ThinkSystem® SAN OS 11.70.

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Installing and Configuring for Windows®
Express Guide
First edition (September 2021)
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Contents

Deciding whether to use this Express Guide ..................................... 1

Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center (LSIC) ......................................................... 2

Understanding the workflow ................................................................. 3

Verifying the configuration is supported ............................................ 4
Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center (LSIC) ......................................................... 4

Configuring management port IP addresses ...................................... 5

Configuring the multipath software ..................................................... 6
Install ThinkSystem Windows DSM package ................................. 6
Hyper-V guest OS configuration ...................................................... 6
Performing FC-specific tasks ............................................................... 8
Determining host WWPNs and making the recommended
settings - FC ........................................................................................ 8
Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center (LSIC) ......................................................... 8

Configuring the switches - FC .......................................................... 8

FC worksheet ...................................................................................... 9
Performing iSCSI-specific tasks ..........................................................11
Configuring the switches - iSCSI ....................................................11
Configuring networking - iSCSI ......................................................11
Configuring array-side networking - iSCSI ....................................11
Configuring host-side networking - iSCSI .....................................14
Verifying IP network connections—iSCSI .....................................15
iSCSI worksheet ................................................................................16
Performing SAS-specific tasks ............................................................18
Determining SAS host identifiers ...................................................18
SAS worksheet ..................................................................................18
Installing ThinkSystem Storage Manager Host Context Agent
(HCA) .......................................................................................................20
Access ThinkSystem System Manager and use the Setup Wizard 21
Creating a volume..................................................................................23
 Create workloads ..............................................................................23
Create volumes..................................................................................24
Step 1: Select host for a volume .....................................................24
Step 2: Select a workload for a volume..........................................25
Step 3: Add or edit volumes ............................................................26
Step 4: Review volume configuration ............................................30
Defining a host in ThinkSystem System Manager ............................31
Create host automatically ................................................................31
Create host manually ........................................................................31
Create host cluster ............................................................................33
Mapping a volume to a host .................................................................35
Discovering storage on the host .........................................................36
Configuring storage on the host .........................................................37
Verifying storage access on the host .................................................39
Where to find additional information ..................................................40
Contacting Support ...............................................................................41
Notices ....................................................................................................42
Trademarks .............................................................................................42
Deciding whether to use this Express Guide
The express method for installing your storage array and accessing ThinkSystem System Manager is
appropriate for setting up a standalone Windows host to a DE Series system. It is designed to get the
storage system up and running as quickly as possible with minimal decision points.

The express method includes the following steps:

1. Setting up one of the following communication environments:

• Fibre Channel (FC)

• iSCSI

• SAS

2. Creating logical volumes on the storage array.

3. Making the volume LUNs available to the data host.

This guide is based on the following assumptions:

Component Assumptions

Hardware • You have used the Installation and Setup Instructions included with the
controller shelves to install the hardware.
• You have connected cables between the optional drive shelves and the array
controllers.
• You have applied power to the storage array.
• You have installed all other hardware (for example, management station,
switches) and made the necessary connections.
Host • You have made a connection between the storage array and the data host.
• You have installed the host operating system.
• You are not using Windows as a virtualized guest.
• You are not configuring the data (I/O attached) host to boot from SAN.
Storage management • You are using a 1 Gbps or faster management network.
station • You are using a separate station for management rather than the data (I/O
attached) host.
• You are using out-of-band management, in which a storage management
station sends commands to the storage array through the Ethernet
connections to the controller.
• You have attached the management station to the same subnet as the
storage management ports.
IP addressing • You have installed and configured a DHCP server.
• You have not yet made an Ethernet connection between the management
station and the storage array.
Storage provisioning • You will not use shared volumes.
• You will create pools rather than volume groups.
Protocol: FC • You have made all host-side FC connections and activated switch zoning.
• You are using Lenovo-supported FC HBAs and switches.

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Component Assumptions

• You are using FC HBA driver versions as listed in Interoperability Matrix on

the DE Series Product Support Site.
Protocol: iSCSI • You are using Ethernet switches capable of transporting iSCSI traffic.
• You have configured the Ethernet switches according to the vendor’s
recommendation for iSCSI.
Protocol: SAS • You are using Lenovo-supported SAS HBAs.
• You are using SAS HBA driver versions as listed in Interoperability
Matrix on the DE Series Product Support Site.

Related information

Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center (LSIC)

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Understanding the workflow
This workflow guides you through the express method for configuring your storage array
and ThinkSystem System Manager to make storage available to a host.

Verify the configuration is supported.

Configure management port IP address.

Configure multipath software, if applicable.

Access ThinkSystem System Manager.

Follow Setup wizard to configure storage array.

Perform protocol-specific tasks.

Discover assigned storage on host.

Configure storage on host.

Verify storage access on host.

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Verifying the configuration is supported
To ensure reliable operation, you create an implementation plan and then verify that the entire
configuration is supported.

1. Go to the DE Series Product Support Site.

2. Look for the Interoperability Matrix document, and click to download or view the file.

In this file, you may search for the product family that applies, as well as other criteria for the
configuration such as Operating System, ThinkSystem SAN OS, and Host Multipath driver.

3. As necessary, make the updates for your operating system and protocol as listed in the table.
Operating system updates Protocol Protocol-related updates

FC Host bus adapter (HBA)

You might need to install out-of-box drivers to ensure driver, firmware, and
proper functionality and supportability. bootcode

Each HBA vendor has specific methods for updating iSCSI Network interface card
boot code and firmware. Refer to the support section (NIC) driver, firmware
of the vendor’s website to obtain the instructions and and bootcode
software necessary to update the HBA boot code and SAS Host bus adapter (HBA)
firmware. driver, firmware, and
bootcode

Related information

Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center (LSIC)

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Configuring management port IP addresses
In this express method for configuring communications between the management station and the
storage array, you use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to provide IP addresses. Each
controller has two storage management ports, and each management port will be assigned an IP
address.

Before you begin

You have installed and configured a DHCP server on the same subnet as the storage management
ports.
The following instructions refer to a storage array with two controllers (a duplex configuration).
1. If you have not already done so, connect an Ethernet cable to the management station and to
management port 1 on each controller (A and B).

The DHCP server assigns an IP address to port 1 of each controller.

