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2018 - 03

Rev. A04

Summary of Contents for PowerVault MD3060e

Page 1: ...Dell EMC PowerVault MD3060e Storage Enclosure Deployment Guide ...

Page 2: ...age to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death 2016 2018 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners 2018 03 Rev A04 ...

Page 3: ...Multipath configuration 9 Linux Asymmetric Multipath configuration 10 3 Installing Storage Enclosure Management Software 11 Installing HBAs and drivers 11 Storage Enclosure Management Installation Windows 11 Storage Enclosure Management installation for Linux 11 Graphical installation 11 Silent installation 12 4 Uninstalling Storage Enclosure Management software 13 Windows 13 Linux 13 5 Getting he...

Page 4: ... Storage Array it is referred to as an Expansion Enclosure To use the MD3060e as an Expansion Enclosure see the Dell PowerVault MD Series Support Matrix Storage for either the MD32XX 36XX or MD34XX 38XX Series arrays available at Dell com support manuals The deployment process includes Hardware installation Initial system configuration Storage Enclosure Management Software installation NOTE For mo...

Page 5: ...owerTools Server Hardware Manager Administrator s Guide Provides information about how to configure manage and update your MD3060e Storage Enclosure This document is available online at Dell com support manuals Dell PowerVault MD3060e Owner s Manual Provides information about system hardware features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components This documen...

Page 6: ...MD3060e Storage Enclosure This document is available online at dell com support manuals The Rack Installation instructions Provides information on how to rack your system This document is shipped with your system Topics Connecting the storage enclosure Cabling the storage enclosure Windows with Storage Spaces configuration Linux Connecting the storage enclosure The storage enclosure is connected t...

Page 7: ...used NOTE The maximum supported SAS cable length is 4 m Windows with Storage Spaces configuration NOTE Dell only supports the Windows Storage Spaces when purchased as the DSMS 3060e For information about the DSMS 3060e see Dell com dsmsmanuals Linux There are three types of configurations supported for Linux host servers Single Path configuration This uses a simplified cabling scheme but does not ...

Page 8: ...tionality verify the following values are set in etc multipath conf path_grouping_policy failover failback manual NOTE For more information about supported Linux OSs see the Dell Storage Enclosure Support Matrix available at Dell com support Linux Single Path configuration Figure 2 Linux Single Path configuration 8 Hardware Installation ...

Page 9: ...Linux Symmetric Multipath configuration Figure 3 Linux Symmetric Multipath configuration Hardware Installation 9 ...

Page 10: ...Linux Asymmetric Multipath configuration Figure 4 Linux Asymmetric Multipath configuration 10 Hardware Installation ...

Page 11: ...anagement Installation Windows NOTE Dell only supports the Windows Storage Spaces when purchased as the DSMS 3060e For information about the DSMS 3060e see Dell com dsmsmanuals Storage Enclosure Management installation for Linux Graphical installation 1 Download the Storage Enclosure Management Software installation package from Dell com support 2 Navigate to the download directory of the installe...

Page 12: ...tended This command installs the Storage Enclosure Management with all the default settings 4 Accept all End User License Agreements The default installation directory is opt Dell StorageEnclosureManagement 5 To change the installation directory uncomment and edit the following line in the installer options file prefix opt dell StorageEnclosureManagement 6 To start the SNMP daemon after installati...

Page 13: ...SMS 3060e For information about the DSMS 3060e see Dell com dsmsmanuals Linux NOTE Linux uninstallation requires full root user permissions NOTE If you installed the program silently the uninstallation is silent NOTE The shmcli log file is not deleted from the system after uninstallation 1 Navigate to the installation directory The default directory is opt Dell StorageEnclosureManagement 2 Run the...

Page 14: ...lect your product The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed 5 For contact details of Dell EMC Global Technical Support a Click Global Technical Support b The Contact Technical Support page is displayed with details to call chat or e mail the Dell EMC Global Technical Support team Locating Service Tag of your system Your system is identified by a unique Express Service...

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