Introduction; System Requirements - Dell PowerVault MD3060e Deployment Manual

Introduction

CAUTION: See the Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information document for important
safety information before following any procedures listed in this document.
An enclosure containing physical disks accessed through EMMs (Enclosure Management Modules) is
called a storage enclosure. A storage enclosure includes various hardware components, such as physical
disks, EMM's, fans, and power supplies. One or more host servers attached to the storage enclosure can
access the data on the storage enclosure. You can also establish multiple physical paths between the
host(s) and the storage enclosure so that loss of any single path (for example, through failure of a host
server port) does not result in loss of access to data on the storage enclosure.
The storage enclosure is managed by the Storage Enclosure Management software running on a host
server. On the host server system, the management software and the storage enclosure communicate
management requests and event information using in-band SAS connections.
Terminology
• Storage Enclosure — When the MD3060e is attached to a server directly or other MD3060e
enclosures, it is referred to as a Storage Enclosure. This document applies to the deployment and
configuration of the MD3060e as a Storage Enclosure.
• Expansion Enclosure — When the MD3060e is used as an MD3 (MD32/MD34/MD36/MD38) Series
Storage Array expansion it is referred to as an Expansion Enclosure. For documentation for the use of
the MD3060e as an Expansion Enclosure, please refer to the MD3 Series Storage Array Administrator's
Guide. These documents can be found at dell.com/support.
The deployment process includes:
• Hardware installation
• Initial system configuration
• Storage Enclosure Management Software installation
NOTE: For more information on product documentation, see Related Documentation.
The Storage Enclosure Management Software tools enables an administrator to monitor and update the
storage enclosure for optimum usability. The Storage Enclosure Management Software is supported on
various Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. For details on specific supported operating
systems, please refer the MD3060e Support Matrix at dell.com/support/manuals.

System Requirements

Before installing and configuring the PowerVault MD3060e hardware and software, ensure that the
supported operating system is installed and minimum system requirements are met. For more
information, see the Dell PowerVault MD3060e Support Matrix at dell.com/Support/Manuals.
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