Dell PowerVault MD3260 Series Storage Arrays Deployment Manual
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- Page 1 Dell PowerVault MD3260 Series Storage Arrays Deployment Guide...
- Page 2 CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2013 Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the Dell logo, Dell Boomi...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents 1 Introduction..........................5 ...............................5 System Requirements ........................5 Management Station Requirements ..........................5 Introduction To Storage Arrays 2 Hardware Installation.........................7 ........................7 Planning The Storage Configuration ..........................7 Connecting The Storage Array ............................7 Cabling The Storage Array ....................8 Redundant And Non-Redundant Configurations ...........................8 Dual Controller Configurations ....................13... - Page 4 ..................23 Changing Load Balance Policies In Windows Sever 2008 ........................23 Least Queue Depth With Subset .........24 Changing The Load Balance Policy Using Windows Server 2008 Device Manager Options ....... 24 Changing The Load Balance Policy Using The Windows Server 2008 Disk Management Options ........................24 Setting Load Balance Policies in Linux...
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Page 5: Introduction
Introduction This guide provides information about deploying Dell PowerVault MD3260 storage arrays. The deployment process includes: • Hardware installation • Modular Disk Storage Manager (MD Storage Manager) installation • Initial system configuration Other information provided include system requirements, storage array organization, and utilities. - Page 6 Different RAID levels offer different levels of accessibility, redundancy, and capacity. You can set a specified RAID level for each disk group and virtual disk on your storage array. For more information about using RAID and managing data in your storage solution, see the Administrator's Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
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Page 7: Hardware Installation
Getting Started Guide — The Getting Started Guide that shipped with the storage array, provides information to • configure the initial setup of the system. Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f/3060e Storage Arrays Administrator's Guide — The Administrator's • Guide provides information about important concepts you must know before setting up your storage solution. -
Page 8: Redundant And Non-Redundant Configurations
You choose the data configuration based on: • Number of hosts required • Level of data redundancy required Redundant And Non-Redundant Configurations Non-redundant configurations are configurations that provide only a single data path from a host to the storage array. This type of configuration is only recommended for non-critical data storage. - Page 9 Figure 2. Four Hosts Connected to Two Controllers...
- Page 10 Figure 3. Four Hosts Connected to Two Controllers The following figure shows eight hosts, each connected to only one RAID controller module. This configuration allows the maximum number of hosts that may be connected, but provides no redundancy.
- Page 11 Figure 4. Eight Hosts Connected to Two Controllers The following figures show up to four cluster nodes connected to two RAID controller modules. Since each cluster node has redundant paths, loss of a single path would still allow access to the storage array through the alternate path.
- Page 12 Figure 5. Four Cluster Nodes Connected to Two Controllers...
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Page 13: Cabling Powervault Md3060E Expansion Enclosures
NOTE: Hot plug of MD3060e expansion enclosure is not recommended. Power on all MD3060e expansion enclosures before you power on the array enclosure. For helpful videos and other resources on PowerVault MD series, see dell.com/PVresources. Expanding With New PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosures... - Page 14 For more information, see the Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. Install the software and driver package included on the PowerVault MD Series resource media. For information about installing the software, see Installing MD Storage Manager. Using MD Storage Manager, update the RAID controller module and NVSRAM firmware to the latest versions available on support.dell.com.
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Page 15: Installing Md Storage Manager
SMagent and SMmonitor. Installing management software only on a virtual disk may prevent access to recovery information in the event of multiple physical disk or enclosure failures. For more information on supported hardware and software for Dell PowerVault systems, see the Support Matrix at dell.com/support/manuals. -
Page 16: Graphical Installation (Recommended)
Graphical Installation (Recommended) MD Storage Manager configures, manages, and monitors the storage array. To install the MD Storage Manager: Insert the PowerVault MD Series resource media into your system or download the installer image from dell.com/ support. Depending on your operating system, the installer may launch automatically. If the installer does not launch automatically, navigate to the root directory of the installation media (or downloaded installer image) and run the md_launcher.exe file. -
Page 17: Console Installation
Console Installation NOTE: Console installation only applies to Linux systems that are not running a graphical environment. The autorun script in the root of the resource media detects when there is no graphical environment running and automatically starts the installer in a text‑based mode. This mode provides the same options as graphical installation. Silent Installation Silent Installation On Windows To run silent installation on a Windows system:... -
Page 19: Post Installation Tasks
Post Installation Tasks Before using the Dell PowerVault storage array for the first time, complete these initial configuration tasks in the order shown. These tasks are performed using the MD Storage Manager. For out-of-band management, you must set the network configuration for each RAID controller module, including its Internet Protocol (IP) address, subnetwork mask (subnet mask), and gateway. -
Page 20: Initial Setup Tasks
Click Perform Initial Setup Tasks to see an outline and links to the remaining post-installation tasks. The array is now ready to be configured. See the Administrator's Guide at support.dell.com\manuals for information about each task and to perform the necessary configuration steps. The following table lists the recommended configuration steps that can be accomplished in MD Storage Manager. -
Page 21: Uninstalling Md Storage Manager
Navigate to the Dell\MD Storage Software\Uninstall Dell Modular Disk MD3260 Storage Software directory. NOTE: By default, MD Storage Manager is installed in the \Program Files\Dell\MD Storage Software directory. If another directory was used during installation, navigate to that directory before beginning the uninstallation procedure. -
Page 22: Uninstalling Md Storage Manager From Linux
Uninstalling MD Storage Manager From Linux By default, PowerVault MD Storage Manager is installed in the /opt/dell/mdstoragemanager directory. If another directory was used during installation, navigate to that directory before beginning the uninstallation procedure. From the installation directory, open the Uninstall Dell MD Storage Software directory. -
Page 23: Appendix - Load Balancing
Appendix — Load Balancing Windows Load Balance Policy Multi-path drivers select the I/O path to a virtual disk through a specific RAID controller module. When the multi-path driver receives a new I/O, the driver tries to find a path to the current RAID controller module that owns the virtual disk. If that path cannot be found, the multi-path driver migrates the virtual disk ownership to the secondary RAID controller module. -
Page 24: Changing The Load Balance Policy Using Windows Server 2008 Device Manager Options
Changing The Load Balance Policy Using Windows Server 2008 Device Manager Options From the host desktop, right-click My Computer and select Manage. The Computer Management window is displayed. Click Device Manager to show the list of devices attached to the host. Right-click the multi-path disk device for which you want to set load balance policies, then select Properties.