Dell APEX Data Storage Services Quick start guide

Brand: Dell

Model: APEX Data Storage Services

Type: Quick start guide

Dell APEX Data Storage Services is a scalable and elastic storage solution that provides on-demand capacity and simple pricing. It offers 99.99% availability, ensuring your business-critical workloads are always up and running. Dell owns the equipment and handles maintenance, software upgrades, and technical support, allowing you to focus on your core business. This managed service is ideal for organizations seeking a reliable, cost-effective storage solution without the burden of ownership and management.

Dell Technologies APEX Data Storage

Services

Onboarding Guide for On-premises Offers

May 2021

Rev. A02

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Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 4

APEX Data Storage Services overview..........................................................................................................................4

APEX Data Storage Services journey....................................................................................................................... 4

Chapter 2: Site Planning................................................................................................................7

Site access requirements...................................................................................................................................................7

Environmental requirements............................................................................................................................................. 7

Power requirements............................................................................................................................................................7

Single-phase power requirements............................................................................................................................. 7

Three-phase power requirements..............................................................................................................................8

Network configurations......................................................................................................................................................8

VPN Connection.................................................................................................................................................................. 9

Port usage........................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Chapter 3: Getting Started with APEX Data Storage Services......................................................12

Onboarding communications........................................................................................................................................... 12

APEX Console..................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Get started with the APEX Console .......................................................................................................................14

Access the Dell Technologies Managed Services Portal.................................................................................... 14

Access the Element Manager................................................................................................................................... 14

Access CloudIQ.............................................................................................................................................................14

APEX Data Storage Services Roles and Responsibilities....................................................................................15

Chapter 4: Known Issues............................................................................................................. 20

Contents

Contents 3

Introduction

Use this document to better understand the installation process, the basic site requirements, and the steps for getting started

managing your APEX Data Storage Services.

Topics:

• APEX Data Storage Services overview

APEX Data Storage Services overview

APEX Data Storage Services is an on-premises as-a-Service portfolio of scalable and elastic storage resources.

The underlying infrastructure is selected to match your storage needs, which include the data service type (block or file),

performance requirements, and capacity. You pay only for the storage capacity that is used, leaving the system service and

maintenance to Dell Technologies Services. In addition, the offer includes on-demand capacity that you pay for only if you use it.

Dell Technologies Services installs the hardware on site and ensures that all systems are up and running.

APEX Data Storage Services provides many benefits, including these key features:

● Managed service—Dell owns the equipment and provides system maintenance, software upgrades, and technical support

so that you can focus on workload management.

● 99.99% availability

—APEX Data Storage Services is built upon rock-solid Dell EMC storage technology that supports your

business-critical workloads.

● Simple Pricing—You pay the same rate for each TB/hr used whether for the base capacity or on-demand usage.

● Time to Value—Dell Technologies can deploy the offer in as few as 14 days

to support the needs of your business.

Talk to your Dell Technologies sales representative and see the offer Terms and Conditions for details about these features.

APEX Data Storage Services journey

Collaboration between Dell Technologies sales and services teams and your IT architects and other IT staff ensures a successful

implementation of your APEX Data Storage Services offer.

Engage the following team members from your staff to assist with the planning of your deployment:

● Long-term service owner

● Secondary service owner contact

● IT architect or planner

● Storage administrator

● Virtualization administrator

● Physical data center site lead

● Secondary data center site contact

● Security administrator

● Network engineer

● Partner contact, if applicable

Based on hardware availability on common underlying platform configurations. Actual hardware availability may vary.

Billing consists of a monthly base capacity charge and on-demand usage charge. Customer is billed for the entire base

capacity whether that entire base capacity is used or not. Customer is only billed for the average TBs used over each

hour over the month. The bill rate in $/TB/Hr is the same for the base capacity and on-demand usage, but varies by

configuration.

