Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual page 39

Component Assumptions
Hardware
• You have used the Installation and Setup Instructions included with the controller shelves
• You have connected cables between the optional drive shelves and the array controllers.
• You have applied power to the storage array.
• You have installed all other hardware (for example, management station, switches) and
Host
• You have made a connection between the storage array and the data host.
• You have installed the host operating system.
• You are not using Windows as a virtualized guest.
• You are not configuring the data (I/O attached) host to boot from SAN.
Storage management
• You are using a 1 Gbps or faster management network.
station
• You are using a separate station for management rather than the data (I/O attached) host.
• You are using out-of-band management, in which a storage management station sends
• You have attached the management station to the same subnet as the storage
IP addressing
• You have not yet made an Ethernet connection between the management station and the
Storage provisioning
• You will not use shared volumes.
• You will create pools rather than volume groups.
Protocol: FC
• You have made all host-side FC connections and activated switch zoning.
• You are using Lenovo-supported FC HBAs and switches.
• You are using FC HBA driver versions as listed on the
Protocol: iSCSI
• You are using Ethernet switches capable of transporting iSCSI traffic.
• You have configured the Ethernet switches according to the vendor's recommendation for
Protocol: SAS
• You are using Lenovo-supported SAS HBAs.
• You are using SAS HBA driver versions as listed on the
to install the hardware.
made the necessary connections.
commands to the storage array through the Ethernet connections to the controller.
management ports.
storage array.
iSCSI.
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