EMC PowerStore Alerts and Events Reference Guide
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... that are experiencing connectivity problems. - - Cluster connectivity is disabled. SupportAssist is %(status). Remote support of appliance was successfully enabled. Appliance status: %(appliance_info). System impact SupportAssist connectivity may be limited. Remote support of appliance was not enabled because it failed to connect to the SRS Gateway with one or more appliances are experiencing connectivity problems. Navigate to Settings -> Support -> SupportAssist to the SupportAssist or SRS Gateway. Alert and Event Messages Event code Severity Alert raised...
... that are experiencing connectivity problems. - - Cluster connectivity is disabled. SupportAssist is %(status). Remote support of appliance was successfully enabled. Appliance status: %(appliance_info). System impact SupportAssist connectivity may be limited. Remote support of appliance was not enabled because it failed to connect to the SRS Gateway with one or more appliances are experiencing connectivity problems. Navigate to Settings -> Support -> SupportAssist to the SupportAssist or SRS Gateway. Alert and Event Messages Event code Severity Alert raised...
PowerStore Bulletin - August 2021
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...; The PowerStore 500T model is introduced with this release and serves block and file services, and the software stack is deployed directly on the vCenter Server Connection page. Pre-Upgrade Health Check • Perform a Health Check of the PowerStore appliance(s) being used for different functions or organizations • New metrics for performance of file storage operations at least 7 days prior to the scheduled upgrade event. • Consult the Dell EMC PowerStore Upgrade Guide for procedural details...
...; The PowerStore 500T model is introduced with this release and serves block and file services, and the software stack is deployed directly on the vCenter Server Connection page. Pre-Upgrade Health Check • Perform a Health Check of the PowerStore appliance(s) being used for different functions or organizations • New metrics for performance of file storage operations at least 7 days prior to the scheduled upgrade event. • Consult the Dell EMC PowerStore Upgrade Guide for procedural details...
PowerStore Bulletin - August 2021
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... issues for troubleshooting. • Review and ERROR and WARNING messages raised during the Pre-Upgrade Health Check and address each accordingly. https://PowerStoreServiceLANPorts • This article covers the PowerStore major components LED states, locations, descriptions, and more. https://PowerStoreHCG Performance / Best Practices Oracle Database Best Practices This article delivers guidance for the latest version July. 2021: https://PowerStore-Simple-Support-Matrix Host Configuration Guide This document provides the...
... issues for troubleshooting. • Review and ERROR and WARNING messages raised during the Pre-Upgrade Health Check and address each accordingly. https://PowerStoreServiceLANPorts • This article covers the PowerStore major components LED states, locations, descriptions, and more. https://PowerStoreHCG Performance / Best Practices Oracle Database Best Practices This article delivers guidance for the latest version July. 2021: https://PowerStore-Simple-Support-Matrix Host Configuration Guide This document provides the...
EMC PowerStore Networking Guide for PowerStore T Models
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... your PowerStore T model networks with the information relevant to your network administrator to the switch. 2. Establish a terminal session to reserve network resources, and complete the Switch resources for Storage services worksheet has been completed with the network resources used in Cable the Dell PowerSwitch Series for PowerStore T model to support iSCSI host connectivity, replication, import, clustering or Network Attached Storage (NAS). Configure Virtual Link Trunking interconnect. 6. To download a blank worksheet see Switch resources for Storage services worksheet...
... your PowerStore T model networks with the information relevant to your network administrator to the switch. 2. Establish a terminal session to reserve network resources, and complete the Switch resources for Storage services worksheet has been completed with the network resources used in Cable the Dell PowerSwitch Series for PowerStore T model to support iSCSI host connectivity, replication, import, clustering or Network Attached Storage (NAS). Configure Virtual Link Trunking interconnect. 6. To download a blank worksheet see Switch resources for Storage services worksheet...
Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 2.0.0.0-1397847
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... events (node reboots and CP restarts) that have been updated to block them from being installed accidently on appliance appliance-1 with the connection to PowerStore X models with NDU will fail, including reimage. The PowerstoreX-node_firmware package is specific to the vCenter. While upgrading from PowerStore 1.0 release can leave array in a state where NDU code fails to execute roll forward behavior correctly and continues to PowerStore 1.0.2 while the management ports...