Note: Do not use management port 2 on either controller. Port 2 is reserved for use by Lenovo
technical personnel.
Important: If you disconnect and reconnect the Ethernet cable, or if the storage array is power-
cycled, DHCP assigns IP addresses again. This process occurs until static IP addresses are
configured. It is recommended that you avoid disconnecting the cable or power-cycling the array.

If the storage array cannot get DHCP-assigned IP addresses within 30 seconds, the following
default IP addresses are set:

• Controller A, port 1: 169.254.128.101

• Controller B, port 1: 169.254.128.102

• Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0

2. Locate the MAC address label on the back of each controller, and then provide your network
administrator with the MAC address for port 1 of each controller.

Your network administrator needs the MAC addresses to determine the IP address for each
controller. You will need the IP addresses to connect to your storage system through your
browser.

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Configuring the multipath software
Multipath software provides a redundant path to the storage array in case one of the physical paths is
disrupted. Before you can use multipathing, you need to enable Windows Multipathing feature and
the ThinkSystem Windows DSM package. This package contains the multipath software for
Windows.

Windows installations use the native MPIO Device Specific Module (DSM) driver for failover. When
you install ThinkSystem Storage Manager, the DSM driver is installed and enabled.

When installing the DSM for windows, you must first install MPIO through the Server
Manager console. Once completed you must install the DSM by installing the ThinkSystem Storage
Manager package. This package contains the DSM, the context agent, and the SMCLI. While
Storage Manager is a deprecated application, it is important that if you uninstall Storage Manager,
you don't uninstall the DSM. MPIO must be installed prior to installing the DSM for MPIO to work
properly.

Install ThinkSystem Windows DSM package

Perform the following steps to install the ThinkSystem Windows DSM package and use the multipath
package for Windows.

Before you begin

• You must have the correct administrator or superuser privileges.

• Enable the Multipathing Feature under PowerShell with administrator privilege and reboot: Add-
WindowsFeature -Name 'Multipath-IO' -Restart

You will install the ThinkSystem Windows DSM package on the management station.

1. Download the ThinkSystem Storage Manager package from DE Series Product Support
Site Drivers&Software > Software and Utilities

2. Run the ThinkSystem Storage Manager. Double-click the install package to execute.

3. Use the installation wizard to install the package on the management station.

Hyper-V guest OS configuration

• Linux guest OS under Hyper-V

The \"udev\" facility is the best way to automatically configure disk timeouts when new disks
are added to a VM and at boot time. A simple way to determine the VID /PID (Vendor ID/Product
ID) of any disks currently added to the VM is to run the following command and look at the
vendor and model information: cat /proc/scsi/scsi. In order to set this up, create the
file /etc/udev/rules.d/99-msft-udev.rules with the following content:

ACTION=="add",

SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi",

ATTRS{vendor}=="LENOVO ",

ATTRS{model}=="DE_Series",

RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 180 >/sys$DEVPATH/timeout'"

ACTION=="add",

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 SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi",

ATTRS{vendor}=="Msft ",

ATTRS{model}=="Virtual Disk ",

RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 180 >/sys$DEVPATH/timeout'"

The vendor and model fields in the udev rules file have fixed-widths of 8 and 16 characters
respectively. Note the additional white space padding in the example above. Once this file has
been modified, you can either restart udev or reboot the VM to activate the changes.

• Windows guest OS under Hyper-V

In order to configure disk I/O timeouts for Windows Hyper-V environments, you must edit a single
registry key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\Di
sk]

\"TimeOutValue\"=dword:000000b4

Once that's done, you must restart the VM for the changes to take effect.

For Linux and Windows guest OS under Hyper-V environment, you will need to make additional
changes

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Performing FC-specific tasks
For the Fibre Channel protocol, you configure the switches and determine the host port identifiers.

Determining host WWPNs and making the recommended

settings - FC
You install an FC HBA utility so you can view the worldwide port name (WWPN) of each host port.
Additionally, you can use the HBA utility to change any settings recommended in the Interoperability
Matrix document for the supported configuration.

Guidelines for HBA utilities:

• Most HBA vendors offer an HBA utility. You will need the correct version of HBA for your host
operating system and CPU. Examples of FC HBA utilities include:

• Emulex OneCommand Manager for Emulex HBAs

• QLogic QConverge Console for QLogic HBAs

• Host I/O ports might automatically register if the host context agent is installed.

1. Download the appropriate utility from your HBA vendor's web site.

2. Install the utility.

3. Select the appropriate settings in the HBA utility.

Appropriate settings for your configuration are listed in the Interoperability Matrix document. Go to DE
Series Product Support Site, click on the Knowledge Base & Guides tab, and look for
the Interoperability Matrix document.

Related information

Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center (LSIC)

Configuring the switches - FC

Configuring (zoning) the Fibre Channel (FC) switches enables the hosts to connect to the storage
array and limits the number of paths. You zone the switches using the management interface for the
switches.

Before you begin

• You must have administrator credentials for the switches.

• You must have used your HBA utility to discover the WWPN of each host initiator port and of
each controller target port connected to the switch.

For details about zoning your switches, see the switch vendor's documentation.

You must zone by WWPN, not by physical port. Each initiator port must be in a separate zone with all
of its corresponding target ports.

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1. Log in to the FC switch administration program, and then select the zoning configuration option.

2. Create a new zone that includes the first host initiator port and that also includes all of the target
ports that connect to the same FC switch as the initiator.

3. Create additional zones for each FC host initiator port in the switch.

4. Save the zones, and then activate the new zoning configuration.

FC worksheet

You can use this worksheet to record FC storage configuration information. You need
this information to perform provisioning tasks.
The illustration shows a host connected to an DE Series storage array in two zones. One zone is
indicated by the blue line; the other zone is indicated by the red line. Any single port has two paths
to the storage (one to each controller).

Host identifiers

Callout No. Host (initiator) port connections WWPN

1 Host not applicable

2 Host port 0 to FC switch zone 0

7 Host port 1 to FC switch zone 1

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Target identifiers

Callout No. Array controller (target) port connections WWPN

3 Switch not applicable

6 Array controller (target) not applicable

5 Controller A, port 1 to FC switch 1

9 Controller A, port 2 to FC switch 2

4 Controller B, port 1 to FC switch 1

8 Controller B, port 2 to FC switch 2

Mapping host

Mapping host name

Host OS type

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Performing iSCSI-specific tasks
For the iSCSI protocol, you configure the switches and configure networking on the array side and
the host side. Then you verify the IP network connections.

