Dell PowerStore 1200T EMC PowerStore Host Configuration Guide - Page 56

Fibre Channel (FC) Configuration, Pre-Requisites, NVMe over Fibre Channel Configuration, Known

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Fibre Channel (FC) Configuration This section describes the recommended configuration that should be applied when attaching hosts to PowerStore cluster using Fibre Channel. NOTE: This section applies only to Fibre Channel. If you are using any other protocol with Linux, see the relevant configuration section. Pre-Requisites When attaching a host to PowerStore cluster using Fibre Channel, ensure that the following pre-requisites are met: ● Review Fibre Channel SAN Guidelines before you proceed. ● See the Dell EMC E-Lab Navigator (https://elabnavigator.dell.com) for supported Fibre Channel HBA models and drivers. ● Verify that all HBAs have supported driver and firmware versions according to the Support Matrix at Dell EMC E-Lab Navigator (https://elabnavigator.dell.com). ● Verify that all HBAs BIOS settings are configured according to Dell EMC E-Lab recommendations. ● Locate your Fibre Channel HBA information: systool -c fc_host -v NVMe over Fibre Channel Configuration This section describes the recommended configuration that should be applied when attaching hosts to PowerStore cluster using NVMe over Fibre Channel. NOTE: This section applies only to NVMe/FC. If you are using any other protocol with Linux, see the relevant configuration section. Pre-Requisites When attaching a host to PowerStore cluster using NVMe/FC, ensure that the following pre-requisites are met: ● Review NVMe/FC SAN Guidelines before you proceed. ● PowerStore operating system 2.0 (or later) is required. ● See the E-Lab Dell EMC 32G FC-NVMe Simple Support Matrix for supported Fibre Channel HBA models and drivers with NVMe/FC and known limits. ● Verify that all HBAs have supported driver and firmware versions according to the Support Matrix at Dell EMC E-Lab Navigator (https://elabnavigator.dell.com). ● Verify that all HBAs BIOS settings are configured according to Dell EMC E-Lab recommendations. ● It is highly recommended to install the nvme-cli package: yum install nvme-cli ● Locate your Fibre Channel HBA information: systool -c fc_host -v Known Issues For a host directly attached to the PowerStore appliance, disable NVMe/FC support on the HBA. For details on potential issues when directly connecting a host to PowerStore, see Dell EMC Knowledge Article 000200588 (PowerStore: After an upgrade...) and Dell EMC Knowledge Article 000193380 (PowerStoreOS 2.0: ESXi hosts do not detect...). 56 Host Configuration for Linux

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Fibre Channel (FC) Configuration
This section describes the recommended configuration that should be applied when attaching hosts to PowerStore cluster using
Fibre Channel.
NOTE:
This section applies only to Fibre Channel. If you are using any other protocol with Linux, see the relevant
configuration section.
Pre-Requisites
When attaching a host to PowerStore cluster using Fibre Channel, ensure that the following pre-requisites are met:
●
Review
Fibre Channel SAN Guidelines
before you proceed.
●
See the Dell EMC E-Lab Navigator (
) for supported Fibre Channel HBA models and drivers.
●
Verify that all HBAs have supported driver and firmware versions according to the
Support Matrix
at Dell EMC E-Lab
Navigator (
).
●
Verify that all HBAs BIOS settings are configured according to Dell EMC E-Lab recommendations.
●
Locate your Fibre Channel HBA information:
systool -c fc_host -v
NVMe over Fibre Channel Configuration
This section describes the recommended configuration that should be applied when attaching hosts to PowerStore cluster using
NVMe over Fibre Channel.
NOTE:
This section applies only to NVMe/FC. If you are using any other protocol with Linux, see the relevant configuration
section.
Pre-Requisites
When attaching a host to PowerStore cluster using NVMe/FC, ensure that the following pre-requisites are met:
●
Review
NVMe/FC SAN Guidelines
before you proceed.
●
PowerStore operating system 2.0 (or later) is required.
●
See the
E-Lab Dell EMC 32G FC-NVMe Simple Support Matrix
for supported Fibre Channel HBA models and drivers with
NVMe/FC and known limits.
●
Verify that all HBAs have supported driver and firmware versions according to the
Support Matrix
at Dell EMC E-Lab
Navigator (
).
●
Verify that all HBAs BIOS settings are configured according to Dell EMC E-Lab recommendations.
●
It is highly recommended to install the nvme-cli package:
yum install nvme-cli
●
Locate your Fibre Channel HBA information:
systool -c fc_host -v
Known Issues
For a host directly attached to the PowerStore appliance, disable NVMe/FC support on the HBA. For details on potential issues
when directly connecting a host to PowerStore, see
Dell EMC Knowledge Article 000200588 (PowerStore: After an upgrade...)
and
Dell EMC Knowledge Article 000193380 (PowerStoreOS 2.0: ESXi hosts do not detect...)
.
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