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
Host plugin installation (non-disruptive
import only)
This chapter contains the following information:
Topics:
• 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
• Uninstalling the host plugin for import
Installing the host plugin for import on a Windows-
based host
See Supported combinations of host OS, host multipath software, host protocol, and source system for non-disruptive import
on page 8 for a list of the supported source systems and operating environments that are applicable to Windows-based hosts.
In addition to single host, cluster configurations are supported. Also, two variants of the host plugin for import are available for
Windows:
● Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools Kit
● ImportKIT
NOTE:
The MSI installer, which is a Windows component and is spawned when setup64.exe runs, runs in the
context of SYSTEM account (msi server). This process in turn spawns multiple sub processes which are also named
msiexec.exe. These sub processes by default are provided a security right that is called Log on as a service.
All installer-related services are usually provided this right by default by the operating system. However, there are specific
cases where this right is not provided. In such systems you must use the group policy editor, gpedit.msc, and assign
this right. See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/log-on-as-
a-service for more information.
Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools Kit
Both upgrade and fresh install are supported for the Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools Kit. For a fresh install, run the install
file, Setup64.exe, only once. For more information, see Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Installation and
User's Guide at https://www.dell.com/support.
Upgrade has two steps:
1. Run the install wizard, which upgrades existing components.
2. Run the install wizard a second time and select the Modify option on the Program Maintenance page that appears after
you accept the Dell EULA.
Only a single reboot of the host is required for either an upgrade or fresh install.
ImportKIT
The ImportKIT supports native multipath I/O for Dell EMC VNX2 systems and should be installed on all hosts that are part of the
host cluster. Upgrade does not apply to this package since it is the first release of the package. Reboot of the host is required
after installation.
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