Configuring the switches - iSCSI

You configure the switches according to the vendor’s recommendations for iSCSI. These
recommendations might include both configuration directives as well as code updates.

You must ensure the following:

• You have two separate networks for high availability. Make sure that you isolate your iSCSI traffic
to separate network segments.

• You have enabled send and receive hardware flow control end to end.

• You have disabled priority flow control.

• If appropriate, you have enabled jumbo frames.

Note: Port channels/LACP is not supported on the controller's switch ports. Host-side LACP is not
recommended; multipathing provides the same, and in some cases better, benefits.

Configuring networking - iSCSI

You can set up your iSCSI network in many ways, depending on your data storage requirements.

Consult your network administrator for tips on selecting the best configuration for your environment.

An effective strategy for configuring the iSCSI network with basic redundancy is to connect each host
port and one port from each controller to separate switches and partition each set of host and
controller ports on separate network segments using VLANs.

You must enable send and receive hardware flow control end to end. You must disable priority flow
control.

If you are using jumbo frames within the IP SAN for performance reasons, make sure to configure the
array, switches, and hosts to use jumbo frames. Consult your operating system and switch
documentation for information on how to enable jumbo frames on the hosts and on the switches. To
enable jumbo frames on the array, complete the steps in Configuring array-side networking—iSCSI.

Note: Many network switches have to be configured above 9,000 bytes for IP overhead. Consult your
switch documentation for more information.

Configuring array-side networking - iSCSI

You use the ThinkSystem System Manager GUI to configure iSCSI networking on the array side.

Before you begin

• You must know the IP address or domain name for one of the storage array controllers.

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• You or your system administrator must have set up a password for the System Manager GUI, or
you must configure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) or LDAP and a directory service for the
appropriate security access to the storage array. See the ThinkSystem System Manager online
help for more information about Access Management.

This task describes how to access the iSCSI port configuration from the Hardware page. You can
also access the configuration from System > Settings > Configure iSCSI ports.

1. From your browser, enter the following URL: https://<DomainNameOrIPAddress>

IPAddress is the address for one of the storage array controllers.

The first time ThinkSystem System Manager is opened on an array that has not been configured,
the Set Administrator Password prompt appears. Role-based access management configures
four local roles: admin, support, security, and monitor. The latter three roles have random
passwords that cannot be guessed. After you set a password for the admin role you can change
all of the passwords using the admin credentials. See ThinkSystem System Manager online
help for more information on the four local user roles.

2. Enter the System Manager password for the admin role in the Set Administrator
Password and Confirm Password fields, and then select the Set Password button.

When you open System Manager and no pools, volumes groups, workloads, or notifications have
been configured, the Setup wizard launches.

3. Close the Setup wizard.

You will use the wizard later to complete additional setup tasks.

4. Select Hardware.

5. If the graphic shows the drives, click Show back of shelf.

The graphic changes to show the controllers instead of the drives.

6. Click the controller with the iSCSI ports you want to configure.

The controller's context menu appears.

7. Select Configure iSCSI ports.

The Configure iSCSI Ports dialog box opens.

8. In the drop-down list, select the port you want to configure, and then click Next.

9. Select the configuration port settings, and then click Next.

To see all port settings, click the Show more port settings link on the right of the dialog box.

Port Setting Description

Configured Ethernet port Select the desired speed.

speed

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 Port Setting Description

The options that appear in the drop-down list depend on the

maximum speed that your network can support (for example,
10 Gbps).

Note: The optional iSCSI host interface cards in the DE6000H

and DE6000F controllers do not auto-negotiate speeds. You
must set the speed for each port to either 10 Gb or 25 Gb. All
ports must be set to the same speed.

Enable IPv4 / Enable IPv6 Select one or both options to enable support for IPv4 and IPv6
networks.

TCP listening port

If necessary, enter a new port number.
(Available by clicking Show
more port settings.) The listening port is the TCP port number that the controller
uses to listen for iSCSI logins from host iSCSI initiators. The
default listening port is 3260. You must enter 3260 or a value
between 49152 and 65535.

MTU size
If necessary, enter a new size in bytes for the Maximum
(Available by clicking Show Transmission Unit (MTU).
more port settings.)
The default Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size is 1500
bytes per frame. You must enter a value between 1500 and
9000.

Enable ICMP PING Select this option to enable the Internet Control Message
responses Protocol (ICMP). The operating systems of networked
computers use this protocol to send messages. These ICMP
messages determine whether a host is reachable and how
long it takes to get packets to and from that host.

If you selected Enable IPv4, a dialog box opens for selecting IPv4 settings after you click Next. If
you selected Enable IPv6, a dialog box opens for selecting IPv6 settings after you click Next. If
you selected both options, the dialog box for IPv4 settings opens first, and then after you
click Next, the dialog box for IPv6 settings opens.

10. Configure the IPv4 and/or IPv6 settings, either automatically or manually. To see all port settings,
click the Show more settings link on the right of the dialog box.

Port setting Description

Automatically obtain Select this option to obtain the configuration automatically.

configuration

Manually specify static Select this option, and then enter a static address in the fields.
configuration For IPv4, include the network subnet mask and gateway. For
IPv6, include the routable IP address and router IP address.

Enable VLAN support Important: This option is only available in an iSCSI

environment.

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 Port setting Description

(Available by clicking Show It is not available in an NVMe over RoCE environment.

more settings.)
Select this option to enable a VLAN and enter its ID. A VLAN
is a logical network that behaves like it is physically separate
from other physical and virtual local area networks (LANs)
supported by the same switches, the same routers, or both.

Enable ethernet priority Important: This option is only available in an iSCSI

environment.
(Available by clicking Show
more settings.) It is not available in an NVMe over RoCE environment.

Select this option to enable the parameter that determines the

priority of accessing the network. Use the slider to select a
priority between 1 and 7.

In a shared local area network (LAN) environment, such as

Ethernet, many stations might contend for access to the
network. Access is on a first-come, first-served basis. Two
stations might try to access the network at the same time,
which causes both stations to back off and wait before trying
again. This process is minimized for switched Ethernet, where
only one station is connected to a switch port.

11. Click Finish.

12. Close System Manager.

Configuring host-side networking - iSCSI

You must configure iSCSI networking on the host side so that the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator can
establish sessions with the array.

