Table Of Contents - EMC VNX VG2 Setup Manual

Warnings and Cautions
Preface
Part 1 Phase 1 Installation
Chapter 1 Introduction
Product introduction .............................................................................................. 20
Setup process overview ......................................................................................... 21
Phase 1: Planning and data collection ........................................................... 21
Phase 2: Physical installation and initial configuration .............................. 22
Phase 3: Final configuration............................................................................ 23
How setup works.................................................................................................... 24
Factory configuration....................................................................................... 24
Boot array........................................................................................................... 24
Installing software in the field ........................................................................ 25
PXE booting blades .......................................................................................... 25
Assigned blade identifiers............................................................................... 25
Configuring the private (internal) LAN........................................................ 25
Zoning FC switches.......................................................................................... 27
Zoning FCoE switches ..................................................................................... 28
Creating Host LUNs......................................................................................... 28
Copying NAS software to the boot array...................................................... 28
Understanding the network block service .................................................... 29
Configuring dual Control Stations................................................................. 29
Booting blades from the array ........................................................................ 30
Remaining setup steps ..................................................................................... 30
Unisphere interface .......................................................................................... 30
VNX gateways and domain support ............................................................. 30
Additional information.......................................................................................... 31
Chapter 2 Before Installing
Step 1: Check components..................................................................................... 34
Verifying components on site ......................................................................... 34
VG2 components .............................................................................................. 36
VG8 components .............................................................................................. 38
VG2/VG8 Control Station............................................................................... 39
EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Gateway Configuration Setup Guide
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