Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Deployment Guide

iSCSI host server configuration for Citrix XenServer

The following sections describe how to configure iSCSI host servers running Citrix XenServer:

Complete the PowerVault Manager guided setup process and storage setup process.
See the cabling diagrams within this guide before attaching a host to the storage system; careful planning ensures a successful deployment.
Install and configure the required version of the XenServer operating system on the hosts.
Install XenCenter on a Windows computer, and connect it to the XenServer hosts.
Configure the XenServer hosts into a pool.
Complete a planning worksheet with the iSCSI network IP addresses to be used, per the example in the following table:

Table 1. Example worksheet for single host server with dual port iSCSI NICs
Management	IP
Server Management	10.10.96.46
ME4024 Controller A Management	10.10.96.128
ME4024 Controller B Management	10.10.96.129
Subnet 1
Server iSCSI network adapter 1	172.1.96.46
ME4024 controller A port 0	172.1.100.128
ME4024 controller B port 0	172.1.200.129
ME4024 controller A port 2	172.1.102.128
ME4024 controller B port 2	172.1.202.129
Subnet Mask	255.255.0.0
Subnet 2
Server iSCSI network adapter 1	172.2.96.46
ME4024 controller A port 1	172.2.101.128
ME4024 controller B port 1	172.2.201.129
ME4024 controller A port 3	172.2.103.128
ME4024 controller B port 3	172.2.203.129
Subnet Mask	255.255.0.0