Dell Storage Center SCv2000 and SCv2020 Storage System Deployment Guide

Test the Storage Center to make sure that a storage controller failover does not interrupt IO.

1. Connect to the server, create a Test folder on the server, and copy at least 2 GB of data into it.
2. Restart the top storage controller while copying data to verify that the failover event does not interrupt IO.
   1. Copy the Test folder to the TestVol1 volume.
   2. During the copy process, restart the top storage controller (the storage controller through which TestVol1 is mapped) by selecting it from the Hardware tab and clicking Shutdown/Restart Controller .
   3. Verify that the copy process continues while the storage controller restarts.
   4. Wait several minutes and verify that the storage controller has finished restarting.
3. Restart the bottom storage controller while copying data to verify that the failover event does not interrupt IO.
   1. Copy the Test folder to the TestVol2 volume.
   2. During the copy process, restart the bottom storage controller (the storage controller through which TestVol2 is mapped) by selecting it from the Hardware tab and clicking Shutdown/Restart Controller .
   3. Verify that the copy process continues while the storage controller restarts.
   4. Wait several minutes and verify that the storage controller has finished restarting.