Time to Value is measured between order acceptance and activation. Subject to customer credit approval and site

qualification, which must be completed before order placement, and customer participation in pre-deployment planning.

Product availability, holidays, and other factors may impact deployment time. US only.

4 Introduction

The onboarding process that is shown below is the same whether you are designing a new offer or expanding an existing offer.

Figure 1. APEX Data Storage Services onboarding process

Design solution

If you are new to APEX Data Storage Services, contact your Dell Technologies sales team to work with your IT architects

to design or expand the solution to meet your business needs. If you are familiar with APEX Data Storage Services, your IT

architects may choose to define the solution themselves

Defining a solution is the process of matching your business needs to the offer, including:

● Type of storage (block or file).

● The Performance tier (Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3). The tier is based on throughput or Ops/sec for File Services and throughput

or IOPS for Block services.

● Base capacity (minimum of 50 TB plus a 25% buffer to support on-demand capacity).

● Subscription term (1 or 3 years).

Your Dell Technologies sales team works through the details with your IT architects as required. If this is your first engagement

on an APEX as-a-Service offer, your sales representative onboards you to the APEX Console. You use the APEX Console to

order and operate APEX Data Storage Services.

There is no cost to use the APEX Console, however you must go through an onboarding process to gain access. Your Dell

Technologies sales representative helps activate your Dell.com user login and create an Organization in the APEX Console

for your company account. Only customers with an activated Dell customer account who have already ordered, or who are

intending to order an APEX as-a-Service offer can use APEX Console.

To have your company account set up, provide the name and email address of the employee who will serve as the administrator

for the organization. The administrator role includes onboarding other employees who can then access the APEX Console at

https://console.delltechnologies.com.

The sales representative also reviews the APEX Data Storage Services Pre-qualification Checklist with you. The checklist

identifies requirements such as VPNs, Active Directory, site requirements, and other facility specifications to ensure that the

deployment goes smoothly.

Draft order

When you create a draft order, APEX Console displays the price for your offer. Your Dell Technologies sales representative

may assist you with the draft order. You can discuss any questions about the solution design or the pricing with your Dell

Technologies sales representative.

You receive a copy of the Agreement with site connection design and requirements to review your networking and security

teams before you proceed with the order.

Submit order

Submitting your order using the APEX Console triggers the Dell factory to begin staging the offer.

Pre-deployment planning

When you are certain that you want to proceed with your order, a Dell Technologies deployment project manager schedules

a pre-deployment planning meeting with a deployment planning engineer. The planning engineer works with your IT staff to

complete the design by adding details specific to your data center. The engineer also confirms changes that are required, such

as opening ports.

Introduction

Staging and shipping

Dell Technologies stages the offer in a Dell factory, where the storage and server components, networking switches, and power

distribution are installed and cabled. After validation testing, the entire rack is shipped to the selected data center location.

Deployment and service readiness

The Dell Technologies deployment team works with your staff to install and deploy the offer in your data center or hosted

location, including configuring storage software and network ports. The deployment team also installs any expansion equipment

as required in the future.

The Dell team ensures that managed services are established and activated and that your key users have required role-based

access. The customer service owner or IT manager will also have the opportunity to set up storage protection policies and select

several service options.

Billing

Billing begins after deployment and upon service activation. Your monthly invoice consists of two charges, each using the same

$/TB/hr rate.

Your billing rate depends on the configuration:

●

Base Capacity—You are billed for the entire base capacity whether you use all the base capacity or not.

● On-Demand Usage—You are billed for the TB/hr used during the month.

Introduction

Site Planning

You will work closely with Dell Technologies Services to assess your site and determine specific requirements pertaining to your

APEX Data Storage Services order. This section provides general site requirements for APEX Data Storage Services.

