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- E-Series systems docs
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Release notes
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Get started
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Install hardware
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Deploy software
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Linux express configuration
- Overview
- Assumptions
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Fibre Channel Express Setup
- Verify Linux configuration
- Configure IP addresses using DHCP
- Install and configure host utilities
- 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
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SAS Setup
- Verify Linux configuration
- Configure IP addresses using DHCP
- Install and configure host utilities
- 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
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iSCSI Setup
- Verify Linux configuration
- Configure IP addresses using DHCP
- Install and configure host utilities
- Install SANtricity Storage Manager
- Access SANtricity System Manager
- Configure multipath software
- Set up multipath.conf file
- Configure switches
- 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
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iSER over InfiniBand Setup
- Verify Linux configuration
- Configure IP addresses using DHCP
- Configure subnet manager
- Install and configure host utilities
- 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
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SRP over InfiniBand Setup
- Verify Linux configuration
- Configure IP addresses using DHCP
- Configure subnet manager
- Install and configure host utilities
- Install SANtricity Storage Manager
- Access SANtricity System Manager
- Configure multipath software
- Set up multipath.conf file
- Determine host port GUIDs
- Configure network connections—SRP over Infiniband
- Create partitions and filesystems
- Verify storage access on host
- SRP over Infiniband worksheet
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NVMe over InfiniBand Setup
- Verify Linux configuration
- Configure IP addresses using DHCP
- Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli
- Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
- 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 and SLES 15)
- Verify storage access on the host
- NVMe over InfiniBand worksheet
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NVMe over RoCE Setup
- Verify Linux configuration
- 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 and SLES 15)
- Verify storage access on host
- NVMe over RoCE worksheet for Linux
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NVMe over Fibre Channel setup
- Verify Linux configuration
- 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 partitions and filesystems
- Verify storage access on host
- NVMe over Fibre Channel worksheet for Linux
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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 NMVe over FC-specific tasks
- Perform iSCSI-specific tasks
- Perform SAS-specific tasks
- Discover storage on the host
- Configure storage on host
- Verify storage access on host
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Windows express configuration
- Overview
- Assumptions
- Understand the workflow
- Verify Windows configuration
- Configure IP addresses using DHCP
- Configure multipath software
- Install and configure Unified Host Utilities
- Install SANtricity Storage Manager
- Access SANtricity System Manager
- Perform FC-specific tasks
- Perform iSCSI-specific tasks
- Perform SAS-specific tasks
- Discover storage on host
- Configure storage on host
- Verify storage access on host
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Upgrade systems
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Maintain systems
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EF300 and EF600
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E2800
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E5700
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- Manage storage
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Use SANtricity solutions
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Web services proxy
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Remote volume mirroring
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Storage plugin for vCenter
- Overview
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Get started
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Manage certificates
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Manage arrays
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Import settings
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Manage array groups
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Upgrade OS software
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Provision storage
- Provisioning overview
- Create storage
- Increase capacity of a volume
- Change settings for a volume
- Add volumes to workload
- Change workload settings
- Initialize volumes
- Redistribute volumes
- Change controller ownership of a volume
- Change cache settings for a volume
- Change media scan settings for a volume
- Delete volume
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Configure hosts
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Configure pools and volume groups
- Pools and volume group overview
- Create pool automatically
- Create pool manually
- Create a volume group
- Add capacity to a pool or volume group
- Create SSD Cache
- Change configuration settings for a pool
- Change configuration settings for a volume group
- Change SSD Cache settings
- View SSD Cache statistics
- Check volume redundancy
- Delete pool or volume group
- Consolidate free capacity for a volume group
- Turn on locator lights
- Remove capacity
- Enable security for a pool or volume group
- Remove plugin
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FAQs
- What settings are imported?
- Why do I not see all of my storage arrays?
- Why are these volumes not associated with a workload?
- How does my selected workload impact volume creation?
- Why do I not see all my volumes, hosts, or host clusters?
- Why can I not delete the selected workload?
- How do application-specific workloads help me manage my storage array?
- What do I need to do to recognize the expanded capacity?
- When would I want to use the assign host later selection?
- What do I need to know about host block size requirements?
- Why would I need to create a host cluster?
- How do I know which host operating system type is correct?
- How do I match the host ports to a host?
- What is the default cluster?
- What is redundancy check?
- What is preservation capacity?
- What RAID level is best for my application?
- Why are some drives not showing up?
- Why can I not increase my preservation capacity?
- What is Data Assurance?
- What is FDE/FIPS security?
- What is secure-capable (Drive Security)?
- How do I view and interpret all SSD Cache statistics?
- What is shelf loss protection and drawer loss protection?
- How do I maintain shelf and drawer loss protection?
- What is optimization capacity for pools?
- What is optimization capacity for volume groups?
- What is resource provisioning capable?
- What do I need to know about the resource-provisioned volumes feature?
- What is the difference between internal security key and external security key management?
- What do I need to know before creating a security key?
- Why do I need to define a pass phrase?
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Legacy solutions
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- Earlier versions
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Technical reports
- Legal notices