Direct-Attached Configuration Order - Dell PowerVault MD3600f Hardware Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

Direct-Attached Configuration Order

1 Install the supported HBAs on your cluster nodes. See "Installing
Supported Fibre Channel HBAs" on page 44.
2 Cable the cluster nodes to the storage array. See "Cabling Storage for Your
Direct-Attached Cluster" on page 24.
3 Install the required HBA drivers and firmware versions listed in the Dell
Cluster Configuration Support Matrices at dell.com/ha.
4 Install and configure the MD Storage Manager software (included with
your storage array) on your cluster nodes. See "Installing the Storage
Management Software" on page 47.
5 Using MD Storage Manager (MDSM), configure the host servers, storage
arrays, and virtual disks. See "Configuring the Shared Storage System" on
page 48.
6 Activate and configure premium features (if applicable).
SAN-Attached Configuration Order
NOTE:
A SAN-attached configuration is required to use the Remote Replication
premium feature. Remote Replication is not supported in direct-attached
configurations.
1 Install the supported HBAs on your cluster nodes. See "Installing
Supported Fibre Channel HBAs" on page 44.
2 Cable the cluster nodes to the Fibre Channel switches. See "Cabling a
SAN-Attached Cluster to an MD36x0f Storage System" on page 33 and
"Remote Replication" on page 65.
3 Install the required HBA drivers and firmware versions listed in the Dell
Cluster Configuration Support Matrices at dell.com/ha.
4 Install and configure the MD Storage Manager software (included with
your storage array) on your cluster nodes. See "Installing the Storage
Management Software" on page 47.
5 Cable the storage array to the Fibre Channel switches. See "Cabling
Storage for Your SAN-Attached Cluster" on page 30.
6 Configure zoning on all Fibre Channel switches. See "Setting Up Zoning
on the Fibre Channel Switch Hardware" on page 47.
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