Deployment Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Deployment Guide
- Contents
- Before you begin
- Mount the enclosures in the rack
- Connect to the management network
- Cable host servers to the storage system
- Cabling considerations
- Connecting the enclosure to hosts
- Host connection
- Connect power cables and power on the storage system
- Perform system and storage setup
- Record storage system information
- Using guided setup
- Web browser requirements and setup
- Access the PowerVault Manager
- Update firmware
- Use guided setup in the PowerVault Manager Welcome panel
- Perform host setup
- Host system requirements
- Windows hosts
- Configuring a Windows host with FC HBAs
- Configuring a Windows host with iSCSI network adapters
- Configuring a Windows host with SAS HBAs
- Linux hosts
- Configuring a Linux host with FC HBAs
- Configure a Linux host with iSCSI network adapters
- Attach a Linux host with iSCSI network adapters to the storage system
- Assign IP addresses for each network adapter connecting to the iSCSI network
- Register the Linux host with iSCSI network adapters and create volumes
- Enable and configure DM Multipath on the Linux host with iSCSI network adapters
- Create a Linux file system on the volumes
- SAS host server configuration for Linux
- VMware ESXi hosts
- Fibre Channel host server configuration for VMware ESXi
- iSCSI host server configuration for VMware ESXi
- Attach an ESXi host with network adapters to the storage system
- Configure the VMware ESXi VMkernel
- Configure the software iSCSI adapter on the ESXi host
- Register an ESXi host with a configured software iSCSI adapter and create and map volumes
- Enable multipathing on an ESXi host with iSCSI volumes
- Volume rescan and datastore creation for an ESXi hosts with iSCSI network adapters
- SAS host server configuration for VMware ESXi
- Citrix XenServer hosts
- Fibre Channel host server configuration for Citrix XenServer
- iSCSI host server configuration for Citrix XenServer
- Attach a XenServer host with network adapters to the storage system
- Configure a software iSCSI adapter on a XenServer host
- Configure the iSCSI IQN on a XenServer host
- Enable Multipathing on a XenServer host
- Register a XenServer host with a software iSCSI adapter and create volumes
- Create a Storage Repository for a volume on a XenServer host with a software iSCSI adapter
- SAS host server configuration for Citrix XenServer
- Troubleshooting and problem solving
- Locate the service tag
- Operators (Ops) panel LEDs
- Initial start-up problems
- Cabling for replication
- SFP+ transceiver for FC/iSCSI ports
- System Information Worksheet
- Setting network port IP addresses using the CLI port and serial cable
Figure 42. Connecting a USB cable to the CLI port
3. Start a terminal emulator and configure it to use the display settings in Terminal emulator display settings on page 104 and
the connection settings in Terminal emulator connection settings on page 104.
Table 39. Terminal emulator display settings
Parameter Value
Terminal emulation mode VT-100 or ANSI (for color support)
Font Terminal
Translations None
Columns 80
Table 40. Terminal emulator connection settings
Parameter Value
Connector COM3 (for example)
1,2
Baud rate 115,200
Data bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow control None
1
Your host computer configuration determines which COM port is used for the Disk Array USB Port.
2
Verify the appropriate COM port for use with the CLI.
4. Press Enter to display login prompt if necessary.
The CLI displays the system version, Management Controller version, and login prompt.
5. If you are connecting to a storage system with G275 firmware that has not been deployed:
a. Type manage at the login prompt and press Enter.
b. Type !manage at the Password prompt and press Enter.
If you are connecting to a storage system with G275 firmware that has been deployed:
a. Type the username of a user with the manage role at the login prompt and press Enter.
b. Type the password for the user at the Password prompt and press Enter.
6. If you are connecting to a storage system with G280 firmware that has not been deployed:
a. Type setup at the login prompt and press Enter.
b. Do not type anything at the Password prompt and press Enter.
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Setting network port IP addresses using the CLI port and serial cable