Topics:

• Site access requirements

• Environmental requirements

• Power requirements

• Network configurations

• VPN Connection

• Port usage

Site access requirements

Ensure that Dell Technologies Services can successfully deliver and install your APEX Data Storage Services by making sure that

your site meets these basic requirements:

NOTE:

The following list provides basic site access requirements. Dell Technologies Services develops detailed

specifications for your specific APEX Data Storage Services installation.

● Building is accessible by a 16.15 m (53 ft) tractor-trailer (assuming you have a loading dock).

● Lift gate is not required to deliver into the building.

● No special security clearance or site access is required to enter the facility.

● No special documents are required (for example: documents that are related to Hazardous Material, Export Compliance,

Union building, and so on).

● A stairway, stair crawler, or elevator is not required.

● The route to the final rack destination is free of obstacles.

● The floor and the path to the final rack destination can support up to 1496.86 kg (3300 lbs).

● Dimensions of the smallest doorway are at least 121.92 cm by 228.6 cm (48 in. by 90 in.).

● The data center must have Internet connectivity.

Environmental requirements

Dell Technologies Services collaborates with your IT organization to validate environmental requirements such as ambient and

operating temperatures.

Power requirements

Your APEX Data Storage Services requires either single phase or 3-phase power, depending on whether your offer is based on

block or file storage. Dell Technologies Services works with you to determine the appropriate power requirements.

Single-phase power requirements

Single-phase power can be used for offers that are based on either block or file storage.

NOTE:

These requirements are basic power and electrical requirements. Dell Technologies Services develops detailed

specifications for your specific APEX Data Storage Services installation.

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Table 1. Single-phase power requirements

Specification North American-3 wire connection

(2 L and 1 G)

International and Australian-3 wire

connection (1 L, 1 N, and 1 G)

Input nominal voltage 200–240 Vac +/- 10% L - L nom 220–240 Vac +/- 10% L - L nom

Frequency 50 Hz–60 Hz 50 Hz–60 Hz

Line load current 30A 30A or 32A

Power connections and receptacle

options

NEMA L6-30P, Russellstoll 3750DP IEC 309-332P6W

Power zones Two Two

Power requirements at site

● Up to three 30A, single-phase drops per zone.

● Each rack requires a minimum of two drops and can have a maximum of six drops.

The number of drops is determined by the system configuration and the power needs

for the configuration.

L = line phase, N = neutral, G = ground

Three-phase power requirements

Three-phase power can be used for offers that are based on file storage.

NOTE:

These requirements are basic power and electrical requirements. Dell Technologies Services develops detailed

specifications for your specific APEX Data Storage Services installation.

Table 2. Three-phase power requirements

Specification North American (DELTA) 4-wire connection (3 L and 1 G)

Input nominal voltage

200–240 Vac +/- 10% L - L nom

Frequency 50 Hz–60 Hz

Line load current 50A

Power connections and receptacles Hubbell CS-8365L, Russellstoll 9P54U2T

Power zones Two

Power requirements at site

● One 50A, three-phase drops per zone.

● Each rack requires two drops. The number of drops used is

determined by the system configuration and the power needs for

that configuration.

L = line phase, N = neutral, G = ground

An imbalance of AC input currents may exist on the three-phase power source feeding the array, depending on the

configuration. An electrician must be alerted to this possible condition to balance the phase-by-phase loading conditions

within the data center.

Network configurations

The network configuration for APEX Data Storage Services depends on whether your offer uses block or file services. Network

resources such as multiple IP addresses across multiple subnets are required. In addition, your APEX Data Storage Services

network configuration includes cabling and transceivers (where required) to connect to the network.

NOTE:

The following information provides basic site information. Dell Technologies Services develops detailed

specifications for your specific APEX Data Storage Services installation.

8 Site Planning

Figure 2. APEX Data Storage Services networking

The Dell Technologies Managed Services sales team works with you to identify your network configuration and discusses

network details with you such as the following:

● A—Management network—One uplink is used for overall system management. An RJ45 or 10G SFP+ transceiver is added

to the offer for the management network connection.