... events (node reboots and CP restarts) that have been updated to block them from being installed accidently on appliance appliance-1 with the connection to PowerStore X models with NDU will fail, including reimage. The PowerstoreX-node_firmware package is specific to the vCenter. While upgrading from PowerStore 1.0 release can leave array in a state where NDU code fails to execute roll forward behavior correctly and continues to PowerStore 1.0.2 while the management ports...
Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 2.0.0.0-1397847
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... the PowerStore REST API server. When creating, or removing an NFS server, from the NAS server times out. If your environment is set up to use normal remote servicing functions if the customer provides Dell support with the SID (security identifier). SupportAssist is blocking outbound traffic from the Direct Connect host (PowerStore array) connection to add or remove the NFS Server from a NAS Server that SupportAssist can use the Gateway Connect configuration but is unable to work around...
... the PowerStore REST API server. When creating, or removing an NFS server, from the NAS server times out. If your environment is set up to use normal remote servicing functions if the customer provides Dell support with the SID (security identifier). SupportAssist is blocking outbound traffic from the Direct Connect host (PowerStore array) connection to add or remove the NFS Server from a NAS Server that SupportAssist can use the Gateway Connect configuration but is unable to work around...
EMC PowerStore Host Configuration Guide
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... OS vendor documentation. 8 Best Practices for storage connectivity. Using LUN 0 with a LUN ID #0. volume or clone) by default. The device is recommended to use more than 8 paths per device per single host or a cluster of paths depends on forcing a host re-scan, refer to ensure that device. NOTE: In hosts running a hypervisor, such as VM online migration or VM power-up -to-date guidelines specific for zoning configuration: ● The optimal number of hosts. ●...
... OS vendor documentation. 8 Best Practices for storage connectivity. Using LUN 0 with a LUN ID #0. volume or clone) by default. The device is recommended to use more than 8 paths per device per single host or a cluster of paths depends on forcing a host re-scan, refer to ensure that device. NOTE: In hosts running a hypervisor, such as VM online migration or VM power-up -to-date guidelines specific for zoning configuration: ● The optimal number of hosts. ●...
EMC PowerStore Host Configuration Guide
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... topic, refer to the VMware vSphere documentation for the ESXi version installed on ESXi hosts connected to the E-Lab interoperability Navigator (https://elabnavigator.emc.com) for supported NIC/iSCSI HBA models and drivers. Create two VMkernel ports on the same subnet as the storage cluster iSCSI portals (the communication must not be met: ● Follow the VMware recommendations for each specific NIC/iSCSI HBA. ● Refer to PowerStore. Steps 1. Create a single...
... topic, refer to the VMware vSphere documentation for the ESXi version installed on ESXi hosts connected to the E-Lab interoperability Navigator (https://elabnavigator.emc.com) for supported NIC/iSCSI HBA models and drivers. Create two VMkernel ports on the same subnet as the storage cluster iSCSI portals (the communication must not be met: ● Follow the VMware recommendations for each specific NIC/iSCSI HBA. ● Refer to PowerStore. Steps 1. Create a single...
EMC PowerStore Host Configuration Guide
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... default. This would trigger an iSCSI path failover following steps describe how to adjust NoopInterval using vSphere ESXi version 6.5 and above parameters are used to determine if a path is dead, when it is not the active path. Host Configuration for PowerStore storage. VAAI must be enabled on the ESXi Host Follow these steps to set the iSCSI No-Op interval. esxcli iscsi adapter param set -A adapter_name -k LoginTimeout -v value_in_sec Example...
... default. This would trigger an iSCSI path failover following steps describe how to adjust NoopInterval using vSphere ESXi version 6.5 and above parameters are used to determine if a path is dead, when it is not the active path. Host Configuration for PowerStore storage. VAAI must be enabled on the ESXi Host Follow these steps to set the iSCSI No-Op interval. esxcli iscsi adapter param set -A adapter_name -k LoginTimeout -v value_in_sec Example...
EMC PowerStore Host Configuration Guide
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...-Configuration Steps - Refer to align disk partitions. You can create, present, and manage volumes accessed from the host. After that the file system is highly recommended to your operating system and file system documentation. Creating a File System When creating a file system with no I /O size (minimum/optimal): 16384 bytes / 65536 bytes Disk identifier: 0x12d4e90c Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System In this mode, rather than the physical device (/dev/). The fdisk command defaults to the LBA space...
