Dell PowerVault NX3500 Manuals

1 Dell™ Glossary NOTE: For additional information on storage terminology, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association's website at www.snia.org and click on the dictionary. A — Ampere(s). AC — Alternating current. ACPI — Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. A standard interface for enabling the operating system to direct configuration and power management. ambient temperature — The temperature of the area or room where the system is located. ANSI — American National Standards Institute. The primary organization for developing technology standards in the U.S. asset tag — An individual code assigned to a system, usually by an administrator, for security or tracking purposes. backup — A copy of a program or data file. As a precaution, back up your system’s hard drive(s) on a regular basis. blade — A module that contains a processor, memory, and a hard drive. The modules are mounted into a chassis that includes power supplies and fans. BMC — Baseboard management controller. bootable media — A CD, diskette, or USB memory key that is used to start your system if the system will not boot from the hard drive. BTU — British thermal unit. bus — An information pathway between the components of a system. Your system contains an expansion bus that allows the processor to communicate with controllers for the peripheral devices connected to the system. Your system also contains an address bus and a data bus for communications between the processor and RAM. C — Celsius. cache — A fast storage area that keeps a copy of data or instructions for quick data retrieval. CA — Certificate authority. CIM — Common Information Model describes the management information utilized by the DMTF. It provides mapping techniques for interchange of CIM data with MIB data from SNMP agents. cm — Centimeter(s).

Dell PowerVault NX3500 System Administrator’s Guide

Dell PowerVault NX3500 System Administrator’s Guide

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Dell PowerVault NX3500 Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual Regulatory Model: E07S Series, DELL500WLV, and DELL500WHV Regulatory Type: E07S002

Setting Up Your PowerVault Network Attached Storage Solution Before You Begin WARNING: Before you set up and operate your Dell PowerVault system, review the safety instructions that came with your system. Read The Dell Software License Agreement Before using your system, please read the Dell Software License Agreement that came • with the system. If you do not accept the terms of the agreement, please call the customer assistance • telephone number. For customers in the United States, call 800-WWW-DELL (800-999-3355). For customers outside the United States, visit support.dell.com and select your country or region from the top of the page. Verify Package Contents Verify that all components listed on your packing slip are available. Save all documentation and accessories. Locate Your System Service Tag Your system is identified by a unique Express Service Code and Service Tag number. • The Express Service Code and Service Tag are found on the front of the system by pulling out the information tag. This information is used by Dell to route support calls to the appropriate personnel. • Install The Solution In A Rack The solution requires a properly grounded electrical outlet, a compatible rack, • and a rack installation kit. For information about installing the rails for the PowerVault NX3500 system, • see the Rack Installation Instructions that shipped with your rail kit. For information about installing rails for the backup power supply, • see the Dell PowerVault NX3500 Getting Started Guide. Installation Guidelines The PowerVault NX3500 hardware configuration consists of two PowerVault NX3500 • controller units and one backup power supply (BPS) unit. The BPS is required even if you have an uninterruptible power supply system in your environment. Install the three hardware components adjacent to one another in the same rack. You must use twelve Category 5E or Category 6 Ethernet cables with RJ45 • connectors. It is recommended that you use a minimum of four network switches. • 1 | Racking Your Solution 2 | Cabling Your Solution Verify that your network environment and modular disk storage arrays are powered on. Turn on the components in the following order: Dell backup power supply 1. Dell PowerVault NX3500 controllers 2. 3 | Turning On The Solution IP Chart The IP chart helps you plan your confi guration. Recording the IP addresses of your solution in a single location enables you to confi gure your setup faster and more effi ciently. NAS Appliance Setup Worksheet Storage Array Identifi cation Internal Network Confi guration SAN Network Confi guration One of the storage array’s iSCSI IPs Internal IP a 0 SANa IP controller 0 Maximum MTU size supported by SAN Internal IP a 1 SANa IP controller 1 NAS Controller Discovery Internal IP a 2 SANb IP controller 0 Controller 0 MAC address Internal IP a 3 SANb IP controller 1 Controller 1 MAC address Subnet mask Confi guration Results NAS Cluster Identifi cation Internal IP b 0 NAS controller 0 IQN NAS cluster name Internal IP b 1 NAS controller 1 IQN Primary Network Confi guration Internal IP b 2 Confi guration Results NAS management VIP Internal IP b 3 NAS controller 0 IQN Client access VIP Subnet mask NAS controller 1 IQN Controller 0 IP Notes Use the IQNs recorded from the PowerVault Confi guration Utility to complete your mappings confi guration on the MD. The MAC address for the controller is located on the information tag. Use the embedded NIC 1 MAC address. Controller 1 IP Subnet mask Gateway Environment Setup Management Station Setup Your Infrastructure Management station IP (IPv4) DNS server IP SMTP IP Verify PVCU software is installed NTP server IP SNMP IP Enable JavaScript on the default browser Active directory IP Verify IPv6 is enabled LDAP/NIS IP 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. Internal IP— IP address used for internal operations between the NAS controllers and the storage subsystem. SAN network/iSCSI network— The network that carries the block level (iSCSI) traffi 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 NX3500 solution. NAS management VIP—IP addresses that the management stations use to access the PowerVault NX3500 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. Preparing The Management Station Connect the management station to the client switch. • Verify that IPv6 is enabled. • Install the PowerVault Configuration Utility software. • Download SSH client for CLI access. • Preparing The Modular Disk Storage Arrays Create a disk group for each virtual disk. 1. Create a virtual disk in each disk group. Virtual disks must be created and assigned 2. to the host group in pairs. A minimum of 2 virtual disks is required and a maximum of sixteen is supported. Create a host group. For example, name host group PV-NX3500. 3. Map the virtual disks to the host group. 4. Note: Additional confi guration is required after completing the steps in the 5. PowerVault Confi guration Utility. For more information see step 5. 4 | Preparing Your Environment For The PowerVault NX3500 Solution Planning Proper planning is essential to successfully deploy the PowerVault NX3500 solution. This placemat contains one scenario using two redundant iSCSI networks. If your SAN is configur in a different configuration, see the Administrator’s Guide for additional cabling options. It is recommended that you complete the IP chart in step 4 prior to deploying the solution. The IP chart is also present in the Administrator’s Guide. Network Cabling Power Cabling SAN Switches Client Switches PowerVault NX3500 Contoller 0 PowerVault NX3500 Contoller 1 PowerVault storage array MD32x0i/MD36x0i Client connections Internal Network and SAN connections Peer Connections PowerVault NX3500 controller 0 PowerVault NX3500 controller 1 To the grid PowerVault NX3500 Controller 0 To power source 1 To power source 2 PowerVault NX3500 Controller 1 Backup Power Supply To power source 1 To power source 2 USB Power USB Power

DELL POWERVAULT NX3500 A Dell Technical Guide Version 1.0