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
● Controller A IP address: fd6e:23ce:fed3:19d1::1
● Controller B IP address: fd6e:23ce:fed3:19d1::2
● Gateway IP address: fd6e:23ce:fed3:19d1::3
CAUTION: Changing IP settings can cause management hosts to lose access to the storage system after the
changes are applied in the confirmation step.
After you set the type of controller network ports to use, you can configure domain names using the Domain Name Service
(DNS). DNS accepts IPv4 and IPv6 address formats. For more information about the DNS feature, see About configuring DNS
settings.
NOTE: DNS settings are automatically applied when using DHCP for IPv4 and Auto for IPv6.
Set IPv4 addresses for network ports
Perform the following steps to set IPv4 addresses for the network ports:
1. Perform one of the following to access Network options:
● In the Home topic, select Action > System Settings, and then click the Network tab.
● In the System topic, select Action > System Settings, and then click the Network tab.
2. Select the IPv4 tab.
IPv4 uses 32-bit address.
3. Select the type of IP address settings to use for each controller from the Source drop-down menu:
● Select Manual to specify static IP addresses.
● Select DHCP to allow the system to automatically obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server.
4. If you selected Manual, perform the following steps: , and then
a. Type the IP address, IP mask, and Gateway addresses for each controller.
b. Record the IP addresses.
NOTE:
The following IP addresses are reserved for internal use by the storage system: 169.254.255.1, 169.254.255.2,
169.254.255.3, 169.254.255.4, and 127.0.0.1. Because these addresses are routable, do not use them anywhere in your
network.
5. If you selected DHCP, complete the remaining steps to allow the controller to obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server.
6. Click Apply.
A confirmation panel appears.
7. Click OK.
If you selected DHCP and the controllers successfully obtained IP addresses from the DHCP server, the new IP addresses
are displayed. Record the new addresses and sign out to use the new IP address to access PowerVault Manager.
Set IPv6 values for network ports
Perform the following steps to set IPv6 addresses for the network ports:
1. Perform one of the following to access network options:
● In the Home topic, select Action > System Settings, and then click the Network tab.
● In the System topic, select Action > System Settings, and then click the Network tab.
2. Select the IPv6 tab.
IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses.
3. Select the type of IP address settings to use for each controller from the Source drop-down menu:
● Select Manual to specify up to four static IP addresses for each controller.
● Select Auto to allow the system to automatically obtain IP addresses.
4. If you chose Manual, perform the following steps for each controller:
a. Click Add Address.
b. Type the IPv6 addresses in the IP Address field.
c. Type a label for the IP address in the Address Label field.
d. Click Add.
e. Record the IPv6 address.
Working in the Home topic
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