Dell PS-M4110, Installation Manual

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2 Overview of Array Installation and Setup
To set up and start using your PS-M4110 storage blade array, follow the detailed procedures associated with
each of these steps:
1. Install the PS-M4110 array hardware in an PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure. Hardware installation is
described in
Chapter 3, Installing an Array on page 13 .
2. Set up the array. Array configuration is described in Chapter 4, Configuring the Array on page 25 . The tasks
are:
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Configure the array.
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Make the array accessible on the network.
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Configure RAID.
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Create a group with the array as the first group member or add the array to an existing group. When you
expand a group, capacity and performance increase automatically.
3. Start using the SAN. Allocate group storage space to users and applications by creating volumes. A volume
appears on the network as an iSCSI target. Use a computer’s iSCSI initiator to connect to a volume. Once
you connect to a volume, it appears as a disk on the computer. Array storage setup is described in
Chapter 5,
Allocating Storage on page 49 .
4. After completing the above steps, you can customize the group and use its more advanced features. This is
described in
Chapter 6, After Setting Up a Group on page 55 .