1. Open Server Manager.
2. Select
Tools
>
MPIO
.
3. Click the
Discover Multi-Paths
tab.
4. Select
DellEMC ME4
in the
Device Hardware Id
list.
If
DellEMC ME4
is not listed in the
Device Hardware Id
list:
a. Ensure that there is more than one connection to a volume for multipathing.
b. Ensure that
Dell EMC ME4
is not already listed in the
Devices
list on the
MPIO Devices
tab.
5. Click
Add
and click
Yes
to reboot the Windows server.
Format volumes on Windows server
Perform the following steps to format a volume on a Windows server:
1. Open Server Manager.
2. Select
Tools
>
Computer Management
.
3. Right-click on
Disk Management
and select
Rescan Disks
.
4. Right-click on the new disk and select
Online
.
5. Right-click on the new disk again select
Initialize Disk
. The
Initialize Disk
dialog box opens.
6. Select the partition style for the disk and click
OK
.
7. Right-click on the unallocated space, select the type of volume to create, and follow the steps in the wizard to create the volume.
Linux hosts
Ensure that the HBAs or network adapters are installed, the drivers are installed, and the latest supported BIOS is installed.
Fibre Channel host server configuration for Linux
The following sections describe how to configure Fibre Channel host servers running Linux:
Prerequisites
•
Complete the ME Storage Manager guided system and storage setup process.
•
Refer to the cabling diagrams within this guide before attaching a host to the storage system; careful planning ensures a successful
deployment.
•
Administrative or privileged user permissions are required to make system-level changes. These steps assume root level access and
that all required software packages are already installed (for example, DM Multipath).
Attach hosts to the storage system
Perform the following steps to attach Fibre Channel hosts to the storage system:
1. Ensure that all HBAs have the latest supported firmware and driversas described on the Dell Support portal . For a list of supported
standard FC HBAs, see the
Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Seriesstorage Matrix
on the Dell website. For OEMs, contact your hardware
provider.
2. Use the FC cabling diagrams to cable the host servers either by using switches or attaching them directly to the storage system.
3. Identify Fibre Channel WWNs to connect to the storage system by doing the following:
a) Open a terminal session.
b) Run the
ls –l /sys/class/fc_host
command.
c) Run the
more /sys/class/fc_host/host?/port_name
command and replace the
?
with the host numbers that are
supplied in the data output.
d) Record the WWN numeric name.
4. If the hosts are connected to the storage system by FC switches, implement zoning to isolate traffic for each HBA. Skip this step if
hosts are directly connected to the storage system.
a) Use the FC switch management interface to create a zone for each server HBA. Each zone must contain only one HBA WWN and
all the storage port WWNs.
b) Repeat for each FC switch.
NOTE:
The ME4 Series storage systems support single initiator/multiple target zones.
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