Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Deployment Guide

Attach a Windows host with FC HBAs to the storage system

Perform the following steps to attach the Windows host with Fibre Channel (FC) HBAs to the storage system:

1. Ensure that all HBAs have the latest supported firmware and drivers as described on Dell.com/support. For a list of supported FC HBAs, see the Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Support Matrix on Dell.com/support.
2. Use the FC cabling diagrams to cable the hosts to the storage system either by using switches or connecting the hosts directly to the storage system.
3. Install MPIO on the FC hosts:
   1. Open the Server Manager.
   2. Click Add Roles and Features, then click Next until you reach the Features page.
   3. Select Multipath IO.
   4. Click Next, click Install, click Close, and then reboot the host server.
4. Identify and document FC HBA WWNs:
   1. Open a Windows PowerShell console.
   2. Type Get-InitiatorPort and press Enter.
   3. Locate and record the FC HBA WWNs. The WWNs are needed to map volumes to the hosts.
5. If the hosts are connected to the storage system using FC switches, implement zoning to isolate traffic for each HBA:
   NOTE:Skip this step if hosts are directly connected to the storage system.
   1. Use the FC switch management interface to create a zone for each server HBA. Each zone must contain only one HBA WWN and all the storage port WWNs.
   2. Repeat for each FC switch.
      NOTE:The ME4 Series storage systems support single initiator/multiple target zones.