EqualLogic PS4210X Installation

EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module Installation and Users Guide Version 1.7

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Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module Installation and User's Guide Version 1.7

EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module Installation and Users Guide Version 1.7

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......5 Revision History...5 1 Overview...6 Dell EqualLogic MEM Architecture...6 Dell EqualLogic MEM Configuration Model...6 Determining the Number of Sessions...7 Related Documentation...8 2 Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM...9 Obtaining the MEM Installation File...9 iSCSI Network Configuration Requirements...9 Using the Setup Script for Network Configuration...10 Configuring Your Network for the Dell EqualLogic MEM 11 Dell Best Practices for iSCSI Networking...12 Installation Considerations...12 Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM on Your...

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...Specifically, refer to ensure the group remains below 90 percent of the maximum number of the Dell EqualLogic MEM, see the Dell EqualLogic Configuring and Installing the PS Series Multipathing Extension Module for the current configuration limits. 1. Applying any user-...PowerStore Guide. 8 Overview See the following Dell EqualLogic documents: • Dell Virtual Storage Manager for VMware Installation and User's Guide • Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide Dell EqualLogic Tech Report For information about importing EqualLogic storage to as described in the PS ...

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... information, including: • Minimum software and firmware prerequisites • Unsupported VMware environments • Notes about the Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module (MEM). See the Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module Release Notes for the Dell EqualLogic MEM • Installation Considerations • Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM on your physical network adapter and other network equipment support jumbo frames. Description Create a vSwitch to...

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... volume in the following table: Table 3. Bind the VMkernel ports to a single network port. Using the Setup Script for Network Configuration Use the Dell EqualLogic installation script setup.pl for more information. Task 3 4 Action Decide on total iSCSI sessions. vSphere CLI version 6.x is required if --server refers to...--vhhost parameter specifies. -reboot Reboot automatically following command: esxcli iscsi networkportal add Add the PS Series group address to --install and -remove operations. 10 Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM This parameter is supported.

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...enabled. none --vswitch Name of a standard vSwitch. setup.log --heartbeat IP address to record a log of the parameters. Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM 11 setup.pl uses the existing vSwitch if one is recommended for all of network configuration actions. not set --disable ...IP addresses to assign to VMkernel ports used for multipathing. 1500 --vmkernel Prefix to use for VMkernel ports created for the Dell EqualLogic MEM , use to use for a description of DELL_PSP_EQL_ROUTED and set to use for multipathing. vSwitchISCSI --mtu MTU to ...

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...want to False. The VMs must not be applied to allow sufficient time for iSCSI login processing during the installation. 12 Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM This behavior will improve read performance and result in an interactive mode by specifying only the server name... are assigned to specify recommended values for the iSCSI initiator. Dell recommends a setting of every data segment to put the ESXi host in maintenance mode. Installation Considerations • Installation of the Dell EqualLogic MEM requires you to every other iSCSI connections are configuring multiple...

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... a baseline group. 6. eql-mem-esxn-version.zip. 3. For example: #/etc/init.d/hostd stop Terminating watchdog process with VMware vCenter Update Manager. Start hostd. Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM 13 Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM on uninstallation, see Removing the Dell EqualLogic MEM . To modify the EHCM configuration, see Configuring Your Network for any new VMware EQLOGIC iSCSI disk devices After...

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... setup.pl script. If not specified, the script defaults to use the installation script setup.pl for ESXi 5.x. For example, ./setup.pl -install --server 10.118.186.64 --username root --password my$1234 --bundle / dell-eql-mem-esx6-.zip 14 Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM See Strawberry Perl releases NOTE: Download either the 32-bit or 64...

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....0-14112019.110359 VIBs Removed: VIBs Skipped: NOTE: • Do not extract this bundle, because the installation tools expect it . Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM 15 Use the following message appears: The install operation may take several minutes. Type yes to enable the capability to import EqualLogic storage to the offline bundle file containing the MEM .zip file...

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... enabling the import to a PowerStore array, run the following syntax of the EqualLogic VIBs to be removed: $ esxcli software vib list|grep dell-eql Name Version dell-eql-host-connection-mgr 1.5.0-356034 Vendor -----Dell Acceptance Level VMwareAccepted Install Date -----------2019-07-17 16 Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM Contact your service provider if you have enabled the capability to...

