Deployment of Dell PowerVault MD3860f Storage

The deployment has three steps
       Hardware installation
       Modular Disk Storage Manager Installation
       Initial system configuration

Hardware Installation:
Assemble the rails and install the system in the rack following the safety instructions and the rack installation instructions provided with your system.



The Storage Configuration:
• Evaluate data storage needs and administrative requirements.
 • Decide the frequency and level of backups, such as weekly full backups with daily partial backups. • Consider storage array options, such as password protection and e-mail alert notifications for error conditions.
 • Design the configuration of virtual disks, disk groups, and DDP according to a data organization plan. For example, use one virtual disk for inventory, a second for financial and tax information, and a third for customer information.
• Decide whether to allow space for hot spares, which automatically replace failed physical disks
Connecting The Storage Array
The storage array is connected to a host using two hot-swappable RAID controller modules.
• 16 Gbps Fibre channel Host Ports (4) – Provides FC connection to the host or node
• 1 Gbps Ethernet Management (MGMT) Port (1)
• Reserved Ethernet Port (1) – Reserved port.
• 12 Gbps SAS host Ports (2) – Additional SAS Host ports.
Configuring Fibre Channel
1.       Install the supported HBAs on your host server.
2.        Cable the host server to the Fibre Channel switches.
3.        Install the required HBA drivers and firmware versionsInstall and configure the MD Storage Manager software (included with your storage array) on your host server
4.       Install and configure the MD Storage Manager software (included with your storage array) on your host server
5.       Cable the storage array to the Fibre Channel switches
      Dell PowerVault MD3860f Storage Fibre Channel array series adds high-throughput, 
6.       Configure zoning on all Fibre Channel switches
7.       Using MDSM, configure the host servers, storage arrays, and virtual disks
8.       Activate and configure premium features


Installing MD Storage Manager
• Graphical Installation (Recommended)
• Console Installation.
• Silent Installation

Graphical Installation
1.       Insert the PowerVault MD Series resource media.
2.     Select Install MD Storage Software.
3.     Read and accept the license agreement.
4.     Select one of the following installation options from the Install Set menu:
Full (recommended) — Installs the MD Storage Manager (client) software, host-based storage agent, multipath driver, and hardware providers.
• Host Only — Installs the host-based storage agent and multipath drivers. See Installing MD Storage Manager.
• Management — Installs the management software and hardware providers.
• Custom — Allows you to select specific components.
5.    Choose whether to start the event monitor service manually or automatically, when the host   server re boots
6.    Confirm the installation location and click Install
7.    If prompted, reboot the host server after the installation completes.
8.    Start MD Storage Manager and discover the array(s).
9.    If applicable, activate any premium features

Console Installation
 Console installation only applies to Linux systems that are not running a graphical environment

Silent Installation
To run silent installation on a Windows system:
1.       Copy the custom_silent.properties file in the /windows folder of the installation media or image to a writable location on the host server
2.    Modify the custom_silent.properties file to reflect the features, models and installation options to be used. Then, save the file
3.    After the custom_silent.properties file is revised to reflect your specific installation, run the following command to begin the silent installation: mdss_install.exe –f \ custom_silent.properties

Silent Installation On Linux
1.       Copy the custom_silent.properties file in the /linux directory of the installation media or image to a writable location on the host server.
2.    Modify the custom_silent.properties file to reflect the features, models and installation options to be used. Then, save the file

3.    After the custom_silent.properties file is revised, run the following command to begin the installation: ./mdss_install.bin –f /custom_silent.properties

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