Other Information You May Need - Dell PowerVault MD3600f Configuration Manual

Table 1. Configuring Fibre Channel
Direct-Attached Storage Arrays
Install the supported HBAs on your
1
host server.
Cable the host server to the storage array.
2
See "Direct-Attached Cabling Examples"
on page 12.
Install the required HBA drivers and
3
firmware versions listed in the Support
Matrix.
Install and configure the MD Storage
4
Manager software (included with your
storage array) on your host server.
Using MD Storage Manager (MDSM),
5
configure the host servers, storage arrays,
and virtual disks.
Activate and configure premium features
6
(if applicable).
* A SAN-attached configuration is required to use the Remote Replication premium feature. Remote
Replication is not supported in direct-attached configurations.
** All equipment attached to the switch must be powered on before establishing zoning. For additional
switch hardware requirements, see the manufacturer's documentation.

Other Information You May Need

In addition to this document, see the documentation provided with the HBA
and Fibre Channel switch hardware for vendor-specific information required
to complete Fibre-Channel setup on your storage array.
6
Configuring Fibre Channel
SAN-Attached Storage Arrays*
Install the supported HBAs on your
1
host server.
Cable the host server to the Fibre
2
Channel switches. See "SAN-Attached
Cabling Example" on page 18 and
"Remote Replication Cabling Example"
on page 19.
Install the required HBA drivers and
3
firmware versions listed in the Support
Matrix.
Install and configure the MD Storage
4
Manager software (included with your
storage array) on your host server.
Cable the storage array to the Fibre
5
Channel switches.
Configure zoning on all Fibre Channel
6
switches. See "Switch Zoning
Requirements" on page 10. **
Using MDSM, configure the host
7
servers, storage arrays, and virtual disks.
Activate and configure premium
8
features (if applicable).