Dell PowerVault NX3600 Deployment Manual
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Brand: Dell
Category: Desktop , Network Storage Server
Type: Deployment manual
Model: Dell PowerVault NX3600 , Dell PowerVault NX3610
Pages: 31 (1.75 Mb)
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Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................5
Setting Up The Environment.....................................................................................................................................5
Selecting The Topology......................................................................................................................................5
MD Topology......................................................................................................................................................5
Choosing The Switch Topology..........................................................................................................................7
Best Practice Solution In The HA Option...........................................................................................................8
Dedicated SAN Solution In The Non-Redundant Option...................................................................................9
All-In-One High-Availability Option..................................................................................................................10
All-In-One Non-Redundant Option...................................................................................................................11
Preparing Your Management Station...............................................................................................................12
2 Running The NAS IDU..............................................................................................................15
Installing The NAS IDU...........................................................................................................................................15
Launching The NAS IDU.........................................................................................................................................15
Deploying The NAS Appliance Using The NAS IDU...............................................................................................15
3 Setting Up Your MD Storage Solution...................................................................................19
Creating Disk Groups..............................................................................................................................................19
Creating Disk Groups Automatically................................................................................................................19
Creating Disk Groups Manually........................................................................................................................20
Creating Virtual Disks.............................................................................................................................................21
Creating A Host Group............................................................................................................................................21
Creating A Host.......................................................................................................................................................22
Adding Virtual Disks To A Host Group....................................................................................................................22
Creating Host-To-Virtual Disk Mappings................................................................................................................23
Accessing The NAS Manager Web Interface........................................................................................................23
4 NAS Manager Configuration Wizard.....................................................................................25
Configuring Additional Client VIPs..........................................................................................................................28
5 PowerVault FluidFS NAS Setup Worksheet.........................................................................29
6 Getting Help................................................................................................................................31
Contacting Dell.......................................................................................................................................................31