About This Document - Dell PowerVault MD3260i Troubleshooting Manual

About this Document

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Topic
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contain?
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audience?
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Description
 An overview of the iSCSI data protocol between Dell
PowerVault MD3200i-series and MD3600i-series storage
arrays and host servers
Recommended iSCSI host port setup guidelines

Potential issues that occur when the storage array's
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iSCSI host ports are incorrectly configured, including
steps on how to resolve
A brief description of iSCSI host port setup and

configuration best practices (including VMware-specific
information)
Other troubleshooting information relating to the MD-

series iSCSI storage arrays
Users experiencing problems setting up iSCSI

communication between their storage array and host
server
Anyone wanting to know more about how the storage

array establishes iSCSI sessions
This document is divided into three broad sections:
Understanding and/or resolving physical connectivity

issues between the iSCSI storage array and host server
recognizing and resolving iSCSI host port configuration

problems
Solving common iSCSI device discovery errors
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See the following:
MD-series user documentation at
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support.dell.com/manuals
MD-series video series at www.

del.ly/PowerVaultMD
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