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EMC Installation Roadmap for CX-Series and FC-Series Storage Systems
Windows Installation Checklists
Prerequisites
◆ You must have a host that is
• Running an operating system that can support the Navisphere
Manager 6.X browser-based client. For an up-to-date list of
such operating systems, refer to the Navisphere Manager 6.X
release notes on http://powerlink.emc.com.
• On a network that is connected to the storage-system server
and that you will connect to the SP management ports in the
storage system.
◆ For most configurations, you must also have a host that is
• Running Navisphere 6.X CLI
• On a network that is connected to the storage-system server
and that you will connect to SP management ports in the
storage system.
◆ For an FC4500 storage system connected to a server on which you
will install PowerPath, you must have a computer that you can
connect to the storage system. This computer must run
• Windows 2000
• Navisphere Host Agent and CLI version 6.1 or higher
◆ You must have planned your LUNs and RAID Groups, and
Storage Groups if you have Access Logix. Be sure to consider
requirements for SAN Copy, SnapView, MirrorView, and
MirrorView/A if you have this software. The following
documents will help you with this planning:
• EMC Fibre Channel Storage System CX200-Series Configuration
Planning Guide (P/N 014003115)
• EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage
Systems Configuration Planning Guide (P/N 300-001-273)
• EMC CX400-Series and CX600-Series Storage Systems
Configuration Planning Guide (P/N 014003113)
• EMC Fibre Channel Storage System Model FC4700-2
Configuration Planning Guide (P/N 014003087)
• EMC Fibre Channel Storage System Model FC4500, FC5300, and
FC5700 Configuration Planning Guide (P/N 014003039)