Users Guide

Downloading the VASA provider

The VASA provider is a self-extracting, self-installing file available on the Drivers and Download page at

www.dell.com/support/home.

To download the VASA provider:

1. Go to Dell.com/support/home, and then click the Drivers and Download link.

2. Select your MD Series storage array model, and then click Select Model → Servers, Storage,

Networking → PowerVault Storage.

3. Select your model, and then click Confirm to view available downloads.

4. Select the VASA provider download link, and then download the executable to your host server.

Installing the VASA provider

1. Open the VASA installation wizard.

2. Accept the license agreement and follow the installation prompts.

The default installation path on a 32-bit Windows OS is: C:\Program Files\Dell\Modular Disk Storage

VASA Provider.

The default installation path on a 64-bit Windows OS is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Modular Disk

Storage VASA Provider.

3. After the installation is complete, ensure that the VASA provider is displayed in your programs list.

Uninstalling the VASA provider

You can uninstall the VASA provider by one of the following two methods:

• By using the Windows Add and Remove Programs option

• By using the VASA provider uninstaller at C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Modular Disk Storage VASA

Provider\Uninstall_ Modular Disk Storage VASA Provider

After uninstalling the VASA provider, ensure that all application files and folders are deleted.