SANtricity express configuration manuals ( CA08872-012 )

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SANtricity express configuration
Linux express configuration

Overview

Assumptions

Fibre Channel Express Setup

Configure IP addresses using DHCP

Install SANtricity Storage Manager

Access SANtricity System Manager

Configure multipath software

Set up multipath.conf file

Configure FC switches

Determine host WWPNs

Create partitions and filesystems

Verify storage access on host

FC worksheet for Linux

SAS Setup

Configure IP addresses using DHCP

Install SANtricity Storage Manager

Access SANtricity System Manager

Configure multipath software

Set up multipath.conf file

Determine SAS host identifiers

Create partitions and filesystems

Verify storage access on host

SAS worksheet for Linux

iSCSI Setup

Configure IP addresses using DHCP

Install SANtricity Storage Manager

Access SANtricity System Manager

Configure multipath software

Set up multipath.conf file

Configure switches

Configure CHAP Authentication

Configure networking

Configure array-side networking

Configure host-side networking

Verify IP network connections

Create partitions and filesystems

Verify storage access on host

iSCSI worksheet for Linux

iSER over InfiniBand Setup

Configure IP addresses using DHCP

Determine host port GUIDs and make the recommended settings

Configure subnet manager

Install SANtricity Storage Manager

Access SANtricity System Manager

Configure multipath software

Set up the multipath.conf file

Configure network connections

Configure networking

Create partitions and filesystems

Verify storage access on host

iSER over InfiniBand worksheet

SRP over InfiniBand Setup

Configure IP addresses using DHCP

Determine host port GUIDs

Configure subnet manager

Install SANtricity Storage Manager

Access SANtricity System Manager

Configure multipath software

Set up multipath.conf file

Configure network connections—​SRP over Infiniband

Create partitions and filesystems

Verify storage access on host

SRP over Infiniband worksheet

NVMe over InfiniBand Setup

Configure IP addresses using DHCP

Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli

Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard

Determine host port GUIDs and make the recommended settings

Configure subnet manager

Set up NVMe over InfiniBand on the host side

Configure storage array NVMe over InfiniBand connections

Discover and connect to the storage from the host

Define a host

Assign a volume

Display the volumes visible to the host

Set up failover

Access NVMe volumes for virtual device targets

Access NVMe volumes for physical device targets

Create filesystems (RHEL 7 and SLES 12)

Create filesystems (RHEL 8, RHEL 9, and SLES 15)

Verify storage access on the host

NVMe over InfiniBand worksheet

NVMe over RoCE Setup

Configure IP addresses using DHCP

Install SANtricity Storage Manager

Access SANtricity System Manager

Configure switch

Set up NVMe over RoCE on host

Configure NVMe port settings

Connect to storage from host

Define host

Assign volume

Display volumes visible to host

Set up failover on host

Access NVMe volumes for virtual device targets

Access NVMe volumes for physical device targets

Create filesystems (RHEL 7 and SLES 12)

Create filesystems (RHEL 8, RHEL 9, and SLES 15)

Verify storage access on host

NVMe over RoCE worksheet for Linux

NVMe over Fibre Channel setup

Configure IP addresses using DHCP

Install SANtricity Storage Manager

Access SANtricity System Manager

Configure FC switches

Set up NVMe over Fibre Channel on the host side

Define host

Assign volume

Display the volumes visible to the host

Set up failover on host

Access NVMe volumes for virtual device targets

Access NVMe volumes for physical device targets

Create filesystems (RHEL 7 and SLES 12)

Create filesystems (RHEL 8, RHEL 9, and SLES 15)

Verify storage access on host

NVMe over Fibre Channel worksheet for Linux

VMware express configuration

Overview

Assumptions

Understand the workflow

Verify VMware configuration

Configure IP addresses using DHCP

Configure the multipath software

Access SANtricity System Manager

Perform FC-specific tasks

Perform NVMe over FC-specific tasks

NVMe-oF Connection Guest OS Disk Configuration Procedure

Perform iSCSI-specific tasks

Configuring CHAP authentication for iSCSI connections

Perform SAS-specific tasks

Discover storage on the host

Configure storage on host

Verify storage access on host

Windows express configuration

Overview

Assumptions

Understand the workflow

Verify Windows configuration

Configure IP addresses using DHCP

Configure multipath software

Access SANtricity System Manager

Perform FC-specific tasks

Perform iSCSI-specific tasks

Configuring CHAP authentication for iSCSI connections

Perform SAS-specific tasks

Discover storage on host

Configure storage on host

Verify storage access on host

Solaris express configuration

Configure hosts Points to Note with SANtricity

Learn about Linux express configuration

The Linux express method for installing your storage array and accessing SANtricity System Manager is appropriate for setting up a standalone Linux host to an ETERNUS AB/HB series storage system. It is designed to get the storage system up and running as quickly as possible with minimal decision points.

Procedure overview

The Linux express method includes the following steps.

  1. Set up one of the following communication environments:

    • Fibre Channel (FC)

    • iSCSI

    • SAS

    • iSER over Infiniband

    • SRP over Infiniband

    • NVMe over Infiniband

    • NVMe over RoCE

    • NVMe over Fibre Channel

  2. Create logical volumes on the storage array.

  3. Make the volumes available to the data host.

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