...to 16 hosts simultaneously with multiple connections per session. By using an IP SAN "cloud" Ethernet switch, the MD3000i RAID controller can support up to 16 standalone servers can be similarly attached to the MD3000i RAID controller iSCSI ports through a network. Figure 2-5 shows how the ...same number of the paths fail. Hosts that have a second Ethernet connection to a single MD3000i RAID controller module through an IP storage area network (SAN) industry-standard 1GB Ethernet switch. Figure 2-3. This solution supports either single or dual controller modules. One or ...
...to 16 hosts simultaneously with multiple connections per session. By using an IP SAN "cloud" Ethernet switch, the MD3000i RAID controller can support up to 16 standalone servers can be similarly attached to the MD3000i RAID controller iSCSI ports through a network. Figure 2-5 shows how the ...same number of the paths fail. Hosts that have a second Ethernet connection to a single MD3000i RAID controller module through an IP storage area network (SAN) industry-standard 1GB Ethernet switch. Figure 2-3. This solution supports either single or dual controller modules. One or ...
Installation Guide
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Figure 2-4. Up to 16 SAN-Configured Servers, Single-Path Data, Single Controller (Simplex) 1 2 3 5 4 1 up to 16 standalone 2 IP SAN (Gigabit host servers Ethernet switch) 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (single controller) 5 corporate, public or private network 3 Ethernet management port 14 Hardware Installation
Figure 2-4. Up to 16 SAN-Configured Servers, Single-Path Data, Single Controller (Simplex) 1 2 3 5 4 1 up to 16 standalone 2 IP SAN (Gigabit host servers Ethernet switch) 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (single controller) 5 corporate, public or private network 3 Ethernet management port 14 Hardware Installation
Installation Guide
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...). NOTICE: Ensure that has been previously configured in an MD3000i array; Dell MD1000 EMM Firmware versions prior to A03 are first updated to exist on the array. attaching an MD1000 with a PERC 5/E system. Hardware Installation 15 Up to 16 Dual SAN-Configured Servers, Dual-Path Data, Dual Controllers (Duplex) 1 2 3 5 4 1 up to 16 standalone...
...). NOTICE: Ensure that has been previously configured in an MD3000i array; Dell MD1000 EMM Firmware versions prior to A03 are first updated to exist on the array. attaching an MD1000 with a PERC 5/E system. Hardware Installation 15 Up to 16 Dual SAN-Configured Servers, Dual-Path Data, Dual Controllers (Duplex) 1 2 3 5 4 1 up to 16 standalone...
Installation Guide
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... more than one of the host you want to connect with. • Data Digest and Header Digest: Optionally, you are adding the storage array to a SAN that corresponds to Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. • Source IP: The source IP address of the following values on the General tab: • Local Adapter: Must...
... more than one of the host you want to connect with. • Data Digest and Header Digest: Optionally, you are adding the storage array to a SAN that corresponds to Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. • Source IP: The source IP address of the following values on the General tab: • Local Adapter: Must...
User's Guide
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...the following methods: • IPv4 - NOTE: For more information on creating and configuring a VLAN with storage arrays in a storage area network (SAN). 1 Click the iSCSI tab, and then click Configure iSCSI Host Ports. 2 Select the controller in the iSCSI host port field, and then use...methods to configure the port: a Automatically obtain the configuration using one of creating independent logical networks within a network. Configuring the MD3000i iSCSI Host Ports Use the configuration dialog for the iSCSI host ports to set the advanced parameters for the iSCSI target discovery. ...
...the following methods: • IPv4 - NOTE: For more information on creating and configuring a VLAN with storage arrays in a storage area network (SAN). 1 Click the iSCSI tab, and then click Configure iSCSI Host Ports. 2 Select the controller in the iSCSI host port field, and then use...methods to configure the port: a Automatically obtain the configuration using one of creating independent logical networks within a network. Configuring the MD3000i iSCSI Host Ports Use the configuration dialog for the iSCSI host ports to set the advanced parameters for the iSCSI target discovery. ...
User's Guide
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... 35 b Manually specify the configuration using one of the following methods: • IPv4 - Several VLANs can click Advanced to set up the MD3000i iSCSI host ports to use one of these methods to configure the port: a Automatically obtain the configuration using one of the following methods: ...8226; IPv4 - Table 3-2. NOTE: For more information on creating and configuring a VLAN with storage arrays in a storage area network (SAN). 1 Click the iSCSI tab, and then click Configure iSCSI Host Ports. 2 Select the controller in the iSCSI host port field, and then use...
... 35 b Manually specify the configuration using one of the following methods: • IPv4 - Several VLANs can click Advanced to set up the MD3000i iSCSI host ports to use one of these methods to configure the port: a Automatically obtain the configuration using one of the following methods: ...8226; IPv4 - Table 3-2. NOTE: For more information on creating and configuring a VLAN with storage arrays in a storage area network (SAN). 1 Click the iSCSI tab, and then click Configure iSCSI Host Ports. 2 Select the controller in the iSCSI host port field, and then use...