Dell EMC PowerVault MD3060e Storage Enclosure Deployment Guide
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Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................4 System requirements......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Other Information You May Need....................................................................................................................................
1 Introduction CAUTION: See the Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information document for important safety information before following any procedures listed in this document. An enclosure containing physical disk drives accessed through Enclosure Management Modules (EMMs) is called a storage enclosure. A storage enclosure includes various hardware components such as physical disk drives, EMMs, fans, and Power Supply Units (PSUs).
Other Information You May Need NOTE: For all PowerVault documentation, go to Dell.com/support/manuals and enter the system Service Tag to get your system documentation. Your product documentation includes: • Dell PowerVault MD3060e Getting Started Guide — Provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications. This document is also shipped with your system.
2 Hardware Installation Before using this guide, ensure that you review the instructions in the: • MD3060e Getting Started Guide — Provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications. This document is also shipped with your system. • Dell Storage PowerTools Server Hardware Manager Administrator’s Guide — Provides information about how to configure, manage, and update your MD3060e Storage Enclosure. This document is available online at dell.com/support/manuals.
Figure 1. Ports on the MD 3060e storage enclosure 1 EMM 0 — Enclosure Management Module 2 SAS Host Ports — Allows you to connect host servers to the storage enclosure. 3 Ethernet Port — Not used.
For multipath configurations, Linux Device Mapper Multipath (DMMP) must be configured. Dell recommends Failover policy. To ensure proper functionality, verify the following values are set in /etc/multipath.conf: • path_grouping_policy failover • failback manual NOTE: For more information about supported Linux OSs, see the Dell Storage Enclosure Support Matrix available at Dell.com/ support. Linux Single Path configuration Figure 2.
Linux Symmetric Multipath configuration Figure 3.
Linux Asymmetric Multipath configuration Figure 4.
3 Installing Storage Enclosure Management Software This section provides the information related to installing Storage Enclosure Management Software. Topics: • Installing HBAs and drivers • Storage Enclosure Management Installation — Windows • Storage Enclosure Management installation for Linux Installing HBAs and drivers 1 Install the Host Bus Adapters (HBAs). 2 Connect the cables. 3 Install the HBA drivers and the OS HBA patches or hotfixes.
Silent installation NOTE: Linux installation requires full ‘root’ user rights. Console installation is no longer available. Instead, run the installer with switch --mode unattended for the default installation. A default installation requires no arguments. 1 Download the Storage Enclosure Management Software installation package from Dell.com/support. 2 Navigate to the directory containing the extracted installer. 3 Run the command: StorageEnclosureManagement-x.x.x.
4 Uninstalling Storage Enclosure Management software This section provides information related to uninstalling Storage Enclosure Management Software for Windows and Linux. Topics: • Windows • Linux Windows NOTE: For information on Storage Enclosure Management Installation for Windows, see Dell Storage PowerTools Server Hardware Manager Administrator’s Guide, at Dell.com/dsmsmanuals NOTE: Dell only supports the Windows Storage Spaces when purchased as the DSMS 3060e.
5 Getting help Topics: • Contacting Dell EMC • Locating Service Tag of your system Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC provides several online and telephone based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area.
