Dell has recently upgraded its virtual storage manager appliance, allowing for direct. Esxi virtualization with dell equallogic ps series iscsi sans. Actually the distributions is rpm based, so there is a bigger effor to port it to other distro, like debian and ubuntu. It required dell support to provide me with a pass phrase to enter into a putty session over com. To understand why, you need to know about the other components of the equallogic management system. Equallogic virtual storage manager vsm is a must have if you have storage. To access the group to run cli commands, use one of the following connections. Customer service for customer service support or questions please email us at equallogic customer service certified channel partner help desk. Enter the password that was specified when the account was created. Oct 27, 2012 equallogic cli commands to setup iscsi initiator on linux october 27, 2012 updated january 12, 2020 by bobbin zachariah linux howto, storage in this tutorial, i will show you commands to install and configure iscsi initiator to connect equallogic target on linux cli. This brings up a new screen with the dell logo and a launch virtual storage manager link and a access appliance share rootpassword. At the base level, you have group manager, the webbased. The hit for linux helped me achieve exactly what i.
Theres a simpler way to manage storage in your virtual. Default user name and password of dell equallogic ps6100. For powerconnect controller, make sure that the following ports are enabled and are accessible on the controller. Admin account password can be up to 64 ascii characters. The dell equallogic ps6110xs is a 24bay san that derives its storage capacity and performance from 17 x 2.
In the early days you had a raid set and a volume, present the volume to vmware and. For powervault md series devices, md storage manager software should be installed in the system running lasso. Jan 04, 2017 dell compellent storage center virtual fibre channel for hyper v 2012 demo video duration. At the base level, you have group manager, the webbased, javariddled configurator for individual array groups. All in all the setup went very smoothly and the equallogic software group manager interface is pretty intuitive. Hello, 1 is the following guide using dell equallogic and multipath io with citrix xenserver 6.
Dell revamps equallogic storage lines, adds vmware storage integration. Using thinprovisioned volumes is a great way to optimize resources in a virtual environment. Prior planning before you get started configuring your equallogic san and vmware hosts, you will definitely be ahead of the game if you already have some things mapped out such as. In this virtualized storage system, the arrays become group members and share configuration.
Configuring and installing the equallogic multipathing. This technical report will explain the benefits of the equallogic multipathing extension module mem for vmware vsphere which provides multipath io for highly available access to the dell equallogic ps. This video gives an overview, setup tips, and a demonstration of how to deploy and configure the dell storage manager dsm virtual. Mar 20, 2012 has written in the previous post, dell equallogic host integration tools for linux 1.
May 07, 2020 and now that i have a dell ps equallogic, i learned how to use a dell ps equallogic as a backend for openstack cinder. Dell equallogic ps series iscsi san arrays storage area. The dell virtual storage manager has a lot of features, but it may not do everything you are looking for. Simplify administration and management with new vsphere. Dell equallogic group manager administrators guide ps series. Ive never implemented and designed equallogic storage for vmware vsphere. But in my lab, we own a dell ps equallogic, which is far better storage than a linux server as a san. In the vsphere client, i click on home, then click on dell equallogic virtual storage manager. Dell equallogic storage directory traversal hardware.
Aug 22, 2011 dell revamps equallogic storage lines, adds vmware storage integration. Dell equallogic back end guide red hat enterprise linux. Using dell equallogic and multipath io with citrix xenserver. Dell equallogic unified, virtualized ipbased storage is built on the dell fluid data architecture, a groundbreaking approach to it which enables users to put their data in the right place, at the right time, for the right cost. Im generally encouraged by what i see, and am hoping that dell equallogic takes on the design queues of the hitme to employ features like autosnapshot manager, and an equivalent to eqlxcp equallogic s offloaded file copy command in windows. In the early days you had a raid set and a volume, present the volume to vmware and then from then you would carve up virtual machines. In todays datacenter, customers are utilizing vmware virtualization solutions and dell equallogic ps series san storage to consolidate servers and storage for better utilization, efficiency and ease of management. We run an esxi virtualization cluster with dell equallogic ps series iscsi sans, and recent purchases will put our host count to 17. To access iscsi targets volumes and snapshots in a ps series group, you must install an industrystandard iscsi initiator on a computer. It was just last september that i wrote about using the dell equallogic hit for linux hitle version 1. Dell equallogic ps series arrays optimize resources by automating capacity. In the post in which we installed cinder, we used a single disk and lvm as a backend to store and to serve the cinder volumes. Dell equallogic storage for vmware vsphere vmware communities.
When the deployment is finished and the va starts it is unable to time sync to ntp servers using dns names, however using ip addresses works. Feature ip pools linux management nested environment ovf. I click the launch virtual storage manager link and it brings up a username password window similar to the one used for the group manager login prompt. Since the maximum number of iscsi sessions is limited, only two nodes in a single io group can connect to the dell storage system. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization. And now that i have a dell ps equallogic, i learned how to use a dell ps equallogic as a backend for openstack cinder. You have the username and password of an admin account. Dell equallogic virtual storage manager vsm for vmware is a vmware vcenter plugins that allows administrators to manage their equallogic. Once i logged directly into the device as root youll have to contact support. Using dell equallogic and multipath io with citrix. When chosing to deploy the ova file you input what dns servers to use in the va. Unlike storwize family systems, dell equallogic systems have separate iqns for each lun on the storage system. Compellent and equallogic management with vcenter operations. Equallogic cli commands to setup iscsi initiator on linux october 27, 2012 updated january 12, 2020 by bobbin zachariah linux howto, storage in this tutorial, i will show you commands to install and configure iscsi initiator to connect equallogic target on linux cli.
