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
NOTE: Configuring the switches with two different IP address ranges/subnets enables high availability.
Configure a software iSCSI adapter on a XenServer host
Perform the following steps to configure a software iSCSI adapter on a XenServer host:
1. Log in to XenCenter and select the XenServer host.
2. Select the pool in the Resources pane, and click the Networking tab.
3. Identify and document the network name that is used for iSCSI traffic.
4. Click Configure
The Configure IP Address dialog box is displayed.
5. Select Add IP address in the left pane.
a. Type a name for the interface in the Name field.
b. Select the network identified in step 3 from the Network drop-down menu.
c. Assign IP addresses to the interface using your planning worksheet.
d. Click OK.
6. Repeat the previous steps for each network to use for iSCSI traffic.
NOTE: If you are using jumbo frames, they must be enabled and configured on all devices in the data path, adapter ports,
switches, and storage system.
Configure the iSCSI IQN on a XenServer host
Perform the following steps to configure the iSCSI IQN on a XenServer host:
1. Log in to XenCenter and select the XenServer host.
2. Select the pool in the Resources pane, and click the General tab.
3. Click Properties.
The Properties dialog box is displayed.
4. Type a new value in the iSCSI IQN field.
5. Click OK.
6. Repeat the previous steps for all the hosts in the pool.
Enable Multipathing on a XenServer host
Perform the following steps to enable Multipathing on a XenServer host using XenCenter:
1. Log in to XenCenter and select the XenServer host.
2. Right-click the host, and select Enter Maintenance Mode.
3. On the General tab, click Properties.
The Properties window is displayed.
4. Click the Multipathing tab, and select the Enable multipathing on this server checkbox.
5. Click OK.
6. Right-click the host, and select Exit Maintenance Mode.
Repeat the previous steps for all the hosts in the pool.
Register a XenServer host with a software iSCSI adapter and create volumes
Perform the following steps to register a XenServer host with a software iSCSI adapter, and create volumes using the
PowerVault Manager:
1. Log in to the PowerVault Manager.
2. Create initiators for the XenServer hosts.
a. From the Hosts topic, select Action > Create Initiator
Perform host setup
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