● B-D—Host data network—The data uplink connections are IP-based connections with speeds of 10 Gbps, 25 Gbps, 40

Gbps, or 100 Gbps. If your offer is based on Block Services, you can use a Fibre Channel connection instead. Your offer uses

one of the following configurations:

○ B—Standard Block Services —Four uplinks to the customer network are used for iSCSI data and replication.

○ C—Standard Block Services with customer-supplied Fibre Channel switch—Four uplinks to the customer

network are used for replication, plus four Fibre Channel connections to your Fibre Channel network.

○ D—Standard File Services—Eight uplinks per rack to the customer network are used for file and telemetry and

monitoring.

● Breakout cables—If breakout cables are required for File Services, such as for 10 Gbps and 25 Gbps network connections,

your sales representative provides details about the cables needed. Dell does not provide breakout cables.

VPN Connection

A continuous network connection using an Internet VPN between your infrastructure and Dell Technologies is required for Dell

Technologies Managed Services. Dell Technologies provides two VPN connections for resiliency, however only one customer

connection is required. Responsibilities for Internet services, network and management equipment, and VPN management are

specified in the Remote Access Agreement.

NOTE:

Information about the VPN connection is provided for reference only. It does not supersede the provisions in the

Terms and Offer Description for your purchased services. For details about VPN connection requirements, see the Remote

Access Agreement provided with your offer.

The network design for remote connectivity requires that you and Dell Technologies follow a highly secure protocol. You must

adhere to Dell Technologies standard protocol configuration as advised during Service Enablement, and as updated by Dell

Technologies from time to time at Dell Technologies absolute discretion.

When you order APEX Data Storage Services, Dell Technologies requests the following information and access unless otherwise

specified in the Offer Description:

● The public IPs required for connections and the name of the primary connection site.

● The pre-shared key.

● Any VPN Phase 1 and VPN Phase 2 connection parameter exception settings.

● Ports must be opened as described in the Offer Description.

Site Planning

VPN connections are established between your location and two Dell Technologies sites in an active/active configuration where

all connections are always active for high availability and disaster recovery. Dell Technologies Managed Services uses VPN for

the following services:

● Remote management—Used for secure management and support of your APEX Data Storage Services using Remote

Desktop sessions.

● Monitoring—Remote support teams monitor your APEX Data Storage Services for alerts and if found, take appropriate

action.

● Telemetry—Data is gathered for capacity usage, performance, and compliance with specified metrics and controls.

VPN connections are secured using the IPSEC industry standard protocol.

Port usage

Work with Dell Technologies Managed Services to configure your network and firewall so that managed services work properly

with your offer.

Table 3. Port usage

Port Service Protocol Access Direction Purpose

- ICMP - - DTMS troubleshooting

- IPSEC, IKE - - VPN communications

20 FTP TCP Outbound Port used for FTP data transfers. This port can be

opened by enabling FTP. Authentication is performed

on port 21 and defined by the FTP protocol.

21 FTP TCP Inbound Control port on which the FTP service listens for

incoming FTP requests.

22 SSH, SupportAssist, connect

home, SFTP, DTMS-Managed

server

TCP Bi-directional Allows SSH access (if enabled).

25 SMTP, DTMS-Managed server TCP Outbound Allows the appliance to send email. If closed, email

notifications are unavailable.

26 SSH, SupportAssist, connect

home, SFTP, DTMS-Managed

Server

TCP Bi-directional SSH access to port 22 is redirected to this port.

If closed, management connections using SSH are

unavailable.

53 DNS TCP/UDP Outbound Used to make DNS queries to DNS nameservers.

80 HTTP TCP Bi-directional vSphere Web Client, used for SupportAssist proxy

connection.

123 NTP TCP/UDP Outbound NTP time synchronization.

443 HTTPS, DTMS-Managed

Server

TCP Bi-directional Secure access to PowerStore Manager. If closed,

communication with the appliance is unavailable. Also

used for DTMS Management server access.

