Dell FluidFS Version 6.0 FS8600 Appliance Pre-Deployment Requirements

SAN Configuration

Make sure that Storage Center software and Dell Storage 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 SC7020 storage system requires Storage Center 7.1.4 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 Dell Storage 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.
□	Dell Storage Manager 2016 R3 or later software is installed and configured. NOTE: Dell recommends using the latest version of Dell Storage Manager software. See the Dell Storage Manager Installation Guide for detailed instructions.
□	The Storage Center systems are added to Dell Storage Manager.
□	Dell Storage Manager can successfully send data to Dell Technical Support using SupportAssist.