Proxmox and Dell EMC ME4012 SAN Storage

arakyta_andy

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Hello! I've got two Dell R350 poweredge servers connected to a Dell EMC ME4012 via SAS. I'm trying to get my two volumes seen by proxmox. I have host initiators discovered on the ME4012 for my two proxmox nodes. Has anyone been able to work through this and help guide me? I've been around proxmox a bit but certainly not an advanced user.
 
root@pt-nd01:~# pveversion
pve-manager/7.4-3/9002ab8a (running kernel: 5.15.104-1-pve)
root@pt-nd01:~# lsscsi
-bash: lsscsi: command not found
root@pt-nd01:~# lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 111.8G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 1007K 0 part
├─sda2 8:2 0 1G 0 part /boot/efi
└─sda3 8:3 0 110.8G 0 part
├─pve-swap 253:0 0 8G 0 lvm [SWAP]
├─pve-root 253:1 0 37.7G 0 lvm /
├─pve-data_tmeta 253:2 0 1G 0 lvm
│ └─pve-data 253:4 0 49.3G 0 lvm
└─pve-data_tdata 253:3 0 49.3G 0 lvm
└─pve-data 253:4 0 49.3G 0 lvm
 
No, I dont anticipate issues - its what it was designed for, based on the information you provided.
I am not familiar with licensing requirements of this Dell model, perhaps there are none. You can always reach out to Dell support for assistance on connecting this storage to a Linux client.


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Okay, I have the disks showing up from the SAN but it appears that I'm getting an advertisement from each controller. I only have one 3.84TB volume, and one 1.2 TB volume, however each is listed twice since there is a SAS cable connected to each controller.
 

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