Setup Guide

Fibre Channel HBA Configuration

This section describes the recommended configuration that should be applied when attaching hosts to PowerStore cluster using

Fibre Channel.

NOTE: This section applies only to FC. If you are using only iSCSI with Windows, go to iSCSI HBA Configuration.

NOTE: Before you proceed, review Fibre Channel SAN Guidelines.

Pre-Requisites

This section describes the pre-requisites for FC HBA configuration.

● Refer to the E-Lab Interoperability Navigator (https://elabnavigator.emc.com) for supported FC HBA models and drivers.

● Verify all HBAs are at the supported driver, firmware and BIOS versions.

● Verify all HBAs BIOS settings are configured according to E-Lab recommendations. Follow the procedures in one of the

following documents according to the FC HBA type:

○ For Qlogic HBAs, refer to Dell EMC Host Connectivity with Qlogic FIbre Channel and iSCSI HBAs and Converged

Network Adapters (CNAs) for the Windows Environment.

○ For Emulex HBAs, refer to Dell EMC Host Connectivity with Emulex Fibre Channel and iSCSI HBAs and Converged

Network Adapters (CNAs) for the Windows Environment.

○ For Cisco UCS fNIC HBAs, refer to the Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card Drivers for Windows Installation Guide for

complete driver installation instructions .

iSCSI Configuration

This section describes the recommended configuration that should be applied when attaching hosts to PowerStorecluster using

iSCSI.

NOTE:

This section applies only to iSCSI. If you are using only Fibre Channel with Windows and PowerStore, go to Fibre

Channel HBA Configuration. Make sure you review iSCSI SAN Guidelines before you proceed.

Pre-Requisites

This section describes the pre-requisites when attaching hosts to PowerStore c.uster using iSCSI.

Follow the Microsoft recommendations for installation and setup of the appropriate NIC/iSCSI HBA for your system. It is

recommended to install the latest NIC/iSCSI HBA driver version (patch), as described in the support documentation for each

specific NIC/iSCSI HBA.

Refer to the E-Lab Interoperability Navigator (https://elabnavigator.emc.com) for supported NIC/iSCSI HBA models and

drivers.

Multipathing Software Configuration

This topic introduces Multipathing Software Configuration for Microsoft Windows

PowerStore supports native multipathing using Microsoft Native Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) with Windows Server 2012/R2

and above, or multipathing using PowerPath.

Configuring Native Multipathing Using Microsoft Multipath I/O

(MPIO)

This topic describes configuring native multipathing using Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO).

For optimal operation with PowerStore storage, configure the Round-Robin (RR) policy or the Least Queue Depth policy for

MPIO for devices presented from PowerStore. Using these policies, I/O operations are balanced across all available paths.

Host Configuration for Microsoft Windows