You can start MDCU in any of the following ways:
On Windows-based systems:
During MD Storage Manager installation from the DVD shipped with your storage array, select
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the option to automatically start MDCU following reboot
or
Once you have installed the management software and utilities from the DVD, choose
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Start>Programs>Dell>MD Storage Software>Modular Disk Configuration Utility.
On Linux-based systems:
Once you have installed the management software and utilities from the DVD, launch MDCU
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or
Go to /opt/dell/mdstoragesoftware/mdconfigurationutility and run the executable
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Whichever way you launch MDCU, the window shown in Figure 1 is displayed.
Figure 1. Dell MD Configuration Utility for iSCSI
Setting Up iSCSI Manually: Using the MD Storage Manager
To manually set up iSCSI communication between your host server and storage array, perform the
following steps:
Launch MD Storage Manager
From the Setup tab, choose Manually Identify Host
Using the MD Storage Manager wizard, enter the host and management information for each iSCSI host
used.
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