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Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series and Citrix XenServer | H18237

Introduction

This document provides examples, tips, recommended settings, and other storage guidelines a system

administrator can follow while configuring a Citrix

XenServer

environment to connect to Dell EMC™

PowerVault ME4 Series storage. Frequently asked questions regarding various Dell EMC PowerVault

ME4 Series storage features are also addressed.

For additional installation and configuration information, Dell EMC recommends reviewing related XenServer

and XenCenter documentation, which is publicly available on the Citrix Product Documentation website.

1.1

Scope

This paper covers the steps required to configure a Citrix XenServer environment to use Dell EMC

PowerVault ME4 Series storage and includes best practices for iSCSI environments. This document is

focused on XenServer 7.6 and its related features.

1.2

Audience

This paper is intended for storage administrators, network administrators, SAN system designers, storage

consultants, or anyone tasked with configuring a SAN infrastructure for Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series

storage when used to support a Citrix XenServer environment.

It is assumed that readers have received formal training or have advanced working knowledge of:

•

Installation and configuration of Citrix XenServer

•

Configuration and operation of Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series storage

•

Guest operating systems in use (such as Microsoft

Windows Server

or Linux

)

•

Citrix XenServer 7.6 Administrator’s Guide

1.3

Document conventions

Table 1 lists the formatting conventions used in this document.

Document conventions

Format Description Example

Command-line text

User command-line input

iscsiadm –m node --login

Italic command-line text

Placeholder or variable

new_initiator_iqn

Note: The specific information contained within this document is based on the test environment built for the

creation of this document. Actual configuration details may vary in any other environment.