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
Table 17. FCM LED descriptions
LED Status/description
Module OK Constant green indicates that the FCM is working correctly. Off indicates that the fan module
has failed. Follow the procedure in “Replacing an FCM” in the Dell EMC PowerVault ME4
Series Storage System Owner’s Manual.
Fan Fault Amber indicates that the fan module has failed. Follow the procedure in “Replacing an FCM” in
the Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Owner’s Manual.
5U Ops panel LEDs
The Ops panel displays the aggregated status of all the modules.
Table 18. Ops panel LED descriptions
LED Status/description
Unit ID display Usually shows the ID number for the enclosure, but can be used for other purposes, for
example, blinking to locate enclosure.
Power On/Standby Amber if the system is in standby. Green if the system has full power.
Module Fault Amber indicates a fault in a controller module, IOM, PSU, or FCM. Check the drawer LEDs for
indication of a disk fault. See also Drawer Fault LEDs (amber) on page 73.
Logical status Amber indicates a fault from something other than firmware (usually a disk, an HBA, or an
internal or external RAID controller). Check the drawer LEDs for indication of a disk fault. See
also 5U drawer LEDs on page 78.
Drawer 0 Fault Amber indicates a disk, cable, or sideplane fault in drawer 0. Open the drawer and check DDICs
for faults.
Drawer 1 Fault Amber indicates a disk, cable, or sideplane fault in drawer 1. Open the drawer and check DDICs
for faults.
5U drawer LEDs
The following table describes the LEDs on the drawers:
Table 19. Drawer LED descriptions
LED Status/description
Sideplane OK/Power Good Green if the sideplane card is working and there are no power problems.
Drawer Fault Amber if a drawer component has failed. If the failed component is a disk, the LED on
the failed DDIC lights amber. Follow the procedure in “Replacing a DDIC” in the Dell EMC
PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Owner’s Manual. If the disks are OK, contact your
service provider to identify the cause of the failure, and resolve the problem.
Logical Fault Amber (solid) indicates a disk fault. Amber (blinking) indicates that one or more storage
systems are in an impacted state.
Cable Fault Amber indicates the cabling between the drawer and the back of the enclosure has failed.
Contact your service provider to resolve the problem.
Activity Bar Graph Displays the amount of data I/O from zero segments lit (no I/O) to all six segments lit
(maximum I/O).
5U DDIC LED
The DDIC supports LFF 3.5" and SFF 2.5" disks as shown in 3.5" disk drive in a DDIC on page 13 and 2.5" drive in a 3.5" DDIC
with a hybrid drive carrier adapter on page 14). The following figure shows the top panel of the DDIC as viewed when the disk is
aligned for insertion into a drawer slot.
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Troubleshooting and problem solving