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Executive summary
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Executive summary
Dell EMC™ PowerVault™ ME4 Series entry-level storage systems offer many robust hardware and software
features that rival those found in more expensive storage systems. The Linux
®
operating system is an
extremely robust, scalable, and popular enterprise-class operating system (OS) used by many organizations.
PowerVault ME4 Series supports various Linux distributions. Refer to the ME4 Series Storage System
Support Matrix on Dell.com/support for a complete list of supported operating systems.
When configured using the best practices presented in this paper, the Linux operating systems provide an
optimized experience with ME4 Series storage. The recommendations in this document include guidelines for
volume discovery, multipath configuration, logical volume manager, and file-system and snapshot data
protection.
This paper uses Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux
®
(RHEL) to provide administration and configuration examples.
These examples are intended to provide a starting point for storage and system administrators.
Audience
This document is intended for ME4 Series administrators, system administrators, and anyone responsible for
configuring the storage systems. It is assumed that readers have prior experience with or training in the
following:
• SAN storage systems
• Linux operating environment
• Multipath software
We welcome your feedback along with any recommendations for improving this document. Send comments
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