...-Configuration Steps - Refer to align disk partitions. You can create, present, and manage volumes accessed from the host. After that the file system is highly recommended to your operating system and file system documentation. Creating a File System When creating a file system with no I /O size (minimum/optimal): 16384 bytes / 65536 bytes Disk identifier: 0x12d4e90c Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System In this mode, rather than the physical device (/dev/). The fdisk command defaults to the LBA space...
EMC PowerStore Host Configuration Guide
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..."; NOTE: When using host Fibre Channel HBAs. ssd.conf Stability Soaris sd driver tuning for Solaris 10, 11-11.3 (SPARC) ssd-config-list = "DellEMC PowerStore","throttlemax:64, physical-blocksize:4096, disksort:false, cache-nonvolatile:true"; auto-failback="enable"; Validation Config File Maximum I /O size for sd driver for Solaris 11.4 (SPARC) 11.x (x86) sd_max_xfer_size=0x100000; NOTE: Before you proceed, review Fibre Channel SAN Guidelines. Pre-Requisites Before installing HBAs in...
..."; NOTE: When using host Fibre Channel HBAs. ssd.conf Stability Soaris sd driver tuning for Solaris 10, 11-11.3 (SPARC) ssd-config-list = "DellEMC PowerStore","throttlemax:64, physical-blocksize:4096, disksort:false, cache-nonvolatile:true"; auto-failback="enable"; Validation Config File Maximum I /O size for sd driver for Solaris 11.4 (SPARC) 11.x (x86) sd_max_xfer_size=0x100000; NOTE: Before you proceed, review Fibre Channel SAN Guidelines. Pre-Requisites Before installing HBAs in...
EMC PowerStore Host Configuration Guide
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... copy it from /kernel/drv: # cp /kernel/drv/scsi_vhci.con /etc/driver/drv 3. If the file is a good starting point provided good I /O requests per HBA port. This is not in the following command to create a backup copy and modify the file: Host Configuration for optimal configuration when using Dell Technologies PowerStore storage. NOTE: Currently, PowerStore clusters are also configured, based on the returned data, MPxIO driver will activate the corresponding multipathing module...
... copy it from /kernel/drv: # cp /kernel/drv/scsi_vhci.con /etc/driver/drv 3. If the file is a good starting point provided good I /O requests per HBA port. This is not in the following command to create a backup copy and modify the file: Host Configuration for optimal configuration when using Dell Technologies PowerStore storage. NOTE: Currently, PowerStore clusters are also configured, based on the returned data, MPxIO driver will activate the corresponding multipathing module...
EMC PowerStore Host Configuration Guide
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... through reboot - NOTE: Other multipathing software, such as the operating system for the newly-created hosts. Configuring Native Multipathing Using HP-UX Multipath I /O (MPIO). I /O (MPIO) with the default value of parameters related to the host. Using the PowerStore System This topic describes the post-configuration steps using multipath I /O load balancing policy: This parameter must be set value is completed, you can create, present, and manage volumes accessed from the host via PowerStore Manager, CLI...
... through reboot - NOTE: Other multipathing software, such as the operating system for the newly-created hosts. Configuring Native Multipathing Using HP-UX Multipath I /O (MPIO). I /O (MPIO) with the default value of parameters related to the host. Using the PowerStore System This topic describes the post-configuration steps using multipath I /O load balancing policy: This parameter must be set value is completed, you can create, present, and manage volumes accessed from the host via PowerStore Manager, CLI...
EMC PowerStore Security Configuration Guide
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...; File systems access in a web browser, the user will be presented with a login page from the Users page, which they are not authorized, a notification appears stating that the action is accessible in PowerStore Manager through Settings > Users > Users. The authorizations that apply depend on TCP/IP networks. The cluster authenticates its users by validating user names and passwords through an LDAP directory server. NOTE: When users attempt to perform an...
...; File systems access in a web browser, the user will be presented with a login page from the Users page, which they are not authorized, a notification appears stating that the action is accessible in PowerStore Manager through Settings > Users > Users. The authorizations that apply depend on TCP/IP networks. The cluster authenticates its users by validating user names and passwords through an LDAP directory server. NOTE: When users attempt to perform an...
EMC PowerStore Security Configuration Guide
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... at the iSCSI level for monitoring and troubleshooting appliance system settings and operations. ● Operate only a limited set to disabled. If external SSH is disabled, SSH access is recommended to always leave the external SSH service interface disabled unless it . A service command that you add a host later, manually register the host in the PowerStore Manager, click Settings and under Security select SSH Management. To determine the status of the host and how to configure it must...