587 SMTP, DTMS Manager server TCP Outbound Allows the appliance to send email. if closed, email

notifications are unavailable.

3260 iSCSI TCP/UDP Bi-directional Required to provide the following access to iSCSI

services:

● External host iSCSI access

● External or PowerStore embedded ESXi host

iSCSI access

● Inter-cluster access for replication

● Storage import access from legacy EqualLogic

Peer Storage, Dell Compellent Storage Center,

Unity, and VNX2 systems.

If closed, iSCSI services are unavailable.

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Table 3. Port usage

Port Service Protocol Access Direction Purpose

3389 RDP, DTMS-Managed server TCP/UDP Bi-directional RDP access for DTMS-Managed server

5353 Multicast DNS (mDNS) UDP Bi-directional Multicast DNS query. If closed, mDNS name

resolution will not work.

7705 DTMS-Managed Server TCP Inbound SL1 Monitoring

8080 SupportAssist TCP Outbound Use for SupportAssist proxy connection.

8128 SupportAssist TCP Inbound for VASA

Outbound for

SupportAssist

Used for SupportAssist proxy connection.

8443 VASA, SupportAssist TCP Outbound Required for:

● VASA Vendor Provider (VASA version 3.0)

● SupportAssist connect home functions

9443 SupportAssist TCP Outbound Required for SupportAssist REST API related to

connect home functions.

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Getting Started with APEX Data Storage

Services

After the Dell Deployment team has installed and set up your APEX Data Storage Services order, you can start using the Dell

Technologies APEX Console to manage your storage.

Topics:

• Onboarding communications

• APEX Console

Onboarding communications

When you place an order for APEX Data Storage Services, you will receive communications from Dell Technologies that includes

links to the APEX Console and its related programs and credentials as needed. Retain these communications for your initial

setup and for reference.

The following table describes the communications you will receive from Dell Technologies:

Table 4. Onboarding communications

Source Content

APEX Data Storage Services

invitation email

● Instructions for creating an account on dell.com.

● Link to the APEX Console.

Welcome email Email from Dell Technologies Customer Success Manager (CSM) with information about

upcoming activities and tools for onboarding to APEX Data Storage Services.

Kickoff call Meeting invitation to confirm APEX Data Storage Services deliverables, roles and

responsibilities, important tools you will be using, and to discuss next steps around your

deployment and service activation.

Technical planning call Meeting invitation to discuss resources and key technology requirements such as networking,

security, and configuration to ensure your implementation runs smoothly. You will also receive

information about access to and use of the Dell Technologies Managed Services service portal,

including:

● Link to DTMS service portal.

● Work Instructions for using the service portal.

Deployment email Email from Dell Technologies deployment team to your data center contact to confirm

the date and time of the deployment and discuss any questions or concerns about the

deployment.

Dell Technologies Managed

Services

Element Manager (storage manager interface) credentials.

Dell Technologies Subscription

Activation notification

Summary of purchase details, including the cost.

Activation call invitation Meeting invitation from your CSM to answer any outstanding questions and walk through the

APEX Data Storage Services tools.

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APEX Console

Your subscription to APEX Data Storage Services includes access to the APEX Console. Use the APEX Console to access and

operate your data storage and to contact Dell Technologies. You will receive credentials and information about programs during

the onboarding process. Retain communications from Dell Technologies for future reference.

