Dell PowerVault NX1950 User manual

Dell™ PowerVault™ NX1950
Systems Documentation Quick
Reference Guide
This document provides you a quick way to find the appropriate document
based on the action you want to perform. Table 1-1 provides the following
information:
• A list of actions that can be performed on the Dell PowerVault NX1950
storage system
• The document in which the related information is located and the location of
the document
• Out of the box information on the PowerVault NX1950 Solution
• Deploying the PowerVault NX1950 Solution
• Getting Help and Support
The following documents are shipped along with your system:
• Dell PowerVault NX1950 Systems Installation Guide
• Dell PowerVault NX1950 Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual
• Dell PowerVault NX1950 Systems Getting Started Guide
• Dell PowerVault Systems Product Information Guide
• Rack Installation Guide
November 2007

Table 1-1. Documentation Matrix
What Are You
Looking For?
Document Name and Description Location
OUT OF THE BOX
Where do I find the
system setup
instructions?
Setting Up Your Dell™ PowerVault™
NX1950 Storage Solution
support.dell.com
Where are the rack
and stack
instructions for my
systems?
Dell PowerVault Systems Rack Installation
Guide
support.dell.com
DEPLOYING YOUR SOLUTION
How do I
reinstall/re-deploy
my systems?
Deployment Guide
This document provides information about
the deployment tools on your system and a
general overview of the Microsoft®
Windows®Unified Data Storage Server 2003
x64 operating system. The following topics
are discussed in this document:
• Solution Overview
• Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003
Operating System Features
• PowerVault NX1950 Management Console
• Dell Storage Management Tools
• Restoring your operating system and the
Dell components
support.dell.com
How do I configure
my system as a
cluster solution?
Cluster Systems Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide provides information
about configuring the PowerVault NX1950
storage system to a PowerVault NX1950
cluster solution. It also provides
troubleshooting tips.
support.dell.com

Where do I find
information about
iSCSI?
End-to-End Deployment Guide for iSCSI
provides information about:
• Configuring iSCSI software Target in
Dell PowerVault NX 1950 storage system
• Quick install and detailed steps of creating an
iSCSI Target and establishing connection with
a Microsoft iSCSI Initiator.
support.dell.com
How do I configure
iSCSI with VMware
and boot from iSCSI
with PowerVault
NX1950 storage
solution?
Dell iSCSI Storage for VMware
Dell PowerEdge™ Systems—Instructions to
Perform iSCSI Boot for Dell PowerVault™
NX1950 Storage Solution
support.dell.com
SUPPORT FOR YOUR SOLUTION
What
hardware/software is
supported with my
systems/solutions?
Support Matrix provides details about all
hardware and software components that are
supported with the PowerVault NX1950
storage solution
support.dell.com
Troubleshooting and
known issues.
Dell PowerVault NX1950 Systems Important
Information Guide
support.dell.com
How do I upgrade
my system running
Microsoft®
Windows®Unified
Data Storage
Server 2003
Standard Edition to
Windows Unified
Data Storage
Server 2003,
Enterprise Edition?
Dell PowerVault NX1950 Systems Upgrading
Your Operating System
support.dell.com
Table 1-1. Documentation Matrix
What Are You
Looking For?
Document Name and Description Location

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