Dell EMC PowerStore: PowerStore Manager Overview

1 Technical White Paper dell EMC PowerStore : PowerStore Manager Overview Abstract This white paper introduces and describes dell EMC PowerStore Manager . PowerStore Manager is a web-based solution that provides an easy-to-use interface for management actions and monitoring operations which are crucial to an organization's needs. April 2021. H18150. Revisions Revisions Date Description April 2020 Initial release: PowerStoreOS December 2020 Updated for PowerStoreOS SP3; AD/LDAP section added April 2021 Updated for PowerStoreOS Acknowledgments Author: Ji Hong Updated by: Robert Weilhammer, Ryan Meyer This document may contain certain words that are not consistent with dell 's current language guidelines. dell plans to update the document over subsequent future releases to revise these words accordingly. This document may contain language from third party content that is not under dell 's control and is not consistent with dell 's current guidelines for dell 's own content.

2 When such third-party content is updated by the relevant third parties, this document will be revised accordingly. The information in this publication is provided as is. dell Inc. makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the information in this publication, and specifically disclaims implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Use, copying, and distribution of any software described in this publication requires an applicable software license. Copyright 2020-2021 dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved. dell Technologies, dell , EMC, dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners. [4/13/2021] [Technical White Paper] [ ]. 2 dell EMC PowerStore : PowerStore Manager Overview | H18150.

3 Table of contents Table of contents Acknowledgments ..2. Table of contents ..3. Executive summary ..5. Audience ..5. 1 Introduction ..6. PowerStore Overview ..6. Terminology ..6. 2 Appliance discovery ..8. Discovery with Service Port ..8. Discovery with Static IP address ..8. Discovery with remote connection ..8. Initial Configuration Wizard ..10. Licensing ..13. 3 PowerStore Manager user Dashboard ..16. Monitoring ..17. System Checks ..19. Compute: Hosts & Host Groups ..19. Compute: Virtual Machines ..20. Compute: vCenter Server Connection ..21. Storage: Volumes ..21. Storage: Volume Groups ..22. Storage: Storage Containers ..23. Storage: NAS Servers ..23. Storage: File Systems ..24. Protection: Replication ..24. Protection: Remote Systems ..25. Protection: Protection Policies ..26. Migration: Migration Actions.

4 27. Migration: Internal Migrations ..28. Migration: Import External Storage ..28. Migration: Imports ..29. Hardware ..31. 3 dell EMC PowerStore : PowerStore Manager Overview | H18150. Table of contents Appliance Performance ..33. Port IO Performance ..34. Other system status messages and settings ..35. CloudIQ/vCenter/metro node connection ..35. Running jobs ..35. quick access alerts ..36. Logged-in user options ..36. Online help ..37. Settings menu ..39. SupportAssist ..40. Network IPs ..40. User management ..41. 4 PowerStore CLI ..45. 5 PowerStore REST API ..46. 6 Conclusion ..47. A Technical support and resources ..48. 4 dell EMC PowerStore : PowerStore Manager Overview | H18150. Executive summary Executive summary This white paper provides an Overview of the dell EMC PowerStore platform user interface, PowerStore Manager , which is used for management and monitoring of PowerStore clusters and associated appliances.

5 For hardware and high-level software details about PowerStore appliances, see the white paper dell EMC. PowerStore : Introduction to the Platform. Audience This white paper is intended for IT administrators, storage architects, partners, and dell Technologies . employees. It is also intended for any other individuals that are involved in the evaluation, acquisition, management, operation, or design of a dell EMC networked storage environment using PowerStore . 5 dell EMC PowerStore : PowerStore Manager Overview | H18150. Introduction 1 Introduction For most technology products available today, simplicity and ease of use are some of the top priorities. For PowerStore appliances, PowerStore Manager addresses these priorities by providing an easy-to-use and simplified management interface for IT generalists, while simultaneously providing advanced features for storage administrators.

6 PowerStore Manager allows administrators to easily configure storage resources from their PowerStore appliances to meet the needs of their applications, hosts, and users. The PowerStore Manager provisioning workflows simplify management by using best practices and recommended default values. These abilities help optimize system performance and minimize the overall costs of using and maintaining the system. Manage provisioned resources easily by using the intuitive filtering options to sort and view data to the user. PowerStore Manager can easily identify failed and faulted components through graphical representations of the system. PowerStore Manager also offers a wide range of dell Technologies support options, directly from the user interface, to assist troubleshooting. PowerStore Overview PowerStore achieves new levels of operational simplicity and agility.

7 It uses a container-based microservices architecture, advanced storage technologies, and integrated machine learning to unlock the power of your data. PowerStore is a versatile platform with a performance-centric design that delivers multidimensional scale, always-on data reduction, and support for next-generation media. PowerStore brings the simplicity of public cloud to on-premises infrastructure, streamlining operations with an integrated machine-learning engine and seamless automation. It also offers predictive analytics to easily monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot the environment. PowerStore is highly adaptable, providing the flexibility to host specialized workloads directly on the appliance and modernize infrastructure without disruption. It also offers investment protection through flexible payment solutions and data-in-place upgrades.

8 Terminology Appliance: Solution containing the base enclosure and any attached expansion enclosures. Base enclosure: Enclosure containing both nodes (node A and node B) with 25 x NVMe drive slots in the front. Cluster: One or more appliances in a single grouping and management interface. Clusters are expandable by adding more appliances to the existing cluster, up to the allowed amount for a cluster. Expansion enclosure: Enclosures that can be attached to a base enclosure to provide additional storage. NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe-FC): Protocol used to perform Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe). commands over a Fibre Channel network. Fibre Channel protocol: Protocol used to perform Internet Protocol (IP) and SCSI commands over a Fibre Channel network. File system: Storage resource that can be accessed through file-sharing protocols such as SMB or NFS.

9 Internet SCSI (iSCSI): Provides a mechanism for accessing block-level data storage over network connections. 6 dell EMC PowerStore : PowerStore Manager Overview | H18150. Introduction Network attached storage (NAS) server: File-level storage server used to host file systems. A NAS server is required to create file systems that use SMB or NFS shares. Network File System (NFS): Access protocol that allows data access from Linux /UNIX hosts on a network. Node: Component within an appliance that contains processors and memory. Each appliance consists of two nodes. Representational State Transfer (REST) API: Set of resources (objects), operations, and attributes that provide interactive, scripted, and programmatic management control of the PowerStore cluster. Server Message Block (SMB): Network file-sharing protocol, sometimes referred to as CIFS, used by Microsoft Windows environments.

10 SMB provides access to files and folders from Windows hosts on a network. Snapshot: Point-in-time view of data stored on a storage resource. A user can recover files from a snapshot or restore a storage resource from a snapshot. VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes (vVols): A VMware storage framework which allows VM data to be stored on individual Virtual Volumes. This ability allows for data services to be applied at a VM-level of granularity and according to SPBM. Virtual Volumes can also refer to the individual storage objects that are used to enable this functionality. 7 dell EMC PowerStore : PowerStore Manager Overview | H18150. Appliance discovery 2 Appliance discovery When the PowerStore system base enclosure and optional expansion enclosures are installed and powered on for the first time, configure the system in one of the following ways: Direct connection: This is the recommended procedure and requires that you are physically present in the data center or lab where the base enclosure is installed.