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
Use multiple switches to avoid a single point of failure inherent to using a single switch, and to physically isolate replication
traffic from I/O traffic.
Dual-controller module configuration for replication
Cabling two ME4 Series controller enclosures that are equipped with dual-controller modules for replication.
Multiple servers, one switch, one network
Connecting two ME4 Series 2U storage systems for replication – multiple servers, one switch, and one network on page
92 shows the rear panel of two 2U enclosures with I/O and replication occurring on the same network. Connecting two ME4
Series 5U storage systems for replication – multiple servers, one switch, and one network on page 92 shows the rear panel of
two 5U84 enclosures with I/O and replication occurring on the same network.
In the configuration, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) and zoning could be employed to provide separate networks for iSCSI
and FC. Create a VLAN or zone for I/O and a VLAN or zone for replication to isolate I/O traffic from replication traffic. Either
configuration would be displayed physically as a single network, while logically, either configuration would function as multiple
networks.
Figure 35. Connecting two ME4 Series 2U storage systems for replication – multiple servers, one switch, and one
network
1. 2U controller enclosures
2. Switch (I/O, replication)
3. Connection to host servers
Figure 36. Connecting two ME4 Series 5U storage systems for replication – multiple servers, one switch, and one
network
1. 5U controller enclosures
2. Switch (I/O, replication)
3. Connection to host servers
Multiple servers, multiple switches, and one network
Connecting two ME4 Series 2U storage systems for replication – multiple servers, multiple switches, one network on page
93 shows the rear panel of two 2U enclosures with I/O and replication occurring on the same network. Connecting two ME4
Series 5U storage systems for replication – multiple servers, multiple switches, one network on page 93 shows the rear panel
of two 5U enclosures with I/O and replication occurring on the same network.
For optimal protection, use multiple switches for host I/O and replication.
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Cabling for replication