Deployment Guide

Figure 7. All-in-One Non-Redundant Option

NOTE:

For more information on the details of cabling the NAS controller(s) and the MD system(s), see Cabling

Overview.

Preparing Your Management Station

A management station is required to manage and configure the NAS cluster solution. The NAS cluster solution can be accessed using

either the CLI or the Dell PowerVault NAS Manager.

NOTE:

You can either log on to the CLI or the NAS Manager. It is highly recommended that you do not attempt to log on

to both the CLI and NAS Manager at the same time.

The minimum requirements for the management station are:

• IPv6 must be enabled.

• The NAS Initial Deployment Utility (IDU) must be installed.

NOTE:

You can download and install the latest version of the Dell NAS IDU from dell.com/support.

• The NAS cluster solution must be cabled appropriately and for the initial deployment, both the management station and NAS

Appliance(s) must be connected to the same physical client or LAN switch.

• Either Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox must be installed with JavaScript enabled.

• Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) must be installed to manage the MD storage array.

Setting Up The Environment