Deployment Guide

Uninstalling MD Storage Manager from Linux........................................................................................................... 25
Chapter 6: Load balancing........................................................................................................... 26
Load balance policy...........................................................................................................................................................26
Round robin with subset............................................................................................................................................26
Least queue depth...................................................................................................................................................... 26
Least path weight........................................................................................................................................................26
Setting load balance policies in Linux........................................................................................................................... 27
Setting load balance policies in VMware..................................................................................................................... 27
Chapter 7: Appendix — Working with SFP modules and fiber optic cables................................... 28
Guidelines for using SFP modules................................................................................................................................. 28
Installing SFP modules............................................................................................................................................... 28
Removing SFP modules............................................................................................................................................. 29
Guidelines for using fibre optic cables......................................................................................................................... 29
Installing Fibre Channel cables................................................................................................................................. 29
Removing Fibre Channel cables............................................................................................................................... 30
Chapter 8: Appendix — Hardware cabling best practices............................................................. 31
Handling static sensitive components...........................................................................................................................31
Host cabling for Remote Replication.............................................................................................................................31
Cabling for performance...................................................................................................................................................31
Labeling cables....................................................................................................................................................................31
Chapter 9: Getting help...............................................................................................................33
Contacting Dell...................................................................................................................................................................33
Locating your Dell EMC system service tag ..............................................................................................................33
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