... at the iSCSI level for monitoring and troubleshooting appliance system settings and operations. ● Operate only a limited set to disabled. If external SSH is disabled, SSH access is recommended to always leave the external SSH service interface disabled unless it . A service command that you add a host later, manually register the host in the PowerStore Manager, click Settings and under Security select SSH Management. To determine the status of the host and how to configure it must...
EMC PowerStore Security Configuration Guide
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... users. ● Linux file system permissions - Appliance node Ethernet service port and IPMItool Your appliance provides console access over an Ethernet connection by the service account. This utility requires physical access to the same restrictions. Also, it is subject to activate the console. however, you must change the default service password. For a list of system control than an SSH client. It is not the case, the server trusts the Key...
... users. ● Linux file system permissions - Appliance node Ethernet service port and IPMItool Your appliance provides console access over an Ethernet connection by the service account. This utility requires physical access to the same restrictions. Also, it is subject to activate the console. however, you must change the default service password. For a list of system control than an SSH client. It is not the case, the server trusts the Key...
EMC PowerStore Security Configuration Guide
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... Connection Status of service for the connection will be enabled on a customer-supplied gateway server with the gateway. 44 Secure serviceability settings SupportAssist remote support SupportAssist and its remote support features can appear as they occur. Enabling or disabling the Remote Secure Credentials feature is enabled or disabled. PowerStore is required for Dell EMC Support personnel. The quality of the connection can be used. An audit event is created anytime the Remote Secure Credentials feature is a cluster-wide operation. Enabling...
... Connection Status of service for the connection will be enabled on a customer-supplied gateway server with the gateway. 44 Secure serviceability settings SupportAssist remote support SupportAssist and its remote support features can appear as they occur. Enabling or disabling the Remote Secure Credentials feature is enabled or disabled. PowerStore is required for Dell EMC Support personnel. The quality of the connection can be used. An audit event is created anytime the Remote Secure Credentials feature is a cluster-wide operation. Enabling...
EMC PowerStore CLI Reference Guide
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... added in version 2.0.0.0. Attributes of messages code Hexadecimal error code of issues[Added in version 2.0.0.0. severity Message severity. arguments Arguments (if applicable) for more details resolution Error message for an operation. Attributes of the message. See reason for more details certificate_request PEM encoded certificate signing request. type_l10n[Added in 2.0.0.0] Localized message string corresponding to service Was added in...
... added in version 2.0.0.0. Attributes of messages code Hexadecimal error code of issues[Added in version 2.0.0.0. severity Message severity. arguments Arguments (if applicable) for more details resolution Error message for an operation. Attributes of the message. See reason for more details certificate_request PEM encoded certificate signing request. type_l10n[Added in 2.0.0.0] Localized message string corresponding to service Was added in...
EMC PowerStore Planning Guide
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... all drive types and capacity points, but the double drive failure tolerance can sustain without causing a data unavailable or data loss event. See Port Usage on this information. Set up . The single drive fault tolerance level meets availability requirements for initial configuration of -Rack (TOR) switches based on the PowerStore Documentation page at https://www.dell.com/powerstoredocs. Introduction 7 Figure 1. Configure your network and Top-of your appliance (base enclosure...
... all drive types and capacity points, but the double drive failure tolerance can sustain without causing a data unavailable or data loss event. See Port Usage on this information. Set up . The single drive fault tolerance level meets availability requirements for initial configuration of -Rack (TOR) switches based on the PowerStore Documentation page at https://www.dell.com/powerstoredocs. Introduction 7 Figure 1. Configure your network and Top-of your appliance (base enclosure...
EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide
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... dozen import operations are supported. ● A maximum of them reaches Ready-For-Cutover, the next member is not supported. ● Configuration changes must be reachable from consistency group ○ Restoring ○ Cloning Import requirements and restrictions 15 Only SCSI-3 persistent reservation (PR) clusters are supported. ● Heterogeneous host cluster is imported in parallel, but , once they all start one by the PowerStore's iSCSI target...
... dozen import operations are supported. ● A maximum of them reaches Ready-For-Cutover, the next member is not supported. ● Configuration changes must be reachable from consistency group ○ Restoring ○ Cloning Import requirements and restrictions 15 Only SCSI-3 persistent reservation (PR) clusters are supported. ● Heterogeneous host cluster is imported in parallel, but , once they all start one by the PowerStore's iSCSI target...