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
1. Find the port address on the secondary system:
Using the CLI, run the show ports command on the secondary system.
2. Verify that ports on the secondary system can be reached from the primary system using either of the following
methods:
○ Run the query peer-connection CLI command on the primary system, using a port address obtained from the
output of the show ports command.
○ In the PowerVault Manager Replications topic, select Action > Query Peer Connection.
3. Create a peer connection.
To create a peer connection, use the create peer-connection CLI command or in the PowerVault Manager Replications
topic, select Action > Create Peer Connection.
4. Create a virtual replication set.
To create a replication set, use the create replication-set CLI command or in the PowerVault Manager
Replications topic, select Action > Create Replication Set.
5. Replicate.
To initiate replication, use the replicate CLI command or in the PowerVault Manager Replications topic, select
Action > Replicate.
● Using the PowerVault Manager, monitor the storage system event logs for information about enclosure-related events, and
to determine any necessary recommended actions
NOTE: These steps are a general outline of the replication setup. Refer to the following manuals for more information about
replication setup:
● See the Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Series Storage System Administrator’s Guide for procedures to set up and
manage replications.
● See the Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Series Storage System CLI Guide for replication commands and syntax.
NOTE: Controller module firmware must be compatible on all systems that are used for replication.
Diagnostic steps for replication setup
The tables in the following section show menu navigation for virtual replication using the PowerVault Manager:
NOTE: SAS controller enclosures do not support replication.
Can you successfully use the replication feature?
Table 28. Diagnostics for replication setup: Using the replication feature
Answer Possible reasons Action
Yes System functioning properly No action required.
No Compatible firmware revision
supporting the replication
feature is not running on
each system that is used for
replication.
Perform the following actions on each system used for virtual replication:
● On the System topic, select Action > Update Firmware. The Update
Firmware panel opens. The Update Controller Modules tab shows
firmware versions that are installed in each controller.
● If necessary, update the controller module firmware to ensure
compatibility with the other systems.
● See the topic about updating firmware in the Dell EMC PowerVault
ME4 Series Storage System Administrator’s Guide for more information
about compatible firmware.
No Invalid cabling connection. (If
multiple enclosures are used,
check the cabling for each
system.)
Verify controller enclosure cabling:
● Verify use of proper cables.
● Verify proper cabling paths for host connections.
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