Deployment Guide

a. For cluster configurations, use the “Host groups” setting to group hosts in a cluster.
• If this host is the first host in the cluster, select Create a new host group, then provide a name and click Next.
• If this host is being added to a host group that exists, select Add to existing host group. Select the group from the drop-
down list, then click Next.
b. For stand-alone hosts, select the Do not group this host option, then click Next.
7. On the Attach Volumes page, specify the name, size, and pool for each volume, and click Next.
To add a volume, click Add Row. To remove a volume, click Remove.
NOTE: Dell EMC recommends that you update the name with the hostname to better identify the volumes.
8. On the Summary page, review the host configuration settings, and click Configure Host.
If the host is successfully configured, a Success dialog box is displayed
9. Click Yes to return to the Introduction page of the wizard, or click No to close the wizard.
Enable multipathing on SAS volumes
Perform the following steps to enable multipathing on SAS volumes:
1. Log in to the VMware vCenter Server, then click the ESXi host.
2. On the Configure tab, select Storage > Storage Adapters.
3. Select the SAS HBA and click Rescan Storage.
The Rescan Storage dialog box opens.
4. Click OK.
5. Select the Dell EMC disk that was added to the ESXi host in Register the host and create and map volumes on page 58.
6. Click the Properties tab that is located below the selected disk.
7. Click Edit Multipathing.
The Edit Multpathing Policies dialog box opens.
8. Select a multipathing policy for the volume from the Path selection policy drop-down list and click OK.
NOTE:
The VMware multipathing policy defaults to Most Recently Used (VMware). Use the default policy for a host
with one SAS HBA that has a single path to both controllers. If the host has two SAS HBAs (for example, the host
has two paths to each controller), Dell EMC recommends that you change the multipathing policy to Round Robin
(VMware).
9. Repeat steps 5–8 for each SAS volume that is attached to the ESXi host.
VMware volume rescan and datastore creation
Perform the following steps to rescan volumes and create datastores:
1. Log in to the VMware vCenter Server, then click the ESXi host.
2. On the Configure tab, select Storage > Storage Adapters.
3. Select the SAS HBA and click Rescan Storage.
The Rescan Storage dialog box opens.
4. Click OK.
5. Create a VMware datastore file system on the ME4 Series volume.
a. From the Actions menu, select Datastore > New Datastore.
b. Select VMFS as the type on New Datastore screen, then click Next.
c. Enter a name for the datastore, select right volume/Lun, and then click Next.
d. Select VMFS6 as the VMFS version of datastore, then click OK.
e. Select a partition configuration, then click Next.
f. Click Finish.
Enable Multipathing on iSCSI volumes
Perform the following steps to enable Multipathing on iSCSI volumes:
1. Log in to the VMware vCenter Server, then click the ESXi host added.
Perform host setup
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