Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Deployment Guide

Attach an ESXi host with FC HBAs to the storage system

Perform the following steps to attach the ESXi 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 the Dell Support portal . For a list of supported standard FC HBAs,see the Dell PowerVault ME4 Storage Matrix ..
2. Use the FC cabling diagrams to cable the host servers either by using switches or attaching them directly to the storage system.
3. Login to the VMware vCenter Server and add the newly configured ESXi host to the appropriate datacenter.
4. On the Configure tab, select Storage > Storage Adapters.
5. Verify that the required FC storage adapters are listed, then record the HBA’s WWN as listed under Properties.
6. If the hosts are connected to the storage system by FC switches, implement zoning to isolate traffic for each HBA by doing the following (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 sub-step a for each FC switch.