Before you begin

• You have fully configured the switches that will be used to carry iSCSI storage traffic.

• You must have enabled send and receive hardware flow control end to end and disabled priority
flow control.

• You have completed the array side iSCSI configuration.

• You must know the IP address of each port on the controller.

These instructions assume that two NIC ports will be used for iSCSI traffic.

1. Disable unused network adapter protocols.

These protocols include, but are not limited to, QoS, File and Print Sharing, and NetBIOS.

2. Execute > iscsicpl.exe from a terminal window on the host to open the iSCSI Initiator
Properties dialog box.

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3. On the Discovery tab, select Discover Portal , and then enter the IP address of one of the
iSCSI target ports.

4. On the Targets tab, select the first target portal you discovered and then select Connect.

5. Select Enable multi-path, select Add this connection to the list of Favorite Targets, and then
select Advanced.

6. For Local adapter, select Microsoft iSCSI Initiator.

7. For Initiator IP, select the IP address of a port on the same subnet or VLAN as one of the iSCSI
targets.

8. For Target IP, select the IP address of a port on the same subnet as the Initiator IP selected in
the step above.

9. Retain the default values for the remaining check boxes, and then select OK.

10. Select OK again as you return to the Connect to Target dialog box.

11. Repeat this procedure for each initiator port and session (logical path) to the storage array that
you want to establish.

Verifying IP network connections—iSCSI

You verify Internet Protocol (IP) network connections by using ping tests to ensure the host and array
are able to communicate.

1. Select Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt, and use the Windows CLI to
run one of the following commands, depending on whether jumbo frames are enabled:

• If jumbo frames are not enabled, run this command:

ping -s <hostIP> <targetIP>

• If jumbo frames are enabled, run the ping command with a payload size of 8,972 bytes. The
IP and ICMP combined headers are 28 bytes, which when added to the payload, equals
9,000 bytes. The -f switch sets the don’t fragment (DF) bit. The -l switch allows you to set the
size. These options allow jumbo frames of 9,000 bytes to be successfully transmitted
between the iSCSI initiator and the target.

ping -l 8972 -f <iSCSI_target_IP_address>

In this example, the iSCSI target IP address is 192.0.2.8.

C:\>ping -l 8972 -f 192.0.2.8

Pinging 192.0.2.8 with 8972 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.0.2.8: bytes=8972 time=2ms TTL=64

Reply from 192.0.2.8: bytes=8972 time=2ms TTL=64

Reply from 192.0.2.8: bytes=8972 time=2ms TTL=64

Reply from 192.0.2.8: bytes=8972 time=2ms TTL=64

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 Ping statistics for 192.0.2.8:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 2ms, Maximum = 2ms, Average = 2ms

2. Issue a ping command from each host’s initiator address (the IP address of the host Ethernet
port used for iSCSI) to each controller iSCSI port. Perform this action from each host server in the
configuration, changing the IP addresses as necessary.

Note: If the command fails (for example, returns “Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set”),
verify the MTU size (jumbo frame support) for the Ethernet interfaces on the host server, storage
controller, and switch ports.

iSCSI worksheet
You can use this worksheet to record iSCSI storage configuration information. You need this
information to perform provisioning tasks.

Recommended configuration

Recommended configurations consist of two initiator ports and four target ports with one or more
VLANs.

Target IQN
Callout No. Target port connection IQN

2 Target port

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Mappings host name
Callout No. Host information Name and type

1 Mappings host name

Host OS type

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Performing SAS-specific tasks

Determining SAS host identifiers

For the SAS protocol, you find the SAS addresses using the HBA utility, then use the HBA BIOS to
make the appropriate configuration settings.

Guidelines for HBA utilities:

• Most HBA vendors offer an HBA utility. Depending on your host operating system and CPU, use
either the LSI-sas2flash(6G) or sas3flash(12G) utility.

• Host I/O ports might automatically register if the host context agent is installed.

1. Download the LSI-sas2flash(6G) or sas3flash(12G) utility from your HBA vendor's web site.

2. Install the utility.

3. Use the HBA BIOS to select the appropriate settings for your configuration.

Go to DE Series Product Support Site, click on the Knowledge Base & Guides tab, and look for
the Interoperability Matrix document for recommendations.

SAS worksheet
You can use this worksheet to record SAS storage configuration information. You need this
information to perform provisioning tasks.

Host Identifiers
Callout No. Host (initiator) port connections SAS address

1 Host not applicable

2 Host (initiator) port 1 connected to Controller A, port 1

3 Host (initiator) port 1 connected to Controller B, port 1

4 Host (initiator) port 2 connected to Controller A, port 1

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Callout No. Host (initiator) port connections SAS address

5 Host (initiator) port 2 connected to Controller B, port 1

Target Identifiers

Recommended configurations consist of two target ports.

Mappings Host
Mappings Host Name

Host OS Type

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Installing ThinkSystem Storage Manager Host Context
Agent (HCA)

When you install the ThinkSystem Storage Manager software on your management station, the Host
Context Agent is installed that helps the host push configuration information to the storage array
controllers through the I/O path. For the 11.70.1R1 or later release, Storage Manager (Host Utilities)
can only be installed on host servers. All multi-system management functions have been moved to
SAN Manager.

1. Download the ThinkSystem Storage Manager package from DE Series Product Support
Site Drivers&Software > Software and Utilities.

2. Run the ThinkSystem Storage Manager. Double-click the install package to execute.

3. Use the installation wizard to install the package on the management station.

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Access ThinkSystem System Manager and use the Setup
Wizard
You use the Setup wizard in ThinkSystem System Manager to configure your storage array.

Before you begin

• You have ensured that the device from which you will access ThinkSystem System
Manager contains one of the following browsers:
Browser Minimum version

Google Chrome 47

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11

Microsoft Edge EdgeHTML 12

Mozilla Firefox 31

Safari 9

• You are using out-of-band management.

If you are an iSCSI user, make sure you have closed the Setup wizard while configuring iSCSI.

The wizard automatically relaunches when you open System Manager or refresh your browser and at
least one of the following conditions is met:

• No pools and volume groups are detected.

• No workloads are detected.

• No notifications are configured.

If the Setup wizard does not automatically appear, contact technical support.

1. From your browser, enter the following URL: https://<DomainNameOrIPAddress>

IPAddress is the address for one of the storage array controllers.

