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
○ volume-group-name.*—The mapping applies to all volumes in this volume group.
● Access. Shows the type of access assigned to the mapping:
○ read-write—The mapping permits read and write access.
○ read-only—The mapping permits read access.
○ no-access—The mapping prevents access.
● LUN. Shows whether the mapping uses a single LUN or a range of LUNs (indicated by *).
● Ports. Lists the controller host ports to which the mapping applies. Each number represents corresponding ports on both
controllers.
To display more information about a mapping, see Viewing map details.
Create an initiator
You can manually create initiators. For example, you might want to define an initiator before a controller port is physically
connected through a switch to a host.
1. Determine the FC or SAS WWN or iSCSI IQN to use for the initiator.
2. In the Hosts topic, select Action > Create Initiator. The Create Initiator panel opens.
3. In the Initiator ID field, enter the WWN or IQN. A WWN value can include a colon between each pair of digits but the colons
will be discarded.
4. In the Initiator Name field, enter a nickname that helps you easily identify the initiator. For example, you could use
MailServer_FCp1. An initiator name is case sensitive and can have a maximum of 32 bytes. It cannot already exist in the
system or include the following: " , . < \
If the name is used by another initiator, you are prompted to enter a different name.
5. In the Profile list, select Standard.
6. Click OK. The initiator is created and the hosts table is updated.
Modify an initiator
1. In the Hosts topic, select one initiator to modify.
2. Select Action > Modify Initiator. The Modify Initiator panel opens.
3. In the Initiator Name field, enter a new nickname to help you identify the initiator. For example, you could use
MailServer_FCp2. An initiator name is case sensitive and can have a maximum of 32 bytes. It cannot already exist in
the system or include the following: " , . < \
If the name is used by another initiator, you are prompted to enter a different name.
4. In the Profile list, select Standard.
5. Click OK. The hosts table is updated.
Delete initiators
You can delete manually created initiators that are not grouped or are not mapped. You cannot delete manually created initiators
that are mapped. You also cannot delete a discovered initiator but you can remove its nickname through the delete operation.
1. In the Hosts topic, select a number, from 1 through 1024, of ungrouped, undiscovered initiators to delete.
2. Select Action > Delete Initiators. The Delete Initiators panel opens and lists the initiators to be deleted.
3. Click OK.
● If the initiator you are trying to delete is currently undiscovered, the changes are processed and the hosts table is
updated.
● If the initiator you are trying to delete is currently discovered then a confirmation panel appears. Click Yes to save your
changes. The changes are processed and the hosts table is updated.
Working in the Hosts topic
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