Table Of Contents - NEC D3-10i Quick Start Manual

Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 1
Understanding D3-10i Array Management ....................................................................................................... 2
Requirements ................................................................................................................................................... 2
STEP 1: Planning and Preparation ....................................................................................................................... 3
Preparing For Installation.................................................................................................................................. 3
Unpacking the Array ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Hardware Component Features ....................................................................................................................... 4
Array Front View ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Array Rear View ............................................................................................................................................. 5
STEP 2: Array Installation ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Hardware Installation ........................................................................................................................................ 7
Mounting the Array ........................................................................................................................................ 7
Installing Disk Drives ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Cable Connections ........................................................................................................................................... 8
SAS Cable Connections ................................................................................................................................ 8
Array Connection Configurations ................................................................................................................... 9
iSCSI Connections ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Management Connections ........................................................................................................................... 10
Power Cable Connections ........................................................................................................................... 11
Power-On/Power-Off Procedures ................................................................................................................... 11
Power-On Procedure When Auto Power On Mode Is Not Enabled ............................................................. 11
Power-Off Procedure ................................................................................................................................... 12
STEP 3: Software Installation ............................................................................................................................. 13
Management Server Installation ..................................................................................................................... 13
Installing Storage Manager .......................................................................................................................... 13
Application Server Installation ........................................................................................................................ 16
Control Command Installation...................................................................................................................... 17
Preparing the Software iSCSI Initiator in a Windows Environment .............................................................. 20
Preparing the Software iSCSI Initiator in a VMware ESX Environment ....................................................... 26
Storage Manager Client Installation ................................................................................................................ 32
Storage Manager Client Installation and Startup ......................................................................................... 32
STEP 4: Array Initialization and Configuration .................................................................................................... 34
Array Initialization ........................................................................................................................................... 34
Configuring iSCSI Connections ...................................................................................................................... 42
Configuring the iSCSI Initiator in Windows .................................................................................................. 42
Configuring the iSCSI Initiator in VMware ESX............................................................................................ 46
Configuring Logical Disks and Pools ........................................................................................................... 49
Appendix: Configuring Multipathing .................................................................................................................... 60
Installing PathManager ................................................................................................................................... 60