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
For example:
#/etc/init.d/hostd stop
Terminating watchdog process with PID 67143 hostd stopped.
b. Start hostd.
For example:
#/etc/init.d/hostd start
hostd started.
c. Add import command rules.
For example:
#esxcli import equalRule add
3. 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 during an ESXi-based host
upgrade
Prerequisites
Verify whether a version earlier than the supported VMware ESXi software is running on the host. See Supported combinations
of host OS, host multipath software, host protocol, and source system for non-disruptive import on page 8.
About this task
To install the supported MEM kit (see Supported combinations of host OS, host multipath software, host protocol, and source
system for non-disruptive import on page 8) during an upgrade of an earlier version of VMware ESXi software and to avoid
multiple reboots, do the following:
Steps
1. Upgrade to the supported VMware ESXi software, but do not reboot the ESXi host.
2. Use one of the following methods to install the supported MEM kit on the prior version of the VMware ESXi software, apply
SATP rules, and skip the reboot step in the following methods:
● Install MEM Using the vSphere CLI Install the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit on an ESXi-based host using the vSphere CLI on
page 24
● 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 setup.pl script on VMA on page 25
● Install the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit on an ESXi-based host using VUM Install the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit on an
ESXi-based host using VUM on page 26
3. Reboot the host.
NOTE:
The system must be rebooted before the Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module with import becomes
active.
Uninstalling the host plugin for import
Uninstalling any of the host plugin software for import is not recommended since it involves host or application down-time and
VM/volume re-configuration in some cases. If a host plugin must be uninstalled, contact your service provider.
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