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June 22nd, 2011 06:00
MD3000i setup only using SMcli
I've managed to piece together from all the various helpful guides how to setup a new MD3000i from a Debian server using SMcli. However the one bit I couldn't do was associate the iSCSI initiator with the host, the SMcli commands refused to recognise the full initiator name. In the end I had to use the GUI interface. I wondered if anyone else has been able to setup the whole system using only the command line, and could tell me how they got round this?.
cheers,
Richard
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June 22nd, 2011 07:00
Unless you can figure out a way to install the RHEL or SLES RDAC MPIO driver on Debian, I wouldn't count on multipathing (loadbalancing and/or failover) to function. Obviously, if you don't need that functionality, that part is irrelevant.
As for registering the host, just connect the management ports to your LAN and install MDSM on a linux or Windows box. This makes your life a whole lot easier.
rdp54321
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June 22nd, 2011 08:00
Hi,
No don't need multipathing.
Yes, I understand I can use MDSM, but I don't see what the point of SMcli is if you can't use if for something fairly major like setting up a iscsi connection.
cheers,
Richard