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Understanding the Array Installation Procedure

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1 Understanding the Array Installation Procedure To set up your array and start using the iSCSI SAN array, follow these steps: 1. Install the array in a rack. See Rack Mounting the Array on page 3. 2. Connect the array to power and the network. See Connect and Secure the Power Cables on page 11 and Connect the Array to the Network on page 12. 3. Configure the PS Series software. First, initialize an array to make it accessible on the network. Then, either create a group with the array as the first group member or add the array to an existing group. When you expand a group, capacity and performance increase automatically. See Choose a Configuration Method on page 17. 4. Start using the iSCSI SAN array. Allocate group storage space to users and applications by creating volumes. A volume appears on the network as an iSCSI target. Use a computer's iSCSI initiator to connect to a volume. After you connect to a volume, it appears as a regular disk on the computer. See Storage Allocation on page 23. After getting started, you can customize the group and use its more advanced features. See Where to Go After Setting Up a Group on page 29. 1

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1 Understanding the Array Installation Procedure
To set up your array and start using the iSCSI SAN array, follow these steps:
1.
Install the array in a rack. See
Rack Mounting the Array on page 3
.
2.
Connect the array to power and the network. See
Connect and Secure the Power Cables on page 11
and
Connect the Array to the Network on page 12
.
3.
Configure the PS Series software. First, initialize an array to make it accessible on the network. Then, either
create a group with the array as the first group member or add the array to an existing group. When you
expand a group, capacity and performance increase automatically. See
Choose a Configuration Method on
page 17
.
4.
Start using the iSCSI SAN array. Allocate group storage space to users and applications by creating
volumes. A volume appears on the network as an iSCSI target. Use a computer’s iSCSI initiator to connect
to a volume. After you connect to a volume, it appears as a regular disk on the computer. See
Storage
Allocation on page 23
.
After getting started, you can customize the group and use its more advanced features. See
Where to Go After
Setting Up a Group on page 29
.
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