第三章，DellVRTX的硬件安装和配置

配置CMC的IP地址，并通过网页登录。

然后从http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/servicetag/GRY44D2/drivers下载对应的固件，比如说CMC和Infrastructure firmware

同时配置iDAC,并用iDAC登录，然后更新下的组件：

in the following sequence:

iDRAC   Lifecycle Controller   Diagnostics (optional)  OS Driver Packs (optional)  BIOS  NIC  RAID  Othercomponents

searching （Upgradi

ng Server Component Firmware From File Using CMC WebInterface）

Table 7. Supported Server Component Versions For ServerComponent Update to N version

Updating Storage Component Using CMC Web Interface

同时考虑，在其他设备上放置的LUN和虚拟硬盘，是如何放置到对应的M630中

还有就是SPERC8

Virtual disks on the shared storage can then be mapped to aserver module.

The Shared PERC 8 card supports Single Root Input OutputVirtualization (SR-IOV), which allows multiple systems to share availablehardware resources

Dual Fault TolerantShared PERC 8 Card Configuration — In this configuration, there are twoShared PERC 8 cards configured in an active-passive cluster. Both controllerscan access the same storage subsystem. However, only the active controllerprovides the data access. If one of the Shared PERC 8 cards fails, the otherShared PERC 8 card takes control in a seamless transition. The default cachepolicy for virtual disks created in this configuration is write-back

It may take up to 25 minutes for the PowerEdge VRTX storagesubsystem to completely power on.

The firmware version must be same for both the cards, If thesystem has two Shared PERC 8 Internal cards, ensure that the Fault ToleranceStatus is Healthy/Normal

This document helps you upgrade the Dell PowerEdge VRTXsystem from a single controller configuration to a fault tolerant SharedPowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) 8 configuration. The entire procedure may takeyou up to six hours. The following are the two types of controllerconfigurations: Single Shared PERC 8 card configuration — In thisconfiguration, the PowerEdge VRTX system is installed with a single Shared PERC8 card. Fault tolerant Shared PERC 8 card configuration — In thisconfiguration, the PowerEdge VRTX system is installed with two Shared PERC 8cards. Either of the two Shared PERC 8 cards can access the storage subsystem.If one Shared PERC 8 card fails, the other Shared PERC 8 card takes control ina seamless transition

 

If the Controllers are infault-tolerant mode, then the following information regarding thefault-tolerant status and mode is also displayed:

Fault Tolerant Mode – Shared, Active/Passive

Fault Tolerant Status – Healthy/Normal, or Lost/Degraded

Peer Controller - Indicates the name of controller thatacts as the peer (stand-by) in case of a fault-tolerant mode supported by twocontrollers

中间有几个东西需要额外注意的：

第一个VRTX是有两个CMC口，这两个只能作为两个IP存在不能作为port-groupchannel的方式存在

第二个在DELL官方网站有很多的操作系统对应的firmware，如果我们要只是升级Chassis的固件的（CMCFirmware Chassis ）等，如果我们用网页版升级的话，可以完全忽略那个操作系统，因为这些固件是一样的内容，不过最好还是用windows的固件

第三如果要升级SPREC8的内容的话，必须针对系统来进行，在DELL的官方网站上没有关于EXSI6的firmware，是因为这个不需安装，直接就可以使用；同时要建立HA模式的话，要先把他升级为shared的方式，同时选择主从就可以了。

第三virtual-disk就是以前说的LUN那么可以mapping给不同的刀片去使用的