Configuring Storage

Configuring Powervault Storage

To configure powervault ME4 and ME5 storage arrays, follow the below steps:

Fill out all required parameters in storage/powervault_input.yml:

Parameter

Default, Accepted values

Required?

Additional information

powervault_protocol

sas

Required

This variable indicates the network protocol used for data connectivity

powervault_controller_mode

multi, single

Required

This variable indicates the number of controllers available on the target powervault.

powervault_locale

English

Optional

Represents the selected language. Currently, only English is supported.

powervault_system_name

Unintialized_Name

Optional

The system name used to identify the PowerVault Storage device. The name should be less than 30 characters and must not contain spaces.

powervault_snmp_notify_level

none

Required

Select the SNMP notification levels for PowerVault Storage devices.

powervault_pool_type

linear, virtual

Required

This variable indicates the kind of pool created on the target powervault.

powervault_raid_levels

raid1, raid5, raid6, raid10

Optional

Enter the required RAID levels and the minimum and maximum number of disks for each RAID levels.

powervault_disk_range

0.1-1

Required

Enter the range of disks in the format enclosure-number.disk-range,enclosure-number.disk-range. For example, to select disks 3 to 12 in enclosure 1 and to select disks 5 to 23 in enclosure 2, you must enter 1.3-12, 2.5-23.

A RAID 10 or 50 disk group with disks in subgroups are separated by colons (with no spaces). RAID-10 example:1.1-2:1.3-4:1.7,1.10

Note: Ensure that the entered disk location is empty and the Usage column lists the range as AVAIL. The disk range specified must be of the same vendor and they must have the same description.

powervault_disk_group_name

omnia

Required

Specifies the disk group name

powervault_volumes

omnia_home

Required

Specify the volume details for powervault and NFS Server node. Multiple volumes can be defined as comma seperated values. example: omnia_home1, omnia_home2.

powervault_volume_size

100GB

Required

Enter the volume size in the format: SizeGB.

powervault_pool

a, A, B, b

Required

Enter the pool for the volume.

powervault_disk_partition_size

Optional

Specify the disk partition size as a percentage of available disk space.

powervault_server_nic

Optional

Enter the NIC of the server to which the PowerVault Storage is connected. Make sure nfs server also has 3 nics (for internet, OS provision and powervault connection). The nic should be specified based on the provisioned OS on nfs server.

snmp_trap_destination

Optional

The trap destination IP address is the IP address of the SNMP Server where the trap will be sent. If this variable is left blank, SNMP will be disabled. Omnia will not validate this IP.

snmp_community_name

public

Optional

The SNMP community string used to access statistics, MAC addresses and IPs stored within a router or other device.

Run the playbook:

cd storage
ansible-playbook powervault.yml -i inventory -e powervault_username="" -e powervault_password=""

  • Where the inventory refers to a list of all nodes separated by a newline.

  • powervault_username and powervault_password are the credentials used to administrate the array.

Configuring NFS servers

To configure an NFS server, enter the following parameters in storage/nfs_server_input.yml

Run the playbook:

cd storage
ansible-playbook nfs_sas.yml -i inventory