Overview Of Array Installation And Setup - Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Installation Manual

2 Overview of Array Installation and Setup

To set up and start using your PS-M4110 storage blade array, follow the detailed procedures associated with
each of these steps:
1. Install the PS-M4110 array hardware in an PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure. Hardware installation is
described in Chapter 3, Installing an Array on page
2. Set up the array. Array configuration is described in
are:
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Configure the array.
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Make the array accessible on the network.
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Configure RAID.
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Create a group with the array as the first group member or add the array to an existing group. When you
expand a group, capacity and performance increase automatically.
3. Start using the SAN. Allocate group storage space to users and applications by creating volumes. A volume
appears on the network as an iSCSI target. Use a computer's iSCSI initiator to connect to a volume. Once
you connect to a volume, it appears as a disk on the computer. Array storage setup is described in
Allocating Storage on page
4. After completing the above steps, you can customize the group and use its more advanced features. This is
described in Chapter 6, After Setting Up a Group on page
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Chapter 4, Configuring the Array on page
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25. The tasks
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