Table Of Contents - Dell PowerVault NX3600 Deployment Manual

Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................5
Setting Up The Environment
Selecting The Topology
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MD Topology
Choosing The Switch Topology
Best Practice Solution In The HA Option
Dedicated SAN Solution In The Non-Redundant Option
All-In-One High-Availability Option
All-In-One Non-Redundant Option
Preparing Your Management Station
2 Running The NAS IDU..............................................................................................................15
Installing The NAS IDU
Launching The NAS IDU
Deploying The NAS Appliance Using The NAS IDU
3 Setting Up Your MD Storage Solution...................................................................................19
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Creating Disk Groups
Creating Disk Groups Automatically
Creating Disk Groups Manually
Creating Virtual Disks
Creating A Host Group
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Creating A Host
Adding Virtual Disks To A Host Group
Creating Host-To-Virtual Disk Mappings
Accessing The NAS Manager Web Interface
4 NAS Manager Configuration Wizard.....................................................................................25
Configuring Additional Client VIPs
5 PowerVault FluidFS NAS Setup Worksheet.........................................................................29
6 Getting Help................................................................................................................................31
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Contacting Dell
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