Administrator Guide

Getting started

PowerVault Manager is a web-based interface for configuring, monitoring, and managing the storage system.

Each controller module in the storage system contains a web server, which is accessed when you sign in to the PowerVault Manager. You

can access all functions from either controller in a dual-controller system. If one controller becomes unavailable, you can continue to

manage the storage system from the partner controller.

In addition to PowerVault Manager, each controller module in the storage system has SNMP, FTP, SFTP, SMI-S, SLP, and command-line

interfaces. See this guide for information about all interfaces other than the command-line interface, For information about using the

command-line interface (CLI), see the Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System CLI Guide.

Topics:

• New user setup

• Configure and provision a new storage system

• Using the PowerVault Manager interface

• System concepts

New user setup

ME4 Series storage systems that are running firmware version G280 or later do not contain default users.

The first time that you connect to a storage system that is not deployed, you are prompted to set up a new user.

NOTE:

The PowerVault Manager and CLI are the only interfaces through which a storage system can be accessed until

the new user is created.

Configure and provision a new storage system

The PowerVault Manager offers two ways for you to set up and provision your storage system:

• Guided setup and provisioning

• Manual setup and provisioning

The guided setup and provisioning process provides options for you to quickly set up your system by guiding you through the configuration

and provisioning process. It provides you with limited, yet optimal storage configuration options to quickly enable I/O operations.

Manual setup and provisioning process provides more provisioning options and greater flexibility, but with the added complexity of

selecting all settings and provisioning options. These include creating disk groups and pools, creating volumes, and mapping volumes to

initiators.

NOTE: If you choose to use guided setup, you can still manually provision the system after the system is set up.

To access guided setup for the first time:

1. Configure your web browser to access the PowerVault Manager as described in Web browser requirements and setup on page 11.

2. Temporarily set the management host NIC to a 10.0.0.x address or to the same IPv6 subnet to enable communication with the storage

system.

3. In a supported web browser:

• For an IPv4 network, type https://10.0.0.2 to access controller module A.

• For an IPv6 network, type https://fd6e:23ce:fed3:19d1::1 to access controller module A.

4. If the storage system is running G275 firmware, sign in to the PowerVault Manager using the user name manage and password !

manage.

For more information about signing in, see Signing in and signing out on page 13. For more information about using these options, see

Guided setup on page 32.

If the storage system is running G280 firmware:

10 Getting started