Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in User’s Guide
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Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in User’s Guide
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... function in a vSphere Client and ESX host-only configuration. The plug-in will allow for the creation of Dell MD Storage Arrays within the environment. Overview The Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in is a VMware vCenter 4.0 plug-in that provides integrated management of hardware Snapshots, and Virtual Disk Copies, if these premium...
... function in a vSphere Client and ESX host-only configuration. The plug-in will allow for the creation of Dell MD Storage Arrays within the environment. Overview The Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in is a VMware vCenter 4.0 plug-in that provides integrated management of hardware Snapshots, and Virtual Disk Copies, if these premium...
Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in User’s Guide
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..., system names and IP addresses of the equipment to be met in order to install and use the Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in. • VMware vCenter 4.x server (installed) • Dell storage array with VMware certified firmware • An application server running an MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in supported operating system as...
..., system names and IP addresses of the equipment to be met in order to install and use the Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in. • VMware vCenter 4.x server (installed) • Dell storage array with VMware certified firmware • An application server running an MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in supported operating system as...
Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in User’s Guide
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... 2008 server from the Download and Drivers area at support.dell.com/manuals for the IP address of the vCenter server ... for the most current versions. See the Support Matrix at support.dell.com. The above table may be installed on the application server...email address for the installation. Software Installation Obtain the correct version of the Dell Storage vCenter Plug-in for the default. 4 Review the installation details,... click Next. 10 Enter the vCenter Administrator's password, and click Next. 8 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in The IP address will install a Jetty application ...
... 2008 server from the Download and Drivers area at support.dell.com/manuals for the IP address of the vCenter server ... for the most current versions. See the Support Matrix at support.dell.com. The above table may be installed on the application server...email address for the installation. Software Installation Obtain the correct version of the Dell Storage vCenter Plug-in for the default. 4 Review the installation details,... click Next. 10 Enter the vCenter Administrator's password, and click Next. 8 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in The IP address will install a Jetty application ...
Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in User’s Guide
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... entirely for each network adapter and VMkernel port pair, as shown in 19 You can create multiple paths for the software iSCSI by using 1:1 mapping. Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in Figure 11. Depending on a vSwitch and map the port to a physical NIC that you can add all network adapter... binding technique. Networking Configuration for Software iSCSI Storage Networking configuration for software iSCSI involves creating an iSCSI VMkernel port and mapping it to the NIC. VMware recommends that handles iSCSI traffic.
... entirely for each network adapter and VMkernel port pair, as shown in 19 You can create multiple paths for the software iSCSI by using 1:1 mapping. Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in Figure 11. Depending on a vSwitch and map the port to a physical NIC that you can add all network adapter... binding technique. Networking Configuration for Software iSCSI Storage Networking configuration for software iSCSI involves creating an iSCSI VMkernel port and mapping it to the NIC. VMware recommends that handles iSCSI traffic.
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Conclusions The vCenter plug-in allows administrators in 45 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in small environments to have a single management interface (vCenter) to manage all of their day-to learn another management tool and focus instead on the entire virtual infrastructure. This alleviates the need for vCenter administrators to -day storage needs along with their VMware infrastructure.
Conclusions The vCenter plug-in allows administrators in 45 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in small environments to have a single management interface (vCenter) to manage all of their day-to learn another management tool and focus instead on the entire virtual infrastructure. This alleviates the need for vCenter administrators to -day storage needs along with their VMware infrastructure.
Getting Started Guide
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Getting Started Guide
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...programming. • Any media that provides documentation and tools for updates on all supported operating system versions, see the Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: A single NIC is recommended that: • You use additional NICs dedicated for iSCSI traffic. • The NICs...Server® • Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® • SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server • VMware® NOTE: For the latest information on support.dell.com/manuals and read the updates first because they often supersede information in pairs for redundancy (up to the operating ...
...programming. • Any media that provides documentation and tools for updates on all supported operating system versions, see the Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: A single NIC is recommended that: • You use additional NICs dedicated for iSCSI traffic. • The NICs...Server® • Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® • SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server • VMware® NOTE: For the latest information on support.dell.com/manuals and read the updates first because they often supersede information in pairs for redundancy (up to the operating ...
Owner's Manual
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Deployment Guide
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Deployment Guide
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...; Enterprise Linux®, and SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server. For information about the supported versions, see the Support Matrix at support.dell.com. • Administrator or equivalent permissions Introduction to data on the storage array. One or more host servers attached to a disk... Operating system installations can access the data on the storage array. Supported hypervisors include Microsoft Hyper-V™, Citrix® XenServer™, and VMware®. The storage array is managed by MDSM running on a: • Host server-On a host server, MDSM and the storage array...
...; Enterprise Linux®, and SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server. For information about the supported versions, see the Support Matrix at support.dell.com. • Administrator or equivalent permissions Introduction to data on the storage array. One or more host servers attached to a disk... Operating system installations can access the data on the storage array. Supported hypervisors include Microsoft Hyper-V™, Citrix® XenServer™, and VMware®. The storage array is managed by MDSM running on a: • Host server-On a host server, MDSM and the storage array...
