Deployment Guide

Contents
1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................4
System requirements......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Management station requirements............................................................................................................................ 4
Introduction to storage arrays.......................................................................................................................................... 4
Related documentation..................................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Hardware installation..................................................................................................................................... 6
Planning the storage conguration ................................................................................................................................. 6
Connecting the storage array ..........................................................................................................................................6
Cabling storage array......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Redundant and non-redundant congurations.........................................................................................................7
Single RAID controller congurations........................................................................................................................ 7
Dual RAID controller congurations.......................................................................................................................... 11
Cabling PowerVault MD1200 series expansion enclosures..........................................................................................17
Expanding with previously congured PowerVault MD1200 series expansion enclosures................................19
Expanding with new PowerVault MD1200 series expansion enclosures.............................................................20
3 Installing PowerVault MD storage software.................................................................................................. 21
Graphical installation (recommended)...........................................................................................................................22
Console installation.......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Silent installation...............................................................................................................................................................23
Silent installation on Windows systems...................................................................................................................23
Silent installation on Linux systems..........................................................................................................................23
Upgrading MD storage software....................................................................................................................................23
4 Uninstalling MD storage software................................................................................................................ 24
Uninstalling MD storage software from Windows....................................................................................................... 24
Uninstalling MD storage software from Windows Server GUI versions..............................................................24
Uninstalling MD storage software From Windows Server Core versions........................................................... 24
Uninstalling MD storage software from Linux.............................................................................................................. 24
5 Load balancing.............................................................................................................................................25
Load balance policy..........................................................................................................................................................25
Round robin with subset........................................................................................................................................... 25
Least queue depth..................................................................................................................................................... 25
Least path weight...................................................................................................................................................... 25
Changing load balance policies on the Windows Server operating system........................................................26
6 Getting help.................................................................................................................................................27
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Locating service tag of your system..............................................................................................................................27
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