User Manual

Automatic Storage Array Discovery
NOTE: Make sure port 3260 is open in your firewall for array discovery.
1. Launch MD Storage Manager (MDSM).
If this is the first storage array to be set up, the Add New Storage Array window is displayed.
2. Select Automatic and click OK.
It may take several minutes for the discovery process to complete. Closing the discovery status
window before the discovery process completes cancels the discovery process.
After discovery is complete, a confirmation screen is displayed.
3. Click Close to close the screen.
Manual Storage Array Discovery
NOTE: Make sure port # is open for manual array discovery.
1. Launch MDSM.
If this is the first storage array to be set up, the Add New Storage Array window is displayed.
2. Select Manual and click OK.
3. Select Out-of-band management and enter the host server name(s) or IP address(es) of the iSCSI
storage array controller.
4. Click Add.
Out-of-band management is now successfully configured. After discovery is complete, a
confirmation screen is displayed.
5. Click Close to close the screen.
Setting Up the Array
1. When discovery is complete, the name of the first storage array found is displayed under the
Summary tab in MDSM.
2. The default name for the newly discovered storage array is Unnamed. If another name is displayed,
click the down arrow next to that name and select Unnamed in the drop-down list.
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