Support Matrix
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... 2003 R2 SP2 Windows 2008 R2 SP2 Windows 2008 SP2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Suse Linux Enterprise Server VMware ESX Citrix XENserver SW Initiator Vendor Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Red Hat Suse VMware Citrix SW Initiator Version 2.08, 2.07 RTM or later RTM or later RTM or later RTM or...tab. Click on a single host. *** Refer to the Disk Group Migration section of the MD3200 or MD3200i or MD3600i Series Owner's Manual. For the latest driver and firmware releases, see support.dell.com for the MD3200 and MD3600 series. Software Controller Firmware Controller NVSRAM Version 07.75.14.60 N26X0...
... 2003 R2 SP2 Windows 2008 R2 SP2 Windows 2008 SP2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Suse Linux Enterprise Server VMware ESX Citrix XENserver SW Initiator Vendor Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Red Hat Suse VMware Citrix SW Initiator Version 2.08, 2.07 RTM or later RTM or later RTM or later RTM or...tab. Click on a single host. *** Refer to the Disk Group Migration section of the MD3200 or MD3200i or MD3600i Series Owner's Manual. For the latest driver and firmware releases, see support.dell.com for the MD3200 and MD3600 series. Software Controller Firmware Controller NVSRAM Version 07.75.14.60 N26X0...
Support Matrix
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... Series Resource DVD Modular Disk Storage Manager MD3200 Series Device Mapper MD3200i Windows x86 Software Component MD3200i Series Resource DVD Modular Disk Storage Manager Modular Disk Configuration Utility MD3200i Series VDS/VSS Providers VMware vCenter plugin Version 1.2.0.12 10.75.G6.12 Version 1.2.0.12 ...Utility MD3200i Series Device Mapper Version 1.2.0.13 10.75.G6.12 1.4.0.9 Notes See section on DM Notes See section on DM Supported VMware versions are ESX4.1, 4.1i, 4.0, and 3.5. Notes Plugin (SMIA-vCenterWSX64-0.70.36.50.exe) and user guide can be downloaded from dell driver...
... Series Resource DVD Modular Disk Storage Manager MD3200 Series Device Mapper MD3200i Windows x86 Software Component MD3200i Series Resource DVD Modular Disk Storage Manager Modular Disk Configuration Utility MD3200i Series VDS/VSS Providers VMware vCenter plugin Version 1.2.0.12 10.75.G6.12 Version 1.2.0.12 ...Utility MD3200i Series Device Mapper Version 1.2.0.13 10.75.G6.12 1.4.0.9 Notes See section on DM Notes See section on DM Supported VMware versions are ESX4.1, 4.1i, 4.0, and 3.5. Notes Plugin (SMIA-vCenterWSX64-0.70.36.50.exe) and user guide can be downloaded from dell driver...
Support Matrix
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...Resource DVD Modular Disk Storage Manager Modular Disk Configuration Utility MD3200i Series Device Mapper MD3600i Windows x86 Software Component MD3600i Series Resource DVD Modular Disk Storage Manager Modular Disk Configuration Utility MD3600i Series VDS/VSS Providers VMware vCenter plugin Version 1.2.0.13 10.75.G6.12 1.4.0.9...Notes See section on DM Notes Plugin (SMIA-vCenterWS32-0.70.36.50.exe) and user guide can be downloaded from dell driver support web site. Supported VMware versions are ESX4.1, 4.1i, 4.0, and 3.5. Notes Plugin (SMIA-vCenterWSX64-0.70.36.50.exe) and user guide ...
...Resource DVD Modular Disk Storage Manager Modular Disk Configuration Utility MD3200i Series Device Mapper MD3600i Windows x86 Software Component MD3600i Series Resource DVD Modular Disk Storage Manager Modular Disk Configuration Utility MD3600i Series VDS/VSS Providers VMware vCenter plugin Version 1.2.0.13 10.75.G6.12 1.4.0.9...Notes See section on DM Notes Plugin (SMIA-vCenterWS32-0.70.36.50.exe) and user guide can be downloaded from dell driver support web site. Supported VMware versions are ESX4.1, 4.1i, 4.0, and 3.5. Notes Plugin (SMIA-vCenterWSX64-0.70.36.50.exe) and user guide ...
Support Matrix
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...Enterprise √ √ Server 10 SP3 (x64 only) Virtualization Hosts / Hypervisors Citrix XenServer 5.6.0 √ √ Retail Edition VMware ESX/ESXi √ √ 4.1 Microsoft Hyper-V √ √ Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Server 2008 √ √ ...√ KB950903, KB931300 √ KB950903, KB931300 √ KB950903, KB931300 √ KB950903, KB931300 √ √ Dell unique kernel patch required for certain Dell servers. √ √ √ √ KB979711, KB978000, KB980663, KB974672 √ KB979711, KB978000, KB980663, ...
...Enterprise √ √ Server 10 SP3 (x64 only) Virtualization Hosts / Hypervisors Citrix XenServer 5.6.0 √ √ Retail Edition VMware ESX/ESXi √ √ 4.1 Microsoft Hyper-V √ √ Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Server 2008 √ √ ...√ KB950903, KB931300 √ KB950903, KB931300 √ KB950903, KB931300 √ KB950903, KB931300 √ √ Dell unique kernel patch required for certain Dell servers. √ √ √ √ KB979711, KB978000, KB980663, KB974672 √ KB979711, KB978000, KB980663, ...