Dell provides a vmware vcenter integration plugin for the dell equallogic ps series san. This document focuses on network configuration, host integration, and other topics that help to ensure a smooth deployment with optimum. Setup and install the equallogic multipathing agent for. The vasa provider is included with dells virtual storage manager vsm 4. Virtual storage manager equallogic datastore manager equallogic autosnapshot manager smartcopies, clones and replicas equallogic virtual desktop deployment utility plus. A different dns server set is used on the va console login on va console with default login of root eql the dns servers the va choses to use in the console starts on 10. You will need to configure the advanced options manually on the iscsi software adapter or. So you bought an equallogic san, now what part one this post might be extremely long. X and vsphere, jumbo frames can be enabled on the iscsi software initiator.
Equallogics bundled software includes advanced, integrated tools designed to streamline storage management, deliver advanced virtualization capabilities, and enable effective business continuity strategies for enterprises. Jan 14, 2012 if youre a dellequallogic partner you can finally have access to a software version of a ps6000 iscsi array. Installing equallogic mem with windows vsphere cli phy2vir. Dell equallogic ps4210 installation and setup manual pdf. Unpack the zip archive, and upload to the vma the setup. You will need to configure the advanced options manually on the iscsi software adapter or on the specific targets as mentioned earlier. This update can be applied to any equallogic ps4x or ps6x array shipped since 2009. If your host is already configured to connect to the equallogic san and you only need to install the mem, you can follow the steps in this section only. X, the iscsi software initiator was rewritten from the ground up for better performance and functionality. The first step to enabling the functionality of the vsm is to configure it to know of your dell equallogic arrays. This video is part 1 in the 2part video series on daytoday management with dell storage manager dsm.
Configuring dell equallogic management interface mike poulson. Jun 18, 2011 the dell equallogic iscsi san supports an outofband management network interface. Virtual storage manager vsm, part of the host integration tools for vmware and host integration tools for microsoft offer centralized data protection and management features to simplify administration of multiple hosts and equallogic san groups in your infrastructure. Installation and implementation of dell equallogic 3 21. The web interface is nice and all but you have to have your 10gig network setup before you can access it. New ps series software releases will run on existing ps series systems under active dell service.
The dell vsm is a virtual appliance that is downloaded as part of the allinclusive dell equallogic software support and can be installed into an existing vmware vcenter environment. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization howto. Use the setup utility to configure an array and create a ps series group with the array as the initial group member. Download dells equallogic mem from the equallogic support website. This iscsi san configuration guide is updated with each release of the product or when necessary. Ps series and sc series with dsm, and easily configure and monitor scheduled replication tasks.
Through endtoend solutions, you can efficiently move the right data to the right place at the right time and for the right cost. Does anyone have or have access to the latest firmware, drivers, software, and manual for a dell equallogic ps6000e that they would be willing to downloadshare forwith me. This table provides the update history of the iscsi san configuration guide. Once the san is powered on you should start to see the unit posting through until you get to the initial setup wizard. To simplify migration, you can import data from ps series to sc series using the thin import feature.
Equallogic management tasks in a microsoft environment. For those of you who dont know or havent seen the dell virtual storage manager vsm appliance, it is a virtual appliance provided by dell which extends the functionality of vcenter to have better control and functionality over their equallogic environment. So this is a quick set of commands that are used to configure the management eth2 interface on the device. Connect to the san via a serial cable to the active storage processor. Essentials for deploying, integrating and scaling vmware vsphere with dell equallogic keith swindell dell storage product planning manager.
Host integration tools for windows hitmicrosoft a suite of applications that enable you to configure and manage an array. Virtual storage manager virtual storage manager virtual storage manager virtual storage manager. Configuring vsphere iscsi software initiator with ps series storage taking advantage of all of these new features requires some new steps to be taken by esx administrators. Dell equallogic ps6000e missing downloads, software. As were in the process of building a new site and getting new infrastructure we really dont want to put support on these guys. When configured it will add the plugin as well as monitoring alerts and new menu options into the vcenter web interface. Oct 27, 20 configure another interface with an address in the same subnet as the current group address and connect it to the network. Recommendations and best practices for iscsi san and scaleout nas network fabric design. Make sure all the network addresses used in the management network are on the same subnet, which is different from the iscsi network.
