Manual

Contents
1 Introduction................................................................................................................5
System Requirements............................................................................................................................5
Management Station Requirements............................................................................................... 5
Introduction to Storage Arrays..............................................................................................................5
Related Documentation........................................................................................................................6
Locating Your System Service Tag....................................................................................................... 6
Contacting Dell......................................................................................................................................7
Documentation Feedback.....................................................................................................................7
2 Hardware Installation.............................................................................................. 9
Planning The Storage Configuration ................................................................................................... 9
Connecting The Storage Array ............................................................................................................ 9
Cabling The Storage Array.................................................................................................................. 10
Redundant And Nonredundant Configurations...........................................................................10
Single Controller Configurations...................................................................................................11
Dual Controller Configurations.....................................................................................................14
Cabling PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures..............................................................20
Expanding With Previously Configured PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures......21
Expanding With New PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures.................................. 22
3 Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software................................................... 23
Graphical Installation (Recommended)............................................................................................. 24
Console Installation............................................................................................................................ 24
Silent Installation................................................................................................................................. 25
Silent Installation On Windows Systems...................................................................................... 25
Silent Installation On Linux Systems.............................................................................................25
Upgrading MD Storage Software........................................................................................................25
4 Uninstalling MD Storage Software.....................................................................27
Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows............................................................................27
Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows Server GUI Versions.................................... 27
Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows Server Core Versions.................................. 27
Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Linux.................................................................................. 27
5 Load Balancing........................................................................................................29
Load Balance Policy............................................................................................................................29
Round Robin With Subset............................................................................................................. 29
Least Queue Depth....................................................................................................................... 29