ME3220I, adding host

Hello,

Something about adding hosts to ME may have been overlooked. Could you please check as below articles here? 

Add hosts to a host group https://dell.to/2ZBffbs;

add host-group-members https://dell.to/3d5J1br

to add host to an already existing host group: right click initiator and choose to add to host>then just type the name of your new host in the box that opens>right click on your new host + initiator entry and select map initiator. Match the host to the mapping of the group you are trying to join as a member.>right click on your new host + initiator entry and select join group, select your group

Let us know how it goes!

Thank you Erman for the response.

I worked it out, it was iSCSI server IP address, once I added the second IP address, all Virtual Disks appeared in the Datastores.

Once again thanks a lot

Regards

Hi @Dell-ErmanO 

As I mentioned once I added the second IP address which is from the other RAID controller module (in slot 1) I started to see all datastores, however MD3220I gives me a warning below

How can I fix this warning please?
thanks and regards,

Hi, 
You may need to redistribute the virtual disks. To redistribute virtual disks:
1. Open Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM)
2. Click on the Support tab
3. Select Manage Raid Controller Modules
4. Click on Redistribute Virtual Disks

Hi 

Thanks for the quick response. I've done a couple of times, it went ok for a bit, then the warning came back.

I don't have the Support tab, however I went Storage tab, Virtual Disks, Advance, Redistribute Virtual Disks.

Regards

On the Vmware host is the MPIO pathing policy set? Is the firmware up to date? https://dell.to/3EjVeFy We have not validated it with ESXi 7 and that may be an issue.

Hi @DellEMCSupport 

Yes in the vMware the MPIO pathing policy was on Round Robin.

I managed to upgrade the NVSRAM firmware from your previous link (thanks for that) but the other I cannot seem to be able to, the current firmware is 07.84.53.60.

Regards

Hello @ctvu1,

You may need to clear the error before being able to update the firmware. Is the error still present in the PowerVault?

Regards.

Hi 

I think I'd need the instruction for upgrade the MD3220 firmware please.

Thanks and Regards

This thread has instructions. https://dell.to/3og599p

Thank you @DellEMCSupport for the link which helped me update the firmware, it took me a while to complete. However the issue of "Virtual disk on preferred path" was about the iSCSI Host Ports which were conflicted with the existing IP addresses, once I reconfigured the IP addresses, the warning has gone. 

Thanks a lot once again guys.

Kind Regards