Figure 3. Dell Technologies APEX Console

During the onboarding process, you are given access to the following programs:

Table 5. Accessing related programs

Related programs Purpose Link Credentials to use

APEX Console

● View and modify your

subscription

● Submit requests for

service

● Access the Element

Manager

Dell Technologies APEX

Console

Dell customer login

Dell Technologies Managed

Services

● Request service

● Report incidents

● Ask a question

Dell Technologies Service

Portal

SSO (Dell login credentials)

CloudIQ

● Monitor storage activity

● Access Element Manager

CloudIQ SSO (Dell login credentials)

Block or File storage manager

● Operate block or file

storage within the

guidelines of the Roles and

Responsibilities

● Monitor storage activity

N/A Element Manager login

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Get started with the APEX Console

After onboarding, you can access the APEX Console. The APEX Console provides online access to manage your storage

subscriptions, billing information, and services. You can start onboarding users while waiting for service to be provisioned. Your

subscription order is visible in the APEX Console, but details are not available until after service activation.

To get started with your APEX Data Storage Services, log in to the APEX Console and perform the initial tasks that are listed

below. See the APEX Console User Guide for APEX Data Storage Services for more detailed procedures.

● Add users using Identity Management.

● Select your subscription under Active Subscriptions.

●

View current subscription costs using Billing & Payments.

● View invoices for your subscription using Billing & Payments.

Access the Dell Technologies Managed Services Portal

Access the Dell Technologies Managed Services (DTMS) Portal from the APEX Console for additional support of your APEX

Data Storage Services offer.

Use the DTMS Portal to log service requests and incidents for resolution by Dell Technologies Managed Services. On the

Subscription Details page for your subscription, click Get Service.

● Service Request—Log a service request for actions such as logging an inquiry, creating protection policies, managing

replications, and so on.

○ Create a service request from the items displayed in the Service Catalog tab in the DTMS Portal. The catalog items

that are listed on the first page are the most frequently used items. Check the Service Catalog categories on the right

for more catalog items.

○ If you do not see a catalog item that meets your need, create a service request from the General Service Request

catalog item.

● Incident—Log an incident for issues such as your system not working correctly or if there is a system outage. Create an

incident from the Incidents menu in the left navigation pane.

NOTE:

Select the Knowledge tab in the DTMS Portal to find more information about the following:

● Using the DTMS portal.

● Accessing the APEX Data Storage Services Account Support Guidelines.

● Reading frequently asked questions about APEX Data Storage Services.

Access the Element Manager

Access the block or file Element Manager (storage manager interface) from the APEX Console.

On the Subscription Details page for your subscription, click Manage Storage Resources to launch the Element Manager. In

the Element Manager, enter the credentials that are provided to you by DTMS.

Within the Element Manager, you can perform the storage management tasks that are described in Roles and Responsibilities.

NOTE:

After launching the Element Manager, click help for more information about working in the Element Manager.

Access CloudIQ

CloudIQ is the AI/ML-powered, proactive monitoring and predictive analytics, cloud-based application for the Dell Technologies

product portfolio. CloudIQ currently supports storage, storage area network, data protection, hyperconverged, and converged

system products.

On the Subscription Details page for your subscription, click View Capacity Performance & Health to launch CloudIQ.

NOTE:

For more information about working in CloudIQ, click in the CloudIQ toolbar.

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APEX Data Storage Services Roles and Responsibilities

This section describes the roles and responsibilities for the features and functions of the APEX Data Storage Services offer. For

the most current information for your offer, see the Roles and Responsibilities (RACI) APEX Data Storage Services document

that is provided with your service agreement.

NOTE: This information is for reference only, it does not supersede the provisions in the Terms and Offer Description for

your purchased services.

The roles and responsibilities tables use the following abbreviations:

● R—Responsible: The party who owns and performs the task, function, or deliverable described.

● A—Accountable: The person who is ultimately answerable for the activity or decision and approves or signs-off on work

before it takes effect.

● C—Consulted: The party who reviews output or progress necessary to complete the task, function, or deliverable before a

final decision is made or action is taken. When a provider is consulted, they may charge the customer on a time and materials

basis for the resources that are used to consult.

● I—Informed: The party who is notified of results, completion, or deliverable after the action is taken.

