Deployment Guide
Enable MPIO for the volumes on the Windows server
Perform the following steps to enable MPIO for the volumes on the Windows server:
1. Open the Server Manager.
2. Select Tools > MPIO.
3. Click the Discover Multi-Paths tab.
4. Select DellEMC ME4 in the Device Hardware Id list.
If DellEMC ME4 is not listed in the Device Hardware Id list:
a. Ensure that there is more than one connection to a volume for multipathing.
b. Ensure that Dell EMC ME4 is not already listed in the Devices list on the MPIO Devices tab.
5. Click Add and click Yes to reboot the Windows server.
Format volumes on the Windows server
Perform the following steps to format a volume on a Windows server:
1. Open Server Manager.
2. Select Tools > Computer Management.
3. Right-click on Disk Management and select Rescan Disks.
4. Right-click on the new disk and select Online.
5. Right-click on the new disk again select Initialize Disk.
The Initialize Disk dialog box opens.
6. Select the partition style for the disk and click OK.
7. Right-click on the unallocated space, select the type of volume to create, and follow the steps in the wizard to create the volume.
iSCSI host server configuration for Windows Server
These instructions document IPv4 configuration with dual switch subnet for network redundancy and failover. These instructions do not
cover IPv6 configuration:
Prerequisites
• Complete the PowerVault Manager guided setup process and storage setup process.
• Refer to the cabling diagrams within this guide before attaching a host to the storage system; careful planning ensures a successful
deployment.
• Complete a planning worksheet with the iSCSI network IP addresses to be used, per the example in the following table:
Table 6. Example worksheet for host server with dual port iSCSI NICs
Management IP
Server Management 10.10.96.46
ME4024Controller A Management 10.10.96.128
ME4024 Controller B Management 10.10.96.129
Subnet 1
Server iSCSI NIC 1 172.1.96.46
ME4024 controller A port 0 172.1.100.128
ME4024 controller B port 0 172.1.200.129
ME4024 controller A port 2 172.1.102.128
ME4024 controller B port 2 172.1.202.129
Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0
Subnet 2
Server iSCSI NIC 1 172.2.96.46
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