Deployment Guide

Attach a Windows host with FC HBAs to the storage system
Perform the following steps to attach the Windows host with Fibre Channel (FC) HBAs to the storage system:
1. Ensure that all HBAs have the latest supported firmware and drivers as described on Dell.com/support. For a list of
supported FC HBAs, see the Dell EMC ME4 Series Storage System Support Matrix on Dell.com/support.
2. Use the FC cabling diagrams to cable the hosts to the storage system either by using switches or connecting the hosts
directly to the storage system.
3. Install MPIO on the FC hosts:
a. Open the Server Manager.
b. Click Add Roles and Features, then click Next until you reach the Features page.
c. Select Multipath IO.
d. Click Next, click Install, click Close, and then reboot the host server.
4. Identify and document FC HBA WWNs:
a. Open a Windows PowerShell console.
b. Type Get-InitiatorPort and press Enter.
c. Locate and record the FC HBA WWNs. The WWNs are needed to map volumes to the hosts.
5. If the hosts are connected to the storage system using FC switches, implement zoning to isolate traffic for each HBA:
NOTE: Skip this step if hosts are directly connected to the storage system.
a. Use the FC switch management interface to create a zone for each server HBA. Each zone must contain only one HBA
WWN and all the storage port WWNs.
b. Repeat for each FC switch.
NOTE: The ME4 Series storage systems support single initiator/multiple target zones.
Register a Windows host with FC HBAs and create volumes
Perform the following steps to register the Windows host with Fibre Channel (FC) HBAs and create volumes using PowerVault
Manager:
1. Log in to the PowerVault Manager.
2. Access the Host Setup wizard:
● From the Welcome screen, click Host Setup.
● From the Home topic, click Action > Host Setup.
3. Confirm that you have met the listed prerequisites, then click Next.
4. Type a host name in the Host Name field.
5. Using the information documented in step 4 of Attach a Windows host with FC HBAs to the storage system on page 44,
select the FC initiators for the host you are configuring, then click Next.
6. Group hosts together with other hosts in a cluster.
a. For cluster configurations, group hosts together so that all hosts within the group share the same storage.
● If this host is the first host in the cluster, select Create a new host group, type a name for the host group, and click
Next.
● If this host is being added to a host group that exists, select Add to existing host group, select the group from the
drop-down list, and click Next.
NOTE:
The host must be mapped with the same access, port, and LUN settings to the same volumes or volume
groups as every other initiator in the host group.
b. For stand-alone hosts, select the Do not group this host option, then click Next.
7. On the Attach Volumes page, specify the name, size, and pool for each volume, and click Next.
To add a volume, click Add Row. To remove a volume, click Remove.
NOTE: Dell EMC recommends that you update the name with the hostname to better identify the volumes.
8. On the Summary page, review the host configuration settings, and click Configure Host.
If the host is successfully configured, a Success dialog box is displayed
9. Click Yes to return to the Introduction page of the wizard, or click No to close the wizard.
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