Perform Post-Setup Tasks; Verify Connectivity And Failover; Verify Connectivity And Failover; Create Test Volumes - Dell SC8000 Deployment Manual

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Perform Post-Setup Tasks

Perform connectivity and failover tests to make sure that the deployment was successful,
then change administrative passwords, Phone Home, and check for updates.
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Verify Connectivity and Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Configure a Phone Home Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Phone Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Check for Storage Center Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Verify Connectivity and Failover

This section describes the general steps needed to verify that Storage Center is set up
properly and fails over correctly. The process includes connecting a server and copying
data to verify connectivity, and shutting down a controller to verify failover and MPIO
functionality. For details about each step, refer to the Storage Center System Manager
Administrator's Guide.

Create Test Volumes

Connect a server to the Storage Center, create one or more test volumes, and map them to
the server to prepare for connectivity and failover testing.
1 Connect a server to the Storage Center using Fibre Channel or iSCSI.
2 (iSCSI only) Configure the iSCSI initiator on the server to target the Storage Center.
3 Use a web browser to load the Storage Center System Manager.
Single-controller Storage Center: Enter the controller management IP address
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Dual-controller Storage Center: Enter the shared system management IP address.
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4 Log in to System Manager.
5 Define the server in System Manager.
a In the System Tree, select Servers.
b Click Create Server. The Create Server wizard appears.
c Select the server HBA(s) in the table, then click Continue.
d In the Name field, type a name for the server.
e From the Operating System drop-down menu, select the operating system that the
server is running.
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