- 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
Cabling considerations
Host interface ports on ME5 Series controller enclosures can connect to respective hosts using direct-attach or switch-attach methods.
Another important cabling consideration is cabling controller enclosures for replication. The FC and iSCSI product models support replication, but SAS product models do not support replication. See Cabling for replication.
Use only Dell cables for host connections:
| Controller protocol | Speed | Transceiver | Cable |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC32 Gb | 32 Gb | FC SFP+ | Multi-mode OM3/4 LC-LC cables. Choice of quantity and length up to:
|
| FC32 Gb | 16 Gb | FC SFP+ | |
| iSCSI 25 Gb | 25 Gb | iSCSI SFP28 - or - SFP28 Direct Attach Copper (DAC) cable | |
| iSCSI 25 Gb | 10 Gb | iSCSI SFP+ - or - SFP+ DAC cable | |
| 10GBaseT | 10 Gb | N/A | RJ45 CAT-6 Copper Patch lead |
| 12 Gb SAS | 12 Gb | N/A | 12Gb HD Mini-SAS to HD Mini-SAS cables. Choice of quantity and length up to 4 meters maximum |
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