Dell EqualLogic PS4210XV35 EqualLogic PS4210 Storage Arrays - Installation and - Page 26

PS4210 Installation Guide 4 Software Configuration Prompt Default gateway (optional) RAID policy Description Network address for the device used to connect subnets and forward network traffic beyond the local network. A default gateway is needed only if you want the array network interface to communicate outside the local network (for example, to allow access to volumes from computers outside the local network). The default gateway must be on the same subnet as the array network interface. RAID level and spare drive configuration for the array. The actual number of RAID sets and spare drives depends on the number of drives in the array. • RAID 6 - Distributed dual-parity sets. • RAID 10 - Striping on top of multiple RAID 1 (mirrored) sets. • RAID 50 - Striping on top of multiple RAID 5 (distributed-parity) sets. Each RAID 5 set uses one drive's worth of space for parity. • RAID 5 - Distributed-parity sets. RAID 5-[Not Recommended] One RAID 5 set, with one spare disk. RAID 5 is similar to RAID 50, with more capacity (two additional disks) but lower availability and performance. Note: To configure RAID 50 with drives larger than 3TB, or RAID 5 with drives of any size, you must use the Group Manager CLI. Table 7: Group Configuration Information Prompt Group name Group IP address Description Unique name that identifies the group (54 or fewer letters, numbers, or hyphens). The first character must be a letter or number. Network address for the group. The group IP address is used for group administration and computer access to data stored in the group. Password for adding Password required when adding members to a group. The password must have members to a group 3 to 16 letters or numbers and is case-sensitive. Password for the grpadmin account Password that will override the factory-set group administration password (grpadmin) for the grpadmin account. The password must have 3 to 16 letters or numbers and is case-sensitive. Required only when creating a new group. Microsoft service user name and password (optional) CHAP user name and password used to enable Microsoft service such as VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) or VDS (Virtual Disk Service) access to the group. The user name must have 3 to 63 alphanumeric characters. The password must have 12 to 16 alphanumeric characters, and is case-sensitive. Microsoft services running on a computer must be allowed access to the group in order to create VSS snapshots in the group or use VDS. Applicable only when creating a group with the Remote Setup wizard. Start the Software Configuration Use the setup utility or the Remote Setup wizard to initialize the array and either create a group with the array as the first group member or add the array to an existing group. 18