• E-Series systems docs
  • Release notes
    • What's new
    • Release notes
  • Get started
    • What's included in this site
    • Learn about E-Series systems
      • E-Series terminology
      • E-Series hardware overview
      • E-Series shelf types
      • SANtricity software overview
      • E-Series videos
    • Quick start
  • Install hardware
    • EF300 and EF600
      • Overview
      • Install process
      • Prepare for install
      • Install hardware
      • Power on controller shelves
      • Complete storage system setup
    • E2800 and E5700
      • Overview
      • Install process
      • Install and set up 60-drives
        • Prepare for install
        • Install hardware
        • Cable shelves
        • Complete storage system setup
      • Install and set up 12 and 24-drives
        • Prepare for install
        • Install hardware
        • Connect cables
        • Complete storage system setup
    • 3040 40U cabinet
      • Overview
      • Specifications
      • Gather required tools and equipment
      • Prepare to move cabinet
      • Move cabinet to permanent location
      • Complete cabinet installation
    • Rack-mount hardware
    • Cabling
      • Overview
      • Requirements
      • Host cabling
      • Drive shelf cabling
      • Power cabling
      • Hot add drive shelf
      • Ethernet cabling
  • Deploy software
    • Linux express configuration
      • Overview
      • Assumptions
      • 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
      • 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
      • 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
      • iSER over InfiniBand Setup
        • Verify Linux configuration
        • Configure IP addresses using DHCP
        • Determine host port GUIDs and make the recommended settings
        • 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
      • SRP over InfiniBand Setup
        • Verify Linux configuration
        • Configure IP addresses using DHCP
        • Determine host port GUIDs
        • Configure subnet manager
        • Install and configure host utilities
        • 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
        • Verify Linux configuration
        • 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
        • 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, RHEL 9, and SLES 15)
        • Verify storage access on host
        • NVMe over RoCE worksheet for Linux
      • 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 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 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
    • 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
  • Upgrade systems
    • Controllers
      • Overview
      • Upgrade considerations
      • Prepare to upgrade controllers
      • Remove controllers
      • Install new controllers
      • Unlock drives
      • Complete controller upgrade
      • Remount volumes after changing the vendor from LSI to NETAPP
      • Reconfigure SAS-2 system
    • SANtricity OS
      • Overview
      • Upgrade considerations
      • Upgrade single controller
      • Upgrade multiple controllers
      • Upgrade drive firmware
  • Maintain systems
    • EF300 and EF600
      • Overview
      • Batteries
        • Overview and requirements
        • Replace battery
      • Controllers
        • Overview and requirements
        • Replace controller
      • DIMMs
        • Overview and requirements
        • Replace DIMMs
      • Drives
        • Overview and requirements
        • Replace EF300 drive
        • Replace EF600 drive
        • Hot add a drive shelf
      • Fans
        • Overview and requirements
        • Replace fan
      • Host interface cards
        • Overview and requirements
        • Upgrade host interface card
        • Replace failed host interface card
      • Host port protocol conversion
        • Overview and requirements
        • Change host protocol
        • Complete host protocol conversion
      • Power supplies
        • Overview and requirements
        • Replace power supply
      • SAS expansion cards
        • Overview and requirements
        • Add SAS expansion cards
    • E2800
      • Overview
      • Batteries
        • Overview and requirements
        • Prepare to replace battery
        • Remove controller canister
        • Remove failed battery
        • Install new battery
        • Re-install controller canister
        • Complete battery replacement
      • Controllers
        • Overview and requirements
        • Add second controller canister
        • Replace controller in duplex configuration
        • Replace controller in simplex configuration
      • Canisters
        • Overview and requirements
        • Replace power supply (12-drive or 24-drive)
        • Replace power canister (60-drive)
        • Replace fan canister (60-drive)
      • Drives
        • Overview and requirements
        • Replace drive (12-drive or 24-drive)
        • Replace drive (60-drive)
        • Replace drive drawer (60-drive)
        • Hot add a drive shelf
      • Host interface cards
        • Overview and requirements
        • Add host interface cards
        • Upgrade host interface card
        • Replace host interface card
      • Host port protocol conversion
        • Overview and requirements
        • Change host protocol
        • Complete host protocol conversion
    • E5700
      • Overview
      • Batteries
        • Overview and requirements
        • Replace battery
      • Controllers
        • Overview and requirements
        • Replace controller in duplex configuration
      • Canisters
        • Overview and requirements
        • Replace power supply (24-drive)
        • Replace power canister (60-drive)
        • Replace fan canister (60-drive)
      • Drives
        • Overview and requirements
        • Replace drive (24-drive)
        • Replace drive (60-drive)
        • Replace drive drawer (60-drive)
        • Hot add a drive shelf
      • Host interface cards
        • Overview and requirements
        • Add host interface cards
        • Upgrade host interface card
        • Replace host interface card
      • Host port protocol
        • Overview and requirements
        • Change host protocol
        • Complete host protocol conversion
  • Manage storage
  • Use SANtricity solutions
    • Web services proxy
      • Overview
      • Learn about Web Services
        • Web Services API overview
        • Compatibility and restrictions
        • API basics
        • Terms and concepts
      • Install and configure
        • Review requirements
        • Install Web Services Proxy
        • Log in to API and Unified Manager
        • Configure Web Services Proxy
        • Uninstall Web Services Proxy
      • Manage user access
      • Manage security and certificates
      • Manage storage systems
      • Manage automatic polling
      • Manage AutoSupport
    • Remote volume mirroring
      • Overview
      • Requirements and restrictions
      • Configure hardware
      • Import remote storage
      • Manage import progress
      • Modify connection settings
      • Remove remote storage object
    • Storage plugin for vCenter
      • Overview
      • Get started
        • Review requirements
        • Install the plugin
        • Configure access permissions
        • Log in and navigate
        • Discover storage arrays
        • Provision storage
        • View status
      • Manage certificates
        • Certificates overview
        • Use CA-signed certificates
        • Reset management certificates
        • Import certificates for arrays
        • View certificates
        • Export certificates
        • Delete trusted certificates
        • Resolve untrusted certificates
      • Manage arrays
        • Array management overview
        • Discover storage arrays
        • Rename storage array
        • Change storage array passwords
        • Remove storage arrays
        • Launch System Manager
      • Import settings
        • Import settings overview
        • Import alert settings
        • Import AutoSupport settings
        • Import directory services settings
        • Import system settings
        • Import storage configuration settings
      • Manage array groups
        • Array groups overview
        • Create storage array group
        • Add storage array to group
        • Rename storage array group
        • Remove storage arrays from group
        • Delete storage array group
      • Upgrade OS software
        • Upgrade overview
        • Perform pre-upgrade health check
        • Upgrade SANtricity OS
        • Activate staged OS software
        • Clear staged OS software
        • Manage software repository
      • 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
      • Configure hosts
        • Host creation overview
        • Create host access
        • Create host cluster
        • Assign volumes to hosts
        • Unassign volumes
        • Change the settings for a host
        • Delete host or host cluster
      • 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
      • 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?
    • Legacy solutions
      • Cloud connector
        • Overview
        • Requirements
        • Install Cloud Connector
        • Configure Cloud Connector for first time
        • Log into Cloud Connector
        • Backups
        • Restores
        • Modify settings
        • Uninstall Cloud Connector
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    • Security TRs
    • Feature TRs
    • Solution TRs
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