PowerStore
Initial Configuration Worksheet
Dell EMC PowerStore Initial Configuration Worksheet Page 1 of 4
Work with your infrastructure administrator to plan and collect the information for your PowerStore initial configuration. Visit the
PowerStore Technical Documentation page at https://dell.com/powerstoredocs
for more information on installing and configuring
your system.
Before you begin
• For resource management, efficiency, and availability purposes, PowerStore appliances are configured together as a single
component called a PowerStore cluster. Ensure that a cluster only consists of all PowerStore T model or all PowerStore X
model appliances. In this release, you can only have one PowerStore X model appliance or up to four PowerStore T model
appliances in a cluster.
• Each cluster requires several unique networks/VLANs and a specific number of IP addresses for each network. Refer to
the PowerStore Network Planning Guide to determine all your network requirements.
• For PowerStore X model appliances, ensure that you do not change the preprogrammed ESXi root password before the
create cluster operation completes. The default ESXi password is uniquely configured for each PowerStore X model
appliance, and it is used when a cluster is formed. The password is used to authenticate with the ESXi host when the
nodes in the appliance are added to a vCenter cluster. If you change the default password before the cluster is fully
configured, the create cluster operation will fail and you will have to reinitialize the system.
Initial Login Information
Use the following default user credentials when you log on to the PowerStore Manager for the first time.
Default Username
admin
Default Password
Password123#
Cluster Details
For resource management, efficiency, and availability purposes, appliances act as a single component called cluster.
Cluster Name
Appliance Service Tags
The service tag appears on the
black tag on the front of the base
enclosure. When the systems
arrive, identify the base enclosures
that you want to configure together
as a cluster, and record their
service tags.
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Networks
Your cluster requires a dedicated set of IP addresses for each type of network. For more information on the number of IP
addresses required for initial configuration, see IP Addresses Required for Initial Configuration on Page 4.
Note: VLAN information for management, storage, vMotion, and NAS networks are optional and default to 0. It is a marker used to
indicate that the network traffic is not tagged and native VLAN is applied through the switch. For better security and
performance, it is recommended that you specify a unique VLAN information for each type of network.
If you are deploying into a single VLAN, ensure that you configure a unique subnet for each type of network.
Cluster IP Address (1 IP for each PowerStore cluster)
Address used to manage the cluster.
Management Network
Connects the cluster to services such as DNS and NTP. The IP addresses in the management
network are used to address the cluster, appliances, controllers, and internal hosts.
3 IPs for each
PowerStore T Model Appliance
5 IPs for each
PowerStore X Model Appliance
VLAN (Optional, Defaults to 0)
Netmask/Prefix Length
Gateway
IP Addresses
Storage Network (Optional)
Enables clients to access the storage in the cluster. The IP addresses in the storage network are
used for iSCSI targets, iSCSI initiators, and the Global Storage Discovery IP address. If you want
to enable iSCSI interfaces later or only use Fibre Channel, you can skip this step.
Note: At a minimum, you need 6 IP addresses for each PowerStore X model appliance. However,
for performance improvements, it is highly recommended that you have 8 IP addresses for each
PowerStore X model appliance.
2 IPs for each
PowerStore T Model Appliance
6 or 8 IPs for each
PowerStore X Model Appliance
VLAN (Optional, Defaults to 0)
Netmask/Prefix Length
Gateway
IP Addresses
Global Storage Discovery IP Address (1 IP for each PowerStore cluster)
The
last IP address
you specify here is used as the
Global Storage Discovery IP address
. It is
recommended that you choose to create this IP address. It is used as the single highly-available
floating IP address for hosts to easily discover storage from your cluster.
vMotion Network
Enables users to migrate virtual machines within the vSphere cluster. The IP addresses in the
vMotion network are used for a dedicated network that transfer virtual machines between
appliances.
2 IPs for each
PowerStore X Model Appliance
VLAN (Optional, Defaults to 0)
Netmask/Prefix Length
Gateway
IP Addresses
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Infrastructure Services
Record IP addresses for your DNS and NTP servers. It is recommended that you specify at least two addresses for DNS and NTP
servers each.
DNS Server
NTP Server
Physical/Top-of-Rack Switch Information (Optional)
Record the switch IP addresses to validate the cabling and switch settings before the cluster is configured. To ensure a strong
layer of redundancy, it is required that you connect your appliance to at least two switches. You can provide read-only credentials
for the switches.
Protocol (SSH / SNMP)
IP Address
Port
User Credentials / Community String
PowerStore T Model Only
Out-of-Band Management Switch Information (Optional)
You can provide read-only credentials for the switches.
Protocol (SSH / SNMP)
IP Address
Port
User Credentials / Community String
PowerStore X Model Only
Hypervisor
Record your existing vCenter administrator login credentials. The initial configuration workflow automatically creates a
datacenter and ESXi cluster, and associates them with your cluster.
Note
: Ensure that the vCenter Server is accessible on the network.
Existing vCenter
IP Address
User Credentials
New Datacenter Name
New ESXi Cluster Name
SupportAssist (Optional)
SupportAssist is a secure, automated health and system monitoring capability. It sends notifications to Dell EMC, enables remote
support, and sends data to CloudIQ. Once your cluster is created successfully, you can connect to Dell EMC SupportAssist. If you
already have SupportAssist enabled, record the associated account details and the gateway or proxy IP information here.
Tip
: The default port number Dell EMC uses is
9443
.
Gateway or Proxy Server IP Address
Gateway or Proxy Server Port
Proxy Server User Credentials
(Not applicable for Gateway Connect)
Policy Manager IP Address and Port
(Not applicable for Direct Connect without
remote access or Gateway Connect)
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IP Addresses Required for Initial Configuration
The following table lists the IP addresses required for each appliance in your cluster:
Network PowerStore T Model PowerStore X Model
Management Network
Per Appliance
Node A 1 1
Node B 1 1
Appliance 1 1
ESXi Host for Node A N/A 1
ESXi Host for Node B N/A 1
Total Required Per Appliance 3 5
Storage Network
Per Appliance
Node A iSCSI Target 1
1 minimum,
2 recommended*
Node B iSCSI Target 1
1 minimum,
2 recommended*
ESXi Node A iSCSI Initiator N/A 2
ESXi Node B iSCSI Initiator N/A 2
Total Required Per Appliance 2 6 or 8*
vMotion Network
Node A
N/A
1
Node B 1
Total Required Per Appliance 2
Grand Total Per Appliance 5 17
Per Cluster
Cluster IP Address (Management Network) 1 1
Global Storage Discovery IP Address (Storage Network) 1 1
Grand Total Per Cluster 7 19
* - For storage network, at a minimum, you need 6 IP addresses for each PowerStore X model appliance. However, for
performance improvements, it is highly recommended that you have 8 IP addresses for each PowerStore X model appliance.
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