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5 Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series and VMware vSphere | 3922-BP-VM
Executive summary
This document provides best practices for VMware
®
vSphere
®
when using a Dell EMC™ PowerVault™ ME4
Series storage array. It does not include sizing, performance, or design guidance, but it provides information
about the features and benefits of using ME4 Series arrays for VMware vSphere environments.
VMware vSphere is an extremely robust, scalable, enterprise-class hypervisor. Correctly configured using the
best practices presented in this paper, the vSphere ESXi
®
hypervisor provides an optimized experience with
ME4 Series storage. These recommendations include guidelines for SAN fabric design, HBA settings, and
multipath configuration. There are often various methods for accomplishing the described tasks, and this
paper provides a starting point for end users and system administrators but is not intended to be a
comprehensive configuration guide.
Audience
This document is intended for PowerVault ME4 Series administrators, system administrators, and anyone
responsible for configuring ME4 Series systems. It is assumed the readers have prior experience with or
training in SAN storage systems and a VMware vSphere environment.