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
● Controller A IP address: fd6e:23ce:fed3:19d1::1
● Controller B IP address: fd6e:23ce:fed3:19d1::2
● Gateway IP address: fd6e:23ce:fed3:19d1::3
CAUTION: Changing IP settings can cause management hosts to lose access to the storage system after the
changes are applied in the confirmation step.
Set IPv4 addresses for network ports
Perform the following steps to set IPv4 addresses for the network ports:
1. In the Welcome panel, select System Settings, and then click the Network tab.
2. Select the IPv4 tab.
IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses.
3. Select the type of IP address settings to use for each controller from the Source drop-down menu:
● Select Manual to specify static IP addresses.
● Select DHCP to allow the system to automatically obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server.
4. If you selected Manual, perform the following steps: , and then
a. Type the IP address, IP mask, and Gateway addresses for each controller.
b. Record the IP addresses.
NOTE: The following IP addresses are reserved for internal use by the storage system: 169.254.255.1, 169.254.255.2,
169.254.255.3, 169.254.255.4, and 127.0.0.1. Because these addresses are routable, do not use them anywhere in your
network.
5. If you selected DHCP, complete the remaining steps to allow the controller to obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server.
6. Click Apply.
A confirmation panel appears.
7. Click OK.
If you selected DHCP and the controllers successfully obtained IP addresses from the DHCP server, the new IP addresses
are displayed.
8. Sign out to use the new IP address to access PowerVault Manager.
Set IPv6 values for network ports
Perform the following steps to set IPv6 addresses for the network ports:
1. In the Welcome panel, select System Settings, and then click the Network tab.
2. Select the IPv6 tab.
IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses.
3. Select the type of IP address settings to use for each controller from the Source drop-down menu:
● Select Manual to specify up to four static IP addresses for each controller.
● Select Auto to allow the system to automatically obtain IP addresses.
4. If you chose Manual, perform the following steps for each controller:
a. Click Add Address.
b. Type the IPv6 addresses in the IP Address field.
c. Type a label for the IP address in the Address Label field.
d. Click Add.
e. Record the IPv6 address.
NOTE:
The following IP addresses are reserved for internal use by the storage system: 169.254.255.1, 169.254.255.2,
169.254.255.3, 169.254.255.4, and 127.0.0.1. Because these addresses are routable, do not use them anywhere in your
network.
5. If you selected Auto, complete the remaining steps to allow the controllers to obtain IP addresses.
6. Click Apply.
A confirmation panel appears.
7. Click OK.
36
Perform system and storage setup