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Overview
Some functions described in this document may not be supported by all revisions of the
software or hardware currently in use. For the most up-to-date information on product
features, refer to your product release notes.
A basic CLARiiON® CX3-40c storage system contains the following:
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A storage processor enclosure (SPE3) with two storage processors (SPs) and
redundant power/cooling. Each SP includes both Internet SCSI (iSCSI) and Fibre
Channel host data ports.
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At least one disk-array enclosure (DAE3P) with a minimum of five Fibre Channel
disk modules.
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Two standby power supplies (SPS).
This guide explains how to install and initialize a CX3-40c in a Windows
environment. It describes the major steps involved in adding storage-system
hardware (sometimes called an array) to an existing storage configuration, or
creating a new environment of servers and storage. Those steps include:
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Preparing your site, planning the network configuration, and verifying your
environment to avoid pitfalls and address potential obstacles to a successful
installation before you encounter them
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Connecting to a management station and initializing the system using a utility
that assigns network and security characteristics to each SP and IP addresses to
iSCSI data ports
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Readying every server that will connect to the storage system, then establishing
physical and virtual connections between the storage system and servers
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Verifying the system and failover configurations
Once your system is up, initialized, and running, you should refer to other sources for
information on planning or implementing data storage. The Documentation and Resources for
CX3-Series Storage Systems CD that shipped with the storage system includes detailed
documents related to the storage system. The most recent versions of relevant documents,
including software release notes, are available in the Documentation/White Paper Library
section of the Powerlink® site (
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