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Table of Contents
1.1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. 5
1.1.1 OTHER RESOURCES ....................................................................................................... 5
1.2 CONVENTIONS................................................................................................................ 5
1.2.1 ICONS ............................................................................................................................ 5
2.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW .................................................................................................. 7
2.1. ISC FEATURES AND BENEFITS........................................................................................... 8
2.2. THEORY OF OPERATION .......................................................................................... 10
2.2.1. ISCSI OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................ 10
2.2.2. IP SAN CONFIGURATION OVERVIEW .......................................................................... 10
2.2.3. ISCSI HOST INITIATORS .............................................................................................. 10
2.2.4. BACK-END STORAGE................................................................................................... 10
2.3 INSTALLATION............................................................................................................. 11
2.3.1 REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................... 11
2.3.2 SETTING UP A SIMPLE IP SAN USING AN ISC ............................................................. 11
2.4 SAFETY INFORMATION ............................................................................................. 13
2.4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL ........................................................................................................ 13
2.4.2 COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................................... 13
2.5 PRODUCT REGISTRATION........................................................................................ 13
2.6 CONTACTING STONEFLY FOR HELP .................................................................... 14
3.1 SETTING UP THE ISC .................................................................................................. 16
3.1.1 UNPACKING ................................................................................................................. 16
3.1.2 RACK INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS........................................................................... 16
3.1.3 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK SETTINGS ..................................................................... 22
3.1.4 INITIAL INSTALLATION ................................................................................................ 22
3.1.5 CABLING THE SYSTEM ................................................................................................. 23
3.1.6 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK SETTINGS FOR THE ISC MANAGEMENT PORT............... 24
3.1.7 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK SETTINGS FOR THE IPMI KVM .................................... 25
3.1.6 STONEFUSION™SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION ............................................................ 30
3.1.7 SETTING UP ROUTING .................................................................................................. 35
3.1.8 CONFIRMING SETUP..................................................................................................... 36
3.1.9 STEPS TO COMPLETE BEFORE SETTING UP THE SYSTEM: ............................................ 37
3.1.11 ATTACHING AND REMOVING THE FRONT BEZEL ......................................................... 37
3.1.12 CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL STORAGE RESOURCES (OPTIONAL)................................. 38
