DELL MD3800f User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Dell PowerVault MD3800f and MD3820f Series Storage Arrays Deployment Guide

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• Introduction

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  • System Requirements

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    • Management Station Requirements

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  • Introduction to Storage Arrays

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  • Related Documentation

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  • Contacting Dell

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  • Locating your system Service Tag

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• Hardware Installation

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  • Planning The Storage Configuration

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  • Connecting The Storage Array

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  • Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell MD Series Storage Arrays

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  • Configuring Fibre Channel On SAN Attached Storage Arrays

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    • Configuring Fibre Channel

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  • Other Information You May Need

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  • Installing Supported Fibre Channel HBAs

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    • Installing Fibre Channel HBA On Your Host Server

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  • Using Fibre Channel Switch Zoning

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    • World Wide Name Zoning

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    • Switch Zoning Guidelines

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    • Setting Up Zoning On The Fibre Channel Switch Hardware

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  • Cabling The Storage Array

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    • Redundant And Non-Redundant Cabling

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  • SAN-Attached Cabling

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    • SAN-Attached Cabling Example

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    • Remote Replication Cabling Example

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    • Mixed Environment

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  • Cabling PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures

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    • Expanding With Previously Configured PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures

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    • Expanding With New PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures

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• Installing PowerVault MD Storage Software

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  • Installing Host Bus Adapters and Drivers

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  • Graphical Installation (Recommended)

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  • Console Installation

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  • Silent Installation

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    • Silent Installation On Windows Systems

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    • Silent Installation On Linux Systems

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  • Enabling Premium Features (Optional)

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  • Upgrading MD Storage Software

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• Post Installation Tasks

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  • Verifying Storage Array Discovery

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    • Initial Setup Tasks

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• Uninstalling MD Storage Software

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  • Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows

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    • Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows Server GUI Versions

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    • Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Windows Server Core Versions

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  • Uninstalling MD Storage Software From Linux

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• Load Balancing

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  • Load Balance Policy

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    • Round Robin With Subset

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    • Least Queue Depth

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    • Least Path Weight

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    • Changing Load Balance Policies On The Windows Server Operating System

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    • Setting Load Balance Policies in Linux

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    • Setting Load Balance Policies in VMware

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• Working With SFP+ Modules and Fiber Optic Cables

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  • Guidelines for Using SFP+ Modules

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  • Removing SFP+ Modules

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  • Installing SFP+ Modules

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  • Guidelines for Using Fiber Optic Cables

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  • Removing Fibre Channel Cables

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  • Installing Fibre Channel Cables

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• Hardware Cabling Best Practices

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  • Handling Static-Sensitive Components

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  • Host Cabling for Remote Replication

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  • Cabling for Performance

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  • Single-Controller and Dual-Controller Topologies

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  • Labeling Cables

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