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
NOTE: If using jumbo frames, they must be enabled and configured on all devices in the data path, adapter ports, switches,
and storage system.
For RHEL 7
1. From the server terminal or console, run the nmtui command to access the NIC configuration tool (NetworkManager TUI).
2. Select Edit a connection to display a list of the Ethernet interfaces installed.
3. Select the iSCSI NIC that you want to assign an IP address to.
4. Change the IPv4 Configuration option to Manual.
5. Using the planning worksheet that you created in the “Prerequisites” section, provide the subnet mask by entering the NIC
IP address using the format x.x.x.x/16. For example: 172.1.96.46/16
6. Configure a gateway, if appropriate.
7. Select IGNORE for the IPv6 Configuration.
8. Check Automatically connect to start the NIC when the system boots.
9. Select OK to exit Edit connection.
10. Select Back to return to the main menu.
11. Select Quit to exit NetworkManager TUI.
12. Ping the new network interface and associated storage host ports to ensure IP connectivity.
13. Repeat steps 1-12 for each NIC you are assigning IP addresses to.
For SLES 12
1. From the server terminal or console, run the yast command to access the YaST Control Center.
2. Select System > Network Settings.
3. Select the iSCSI NIC that you want to assign an IP address to, then select Edit.
4. Select Statically Assigned IP Address.
5. Using the planning worksheet that you created in the “Prerequisites” section, enter the NIC IP address. For example:
172.1.96.46
6. Using the planning worksheet that you created in the “Prerequisites” section, enter the NIC subnet mask. For example:
255.255.0.0.
7. Select Next.
8. Ping the new network interface and associated storage host ports to ensure IP connectivity.
9. Repeat steps 1-8 for each NIC you are assigning IP addresses to (NIC1 and NIC2 in the planning worksheet you created in
the “Prerequisites” section).
10. Select OK to exit network settings.
11. Select OK to exit YaST.
Configure the iSCSI initiators to connect to the storage system
For RHEL 7
1. From the server terminal or console, run the following iscsiadm command to discover targets (port A0):
iscsiadm –m discovery –t sendtargets –p <IP>
Where <IP> is the IP address. For example:
iscsiadm –m discovery –t sendtargets –p 172.1.100.128
2. With the discovery output, log in to each portal by running the iscsiadm command:
a. Run iscsiadm –m node –T <full IQN > -p <IP>
Where <full IQN> is the full IQN listing from the output in step 1 and <IP> is the IP address. For example:
iscsiadm –m node –T iqn.1988-11.com.abcc:01.array.bc305bb0b841-p 172.1.100.128
b. Repeat the login for each controller host port using the discovery command output in step 1.
c. Reboot the host to ensure that all targets are automatically connected.
Perform host setup
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