- 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
- Record storage system information
- Using guided setup
- Web browser requirements and setup
- Access the PowerVault Manager
- Update firmware
- Use guided setup in the PowerVault Manager Welcome panel
- Perform host setup
- Host system requirements
- Windows hosts
- Linux hosts
- VMware ESXi hosts
- Fibre Channel host server configuration for VMware ESXi
- iSCSI host server configuration for VMware ESXi
- Attach an ESXi host with network adapters to the storage system
- Configure the VMware ESXi VMkernel
- Configure the software iSCSI adapter on the ESXi host
- Register an ESXi host with a configured software iSCSI adapter and create and map volumes
- Enable multipathing on an ESXi host with iSCSI volumes
- Volume rescan and datastore creation for an ESXi hosts with iSCSI network adapters
- SAS host server configuration for VMware ESXi
- Citrix XenServer hosts
- Fibre Channel host server configuration for Citrix XenServer
- iSCSI host server configuration for Citrix XenServer
- Attach a XenServer host with network adapters to the storage system
- Configure a software iSCSI adapter on a XenServer host
- Configure the iSCSI IQN on a XenServer host
- Enable Multipathing on a XenServer host
- Register a XenServer host with a software iSCSI adapter and create volumes
- Create a Storage Repository for a volume on a XenServer host with a software iSCSI adapter
- SAS host server configuration for Citrix XenServer
- Troubleshooting and problem solving
- Locate the service tag
- Operators (Ops) panel LEDs
- Initial start-up problems
- Cabling for replication
- SFP+ transceiver for FC/iSCSI ports
- System Information Worksheet
- Setting network port IP addresses using the CLI port and serial cable
Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Deployment Guide
Safe handling
Dell recommends that only individuals with rack-mounting experience install an enclosure into a rack.
CAUTION:Use this equipment in a manner specified by Dell
. Failure to do so may cancel the protection that is provided
by the equipment.
- Unplug the enclosure before you move it or if you think that it has become damaged in any way.
- A safe lifting height is 20U.
- Always remove the power cooling modules (PCMs) to minimize weight before you move the enclosure.
- Do not lift the enclosures by the handles on the PCMs—they are not designed to take the weight.
CAUTION:Do not try to lift the enclosure by yourself:
- Fully configured 2U12 enclosures can weigh up to 32 kg (71 lb)
- Fully configured 2U24 enclosures can weigh up to 30 kg (66 lb)
- Fully configured 5U84 enclosures can weigh up to 135 kg (298 lb). An unpopulated enclosure weighs 46 kg (101 lb).
- Use a minimum of two people to lift the 5U84 enclosure from the shipping box and install it in the rack.
Before lifting the enclosure:
- Avoid lifting the enclosure using the handles on any of the CRUs because they are not designed to take the weight.
- Do not lift the enclosure higher than 20U. Use mechanical assistance to lift above this height.
- Observe the lifting hazard label affixed to the storage enclosure.
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