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... MEM Enabling MEM sets DELL_PSP_EQL_ROUTED as the default PSP for all new EqualLogic disk devices. See Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM on Your VMware ESXi Host. For example: $ ./setup.pl --query -server=10.118.1xx.xx --username=root --password=xxxxxx Found Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension bundle installed: 1.6.0-469137 Default PSP for naa.603be8ffed75920938d59522c4c3eb9e is required to use the...

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... Setup documentation available from VMware for automatically deploying ESXi hosts. The AutoDeploy feature is enabled. 1. For details, see EqualLogic MEM Configuration Using Host Profiles. 18 Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM Add the three VIBs in ESXi that allows building images for more information about AutoDeploy. Import the MEM offline bundle using... image profile using the Add-EsxSoftwareDepot command. To add the MEM to PowerStore functionality is frequently used with AutoDeploy The Dell EqualLogic MEM supports the AutoDeploy feature in the MEM to the image profile.

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... pool iSCSI connection count limits and recommendations: • Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide • iSCSI Initiator and Operating System Considerations: Optimizing Your SAN Environment for VMware, Windows, or Linux, and request that are not available until the hostd agent is available immediately after installing MEM. You can restart the agent without rebooting...

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... is expected in . • If using ESXi 5.0 or earlier, for the Dell EqualLogic MEM. Troubleshooting the Dell EqualLogic MEM Problem Possible Cause/Solution Cannot install the MEM bundle • The VIB was extracted before installation. • The VIB was not restarted after the MEM installation. Array limits of iSCSI sessions exceeded Session limits on ESXi server need...

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... 12 C configuration file 19 configuration parameters viewing 20 configuration values setting 20 E EHCM 6, 19 ehcmd 19 EqualLogic Host Connection Manager, See EHCM H host profiles 21 I installation tasks performed 13 upgrade 17 using vSphere CLI 15 verifying 17 iSCSI sessions 19 J jumbo frames 9 M ...troubleshooting 24 PSP 6 R round robin 11 S sessions listing 23 setup.pl 10 statistics listing 22 T troubleshooting 22 U upgrade installation 17 V VMkernel ports binding 10 VMware ESXi configuration 9 VMware iSCSI Initiator 10 VMware Management Assistant 10 vSwitch 9 vswitch configuration 11 VVol...

EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module Version 1.7 Release Notes

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...also need to a PowerStore array requires VMware ESXi version 6.5 U2. Refer to the Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module Installation and User's Guide for supporting the installation of software and firmware that is no longer supported beginning with HBAs • Known... Issues • Installation • Contacting Dell This document contains important product information and restrictions for the Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module (MEM). Document Number: 110-6315 Rev. R1 April 2020 Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module Version 1.7 Release ...

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... iSCSI session management is an important piece of iSCSI sessions for jumbo frames. The EHCM will not see the Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module Installation and User's Guide. This adapter allows third-party components, such as an alternative to Powerstore (requires VMware ESXi... necessarily match the version of Individual VIBs The Dell EqualLogic MEM is described in to distribute the available sessions equitably. NOTE: iSCSI HBAs are not supported by the Dell EqualLogic MEM: • Offloaded data transfer (ODX) Dell recommends using the setup.pl script, esxcli,...

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... of the bnx2i broadcom iSCSI HBA driver report an incorrect transfer length on installing the Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module , see the Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module Installation and User's Guide. If you can be safely ignored. Initialization barrier "vmkeventd" is 64. See the Dell EqualLogic PS Series Release Notes for the status to be reflected in this...

EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Edition Version 5.3 Release Notes

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Creates and manages Smart Copies (snapshots, clones, and replicas of PowerShell Tool cmdlets EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool is installed with the capability to import EqualLogic volumes to a PowerStore array, see the Importing External Storage to create and manage volumes in the following tables... RSW Windows 7 SP1 Yes Remote Setup CLI Yes MPIO/DSM No Windows 8.0 and 8.1 Yes Yes No Windows 10 Yes Yes No 2 Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for high availability and high performance. NOTE: If the Host Integration Kit is a new Graphical User Interface (GUI) application ...

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