Perform system and storage setup
Record storage system information
Use the
to record the information that you need to install the ME4 Series storage system.
Using guided setup
Upon completing the hardware installation, use ME Storage Manager to configure, provision, monitor, and manage the storage system.
When first accessing the MESM, perform a firmware update before configuring your system. After the firmware update is complete, use
the guided setup to verify the web browser requirements and then access the MESM.
Web browser requirements and setup
The MESM web interface requires Mozilla Firefox 57 or later, Google Chrome 57 or later, Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or 11, or Apple
Safari 10.1 or later.
NOTE:
You cannot view MESM help content if you are using the Microsoft Edge browser that ships with Windows 10.
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To see the help window, you must enable pop-up windows.
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To optimize the display, use a color monitor and set its color quality to the highest setting.
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Do not use the Back, Forward, Reload, or Refresh buttons in the browser. The MESM has a single page for which content changes as
you perform tasks and automatically updates to show current data.
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To navigate past the Sign In page (with a valid user account):
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Verify that cookies are allowed for the IP address of each controller network port.
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For Internet Explorer, set the local-intranet security option on the browser to medium or medium-low.
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For Internet Explorer, add each network IP address for each controller as a trusted site.
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For HTTPS, ensure that Internet Explorer is set to use TLS 1.2.
Access the ME Storage Manager
Do not turn on more than one unconfigured controller enclosure at a time to avoid IP conflicts.
1. Temporarily set the management host NIC to a 10.0.0.x address or to the same IPv6 subnet to enable communication with the storage
system.
2. In a supported web browser:
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Type
https://10.0.0.2
to access controller module A on an IPv4 network.
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Type
https://fd6e:23ce:fed3:19d1::1
to access controller module A on an IPv6 network.
3. If the storage system is running G275 firmware, sign in to the ME Storage Manager using the user name
manage
and password
!
manage
.
If the storage system is running G280 firmware:
a. Click
Get Started
.
b. Read the Commercial Terms of Sale and End User License Agreement, and click
Accept
.
c. Specify a new user name and password for the system, and click
Apply and Continue
.
The Welcome panel that is displayed provides options to set up and provision your system.
NOTE:
If you are unable to use the 10.0.0.x network to configure the system, see
Setting network port IP addresses
using the CLI port and serial cable
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