Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault Network Attached Storage Solution
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Title
Description
Getting Started Guide
The Getting Started Guide provides an
overview of system features, setting up your
solution, and technical speci
fi
cations.
This document is shipped with your system
and is also available at
support.dell.com/
manuals
.
Deployment Guide
The Deployment Guide provides information
about the deployment of the hardware and
software for the solution. This document is
available at
support.dell.com/manuals
.
Owner’s Manual
The Owner’s Manual provides information
about solution features and describes how
to troubleshoot the system and install or
replace system components. This document
is available at
support.dell.com/manuals
.
Rack Installation Instructions
The rack documentation included with your
rack solution describes how to install your
system into a rack. This document is shipped
with your rack solution and is also available
at
support.dell.com/manuals
.
Administrator’s Guide
The Administrator’s Guide provides
information about con
fi
guring, managing,
and troubleshooting the software and the
solution. This document is available at
support.dell.com/manuals
.
Online Help
The Online Help provides information about
con
fi
guring and managing the software.
The online help is integrated with the system
and can be accessed from the NAS Manager
web interface.
Information in this publication is subject to change without notice.
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2012 - 04
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Preparing Your Environment for Setting Up the PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 Solution
The setup worksheet helps you plan your con
fi
guration.
Recording the IP addresses of your solution in a single location enables you to con
fi
gure your setup faster and more e
ffi
ciently.
Terms Used In the IP Chart
Controller
—A server appliance installed with the Dell scalable
fi
le system software.
An essential component of a PowerVault NAS clustered solution.
Interconnect Private Network
—A Class C subnet that is not used in your
environment.
SAN network/iSCSI network
—The network that carries the block level (iSCSI) tra
ffi
c
and to which the storage subsystem is connected. It is recommended that this
network be separated from the client network.
NAS cluster name
—The name that is used to identify the PowerVault NX3600/NX3610
solution.
NAS management VIP
—IP address that the management stations use to access the
PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 controllers.
Client access VIP
—IP address that clients use to access CIFS shares and NFS exports
hosted by a PowerVault NAS solution. The PowerVault NAS solution supports multiple
client access VIPs.
MD discovery IP
—The MD discovery IP is an MD storage array (iSCSI) IP address from
either the SAN A or SAN B network.
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Deploying Your NAS Solution
PowerVault FluidFS NAS Setup Worksheet
Number of
NAS Appliances
1
Number of
MD Series Arrays
1
Type of
Network
Routed
2*
2*
Flat
NAS Cluster
Name:
Subnet Mask:
Gateway:
Primary Client Network
iSCSI SAN Network
Management VIP:
SAN A
SAN B
NAS Appliance 0
Controller 0
Controller 0 IP
Controller 1
Controller 1 IP
NAS Appliance 1*
*Controller 2 IP
*Controller 2
*Controller 3 IP
*Controller 3
Client VIPs
MD Series iSCSI Address
Flat Network needs only one VIP
Array #1
Management
Routed Networks need four VIPs per appliance
Controller 0-0
SAN A
1 appliance = 4; * 2 appliances = 8
Controller 0-1
SAN B
Controller 1-0
SAN A
Client VIP # 1
Controller 1-1
SAN B
Client VIP # 2
Client VIP # 3
*
Array #2
Management
Client VIP # 4
Controller 0-0
SAN A
*Client VIP # 5
Controller 0-1
SAN B
*Client VIP # 6
Controller 1-0
SAN A
*Client VIP # 7
Controller 1-1
SAN B
*Client VIP # 8
Use one IP for iSCSI Discovery in a NAS IDU.
Environment Setup
DNS Server IP
SNMP Read
Community
NIS Domain
DNS Su
ffi
x
SNMP Trap
Recipient
NIS Server
NTP Server IP
NetBIOS Name
LDAP Server
SMTP Server IP
Active Directory
Domain
LDAP Distin-
guished
Name
SMTP From
E-mail Address
Switch Requirements Checklist
Client Network
SAN/Internal Network
Jumbo Frames Enabled
9216 MTU
Recommended
Required
Port Fast Enabled
Required
Required
Flow Control Enabled
Recommended
Required
Interconnect Private Network
Select a private Class C subnet
10.255.254.x
172.31.254.x
192.168.254.x
___.___.___.x
*Applicable only to NX3610.
Launching the Initial Deployment Utility
NOTE:
Download and install the NAS IDU from
support.
dell.com
.
The NAS IDU guides you through the network con
fi
guration
and enables you to set up and
access the PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 solution from the
management station.
NOTE:
The following steps must be performed by trained
personnel. For more information on deploying your NAS
solution, see the
Dell FluidFS NX3600/3610 NAS Solutions
Deployment Guide
at
support.dell.com/manuals
.
From the management station, launch the
1.
NAS IDU
and follow the instructions on the screen.
After the con
fi
guration is complete, the
Con
fi
gurations
Results
screen is displayed.
Completing the Setup
Copy the IQN numbers from the
2.
Con
fi
guration
Results
screen.
NOTE:
Do not close the
Con
fi
guration Results
screen.
Launch the
3.
Modular Disk Storage Manager
(MDSM)
client.
Create a disk group pair.
4.
NOTE:
It is recommended that you create a disk group
for each virtual disk. However, you can create multiple
virtual disks in a disk group.
Create virtual disk pairs.
5.
These virtual disks must be created in pairs and must
be of the same size.
Create hosts and host groups.
6.
Map the virtual disks to the host group.
7.
Repeat step 4 through step 6 for controller 1.
8.
Close the MDSM
9.
client.
In the
10.
Con
fi
guration Results
screen in the NAS IDU,
click
Finish
.
The NAS Manager web interface is launched and the
PowerVault Con
fi
guration Wizard
is displayed.
NOTE:
If the web interface does not automatically
launch, select
Cluster Management
→
Maintenance
→
Start
Con
fi
guration Wizard
.
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Con
fi
guring Your NAS Solution
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Documentation
The PowerVault NAS Manager web interface provides
information about the controllers and guides you
through the steps necessary to con
fi
gure the network
for your clustered NAS solution.
NOTE:
If the
Start Con
fi
guration Wizard
does not open
automatically, locate it under
Cluster Management
→
Maintenance
→
Start Con
fi
guration Wizard
.
NOTE:
If your web browser does not display the
PowerVault NAS Manager web interface, check the security
settings of the web browser, accept the security
certi
fi
cate, and ensure that JavaScript is enabled.
To access the PowerVault NAS Manager web interface at
a later time, type the following URL in your web browser:
https://<NAS Management VIP>
The NAS Management VIP is the VIP of the
management station.
Default User Name and Password
The default user name for the solution is
admin
The default password for the solution is
Stor@ge!
To complete the system con
fi
guration, complete the
following steps using the
Start Con
fi
guration Wizard
:
Configuring DNS
•
Configuring time
•
Configuring E-mail
•
Configuring SNMP
•
Setting up file system
•
Changing the administrator password
•
Configuring system identity
•
Configuring identity management
•
Configuring cross protocol
•
Creating NAS volumes
•
Creating CIFS shares
•
Creating NFS exports
•
After completing the
Start Con
fi
guration Wizard
,
con
fi
gure additional Client VIPs in the NAS Manager web
interface at
Cluster Management
→
Network
→
Subnets
→
Primary
.
