Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Administrator’s Guide
- Contents
- Getting started
- New user setup
- Configure and provision a new storage system
- Using the PowerVault Manager interface
- System concepts
- About virtual and linear storage
- About disk groups
- About RAID levels
- About ADAPT
- About SSDs
- About SSD read cache
- About spares
- About pools
- About volumes and volume groups
- About volume cache options
- About thin provisioning
- About automated tiered storage
- About initiators, hosts, and host groups
- About volume mapping
- About operating with a single controller
- About snapshots
- About copying volumes
- About reconstruction
- About quick rebuild
- About performance statistics
- About firmware updates
- About managed logs
- About SupportAssist
- About CloudIQ
- About configuring DNS settings
- About replicating virtual volumes
- About the Full Disk Encryption feature
- About data protection with a single controller
- Working in the Home topic
- Guided setup
- Provisioning disk groups and pools
- Attaching hosts and volumes in the Host Setup wizard
- Overall system status
- Configuring system settings
- Managing scheduled tasks
- Working in the System topic
- Viewing system components
- Systems Settings panel
- Resetting host ports
- Rescanning disk channels
- Clearing disk metadata
- Updating firmware
- Changing FDE settings
- Configuring advanced settings
- Changing disk settings
- Changing system cache settings
- Configuring partner firmware update
- Configuring system utilities
- Using maintenance mode
- Restarting or shutting down controllers
- Working in the Hosts topic
- Working in the Pools topic
- Working in the Volumes topic
- Viewing volumes
- Creating a virtual volume
- Creating a linear volume
- Modifying a volume
- Copying a volume or snapshot
- Abort a volume copy
- Adding volumes to a volume group
- Removing volumes from a volume group
- Renaming a volume group
- Remove volume groups
- Rolling back a virtual volume
- Deleting volumes and snapshots
- Creating snapshots
- Resetting a snapshot
- Creating a replication set from the Volumes topic
- Initiating or scheduling a replication from the Volumes topic
- Manage replication schedules from the Volumes topic
- Working in the Mappings topic
- Working in the Replications topic
- About replicating virtual volumes in the Replications topic
- Replication prerequisites
- Replication process
- Creating a virtual pool for replication
- Setting up snapshot space management in the context of replication
- Replication and empty allocated pages
- Disaster recovery
- Accessing the data while keeping the replication set intact
- Accessing the data from the backup system as if it were the primary system
- Disaster recovery procedures
- Viewing replications
- Querying a peer connection
- Creating a peer connection
- Modifying a peer connection
- Deleting a peer connection
- Creating a replication set from the Replications topic
- Modifying a replication set
- Deleting a replication set
- Initiating or scheduling a replication from the Replications topic
- Stopping a replication
- Suspending a replication
- Resuming a replication
- Manage replication schedules from the Replications topic
- About replicating virtual volumes in the Replications topic
- Working in the Performance topic
- Working in the banner and footer
- Banner and footer overview
- Viewing system information
- Viewing certificate information
- Viewing connection information
- Viewing system date and time information
- Viewing user information
- Viewing health information
- Viewing event information
- Viewing capacity information
- Viewing host information
- Viewing tier information
- Viewing recent system activity
- Other management interfaces
- SNMP reference
- Using FTP and SFTP
- Using SMI-S
- Using SLP
- Administering a log-collection system
- Best practices
- System configuration limits
- Glossary of terms
Linear storage environments
If you are operating in a linear storage environment, the Create Advanced Pools panel opens. Select Add Disk Groups and
follow the instructions to manually create disk groups one at a time. Select Manage Spares and follow the instructions to
manually select global spares. Click the icon for more information about options presented.
Open the guided disk group and pool creation wizard
1. Access Storage Setup by doing one of the following:
● From the Welcome panel, click Storage Setup.
● From the Home topic, click Action > Storage Setup.
2. Follow the on-screen directions to provision your system.
Attaching hosts and volumes in the Host Setup wizard
The Host Setup wizard guides you through each step in the process of selecting initiators and creating a host, grouping hosts,
and attaching the host or host group to volumes within the system. As you complete each step, it is highlighted and marked
with a check. If at any point you decide that you want to attach hosts at a later time, cancel the wizard.
Access the Host Setup wizard from the Welcome panel or by choosing Action > Host Setup. You are guided through the
following sequential steps:
● Verify prerequisites in the Host Setup wizard
● Select a host in the Host Setup wizard
● Group hosts in the Host Setup wizard
● Add and manage volumes in the Host Setup wizard
● Configuration summary
You must navigate through the wizard each time you want to attach a host. At the end of each complete pass through the
wizard, a single host or host group is configured to the system and you are prompted to configure another host. Choosing No
exits the wizard and completes the system configuration.
NOTE:
You can provision your system using the Storage Setup wizard in combination with manual provisioning. The
Storage Setup wizard provides you with an optimal storage configuration based on the type of disks in the system. Manual
provisioning offers more options and greater flexibility, but with added complexity. If you choose to use the wizard you can
still manually provision the system at a later time.
Verify prerequisites in the Host Setup wizard
When you first access the wizard, introductory content is based on the host ports discovered on your system. Read the material
and verify that all prerequisites have been satisfied to enable the wizard to successfully guide you through the process. When
you are ready to attach hosts, click Next.
Select a host in the Host Setup wizard
The Select Host section of the wizard provides you with options to group initiators as a host and give that host a name. The
system lists all initiators logged into the system that are not already mapped to volumes and assigns an editable nickname to
each one that you select. When you are ready to move to the next step, click Next.
Group hosts in the Host Setup wizard
The Group Host section of the wizard lets you group hosts together with other hosts to facilitate clustering. You can select
from a host group that has already been defined, or create a new host group starting with the current host. Follow the
on-screen instructions for more information. Once you are ready to move to the next step, click Next.
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Working in the Home topic