Dell FluidFS Version 5.0 FS8600 Appliance Pre-Deployment Requirements

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SAN Configuration

Make sure that Storage Center software and Enterprise Manager software are installed and satisfy the deployment prerequisites.

■	Prerequisite
□	The Storage Center systems are running the required version of Storage Center software: An SC9000 storage system requires Storage Center 6.7.3 or later An SC8000 storage system requires Storage Center 6.5.10 or later An SC40 storage system requires Storage Center 6.5.10 or later An SC4020 storage system requires Storage Center 6.5.10 or later An SCv2080 storage system requires Storage Center 6.6.4 or later NOTE: A single FluidFS cluster supports up to eight Storage Centers. For deployment instructions, see the Dell Storage Center Deployment Guide. For upgrade instructions, see the Dell Storage Center Software Update Guide.
□	Each Storage Center certificate contains the host name or management IP address used to add the Storage Center to Enterprise Manager. For instructions on regenerating an SSL certificate, see the Storage Center Administrator's Guide.
□	(Optional) Storage Centers can be reached by Copilot through Secure Console to assist with troubleshooting.
□	Enterprise Manager 2015 R3 or later software is installed and configured. NOTE: Dell recommends using the latest version of Enterprise Manager software. See the Dell Enterprise Manager Installation Guide for detailed instructions.
□	The Storage Center systems are added to Enterprise Manager.
□	Enterprise Manager can successfully send data to Dell Technical Support using SupportAssist.