The first time ThinkSystem System Manager is opened on an array that has not been configured,
the Set Administrator Password prompt appears. Role-based access management configures
four local roles: admin, support, security, and monitor. The latter three roles have random
passwords that cannot be guessed. After you set a password for the admin role you can change
all of the passwords using the admin credentials. See ThinkSystem System Manager online
help for more information on the four local user roles.

2. Enter the System Manager password for the admin role in the Set Administrator
Password and Confirm Password fields, and then select the Set Password button.

When you open System Manager and no pools, volumes groups, workloads, or notifications have
been configured, the Setup wizard launches.

3. Use the Setup wizard to perform the following tasks:

• Verify hardware (controllers and drives) – Verify the number of controllers and drives in
the storage array. Assign a name to the array.

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 • Verify hosts and operating systems – Verify the host and operating system types that the
storage array can access.

• Accept pools – Accept the recommended pool configuration for the express installation
method. A pool is a logical group of drives.

• Configure alerts – Allow System Manager to receive automatic notifications when a problem
occurs with the storage array.

• Enable AutoSupport – Automatically monitor the health of your storage array and have
dispatches sent to technical support.

4. If you have not already created a volume, create one by going

to Storage > Volumes > Create > Volume.

For more information, see the online help for ThinkSystem System Manager.

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Creating a volume
You create storage by first creating a workload for a specific application type. Next, you add storage
capacity to the workload by creating volumes with similar underlying volume characteristics.

Create workloads
You can create workloads for any type of application.

About this task

A workload is a storage object that supports an application. You can define one or more workloads,
or instances, per application. For some applications, the system configures the workload to contain
volumes with similar underlying volume characteristics. These volume characteristics are optimized
based on the type of application the workload supports. For example, if you create a workload that
supports a Microsoft SQL Server application and then subsequently create volumes for that workload,
the underlying volume characteristics are optimized to support Microsoft SQL Server.

System Manager recommends an optimized volume configuration only for the following application
types:

• Microsoft® SQL ServerTM

• Microsoft® Exchange ServerTM

• Video Surveillance applications

• VMware ESXiTM (for volumes to be used with Virtual Machine File System)

Keep these guidelines in mind:

• When using an application-specific workload, the system recommends an optimized volume

configuration to minimize contention between application workload I/O and other traffic from your
application instance. You can review the recommended volume configuration, and then edit, add,
or delete the system-recommended volumes and characteristics using the Add/Edit
Volumes dialog box.

• When using other application types, you manually specify the volume configuration using
the Add/Edit Volumes dialog box.

1. Select Storage > Volumes.

2. Select Create > Workload.

The Create Application Workload dialog box appears.

3. Use the drop-down list to select the type of application that you want to create the workload for
and then type a workload name.

4. Click Create.

You are ready to add storage capacity to the workload you created. Use the Create Volume option to
create one or more volumes for an application, and to allocate specific amounts of capacity to each
volume.

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Create volumes
You create volumes to add storage capacity to an application-specific workload, and to make the
created volumes visible to a specific host or host cluster. In addition, the volume creation sequence
provides options to allocate specific amounts of capacity to each volume you want to create.

Most application types default to a user-defined volume configuration. Some application types have a
smart configuration applied at volume creation. For example, if you are creating volumes for Microsoft
Exchange application, you are asked how many mailboxes you need, what your average mailbox
capacity requirements are, and how many copies of the database you want. System Manager uses
this information to create an optimal volume configuration for you, which can be edited as needed.

The process to create a volume is a multi-step procedure.

Note: If you want to mirror a volume, first create the volumes that you want to mirror, and then use
the Storage > Volumes > Copy Services > Mirror a volume asynchronously option.

1. Step 1: Select host for a volume

You create volumes to add storage capacity to an application-specific workload, and to make the
created volumes visible to a specific host or host cluster. In addition, the volume creation
sequence provides options to allocate specific amounts of capacity to each volume you want to
create.

2. Step 2: Select a workload for a volume

Select a workload to customize the storage array configuration for a specific application, such as
Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange, Video Surveillance applications, or VMware. You can
select "Other application" if the application you intend to use on this storage array is not listed.

3. Step 3: Add or edit volumes

System Manager may suggest a volume configuration based on the application or workload you
selected. This volume configuration is optimized based on the type of application the workload
supports. You can accept the recommended volume configuration, or you can edit it as needed. If
you selected one of the "Other" applications, you must manually specify the volumes and
characteristics you want to create.

4. Step 4: Review volume configuration

Review a summary of the volumes you intend to create and make any necessary changes.

Step 1: Select host for a volume

You create volumes to add storage capacity to an application-specific workload, and to make the
created volumes visible to a specific host or host cluster. In addition, the volume creation sequence
provides options to allocate specific amounts of capacity to each volume you want to create.

• Valid hosts or host clusters exist under the Hosts tile.

• Host port identifiers have been defined for the host.

• Before creating a DA-enabled volume, the host connection you are planning to use must support
DA. If any of the host connections on the controllers in your storage array do not support DA, the
associated hosts cannot access data on DA-enabled volumes. ThinkSystem DE Series storage
only supports DA between the controller and the drives.

Keep these guidelines in mind when you assign volumes:

• A host's operating system can have specific limits on how many volumes the host can access.
Keep this limitation in mind when you create volumes for use by a particular host.

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• You can define one assignment for each volume in the storage array.

• Assigned volumes are shared between controllers in the storage array.

• The same logical unit number (LUN) cannot be used twice by a host or a host cluster to access a
volume. You must use a unique LUN.

• If you want to speed the process for creating volumes, you can skip the host assignment step so
that newly created volumes are initialized offline.

Note: Assigning a volume to a host will fail if you try to assign a volume to a host cluster that conflicts
with an established assignment for a host in the host clusters.

1. Select Storage > Volumes.

2. Select Create > Volume.

The Create Volumes dialog box appears.

3. From the drop-down list, select a specific host or host cluster to which you want to assign
volumes, or choose to assign the host or host cluster at a later time.

4. To continue the volume creation sequence for the selected host or host cluster, click Next, and
go to Step 2: Select a workload for a volume.

The Select Workload dialog box appears

Step 2: Select a workload for a volume

Select a workload to customize the storage array configuration for a specific application, such as
Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange, Video Surveillance applications, or VMware. You can
select "Other application" if the application you intend to use on this storage array is not listed.

This task describes how to create volumes for an existing workload.