This brings up a new screen with the dell logo and a launch virtual storage manager link and a access appliance share root password link. Lets take a look at how we deploy dell virtual storage manager. The equallogic host integration tools include several easyto use hostbased tools that tightly integrate equallogic storage area networks sans with hosts and applications, delivering advanced data protection, high availability and performance, and simplified management of application data and virtual machines for microsoft, vmware and linux environments. Install and configure an initiator using the vendorsupplied instructions. We have an older equallogic san that for reasons unknown no one remembers the login for it. Blog smb the benefits of dell equallogic san storage. This can be applied at both the hypervisor level as well as the storage area network level. Connect to the san via a serial cable to the active storage processor. Support for the virtual volume vvol and vm storage profiles. Oct 28, 20 the dell equallogic ps6110xs is a 24bay san that derives its storage capacity and performance from 17 x 2. How to use a dell ps equallogic as a backend for openstack.
Dell equallogic host integration tools for vmware vsphere. From a computer, use telnet or ssh to connect to the group or management ip address or if you are running array management commands on a specific arrayconnect to an ip address assigned to a network interface on the array. Dell storage manager virtual appliance demo video youtube. Equallogic cli commands to setup iscsi initiator on linux. Storage profiles with dell equallogic virtual storage manager 4. The hit for linux helped me achieve exactly what i was trying to accomplish. Im generally encouraged by what i see, and am hoping that dell equallogic takes on the design queues of the hitme to employ features like autosnapshot manager, and an equivalent to eqlxcp equallogics offloaded file copy command in windows. Connect to the equallogic group manager using a web browser to the ip address of the group.
Introducing dell equallogic virtual storage manager 4. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization howto. Jul 22, 2014 in todays datacenter, customers are utilizing vmware virtualization solutions and dell equallogic ps series san storage to consolidate servers and storage for better utilization, efficiency and ease of management. When the appliance is deployed successfully, click close and launch the vsm console. Technical support for technical support cases please login to techdirect or call 18009453355 us only. Jun 04, 2015 admin account password can be up to 64 ascii characters. When utilizing both a vmware and equallogic eql volume, in cases where both volumes. Im not sure if you can purchase oneoff incident support from dell. Configuring and installing the equallogic multipathing extension module for vmware vsphere 4. I found what to me seems to be a strange bug when deploying the dell equallogic virtual storage manager eql vsm. 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. Dell equallogic volume driver openstack configuration. They will have you enter in a username at the login that will provide a challenge sequence.
The access limit via iscsi initiator, chap name or ip address to a volume is 16, so i predict an issue here. Compellent and equallogic management with vcenter operations manager ever since vmware has been around its been difficult to troubleshoot and isolate issues to do with storage. If you have lost the password, connect to the serial port and contact support. This is recommended when setting up dell equallogic back ends.
We know not everyone has a spare ps series array, or the time to stand up a vsphere environment in order to understand a new feature, no matter how worldchanging it is. Dell equallogic ps series iscsi san arrays storage area network. Both hardware and software iscsi initiators are available from a variety of vendors. Dell equallogic host integration tools for vmware vsphere 5. Collect, parse, and view san configuration report for system center virtual machine manager scvmm 2008 and 2012 servers. Enter the group login and password grpadmingrpadmin is default. A guide to using dell equallogic storage in a rhel openstack platform. Notify end users of expired passwords via email tue, may. At the time, the hitle was beginning to play an important role in how we housed large volumes of data, and i wanted to share with others what i learned in the process. Dell equallogic virtual storage manager vsm for vmware is a vmware vcenter plugins that allows administrators to manage their equallogic groups and coordinate data protection and recovery within their vsphere environment.
For san hq devices, dell equallogic san headquarters server version should be installed in the windows host. 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. The vsm appliance is a worthy install if you are using a dell storage product such as equallogic. Dell equallogic storage solutions to learn more about dell equallogic.
Dell just announced the release of equallogic os 8. Automate storage tiering simply and efficiently with dell. It is also recommended that the vsm password be changed from the default. The system supports iscsi connections to dell equallogic storage systems. In my case, i currently use mostly dell equallogic arrays. Creating a volume or also generally know as a lun and assigning contolled access is quick and easy. Dell equallogic vsm introduction vinfrastructure blog.
Nov 25, 2015 all in all the setup went very smoothly and the equallogic software group manager interface is pretty intuitive. Dell equallogic host integration tools for linux 1. A datastores manager this tool allows administrators to provision, expand, delete andread more. File sharing protocol associated with linux and unix operating systems. I got equallogic virtual storage manager to handle equallogic ps6000, running over vmware 5. When you configure it the first time you set the password. The benefits of dell equallogic san storage the dell equallogic line of iscsi storage area networks san storage arrays gives businesses the ability to do more with less. Nov 26, 20 1 is the following guide using dell equallogic and multipath io with citrix xenserver 6. And perhaps noteworthy, is that the expirationdate of the certificate for me is also thu aug 15 09. Calling all dell equallogic experts, im desperately in need of help with dell equallogic storage.
Also to do vvols you will need to have the dell vsm plugin in place in vcenter. As of this release, admin account passwords can be up to 64 ascii characters long. The dell vsm is a virtual appliance that is downloaded as part of the allinclusive dell equallogic software support. These arrays are one of the best in their class for flexible, highcapacity storage for demand processes and are a perfect fit for small to midsized businesses. Dell compellent storage center virtual fibre channel for hyper v 2012 demo video duration. Dell revamps equallogic storage lines, adds vmware storage. Dells equallogic, compellent, and powervault storage lines are being integrated with a wide range of vmwarefocused storage. Deploy equallogics virtual storage manager vsm a little tech blog.
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