DELL 3000i User Manual
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Software Installation
Depending on whether you are using a Windows Server 2003 operating system or a Linux operating
system, refer to the following steps for downloading and installing the iSCSI initiator.
system, refer to the following steps for downloading and installing the iSCSI initiator.
Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows Host Server
1 Refer to the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i Support Matrix on support.dell.com for the latest version
and download location of the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator software.
2 From the host server, download the iSCSI Initiator software.
3 Once the installation begins and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation setup panel appears, select
3 Once the installation begins and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation setup panel appears, select
Initiator Service and Software Initiator.
4 DO NOT select Microsoft MPIO Multitpathing Support for iSCSI.
NOTICE:
Make sure the Microsoft MPIO Multitpathing Support for iSCSI option is NOT selected. Using this option
will cause the iSCSI initiator setup to function improperly.
5 Accept the license agreement and finish the install.
NOTE:
If you are prompted to do so, reboot your system.
Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Linux Host Server
Follow the steps in this section to install the iSCSI initiator on a Linux server.
NOTE:
All appropriate Linux iSCSI initiator patches are installed using the MD3000i Resource CD during MD
Storage Manager Software installation.
Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a RHEL 4 System
You can install the iSCSI initiator software on Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux
®
4 systems either during or
after operating system installation.
To install the iSCSI initiator during RHEL 4 installation:
1 When the Package Installation Defaults screen is displayed, select the Customize the set of Packages
to be installed option. Click Next to go to the Package Group Selection screen.
2 In the Servers list, select the Network Servers package and click Details to display a list of Network
Server applications.
3 Select the iscsi-initiator-utils - iSCSI daemon and utility programs option.
4 Click OK, then Next to continue with the installation.
4 Click OK, then Next to continue with the installation.
To install the iSCSI initiator after RHEL 4 installation:
1 From the desktop, click Applications→ System Settings→ Add Remove Applications. The Package
Group Selection screen is displayed.
2 In the Servers list, select the Network Servers package and click Details to display a list of Network
Server applications.