• When you are creating volumes using an application-specific workload, the system may
recommend an optimized volume configuration to minimize contention between application
workload I/O and other traffic from your application instance. You can review the recommended
volume configuration and edit, add, or delete the system-recommended volumes and
characteristics using the Add/Edit Volumes dialog box.

• When you are creating volumes using "Other" applications (or applications without specific
volume creation support), you manually specify the volume configuration using the Add/Edit
Volumes dialog box.

1. Do one of the following:

• Select the Create volumes for an existing workload option to create volumes for an
existing workload.

• Select the Create a new workload option to define a new workload for a supported
application or for "Other" applications.

 From the drop-down list, select the name of the application you want to create the new
workload for.

Select one of the "Other" entries if the application you intend to use on this storage array
is not listed.

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  Enter a name for the workload you want to create.

2. Click Next.

3. If your workload is associated with a supported application type, enter the information requested;
otherwise, go to Step 3: Add or edit volumes.

Step 3: Add or edit volumes

System Manager may suggest a volume configuration based on the application or workload you
selected. This volume configuration is optimized based on the type of application the workload
supports. You can accept the recommended volume configuration, or you can edit it as needed. If
you selected one of the "Other" applications, you must manually specify the volumes and
characteristics you want to create.

Before you begin

• The pools or volume groups must have sufficient free capacity.

• The maximum number of volumes allowed in a volume group is 256.

• The maximum number of volumes allowed in a pool depends on the storage system model:

 2,048 volumes (DE6000H, DE6000F series)

 512 volumes (DE2000H, DE4000H, DE4000F series)

• To create a Data Assurance (DA)-enabled volume, the host connection you are planning to use
must support DA.

Selecting a DA capable pool or volume group

If you want to create a DA-enabled volume, select a pool or volume group that is DA capable
(look for Yes next to "DA" in the pool and volume group candidates table).

DA capabilities are presented at the pool and volume group level in System Manager. DA
protection checks for and corrects errors that might occur as data is transferred through the
controllers down to the drives. Selecting a DA-capable pool or volume group for the new volume
ensures that any errors are detected and corrected.

If any of the host connections on the controllers in your storage array do not support DA, the
associated hosts cannot access data on DA-enabled volumes. ThinkSystem DE Series only
supports DA between the controller and the drives.

• To create a secure-enabled volume, a security key must be created for the storage array.

Selecting a secure-capable pool or volume group

If you want to create a secure-enabled volume, select a pool or volume group that is secure
capable (look for Yes next to "Secure-capable" in the pool and volume group candidates table).

Drive security capabilities are presented at the pool and volume group level in System Manager.
Secure-capable drives prevent unauthorized access to the data on a drive that is physically
removed from the storage array. A secure-enabled drive encrypts data during writes and decrypts
data during reads using a unique encryption key.

A pool or volume group can contain both secure-capable and non-secure-capable drives, but all
drives must be secure-capable to use their encryption capabilities.

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About this task

You create volumes from pools or volume groups. The Add/Edit Volumes dialog box shows all
eligible pools and volume groups on the storage array. For each eligible pool and volume group, the
number of drives available and the total free capacity appears.

For some application-specific workloads, each eligible pool or volume group shows the proposed
capacity based on the suggested volume configuration and shows the remaining free capacity in GiB.
For other workloads, the proposed capacity appears as you add volumes to a pool or volume group
and specify the reported capacity.

1. Choose one of these actions based on whether you selected Other or an application-specific
workload:

• Other – Click Add new volume in each pool or volume group that you want to use to create
one or more volumes.

Field Description

Volume A volume is assigned a default name by System Manager during the volume
Name creation sequence. You can either accept the default name or provide a more
descriptive one indicating the type of data stored in the volume.

Reported Define the capacity of the new volume and the capacity units to use (MiB,
Capacity GiB, or TiB). For Thick volumes, the minimum capacity is 1 MiB, and the
maximum capacity is determined by the number and capacity of the drives in
the pool or volume group.

Keep in mind that storage capacity is also required for copy services
(snapshot images, snapshot volumes, volume copies, and remote mirrors);
therefore, do not allocate all of the capacity to standard volumes.

Capacity in a pool is allocated in 4-GiB increments. Any capacity that is not a

multiple of 4 GiB is allocated but not usable. To make sure that the entire
capacity is usable, specify the capacity in 4-GiB increments. If unusable
capacity exists, the only way to regain it is to increase the capacity of the
volume.

Segment
Size Shows the setting for segment sizing, which only appears for volumes in a
volume group. You can change the segment size to optimize performance.

Allowed segment size transitions – System Manager determines the

segment size transitions that are allowed. Segment sizes that are
inappropriate transitions from the current segment size are unavailable on the
drop-down list. Allowed transitions usually are double or half of the current
segment size. For example, if the current volume segment size is 32 KiB, a
new volume segment size of either 16 KiB or 64 KiB is allowed.

SSD Cache-enabled volumes – You can specify a 4-KiB segment size for
SSD Cache-enabled volumes. Make sure you select the 4-KiB segment size
only for SSD Cache-enabled volumes that handle small-block I/O operations
(for example, 16 KiB I/O block sizes or smaller). Performance might be

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 Field Description

impacted if you select 4 KiB as the segment size for SSD Cache-enabled
volumes that handle large block sequential operations.

Amount of time to change segment size – The amount of time to change a

volume's segment size depends on these variables:

 The I/O load from the host

 The modification priority of the volume

 The number of drives in the volume group

 The number of drive channels

 The processing power of the storage array controllers

When you change the segment size for a volume, I/O performance is affected,
but your data remains available.

Secure- Yes appears next to "Secure-capable" only if the drives in the pool or volume
capable group are secure-capable.

Drive Security prevents unauthorized access to the data on a drive that is

physically removed from the storage array. This option is available only when
the Drive Security feature has been enabled, and a security key is set up for
the storage array.

A pool or volume group can contain both secure-capable and non-secure-

capable drives, but all drives must be secure-capable to use their encryption
capabilities.

DA Yes appears next to "DA" only if the drives in the pool or volume group
support Data Assurance (DA).

DA increases data integrity across the entire storage system. DA enables the
storage array to check for errors that might occur when data is moved
between the controllers and drives on a Storage Array.

• Application-specific workload – Either click Next to accept the system-recommended

volumes and characteristics for the selected workload, or click Edit Volumes to change, add,
or delete the system-recommended volumes and characteristics for the selected workload.

