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Question posted by elastal2005 on March 1st, 2013

I Have Dell Powervault Md3220i And I Need Create Virtual Partition On New

server ,what is the step for install virtual disk on new server DELL

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Answer #1: Posted by DELLKennyK on March 1st, 2013 11:07 AM

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Below is a link for the admin guide and if you go to page 63 it explains the process of how to get it created. The very first thing you will need to do is install Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) installed on a Windows host that’s on the network.

ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/Common/powervault-md3660i_Administrator%20Guide_en-us.pdf

If you need some assistance on getting MDSM installed here is the deployment guide as well.

ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_powervault/powervault-md3220i_Deployment%20Guide_en-us.pdf

Please let me know if you have any further questions, I would be happy to help.

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CLI Guide - Page 48

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CLI Guide - Page 50

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CLI Guide - Page 51

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CLI Guide - Page 52

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CLI Guide - Page 128

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CLI Guide - Page 138

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CLI Guide - Page 149

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CLI Guide - Page 170

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CLI Guide - Page 264

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Owner's Manual - Page 103

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Owner's Manual - Page 104

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Owner's Manual - Page 105

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Owner's Manual - Page 106

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Owner's Manual - Page 107

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Owner's Manual - Page 112

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Owner's Manual - Page 126

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Owner's Manual - Page 178

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Owner's Manual - Page 182

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Deployment Guide - Page 46

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