Dell Storage Center SCv2000 and SCv2020 Storage System Deployment Guide

Perform the following tests for a Storage Center with Fibre Channel or iSCSI front-end connectivity if the network environment and servers are configured for MPIO. Always perform the following tests for a Storage Center with SAS front-end connectivity.

1. Create a Test folder on the server and copy at least 2 GB of data into it.
2. Make sure that the server is configured to use load balancing MPIO (round-robin).
3. Manually disconnect a path while copying data to TestVol1 to verify that MPIO is functioning correctly.
   1. Copy the Test folder to the TestVol1 volume.
   2. During the copy process, disconnect one of the paths and verify that the copy process continues.
   3. Reconnect the path.
4. Repeat the previous steps as necessary to test additional paths.
5. Restart the storage controller that contains the active path while IO is being transferred and verify that the IO process continues.
6. If the front-end connectivity of the Storage Center is Fibre Channel or iSCSI and the Storage Center is not in a production environment, restart the switch that contains the active path while IO is being transferred, and verify that the IO process continues.