Deployment Guide

Dual-controller module configurations................................................................................................................... 26
Chapter 5: Connect power cables and power on the storage system............................................30
Power cable connection.................................................................................................................................................. 30
Chapter 6: Perform system and storage setup.............................................................................33
Record storage system information..............................................................................................................................33
Using guided setup............................................................................................................................................................33
Web browser requirements and setup................................................................................................................... 33
Access the PowerVault Manager............................................................................................................................ 33
Update firmware.......................................................................................................................................................... 34
Use guided setup in the PowerVault Manager Welcome panel....................................................................... 34
Chapter 7: Perform host setup.................................................................................................... 43
Host system requirements.............................................................................................................................................. 43
About multipath configuration..................................................................................................................................43
Windows hosts...................................................................................................................................................................43
Configuring a Windows host with FC HBAs......................................................................................................... 43
Configuring a Windows host with iSCSI network adapters.............................................................................. 45
Configuring a Windows host with SAS HBAs.......................................................................................................48
Linux hosts..........................................................................................................................................................................50
Configuring a Linux host with FC HBAs ............................................................................................................... 50
Configure a Linux host with iSCSI network adapters.........................................................................................52
SAS host server configuration for Linux............................................................................................................... 55
VMware ESXi hosts.......................................................................................................................................................... 57
Fibre Channel host server configuration for VMware ESXi.............................................................................. 57
iSCSI host server configuration for VMware ESXi..............................................................................................58
SAS host server configuration for VMware ESXi................................................................................................62
Citrix XenServer hosts..................................................................................................................................................... 64
Fibre Channel host server configuration for Citrix XenServer.........................................................................64
iSCSI host server configuration for Citrix XenServer........................................................................................ 66
SAS host server configuration for Citrix XenServer...........................................................................................69
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting and problem solving..........................................................................71
Locate the service tag...................................................................................................................................................... 71
Operators (Ops) panel LEDs........................................................................................................................................... 71
2U enclosure Ops panel.............................................................................................................................................. 71
5U enclosure Ops panel............................................................................................................................................. 72
Initial start-up problems................................................................................................................................................... 74
2U enclosure LEDs...................................................................................................................................................... 75
5U enclosure LEDs...................................................................................................................................................... 77
Module LEDs.................................................................................................................................................................80
Troubleshooting 2U enclosures................................................................................................................................ 81
Troubleshooting 5U enclosures................................................................................................................................82
Fault isolation methodology...................................................................................................................................... 83
Options available for performing basic steps....................................................................................................... 83
Performing basic steps.............................................................................................................................................. 84
If the enclosure does not initialize...........................................................................................................................85
Correcting enclosure IDs........................................................................................................................................... 85
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