Field Description

Volume A volume is assigned a default name by System Manager during the volume
Name creation sequence. You can either accept the default name or provide a more
descriptive one indicating the type of data stored in the volume.

Reported Define the capacity of the new volume and the capacity units to use (MiB,
Capacity GiB, or TiB). For Thick volumes, the minimum capacity is 1 MiB, and the

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Field Description

maximum capacity is determined by the number and capacity of the drives in

the pool or volume group.

Keep in mind that storage capacity is also required for copy services
(snapshot images, snapshot volumes, volume copies, and remote mirrors);
therefore, do not allocate all of the capacity to standard volumes.

Capacity in a pool is allocated in 4-GiB increments. Any capacity that is not a

multiple of 4 GiB is allocated but not usable. To make sure that the entire
capacity is usable, specify the capacity in 4-GiB increments. If unusable
capacity exists, the only way to regain it is to increase the capacity of the
volume.

Volume Type Volume type indicates the type of volume that was created for an application-
specific workload.

Segment
Size Shows the setting for segment sizing, which only appears for volumes in a
volume group. You can change the segment size to optimize performance.

Allowed segment size transitions – System Manager determines the

segment size transitions that are allowed. Segment sizes that are
inappropriate transitions from the current segment size are unavailable on the
drop-down list. Allowed transitions usually are double or half of the current
segment size. For example, if the current volume segment size is 32 KiB, a
new volume segment size of either 16 KiB or 64 KiB is allowed.

SSD Cache-enabled volumes – You can specify a 4-KiB segment size for
SSD Cache-enabled volumes. Make sure you select the 4-KiB segment size
only for SSD Cache-enabled volumes that handle small-block I/O operations
(for example, 16 KiB I/O block sizes or smaller). Performance might be
impacted if you select 4 KiB as the segment size for SSD Cache-enabled
volumes that handle large block sequential operations.

Amount of time to change segment size – The amount of time to change a

volume's segment size depends on these variables:

 The I/O load from the host

 The modification priority of the volume

 The number of drives in the volume group

 The number of drive channels

 The processing power of the storage array controllers

When you change the segment size for a volume, I/O performance is affected,
but your data remains available.

Secure- Yes appears next to "Secure-capable" only if the drives in the pool or volume
capable group are secure-capable.

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 Field Description

Drive security prevents unauthorized access to the data on a drive that is

physically removed from the storage array. This option is available only when
the drive security feature has been enabled, and a security key is set up for
the storage array.

A pool or volume group can contain both secure-capable and non-secure-

capable drives, but all drives must be secure-capable to use their encryption
capabilities.

DA Yes appears next to "DA" only if the drives in the pool or volume group
support Data Assurance (DA).

DA increases data integrity across the entire storage system. DA enables the
storage array to check for errors that might occur when data is moved
between the controllers and drives on a Storage Array.

2. To continue the volume creation sequence for the selected application, click Next, and go to Step
4: Review volume configuration.

Step 4: Review volume configuration

Review a summary of the volumes that you intend to create and make any necessary changes.

1. Review the volumes you want to create. Click Back to make any changes.

2. When you are satisfied with your volume configuration, click Finish.

System Manager creates the new volumes in the selected pools and volume groups, and then
displays the new volumes in the All Volumes table.

• Perform any operating system modifications necessary on the application host so that the
applications can use the volume.

• Run either the host-based hot_add utility or an operating system-specific utility (available from a
third-party vendor), and then run the SMdevices utility to correlate volume names with host
storage array names.

The hot_add utility and the SMdevices utility are included as part of the SMutils package.
The SMutils package is a collection of utilities to verify what the host sees from the storage array.
It is included as part of the Storage Manager software installation.

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Defining a host in ThinkSystem System Manager
You can create a host automatically or manually. To make it easier to give multiple hosts access to
the same volumes, you can also create a host cluster.

Create host automatically

You can allow the Host Context Agent (HCA) to automatically detect the hosts, and then verify that
the information is correct. Creating a host is one of the steps required to let the storage array know
which hosts are attached to it and to allow I/O access to the volumes.

Before you begin

The Host Context Agent (HCA) is installed and running on every host connected to the storage array.
Hosts with the HCA installed and connected to the storage array are created automatically. To install
the HCA, install ThinkSystem Storage Manager on the host and select the Host option. The HCA is
not available on all supported operating systems. If it is not available, you must create the host
manually.

1. Select Storage > Hosts.

The table lists the automatically created hosts.

2. Verify that the information provided by the HCA is correct (name, host type, host port identifiers).

If you need to change any of the information, select the host, and then click View/Edit Settings.

3. (Optional) If you want the automatically created host to be in a cluster, create a host cluster and
add the host or hosts.

What happens next?

After a host is created automatically, the system displays the following items in the Hosts tile table:

• The host name derived from the system name of the host.

• The host identifier ports that are associated with the host.

• The Host Operating System Type of the host.

Create host manually

For hosts that cannot be automatically discovered, you can manually create a host. Creating a host is
one of the steps required to let the storage array know which hosts are attached to it and to allow I/O
access to the volumes.

About this task

Keep these guidelines in mind when you create a host:

• You must define the host identifier ports that are associated with the host.

• Make sure that you provide the same name as the host's assigned system name.

• This operation does not succeed if the name you choose is already in use.

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• The length of the name cannot exceed 30 characters.

1. Select Storage > Hosts.

2. Click Create > Host.

The Create Host dialog box appears.

3. Select the settings for the host as appropriate.

Setting Description

Name Type a name for the new host.

Host Select the operating system that is running on the new host from the drop-down list.
operating
system
type

Host (Optional) If you have more than one type of host interface supported on your
interface storage array, select the host interface type that you want to use.
type

Host ports Do one of the following:

• Select I/O Interface

Generally, the host ports should have logged in and be available from the drop-
down list. You can select the host port identifiers from the list.

• Manual add

If a host port identifier is not displayed in the list, it means that the host port has
not logged in. An HBA utility or the iSCSI initiator utility may be used to find the
host port identifiers and associate them with the host.

You can manually enter the host port identifiers or copy/paste them from the
utility (one at a time) into the Host ports field.

You must select one host port identifier at a time to associate it with the host, but
you can continue to select as many identifiers that are associated with the host.
Each identifier is displayed in the Host ports field. If necessary, you also can
remove an identifier by selecting the X next to it.