APEX Data Storage Services deployment

Deployment and decommissioning roles are the same whether the offer is block storage or file storage. For assistance with

deployment, contact your account representative. For assistance with decommissioning, click Get Service on the offer

subscription page.

Table 6. Block or file storage—deployment and decommissioning

Task Customer Provider (Dell)

Deploy

Ensure site readiness (Power, HVAC, Network, and space). R/A C/I

Verify access—APEX Console, CloudIQ, Element Manager UIs, and DTMS

Portal.

C/I R/A

Coordinate the installation of new array to make it production ready,

including cluster installation and deployment.

C/I R/A

Decommission

Migrate existing data and remove offer. R/A C/I

Turn off, wipe disk and coordinate shipment. C/I R/A

Block storage

The following table defines functions that are available to the customer that are related to block storage features and functions.

All these tasks are performed in the block storage element manager. For assistance with these tasks, click help

in the

element manager.

Table 7. Block storage—customer responsibilities

Task Customer Provider (Dell)

Volumes

Create volumes, manual snapshots, and create or refresh clones. R/A C/I

Delete volumes, thin clones, snapshots. R/A C/I

Create or delete a volume group. R/A C/I

Set a volume performance policy. R/A C/I

Modify volume (name, description). R/A C/I

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Table 7. Block storage—customer responsibilities (continued)

Task Customer Provider (Dell)

Expand volume size. R/A C/I

Provide or change Logical Unit Number. R/A C/I

Map volumes to hosts and host groups. R/A C/I

Unmap volumes from host. R/A C/I

Modify volume performance profile. R/A C/I

Restore volumes and volume groups from snapshots. R/A C/I

Hosts

Add a host or host group. R/A C/I

Expand hosts and host groups. R/A C/I

Decommission hosts or delete host groups. R/A C/I

Full vCenter control (api/rest/vcenter GET/POST/PATCH/DELETE

operations)

R/A C/I

Protection policies

Apply protection policies (snapshots, replication). R/A C/I

Change protection policies (on volumes and volume groups). R/A C/I

Monitoring

Add or remove objects from the Watchlist. R/A C/I

View alerts and jobs (and acknowledge or unacknowledge). R/A C/I

The following table defines service provider responsibilities that are related to block storage features and functions. For

assistance with these tasks, select DTMS Portal from the help icon

in the element manager toolbar.

Table 8. Block storage—provider (Dell) responsibilities

Task Customer Provider (Dell)

Volumes

Migrate volumes. C/I R/A

Hosts

Initial vCenter setup. C/I R/A

Protection policies

Configure and create protection policies. C/I R/A

Modify protection policy. C/I R/A

Set up D@RE Encryption Key backups. C/I R/A

Appliance management

Add or remove an appliance. C/I R/A

Turn off a cluster or appliance. C/I R/A

Changing options on the Configuration settings page (for example, changing

a DNS server).

C/I R/A

Managing users (user administration, but not customer AD). C/I R/A

Add or remove capacity. C/I R/A

Replication

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Table 8. Block storage—provider (Dell) responsibilities (continued)

Task Customer Provider (Dell)

Set up remote systems for replication and import. C/I R/A

Support Manage sync/failover replication. C/I R/A

Show and make available audit events. C/I R/A

Access SupportAssist. C/I R/A

Coordinate and support code upgrades (NDU). C/I R/A

Gather support materials. C/I R/A

SSH management C/I R/A

Configure CHAP. C/I R/A

API access C/I R/A

CLI access C/I R/A

File storage (Scale-out NAS)

The following table defines functions that are available to the customer that are related to file storage features and functions.

All these tasks are performed in the file storage element manager. For assistance with these tasks, click Help

in the element

manager.

