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Automatic Storage Array Discovery, Setting Up The Array

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You can discover the storage array either automatically or manually. Automatic Storage Array Discovery 1. Launch MD Storage Manager. If this is the first storage array to be set up, the Add New Storage Array window is displayed. 2. Select Automatic and click OK. After discovery is complete, a confirmation screen is displayed. It may take several minutes for the discovery process to complete. Closing the discovery status window before the discovery process completes cancels the discovery process. 3. Click Close to close the screen. Manual Storage Array Discovery 1. Launch MD Storage Manager. If this is the first storage array to be set up, the Add New Storage Array window is displayed. 2. Select Manual and click OK. 3. Select Out-of-band management and enter the host server name(s) or IP address(es) of the iSCSI storage array controller. 4. Click Add. Out-of-band management is successfully configured. 5. After discovery is complete, a confirmation screen is displayed. Click Close to close the screen. Setting Up The Array NOTE: Before configuring the storage array, check the status icons on the Summary tab to ensure that the enclosures in the storage array are in an Optimal status. For more information on the status icons, see the Administrator's Guide at support.dell.com/manuals. 1. When discovery is complete, the name of the first storage array found is displayed under the Summary tab in MD Storage Manager. 2. The default name for the newly discovered storage array is Unnamed. If another name is displayed, click the down arrow next to that name and select Unnamed in the drop-down list. 3. Click the Initial Setup Tasks option to see links to the remaining post-installation tasks. For more information about each task, see the Administrator's Guide at support.dell.com/manuals. Perform these tasks in the order shown in the following table. Task Rename the storage array Set a storage array password Set up alert notifications Set up e-mail alerts Set up SNMP alerts Purpose To provide a more meaningful name than the softwareassigned label, Unnamed. To restrict unauthorized access. MD Storage Manager may ask for a password before changing the configuration or performing a destructive operation. To notify individuals (by e-mail) and/or storage enterprise management consoles, such as Dell Management Console, (by SNMP) when a storage array component 34

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You can discover the storage array either automatically or manually.
Automatic Storage Array Discovery
1.
Launch
MD Storage Manager
.
If this is the first storage array to be set up, the
Add New Storage Array
window is displayed.
2.
Select
Automatic
and click
OK
.
After discovery is complete, a confirmation screen is displayed. It may take several minutes for the discovery
process to complete. Closing the discovery status window before the discovery process completes cancels the
discovery process.
3.
Click
Close
to close the screen.
Manual Storage Array Discovery
1.
Launch
MD Storage Manager
.
If this is the first storage array to be set up, the
Add New Storage Array
window is displayed.
2.
Select
Manual
and click
OK
.
3.
Select
Out-of-band management
and enter the host server name(s) or IP address(es) of the iSCSI storage array
controller.
4.
Click
Add
.
Out-of-band management is successfully configured.
5.
After discovery is complete, a confirmation screen is displayed. Click
Close
to close the screen.
Setting Up The Array
NOTE:
Before configuring the storage array, check the status icons on the
Summary
tab to ensure that the
enclosures in the storage array are in an Optimal status. For more information on the status icons, see the
Administrator's Guide at
support.dell.com/manuals
.
1.
When discovery is complete, the name of the first storage array found is displayed under the
Summary
tab in MD
Storage Manager.
2.
The default name for the newly discovered storage array is
Unnamed
. If another name is displayed, click the down
arrow next to that name and select
Unnamed
in the drop-down list.
3.
Click the
Initial Setup Tasks
option to see links to the remaining post-installation tasks. For more information about
each task, see the Administrator's Guide at
support.dell.com/manuals
. Perform these tasks in the order shown in
the following table.
Task
Purpose
Rename the storage array
To provide a more meaningful name than the software-
assigned label, Unnamed.
Set a storage array password
To restrict unauthorized access. MD Storage Manager
may ask for a password before changing the configuration
or performing a destructive operation.
Set up alert notifications
Set up e-mail alerts
Set up SNMP alerts
To notify individuals (by e-mail) and/or storage enterprise
management consoles, such as Dell Management
Console, (by SNMP) when a storage array component
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