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Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Deployment Guide

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System Information Worksheet

Use the system information worksheet to record the information that is needed to install the ME4 Series Storage System.

ME4 Series Storage System information

Gather and record the following information about the ME4 Series storage system network and the administrator user:

Table 1. ME4 Series Storage System network
Item Information
Service tag
Management IPv4 address (ME4 Series Storage System management address)

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
Top controller module IPv4 address (Controller A MGMT port)

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
Bottom controller module IPv4 address (Controller B MGMT port)

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
Subnet mask

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
Gateway IPv4 address

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
Gateway IPv6 address

________ :________ :________ :______::_____
Domain name
DNS server address

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
Secondary DNS server address

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
Table 2. ME4 Series Storage System administrator
Item Information
Password for the default ME4 Series Storage System Admin user
Email address of the default ME4 Series Storage System Admin user

iSCSI network information

For a storage system with iSCSI front-end ports, plan and record network information for the iSCSI network.

NOTE:For a storage system deployed with two Ethernet switches, Dell recommends setting up separate subnets.
Table 3. iSCSI Subnet 1
Item Information
Subnet mask

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
Gateway IPv4 address

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
IPv4 address for storage controller module A: port 0

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
IPv4 address for storage controller module B: port 0

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
IPv4 address for storage controller module A: port 2

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
IPv4 address for storage controller module B: port 2

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
Table 4. iSCSI Subnet 2
Item Information
Subnet mask

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
Gateway IPv4 address

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
IPv4 address for storage controller module A: port 1

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
IPv4 address for storage controller module B: port 1

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
IPv4 address for storage controller module A: port 3

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
IPv4 address for storage controller module B: port 3

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
Gateway IPv6 address

________ :________ :________ :______::_____

Additional ME4 Series Storage System information

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server information is optional. The proxy server information is also optional, but it may be required to complete the Discover and Configure Uninitialized text TBD wizard.

Table 5. NTP, SMTP, and Proxy servers
Item Information
NTP server IPv4 address

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
SMTP server IPv4 address

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
Backup NTP server IPv4 address

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____
SMTP server login ID
SMTP server password
Proxy server IPv4 address

_____ . _____ . _____ . _____

Fibre Channel zoning information

For a storage system with Fibre Channel front-end ports, record the physical and virtual WWNs of the Fibre Channel ports in fabric 1 and fabric 2. This information is displayed on the Review Front-End page of the Discover and Configure Uninitialized wizard. Use this information to configure zoning on each Fibre Channel switch.

Table 6. WWNs in fabric 1
Item FC switch port Information
WWN of storage controller A: port 0
WWN of storage controller B: port 0
WWN of storage controller A: port 2
WWN of storage controller B: port 2
WWNs of server HBAs:
Table 7. WWNs in fabric 2
Item FC switch port Information
WWN of storage controller A: port 1
WWN of storage controller B: port 1
WWN of storage controller A: port 3
WWN of storage controller B: port 3

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