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Contents 1 Introduction 7 System Requirements 7 Management Station Hardware Requirements 7 Introduction to Storage Arrays 8 2 Hardware Installation 9 Storage Configuration Planning 9 About the Enclosure Connections 9 Cabling the Enclosure 10 Redundancy vs. Nonredundancy 10 Direct-Attached Solutions 10 Network-Attached Solutions 13 Attaching MD1000 Expansion Enclosures 15 Expanding with Previously Configured MD1000 Enclosures 16 Expanding with New MD1000 Enclosures 17 3 Software Installation 19 System Assembly and Startup 19 Install the iSCSI Initiator Software (iSCSI-attached Host Servers Only) . . . . 19 Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows Host Server 20 Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Linux Host Server 20 Installing MD Storage Software 23 Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI-attached Host Server (Windows 23 Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI-attached Host Server (Linux 25 Installing a Dedicated Management Station (Windows and Linux) . . . . 27 Contents 3

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Contents
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Contents
1
Introduction
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7
System Requirements
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7
Management Station Hardware Requirements
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7
Introduction to Storage Arrays
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8
2
Hardware Installation
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9
Storage Configuration Planning
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9
About the Enclosure Connections
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9
Cabling the Enclosure
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10
Redundancy vs. Nonredundancy
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10
Direct-Attached Solutions
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10
Network-Attached Solutions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Attaching MD1000 Expansion Enclosures
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Expanding with Previously Configured MD1000 Enclosures
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16
Expanding with New MD1000 Enclosures
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17
3
Software Installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
System Assembly and Startup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Install the iSCSI Initiator Software (iSCSI-attached Host Servers Only)
. . . .
19
Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows Host Server
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20
Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Linux Host Server
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20
Installing MD Storage Software
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23
Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI-attached Host
Server (Windows)
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23
Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI-attached Host
Server (Linux)
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25
Installing a Dedicated Management Station (Windows and Linux)
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27