Contents 1 Introduction......................4 ........................... 4 System Requirements ......................5 Other Information You May Need ............................5 Contacting Dell ......................5 Locating your system service tag 2 Hardware Installation...................7 ......................7 Connecting The Storage Enclosure ......................8 Cabling The Storage Enclosure ..................8 Windows with Storage Spaces Configuration ......................9...
MD3060e Support Matrix at dell.com/support/manuals. System Requirements Before installing and configuring the PowerVault MD3060e hardware and software, ensure that the supported operating system is installed and minimum system requirements are met. For more information, see the Dell PowerVault MD3060e Support Matrix at dell.com/Support/Manuals.
Service Tag to get your system documentation. Your product documentation includes: • Dell PowerVault MD3060e Getting Started Guide — Provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications. This document is also shipped with your system. •...
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Alternatively, the information may be on a sticker on the chassis of the system. This information is used by Dell to route support calls to the appropriate personnel.
This document is also shipped with your system. • MD3060e Storage Enclosure Administrators Guide — Provides information about how to configure, manage, and update your MD3060e Storage Enclosure. This document is available online at dell.com/ support/manuals. •...
Please refer to Microsoft documentation of the Windows Storage Spaces feature for more information. NOTE: If multiple connections are used to attach the enclosure, Dell recommends MPIO to be configured with the Failover Only Policy for all drives in the enclosure.
Recommended cabling diagrams for the maximum configurations and tables are shown below: Single Server Configurations Single Server Dual HBA Symmetric Configuration Figure 2. Single Server Dual HBA Symmetric Cabling Diagram...
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Single Server Dual HBA Asymmetric Configuration Figure 3. Single Server Dual HBA Asymmetric Cabling Diagram...
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Single Server 3 HBA up to 3 enclosures High Availability Configuration Figure 4. Single Server 3 HBA up to 3 enclosures High Availability Cabling Diagram NOTE: For more details on Dell servers that support 2 or more HBA’s please see the Dell PowerVault MD3060 Support Matrix at dell.com/powervaultmanuals.
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Single Server 4 HBA up to 4 enclosures High Availability Configuration Figure 5. Single Server 4 HBA up to 4 enclosures High Availability Cabling Diagram NOTE: For more details on Dell servers that support 2 or more HBA’s please see the Dell PowerVault MD3060 Support Matrix at dell.com/powervaultmanuals.
Dual Server Configurations Dual Server Cluster Dual HBA Maximum Symmetric Configuration Figure 6. Dual Server Cluster Dual HBA Maximum Symmetric Cabling Diagram...
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Dual Server Cluster Dual Quad Port HBA 4 Enclosure High Availability Configuration Figure 7. Dual Server Cluster Dual Quad Port HBA 4 Enclosure High Availability Cabling Diagram Table 3. Dual Server Cluster Dual Quad Port HBA Maximum High Availability Cabling Table Cable Color Host Server 1 Cable Color...
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Dual Server Cluster 3 HBAs with 3 Enclosures High Availability Configuration Figure 8. Dual Server Cluster 3 HBAs with 3 Enclosures High Availability Cabling Diagram Table 4. Dual Server Cluster 3 HBAs with 3 Enclosures High Availability Cabling Table Cable Color Host Server 1 Cable Color Host Server 2...
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Dual Server Cluster 4 HBAs with 4 enclosures High Availability Configuration Figure 9. Dual Server Cluster 4 HBAs with 4 enclosures High Availability Cabling Diagram Table 5. Dual Server Cluster 4 HBAs with 4 enclosures High Availability Cabling Table Cable Color Host Server 1 Cable Color Host Server 2...
Asymmetric Multipath — High availability configuration that allows the host server to reach any enclosure if a path or single enclosure is lost For multipath configurations, Linux Device Mapper Multipath (DMMP) must be configured. Dell recommends the Failover Policy. To ensure proper functionality, verify the following values are set in /etc/multipath.conf:...
Ensure that the recommended HBA settings are applied. Storage Enclosure Management Installation — Windows Graphical Installation Download the Storage Enclosure Management Software installation package from dell.com/ support. Navigate to the download directory of the installer. Double click on the installation program, StorageEnclosureManagement_Install_X.X.X.exe.
After successful installation, you can execute secli commands from the command prompt. Storage Enclosure Management Installation — Linux Graphical Installation Download the Storage Enclosure Management Software installation package from dell.com/ support. Navigate to the download directory of the installer. Double click on the installation program, StorageEnclosureManagement_Install_X.X.X.
./StorageEnclosureManagement_Install_X.X.X –i silent This command installs the Storage Enclosure Management Software with all the default settings. Accept all End User License Agreements. The default installation directory will be /opt/Dell/ StorageEnclosureManagement. To change the installation directory, uncomment and edit the following line in the custom.properties...
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the uninstallation. Command Prompt Run the command prompt as an Administrator. Navigate to the installation directory. The default directory is C:\Program Files\Dell\StorageEnclosureManagment. Execute the uninstallation program, Uninstall_StorageEnclosureManagement_X.X.X.exe. Linux NOTE: Linux uninstallation requires full root user permissions.