Deployment Guide

• Dell PowerEdge R630 or R730 Owner’s Manual

1. Ensure that there is enough contiguous available rack space on top of the storage enclosures

installed in the rack. For details about require rack space, see the required rack space matrix in Rack

space.

2. Install the servers into the rack. Ensure you follow the Rack installation instructions shipped with your

storage enclosure.

3. Ensure that each server has the required number of SAS HBAs installed. For more information about

the supported HBAs for your solution, see the Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces Support

Matrix

available at Dell.com/dsmsmanuals.

4. If the HBAs are not installed, install the HBAs following the slot priority matrix listed in Card

installation guidelines.

NOTE: The slot priority list for DSMS supersedes the Dell PowerEdge R630 or R730 Owner’s

Manual. DSMS does not support HBAs placed in slot 5 and 7.

5. If your solution uses remote direct memory access (RDMA), ensure that each server has one

supported RDMA adapter installed. If you have not installed the RDMA adapter, install it following the

slot priority matrix listed in

Card installation guidelines. For more information about the supported

RDMA adapters, see the Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces Support Matrix available at

Dell.com/dsmsmanuals.

6. Connect and secure the power cables to each server following guidance from the Dell PowerEdge

R630 or R730 Getting Started Guide available at Dell.com/dsmsmanuals.

7. To ensure that each server has a redundant power source, power cables in each server must be

plugged into a separate power source such as an UPS or a PDU.

NOTE: Do not turn on the servers at this time. Servers will be turned on in the later step in the

deployment process.

Installing the hard drives (DSMS 3060e)

NOTE: If your solution uses the DSMS 1400 series storage enclosures, the hard drives are shipped

installed in the enclosure. This section and the following subsections apply only to solutions that

use the DSMS 3060e storage enclosures.

While loading hard drives into the storage enclosures, complete the task as described in the Physical Disk

Installation Guidelines section in the Dell PowerVault MD3060e Owner’s Manual available at Dell.com/

dsmsmanuals.