Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node 13G Manual page 4

CONTENTS
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Hardware Configuration and Operating System Installation Guide - Linux Servers
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Install the VxFlex OS drivers.......................................................................50
Preparing Disks
Adding disks to a VxFlex OS SDS............................................................... 52
Verify the disk controller type....................................................... 52
Enable PERCCLI on a host server..................................................53
Creating virtual devices with PERCCLI..........................................53
Ensure virtual disk creation with PERCCLI.................................... 57
Determine whether DAS Cache configuration is required........................... 58
DAS Cache on Linux servers.......................................................................59
Installing fscli in a Linux server...................................................... 59
Configuring DAS Cache in a Linux server.......................................60
Where to go after configuring DAS Cache in a Linux server.......... 62
Configuration options for SSDs in DAS Cache............................... 62
Enabling DAS Cache acceleration in a Linux server........................63
Retrieve device paths in a Linux server...................................................... 65
Retrieve device paths in a Linux server with an HBA330 controller...
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Retrieving device paths in a Linux server with an H730 controller
without DAS Cache configured......................................................66
Retrieving device paths in a Linux server with an H730 controller
with DAS Cache configured...........................................................68
Additional Configurations
Additional configurations............................................................................ 70
Install OpenManage Essentials................................................................... 70
Where to go from here............................................................................... 70
Reference material
Reference material..................................................................................... 72
DTK - Hardware Update Bootable ISO........................................................ 72
Dell OpenManage DRAC Tools (RACADM).................................... 72
Update the SATADOM firmware ...................................................75
Recommended BIOS and firmware settings...................................75
Troubleshooting the Hardware ISO................................................78
Additional resources...................................................................... 80
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