Change equallogic storage ip address experts exchange. This is for managing the device from a separate network than the iscsi traffic is on. Equallogic array software, including equallogic firmware, group manager and the manual transfer utility, delivers advanced storage area network san functions that automatically virtualize and optimize storage resources while providing advanced data protection and san management. Dell equallogic wveeam configoptimization veeam community. A list of validated hardware and software components are provided in the equallogic compatibility matrix ecm, which can be found at the following link. The creation or confirmation of the storage device triggers the appropriate storage discovery pattern. Under vsm home and manage, the management network options allow you to adjust the configuration options specified during the import process. Equallogic install complete with vmware vsphere integration the following blog runs through what could be considered to make up a complete install of an equallogic array with all possible value add software components when integrating with vmware vsphere.
When an snmp discovery of an ip address finds a storage entity, a storage device san group instance is created. Jul 29, 2014 for those of you who have not yet made the change to the vsphere web client, dell continues to support the previous version, vsm 3. I know there are hundreds and hundreds of posts re. Visit or the dell support url specified in information provided with the dell product. If youre a dellequallogic partner you can finally have access to a software version of a ps6000 iscsi array. You can use the dell equallogic storage replication adapter for. In my case, is was the certificate on the vmware side that was expired. Equallogic virtual storage manager default password dandk. Essentials for deploying, integrating and scaling vmware.
Eql vsm and veeam post by dekkar tue sep 29, 2015 7. Click the dell virtual storage manager icon to navigate to. For multiple reasons this is not the best way to configure multipathing, so here is a write up on the proper way to setup the multipathing plugin on a vmware esxi 5 server ive also included steps to undo what may have been setup in the past. First, be sure the array hardware is set up and there are no errors or red leds. Modifying the management network configuration equallogic.
Equallogic storage installation guide 1 rack mounting the array rack requirements eia310d compliant, fourpost 19 inch rack with universal square hole or unthreaded round hole spacing. Seems all of our equallogic equipment feel out of warranty at the end of last year. This video will guide you through the installation and configuratio. Dell equallogic arrays are sold fully licensed and therefore a snapshot license is not required.
This has been available internally at dell since at least 2009 the date of the included documentation but its release to partners is very new new enough that i has to alert them to the fact that the download they initially. Below i will describe the process of configuring the equallogic array, autosnapshot manager and veeam to deploy an offhost backup proxy. Aug 26, 2011 dell provides a vmware vcenter integration plugin for the dell equallogic ps series san. Equallogic product documentation requires support login. Installing and configuring the dell equallogic host. Dell equallogic software gives you enterprise power with everyday simplicity.
The vsm is deployed as a virtual appliance, and has a vcenter plugin that can be used for vvol array management tasks. Dell equallogic virtual storage manager vsm hangs on vasa. Creating a volume or also generally know as a lun and assigning contolled access is quick and easy. Optimize virtualization deployments with dell equallogic. Installing and configuring vsm configure the vcenter runtime ip address. The setup of the equallogic requires that you have a console cable to connect to your equallogic san. Dell equallogic virtual storage manager vsm hangs on.
Dell equallogic storage systems are discovered using snmp. Agenda networking basics data drives iscsi multipathing in vmware equallogic virtual storage manager vsm vaai scaling with equallogic and vmware. It includes virtual storage manager vsm, storage replication adapter sra for vmware site replication manager, and the dell equallogic multipathing extension module mem. This is done using the home getting started add group option. Also the setup does not really give you an easy option to configure the. This has been available internally at dell since at least 2009 the date of the included documentation but its release to partners is very new new enough that i has to alert them to the fact that the download they initially made available on 2012 had expired. Do not unpack the embedded zip file, this is a vib offline bundle and is expected to be in this format. They should be decommissioned within the next 36month, seems like such a waste. Optimize virtualization deployments with dell equallogic virtualized storage and vmware vsphere 5. The management can be done both within the vsphere client for old versions or the vsphere web client basically vsm management its just a web oriented interface. The san is a mixed group, one dell 6100 w ssd and one 4100 spinning disk. Vsm fails to register with the vasa service on vcenter. May, 2016 this video is part 1 in the 2part video series on daytoday management with dell storage manager dsm. This video will guide you through the installation and configuration process to get you quickly up and.
