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
● Command Line Interface (CLI). An advanced-user interface that is used to manage the system and can be used to write
scripts. SSH (secure shell) is enabled by default. The default port number for SSH is 22. Telnet is disabled by default, but
you can enable it in the CLI.
● Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S). Used for remote management of the system through your
network. You can enable use of secure (encrypted) or unsecure (unencrypted) SMI-S:
○ Enable. Select this check box to enable unencrypted communication between SMI-S clients and the embedded
SMI-S provider in each controller module using HTTP port 5988. Clear this check box to disable the active port and
use of SMI-S.
○ Encrypted. Select this check box to enable encrypted communication, which disables HTTP port 5988 and enables
HTTPS port 5989 instead. Clear this check box to disable port 5989 and enable port 5988. This is the default.
NOTE: SMI-S is not supported for a system with 5U84 enclosures.
● Service Location Protocol (SLP). Enables or disables the Service Location Protocol (SLP) interface. SLP is a discovery
protocol that enables computers and other devices to find services in a LAN without prior configuration. This system
uses SLP v2.
● File Transfer Protocol (FTP). A secondary interface for installing firmware updates and downloading logs.
● SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP). A secure secondary interface for installing firmware updates, downloading logs, and
installing security certificates and keys. All data that is sent between the client and server is encrypted. SFTP is enabled
by default. If selected, specify the port number to use. The default is 1022.
● Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Used for remote monitoring of the system through your network.
● Service Debug. Used for technical support only. Enables or disables debug capabilities, including Telnet debug ports and
privileged diagnostic user IDs.
NOTE: Properly shut down the debug console by using the CLI command set protocols debug disable. Do not just
close the console directly or by using the CLI command exit.
● Activity Progress Reporting. Provides access to the activity progress interface using HTTP port 8081. This mechanism
reports whether a firmware update or partner firmware update operation is active and shows the progress through
each step of the operation. When the update operation completes, status is presented indicating either the successful
completion, or an error indication if the operation failed.
● In-band SES Capability. Used for in-band monitoring of system status based on SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) data. This
service operates through the data path and can slightly reduce I/O performance. SES is disabled by default.
3. Perform one of the following:
● To save your settings and continue configuring your system, click Apply.
● To save your settings and close the panel, click Apply and Close.
A confirmation panel appears.
4. Click OK.
Change system information settings
Perform the following steps to changed system information settings:
1. Perform one of the following to access the Services options:
● In the Home topic, select Action > System Settings, then click the System information tab.
● In the System topic, select Action > System Settings, then click the System information tab.
● In the banner, click the user panel and select Set System Information.
● In the Welcome panel, select System Settings, and then click the System information tab.
2. Set the system name, contact, location, and information or description values. The name is shown in the browser title bar or
tab. The name, location, and contact are included in event notifications. All four values are recorded in system debug logs for
reference by service personnel. Each value can include a maximum of 79 bytes, using all characters except the following: "
< > \
3. Perform one of the following:
● To save your settings and continue configuring your system, click Apply.
● To save your settings and close the panel, click Apply and Close.
A confirmation panel appears.
4. Click OK.
Working in the Home topic
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