About This Guide
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Revision History
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Audience
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Related Documentation
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Dell Online Services
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Technical Support and Customer Service
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Contacting Dell
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1 Introduction to HIT/Linux
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Overview
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Terminology
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PS Series Group Network Recommendations
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2 Installing and Configuring HIT/Linux
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Obtain the Installation Kit
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Installation Prerequisites
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Installation Script and RPMs
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Dell End-User License Agreement (EULA)
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Supported Linux Distributions
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Array Firmware
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Supported File Systems
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Use of the
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Daemon
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Linux Packages and Dependencies
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Installation Procedure
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Pre-Installation Steps
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Installation Steps
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Installation Results
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Uninstalling HIT/Linux
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Updating HIT/Linux
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Configuration
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Configuring HIT/Linux
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EqualLogic Configuration Utility (eqlconfig)
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EqualLogic Host Performance and Tuning Suite (eqltune)
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Evaluating Output Information
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Configuring ASM/LE
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Verification
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3 Remote Setup Wizard Command Line Interface
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General Command Syntax for the RSWCLI
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Configuration — Discovering a PS Series Array
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rswcli --discover Command Syntax
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Example: Discovering Uninitialized PS Series Arrays
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Initializing a PS Series Array
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rswcli --initialize Command Syntax
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