Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide
- Contents
- Additional Resources
- Introduction
- Import requirements and restrictions
- Host plugin installation (non-disruptive import only)
- Installing the host plugin for import on a Windows-based host
- Installing the host plugin for import on a Linux-based host
- Installing the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit on an ESXi-based host
- Install the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit on an ESXi-based host using the vSphere CLI
- Install the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit on an ESXi-based host using setup.pl script on VMA
- Install the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit on an ESXi-based host using VUM
- Install the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit during an ESXi-based host upgrade
- Uninstalling the host plugin for import
- Import workflows
- Configuring and managing import
- Import-CLI (Linux)
- Additional tasks related to import for Linux-based hosts
- ImportKit-CLI (Windows)
- How to run the ImportKit CLI commands
- List supported arrays
- Host plugin log information
- Import kit version
- Restart import kit host plugin service
- Import volumes information
- Get Web server port information
- Install import kit certificate
- Re-generate the import kit certificate
- Set Web server port information
- Set host plugin logging debug log level
- Import-CLI (VMware)
- CLI for EQL MPIO
- Fault handling by PowerStore import
Steps
1. Download the latest version of the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit and associated installation guide from the Dell EqualLogic
support site https://eqlsupport.dell.com.
After login, the kit and its associated installation guide can be found under downloads for VMware Integration.
2. Run the setup.pl script command on VMA.
The script prompts to install the bundle, then it prompts to enable import. The command uses the following format:
./setup.pl -install --server <server name> --username <user name> --password <password>
--bundle <bundle name>.
For example,
./setup.pl -install --server 10.118.186.64 --username root --password my$1234 --
bundle /dell-eql-mem-esx6-<version>.zip
The following message appears:
Clean install of Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module.
Before install_package call Bundle being installed:
/home/vi-admin/myName/dell-eql-mem-esx6-<latest version>.zip Copying /home/dell-eql-
mem-esx6-<latest version>.zip
Do you wish to install the bundle [yes]:
3. Type yes to continue.
The following message appears:
The install operation may take several minutes. Please do not interrupt it.
Do you wish to enable import? Enabling import would claim all PS and PowerStore
volumes by IMPORT SATP and changes the PSP to VMW_PSP_RR [yes]:
4. Type yes to continue.
The following message appears:
Enabling import functionality. In add_claim_rules Clean install was successful.
5. Reboot the system.
NOTE:
The system must be rebooted before the Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module with import becomes
active.
Install the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit on an ESXi-based host using
VUM
Prerequisites
Verify that the VMware vSphere Upgrade Manager (VUM) is installed on the host. See Supported combinations of host OS,
host multipath software, host protocol, and source system for non-disruptive import on page 8 for the supported MEM kit to
install.
About this task
To install the supported MEM kit, do the following:
Steps
1. Follow the instructions in the VMware documentation to install the supported MEM kit using the VUM method.
2. After the MEM kit is installed, but before rebooting, do the following on all the hosts where the MEM kit is installed:
a. Stop hostd.
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