This demonstration is attaching a VMWARE ESX server to AM E four fiber channel array. Before we begin, it is important to understand the layout. This me four has four fiber channel ports on each controller. The fiber channel ports are cabled redundantly to two different fiber channel switches. The M 424 is connected to ports 20 through 23 on both switches. Ports, zero and two on both controllers are connected to the first fabric. While ports one and three are connected to the second fabric. The server has a dual ported fiber channel HB with one port connecting to each switch.
I recommend documenting which ports, each device is plugged into it makes it easier to identify the correct worldwide names. When zoning you can use the first byte to identify what controller port is locked into each switch port starting with controller A port zero. The first byte of the worldwide name is 20 port one is 21 port two is 22 and port three is 23. Controller B continues with 24 through 27. If this had been a dual protocol system with both fiber channel and I cuzzy ports, there would only be two fiber channel ports in each fabric, not four after the host and array are cable to the switches.
The next step is zoning Dell EMC supports single initiator, multiple target zoning. This means each HB A should be in its own zone with all the storage targets connected to that switch. No other H BS or initiators should be in the zone. Log in to the first switch. click configure than zone admin, click, create new alias, enter a name and click, OK. Expand ports and attached devices, scroll down to the port number that the first controller port is plugged into. As previously discussed. The array is connected to ports 20 to 23 on both of these switches expand out the worldwide name to see the worldwide port name which is underneath the worldwide no name, highlight the worldwide port name and then the right arrow to move the worldwide name over.
We can confirm this is port zero and controller A due to the fact that the worldwide name starts with 20. I recommend updating your worksheet with the worldwide names for the devices. It will be especially important for the server's worldwide name when mapping volumes, right? Click the worldwide port name, click copy, then paste the worldwide name into your worksheet. We will create an alias for the next controller port that is connected to switch port 21 we can verify it is controller B port zero. By the worldwide name. Starting with 24 we will continue creating aliases for the other ports connected to this switch. After you have created aliases for each of the erased front imports, you will create aliases for the server H bas in our case, each server has one connection to each switch.
After all the server aliases have been created, click on new zone, enter a name for the zone. It is typically descriptive of what is in the zone. In this case, we will use a server name and a Rayna followed by underscore zone expand out aliases, locate one of the newly created server aliases and all the aliases for the storage array, highlight all of them or one at a time and click the right arrow repeat, creating a zone for each server. HB next click on zone config tab expand out zones, finding newly created zones, highlight them and click the right arrow. Click on save, config click on yes, wait for the changes to be completed. Then click on enable config click on. OK. Click on. Yes. After it is completed, you can close the zoning wizard repeat the zoning for the second switch after the zoning is complete on both switches.
The next step is running the host setup wizard log in to the m storage manager on the home page. Click on action, then host set up, confirm you've met all the prerequisites and click next type a name for the host name, select the correct initiators for that host. If you have Zonn multiple hosts, at the same time, you will need to identify the correct worldwide names for each host. Use your worksheet to confirm which worldwide names go to each host. It is optional but recommended to update the nickname to something meaningful. Click next to continue. If this is going to be part of a cluster, you can either create a new host group or add to an existing one. This will be a stand-alone server. So I'm selecting do not group this host.
Click next to continue. By default, 2, 100 gig volumes will be created one in each pool. I recommend renaming the volume to include the server's name. You can edit the size change pool, ownership, add and remove the number of volumes to create when you have the volumes, how you want them. Click next, notice the name didn't change. You actually have to click outside of the box for the changes to take effect. So click previous and click into another box, then click next. You can see the volume name change this time, click and figure host, click yes or no. Depending if you have another host ready to configure, I will go ahead and configure the other host.
Now again, I will only create one volume for this host, but this time I will assign it to the other pool to balance the load between the controllers. Open the VMWARE Vsphere web client and go to storage devices. Click on the rescan icon, then click on OK. The new Dell EMC fiber channel disk should be present. Click on data store, click on the plus icon. Choose VM FS. Then next provide a name for the data store.
Select the disk and click next, select a VMFS version and click next, make any adjustments to the data stored details and click next, click finish, click back on storage devices, then select the Dell MC fiber channel disk on the paths tab. You can see there's only one active path, click on properties, then click on edit multi pathing. You drop down select round robin VMWARE, then click on, OK, go back to the pats tab and you can see half of the pats are now active.