The documentation for the ps6000e is some of the worse i have ever seen. Installation and implementation of dell equallogic 3 21 for. Technical support for technical support cases please login to techdirect or call 18009453355 us only. To modify the ip settings for a network interface, doubleclick the interface and make the necessary changes in the modify ip settings dialog box figure. For customer service support or questions please email us at equallogic customer service certified channel partner help desk to learn more about the partnerdirect program and how we can assist our partners be more successful with equallogic solutions please contact the resources in your area. For hardware installation information, see the ps series quickstart or san setup poster for your model array note. Enter the group login and password grpadmingrpadmin is default. Most of the configuration is done via cli inside the esx server. Hello there rhomelab, hope youve been doing well tl. Customer service for customer service support or questions please email us at equallogic customer service certified channel partner help desk. The dell equallogic configuration guide is provided as an aid to help storage administrators determine how best to build an iscsi.
Dell equallogic vsm introduction vinfrastructure blog. Part 1 includes a demonstration of dsm as it relates to managing dell storage ps series. Configuring an array and creating a group equallogic. I like to document things just in case i can spare other people the pain that i went through. Removing uplink port eth83 ltl 19, when vmknic lveth81 ltl 49 is pinned to this port for iscsi multipathing hardware iscsi is new in cisco nexus v. I have the dell vsm loaded and configured, ive built a storage container on the eql, and i can configure the access rules for hosts. Removing uplink port eth83 ltl 19, when vmknic lveth81 ltl 49 is pinned to this port for iscsi multipathing hardware iscsi is new in cisco nexus v release 4. The dell equallogic configuration guide is provided as an aid to help storage administrators determine how best to build an iscsi infrastructure for use within an equallogic san solution. To achieve this with equallogic arrays, you will only need to install and configure autosnapshot manager. Inspired by users, the advanced software features built into the equallogic ps series enable organizations of all sizes to implement high.
At one point, i thought there was a summary topic on best practices of veeam and eql, but i cannot find it through searchat least not through the first couple pages of search results. Sep 23, 2015 ps4100 equallogic storage installation guide 1. Jan 12, 20 equallogic install complete with vmware vsphere integration the following blog runs through what could be considered to make up a complete install of an equallogic array with all possible value add software components when integrating with vmware vsphere. Equallogic virtual storage manager default password. Dell equallogic configuration guide dell storage infrastructure and solutions configure unified block and file storage solutions based on equallogic ps series arrays and the fs series family of nas appliances.
The dell equallogic vsm is a centos virtual appliance that is downloaded from the support site. Configuring and installing the equallogic multipathing. The setup is as follows, 3 hosts, two with hba iscsi broadcoms and one software iscsi adapter. On all iscsi initiator clients that have connections to the array, disconnect any connected volumes and remove any target portal entries that point to the array. Equallogic install complete with vmware vsphere integration. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization. Revision description en00028804 modified a sentence in set up chap credentials for a target, on page 45. A datastores manager this tool allows administrators to provision, expand, delete andread more. I also saw a smattering of ps5x and psm4x series arrays on the hcl. In a past post i went into how to configure iscsi over a lag to give you some path redundancy over a single vmk ip. Dns servers are used correctly on the web page of the va in configure vsm properties 2. Connect to the equallogic group manager using a web browser to the ip address of the group.
Use the following procedure to register for an equallogic customer support account, to log cases via the web, and to obtain software updates, further documentation and resources. Veeam offhost backup proxy with dell equallogic phy2vir. So you bought an equallogic san, now what part one. Dell released a knowledge base article on how to fix this. The rack must be rated for 540 kg 1200 pounds static load or greater.
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