Table 9. File storage—customer responsibilities

Task Customer Provider (Dell)

File shares

Create, read, update, and delete SMB shares. R/A C/I

Create, read, update, and delete NFS exports. R/A C/I

Set up NFS aliases. R/A C/I

Edit HDFS settings. R/A C/I

Configure HDFS Ranger plug-in settings. R/A C/I

Create, read, update, and delete directories and set permissions. R/A C/I

Create allow and deny file filters. R/A C/I

Snapshots

Create, read, update, and delete snapshots. R/A C/I

Schedule snapshots. R/A C/I

SyncIQ

View SyncIQ jobs and reports summary. R/A C/I

Create, read, update, and delete SyncIQ policies. R/A C/I

View SyncIQ data replication reports R/A C/I

View summary R/A C/I

Storage Pools

Create, read, update, and delete pool tiering policies for files. R/A C/I

Quotas

Create, read, update, and delete quotas. R/A C/I

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Table 9. File storage—customer responsibilities (continued)

Task Customer Provider (Dell)

View quota reports R/A C/I

Schedule quota reports R/A C/I

Manage notifications and rules. R/A C/I

Users and groups

Create proxy users. R/A C/I

Manage users and groups. R/A C/I

Appliance management

Manage anti-virus R/A C/I

The following table defines service provider responsibilities that are related to file storage features and functions. For assistance

with these tasks, select Dell Technologies support from the OneFS Dashboard tab.

Table 10. File storage—provider (Dell) responsibilities

Task Customer Provider (Dell)

File shares

Edit default share settings. C/I R/A

Edit SMB server settings. C/I R/A

Edit Export settings. C/I R/A

Edit Global settings. C/I R/A

Edit Zone Settings C/I R/A

Snapshots

Edit SnapshotIQ settings. C/I R/A

SyncIQ

View SyncIQ targets on local cluster C/I R/A

Configure SyncIQ throttling rules. C/I R/A

Edit SyncIQ settings. C/I R/A

Config SmartLock (create WORM domains). C/I R/A

Storage pools

Create local storage pools. C/I R/A

Create cloud storage pools. C/I R/A

Edit SmartPools settings. C/I R/A

Edit CloudPools settings. C/I R/A

Edit settings and view summary. C/I R/A

Appliance management

Add or remove an appliance. C/I R/A

Turn off a cluster or appliance. C/I R/A

Hardware and network config C/I R/A

Create virtual racks. C/I R/A

Edit FTP settings. C/I R/A

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Table 10. File storage—provider (Dell) responsibilities (continued)

Task Customer Provider (Dell)

Edit HTTP settings. C/I R/A

Configure and manage NDMP. C/I R/A

Configuration settings page (for example, changing a DNS server) C/I R/A

Load balancing with SmartConnect C/I R/A

Configure anti-virus C/I R/A

Protection policies

Configure and create protection policies. C/I R/A

Set up D@RE Encryption Key backups C/I R/A

Permissions and roles

View permissions C/I R/A

Manage roles C/I R/A

Manage authentication providers. C/I R/A

Create, read, update, and delete access zones. C/I R/A

Edit ACL policy settings. C/I R/A

Edit global Service Provider settings. C/I R/A

Monitoring

View cluster and node status C/I R/A

Configure auditing C/I R/A

Jobs scheduling and management C/I R/A

Hosts

Support Initial vCenter setup. C/I R/A

Access SupportAssist C/I R/A

Show and make available audit events. C/I R/A

Licensing C/I R/A

Events and alerts C/I R/A

Diagnostics C/I R/A

SW patch and firmware upgrade C/I R/A

Gather support materials. C/I R/A

SSH management C/I R/A

Configure CHAP C/I R/A

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Known Issues

The following issues remain unresolved in this release.

Table 11. Known issues in this release

Issue ID Functional Area Description Workaround/Resolution

N/A CloudIQ - Contact

time display

Contact time displayed in the APEX Console

may not match the time displayed in CloudIQ.

None

CIQD-19473 CloudIQ—Billing

update

Billing updates may be delayed for up to two

hours due to the internal aggregation and

processing associated with the modules in

the pipeline.

None

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