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
2. Download the ME4 Series Storage Array USB Utility file from the Dell EMC support site.
3. Follow the instructions on the download page to install the ME4 Series USB driver.
Known issues with the CLI port and mini-USB cable on Microsoft Windows
When using the CLI port and cable for setting network port IP addresses, be aware of the following known issue on Windows:
Problem
The computer might encounter issues that prevent the terminal emulator software from reconnecting after the controller
module restarts or the USB cable is unplugged and reconnected.
Workaround
To restore a connection that stopped responding when the controller module was restarted:
1. If the connection to the mini-USB port stops responding , disconnect and quit the terminal emulator program.
a. Using Device Manager, locate the COMn port that is assigned to the mini-USB port.
b. Right-click on the Disk Array USB Port (COM
n
) port, and select Disable device.
2. Right-click on the Disk Array USB Port (COM
n
) port, and select Enable device.
3. Start the terminal emulator software and connect to the COM port.
NOTE: On Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016, the XON/XOFF setting in the terminal emulator software must be disabled
to use the COM port.
Linux drivers
Linux operating systems do not require the installation of an ME4 Series USB driver. However, certain parameters must be
provided during driver loading to enable recognition of the mini-USB port on an ME4 Series controller module.
● Type the following command to load the Linux device driver with the parameters that are required to recognize the mini-USB
port:
# modprobe usbserial vendor=0x210c product=0xa4a7 use_acm=1
NOTE: Optionally, this information can be incorporated into the /etc/modules.conf file.
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