Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series - Page 4

Dual-controller module configurations........................................................................................................................ 26
5 Connect power cables and power on the storage system............................................................... 30
Power cable connection..................................................................................................................................................... 30
6 Perform system and storage setup.............................................................................................. 32
Record storage system information..................................................................................................................................32
Using guided setup..............................................................................................................................................................32
Web browser requirements and setup........................................................................................................................32
Access the ME Storage Manager............................................................................................................................... 32
Update firmware............................................................................................................................................................33
Use guided setup in the ME Storage Manager Welcome panel.............................................................................. 33
7 Perform host setup.................................................................................................................... 40
Host system requirements................................................................................................................................................. 40
About multipath configuration..................................................................................................................................... 40
Attach host servers.......................................................................................................................................................40
Windows hosts.................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Fibre Channel host server configuration for Windows Server................................................................................ 40
iSCSI host server configuration for Windows Server............................................................................................... 42
SAS host server configuration for Windows Server................................................................................................. 45
Linux hosts........................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Fibre Channel host server configuration for Linux ...................................................................................................46
iSCSI host server configuration for Linux...................................................................................................................48
SAS host server configuration for Linux..................................................................................................................... 51
VMware ESXi hosts............................................................................................................................................................ 52
Fibre Channel host server configuration for VMware ESXi.....................................................................................52
iSCSI host server configuration for VMware ESXi....................................................................................................54
SAS host server configuration for VMware ESXi..................................................................................................... 56
Enable Multipathing on iSCSI volumes....................................................................................................................... 58
Citrix XenServer hosts........................................................................................................................................................58
8 Troubleshooting and problem solving........................................................................................... 59
Locate the service tag........................................................................................................................................................59
Operators (Ops) panel LEDs..............................................................................................................................................59
2U enclosure Ops panel................................................................................................................................................59
5U enclosure Ops panel................................................................................................................................................60
Initial start-up problems.......................................................................................................................................................61
2U enclosure LEDs........................................................................................................................................................ 63
5U enclosure LEDs........................................................................................................................................................ 64
Module LEDs.................................................................................................................................................................. 67
Troubleshooting 2U enclosures................................................................................................................................... 68
Troubleshooting 5U enclosures................................................................................................................................... 69
Fault isolation methodology..........................................................................................................................................70
Options available for performing basic steps.............................................................................................................. 71
Performing basic steps.................................................................................................................................................. 71
If the enclosure does not initialize................................................................................................................................72
Correcting enclosure IDs...............................................................................................................................................72
Host I/O.......................................................................................................................................................................... 72
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