Automatic Storage Array Discovery; Manual Storage Array Discovery; Setting Up The Array - Dell PowerVault MD3200i Deployment Manual

Automatic Storage Array Discovery

1 Launch MD Storage Manager (MDSM).
If this is the first storage array to be set up, the Add New Storage Array
window is displayed.
2 Select Automatic and click OK.
It may take several minutes for the discovery process to complete. Closing
the discovery status window before the discovery process completes
cancels the discovery process.
After discovery is complete, a confirmation screen is displayed. Click Close
to close the screen.

Manual Storage Array Discovery

1 Launch MDSM.
If this is the first storage array to be set up, the Add New Storage Array
window is displayed.
2 Select Manual and click OK.
3 Select Out-of-band management and enter the host server name(s) or IP
address(es) of the iSCSI storage array controller.
4 Click Add.
Out-of-band management should now be successfully configured.
After discovery is complete, a confirmation screen is displayed. Click Close
to close the screen.

Setting Up the Array

1 When discovery is complete, the name of the first storage array found is
displayed under the Summary tab in MDSM.
2 The default name for the newly discovered storage array is Unnamed. If
another name is displayed, click the down arrow next to that name and
select Unnamed in the drop-down list.
3 Click the Initial Setup Tasks option to see links to the remaining post-
installation tasks. For more information about each task, see the Owner's
Manual. Perform these tasks in the order shown in Table 4-3.
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