Install Guide

Executive summary
4 Dell EMC SC Series Storage with SAS Front-end Support for Microsoft Hyper-V | 3026-CD-WS | V3
Executive summary
Select Dell EMC™ SC Series arrays support serial-attached SCSI (SAS) front-end (FE) ports for connecting
host servers equipped with a supported SAS host bus adapter (HBA) directly to SC Series array SAN storage.
SAS FE is a simple, cost-effective transport option that is ideal for locations such as a branch office with a
limited number of host servers.
The focus of this paper is SAS FE support for Microsoft
®
environments with Microsoft Windows Server
®
Hyper-V
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, and includes cabling diagrams and step-by-step configuration guidance. SAS FE support in
VMware
®
environments is addressed in the document, Dell EMC SC Series Storage with SAS Front-end
Support for VMware vSphere.
Audience
This document is for administrators to who want to learn more about how to configure Microsoft Hyper-V
hosts equipped with supported SAS HBAs to access SAN storage on select Dell SC Series and Dell EMC SC
Series arrays with SAS FE ports. Readers should have working knowledge of SC Series storage and
Microsoft Hyper-V environments.
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