Dell PowerStore 3000X EMC PowerStore Initial Configuration Worksheet

PowerStore

Initial Configuration Worksheet

Dell EMC PowerStore Initial Configuration Worksheet

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Work with your infrastructure administrator to plan and collect the information for your PowerStore initial configuration. Visit the

PowerStore Technical Documentation page at

https://dell.com/powerstoredocs

for more information on installing and configuring

your system.

Before you begin

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For resource management, efficiency, and availability purposes, PowerStore appliances are configured together as a single

component called a PowerStore cluster. Ensure that a cluster only consists of all PowerStore T model or all PowerStore X

model appliances. In this release, you can only have one PowerStore X model appliance or up to four PowerStore T model

appliances in a cluster.

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Each cluster requires several unique networks/VLANs and a specific number of IP addresses for each network. Refer to

the

PowerStore Network Planning Guide

to determine all your network requirements.

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For PowerStore X model appliances, ensure that you do not change the preprogrammed ESXi root password before the

create cluster operation completes. The default ESXi password is uniquely configured for each PowerStore X model

appliance, and it is used when a cluster is formed. The password is used to authenticate with the ESXi host when the

nodes in the appliance are added to a vCenter cluster. If you change the default password before the cluster is fully

configured, the create cluster operation will fail and you will have to reinitialize the system.

Initial Login Information

Use the following default user credentials when you log on to the PowerStore Manager for the first time.

Default Username

admin

Default Password

Password123#

Cluster Details

For resource management, efficiency, and availability purposes, appliances act as a single component called cluster.

Cluster Name

Appliance Service Tags

The service tag appears on the

black tag on the front of the base

enclosure. When the systems

arrive, identify the base enclosures

that you want to configure together

as a cluster, and record their

service tags.