CHAP (Optional) If you selected or manually entered a host port with an iSCSI IQN, and if
initiator you want to require a host that tries to access the storage array to authenticate using
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), select the CHAP
initiator checkbox. For each iSCSI host port you selected or manually entered, do
the following:

• Enter the same CHAP secret that was set on each iSCSI host initiator for CHAP
authentication. If you are using mutual CHAP authentication (two-way
authentication that enables a host to validate itself to the storage array and for a
storage array to validate itself to the host), you also must set the CHAP secret
for the storage array at initial setup or by changing settings.

• Leave the field blank if you do not require host authentication.

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 Setting Description

Currently, the only iSCSI authentication method used by System Manager is CHAP.

4. Click Create.

What happens next?

After the host is successfully created, the system creates a default name for each host port
configured for the host (user label).

The default alias is < Hostname_Port Number >. For example, the default alias for the first port
created for host IPT is IPT_1.

Create host cluster

You create a host cluster when two or more hosts require I/O access to the same volumes.

About this task

Keep these guidelines in mind when you create a host cluster:

• This operation does not start unless there are two or more hosts available to create the cluster.

• Hosts in host clusters can have different operating systems (heterogeneous).

• NVMe hosts in host clusters cannot be mixed with non-NVMe hosts.

• This operation does not succeed if the name you choose is already in use.

• The length of the name cannot exceed 30 characters.

1. Select Storage > Hosts.

2. Select Create > Host Cluster.

The Create Host Cluster dialog box appears.

3. Select the settings for the host cluster as appropriate.

Setting Description

Name Type the name for the new host cluster.

Select hosts to Select two or more hosts from the drop-down list. Only those hosts that are
share volume not already part of a host cluster appear in the list.
access

4. Click Create.

If the selected hosts are attached to interface types that have different Data Assurance (DA)
capabilities, a dialog appears with the message that DA will be unavailable on the host cluster.
This unavailability prevents DA-enabled volumes from being added to the host cluster.
Select Yes to continue or No to cancel.

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 DA increases data integrity across the entire storage system. DA enables the storage array to
check for errors that might occur when data is moved between the controllers and the drives.
Using DA for the new volume ensures that any errors are detected.

What happens next?

The new host cluster appears in the table with the assigned hosts in the rows beneath.

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Mapping a volume to a host

For a host or host cluster to send I/O to a volume, you must assign the volume to the host or host
cluster.

You can select a host or host cluster when you create a volume, or you can assign a volume to a host
or host cluster later. A host cluster is a group of hosts. You create a host cluster to make it easy to
assign the same volumes to multiple hosts.

Assigning volumes to hosts is flexible, allowing you to meet your particular storage needs.

• Stand-alone host, not part of a host cluster – You can assign a volume to an individual host.
The volume can be accessed only by the one host.

• Host cluster – You can assign a volume to a host cluster. The volume can be accessed by all
the hosts in the host cluster.

• Host within a host cluster – You can assign a volume to an individual host that is part of a host
cluster. Even though the host is part of a host cluster, the volume can be accessed only by the
individual host and not by any other hosts in the host cluster.

When volumes are created, logical unit numbers (LUNs) are assigned automatically. The LUN serves
as the "address" between the host and the controller during I/O operations. You can change LUNs
after the volume is created.

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Discovering storage on the host
LUNs on your storage system appear as disks to the Windows host. When you add new LUNs, you
must manually rescan the associated disks to discover them. The host does not automatically
discover new LUNs.
Before you begin
You must be logged on as an administrator.
Steps

1. To discover the storage, run the following command from a Windows command prompt.

# echo rescan | diskpart

2. To verify the addition of new storage, run the following command.

# echo list disk | diskpart

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Configuring storage on the host
A new LUN is offline and has no partition or file system when a Windows host first discovers it. You
must bring the volume online and initialize it in Windows. Optionally, you can format the LUN with a
file system.
Before you begin
The host must have discovered the LUN.
About this task
You can initialize the disk as a basic disk with a GPT or MBR partition table. Typically, you format the
LUN with a file system such as New Technology File System (NTFS).
Steps

1. From a Windows command prompt, enter the diskpart context.

Example

> diskpart

2. View the list of available disks.

Example

> list disk

3. Select the disk to bring online.

Example

> select disk 1

4. Bring the disk online.

Example

> online disk

5. Create a partition.

Example

> create partition primary

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 Note: In Windows Server 2008 and later, you are prompted immediately after creating the
partition to format the disk and give it a name. Select Cancel on the prompt to continue using
these instructions for formatting and naming the partition.

6. Assign a drive letter.

Example

> assign letter=f

7. Format the disk.

Example

> format FS=NTFS LABEL=”New Volume” QUICK

8. Exit the diskpart context.

Example

> exit

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Verifying storage access on the host

Before using the volume, you verify that the host can write data to the LUN and read it back.

Before you begin

You must have initialized the LUN and formatted it with a file system.

1. Create and write to a file on the new LUN.

> echo test file > f:\test.txt

2. Read the file and verify data was written.

> type f:\test.txt

3. To verify that multipath is working, change the volume ownership.

a. From the ThinkSystem System Manager GUI, go to Storage > Volumes, and then
select More > Change ownership.

b. On the Change Volume Ownership dialog box, use the Preferred Owner pull-down to
select the other controller for one of the volumes in the list, and then confirm the operation.

c. Verify that you can still access the files on the LUN.

> dir f:\

4. Find the target ID.

Note: The dsmUtil utility is case sensitive.

> C:\Program Files (x86)\DSMDrivers\mppdsm\dsmUtil.exe -a

5. View the paths to the LUN and verify that you have the expected number of paths. In the <target
ID> portion of the command, use the target ID that you found in the previous step.

> C:\Program Files (x86)\DSMDrivers\mppdsm\dsmUtil.exe –g <target ID>

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Where to find additional information
Use the resources listed here if you need additional information.
• ThinkSystem Storage DE Series on-line publications:
◦ Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide, Version 11.70.1
◦ SAN Manager software, Version 5.1
◦ System Manager software, Version 11.70.1
◦ Embedded Command Line Interface, Version 11.70.1
• Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center
• Lenovo Press DE Series Storage

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For Lenovo support telephone numbers, see https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/supportphonelist
for your region support details.

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