- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Before you begin
- Mount the enclosures in the rack
- Connect to the management network
- Cable host servers to the storage system
- Cabling considerations
- Connecting the enclosure to hosts
- Host connection
- Connect power cables and power on the storage system
- Perform system and storage setup
- Setting up hosts
- Host system requirements
- Windows hosts
- Configuring a Windows host with FC HBAs
- Configuring a Windows host with iSCSI network adapters
- Prerequisites
- Assign IP addresses for each network adapter connecting to the iSCSI network
- Install MPIO on the host
- Configure the iSCSI Initiator on the Windows host
- Create a host and attach volumes in PowerVault Manager
- Enable MPIO for the volumes on the Windows host
- Format volumes on a Windows host
- Update the iSCSI initiator on the Windows host
- Configuring a Windows host with SAS HBAs
- Linux hosts
- Configuring a Linux host with FC HBAs
- Configuring a Linux host with iSCSI network adapters
- Configuring a SAS host server for Linux
- VMware ESXi hosts
- Citrix XenServer hosts
- Configuring a Fibre Channel host server for Citrix XenServer
- Configuring an iSCSI host server for Citrix XenServer
- Prerequisites
- Identify iSCSI adapters on a XenServer
- Configure a software iSCSI adapter on a XenServer host
- Configure the iSCSI IQN on a XenServer host
- Enable Multipathing on a XenServer
- Create a host and attach volumes in PowerVault Manager
- Create a Storage Repository for a volume on a XenServer host with a software iSCSI adapter
- Configuring a SAS host for Citrix XenServer
- Troubleshooting and problem solving
- Cabling for replication
- SFP transceiver for FC/iSCSI ports
- System Information Worksheet
- Setting network port IP addresses using the CLI port
- Technical specifications
Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System Deployment Guide
Options available for performing basic steps
When performing fault isolation and troubleshooting steps, select the option or options that best suit your site environment.
You can use the PowerVault Manager to check the health icons/values for the system, or to examine a problem component. If you discover a problem, either the PowerVault Manager or the CLI provides recommended-action text online. Options for performing basic steps are listed according to frequency of use:
- Use the PowerVault Manager
- Use the CLI
- Monitor event notification
- View the enclosure LEDs
Use the PowerVault Manager
Use the PowerVault Manager to monitor the health of the system and its components. If any component has a problem, PowerVault Manager shows the system health as Degraded, Fault, or Unknown. Use the PowerVault Manager to find failed or unhealthy components and follow actions in the Recommendation field for the component to resolve the problem.
Use the CLI
As an alternative to using the PowerVault Manager, you can run the show system CLI command to view the health of the system and its components. If any component has a problem, the CLI shows the system health as Degraded, Fault, or Unknown, and those components are listed as Unhealthy Components. Follow the recommended actions in the component Health Recommendation field to resolve the problem.
Monitor event notification
With event notification configured and enabled, you can view event logs to monitor the health of the system and its components. If a message tells you to check whether an event has been logged, or to view information about an event, use the PowerVault Manager or the CLI.
- Using the PowerVault Manager, view the event log and then click the event message to see detail about that event.
- Using the CLI, run the show events detail command to see the detail for an event.
View the enclosure LEDs
You can view the LEDs on the hardware to identify component status. If a problem prevents access to the PowerVault Manager or the CLI, viewing the enclosure LEDs is the only option available.
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