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
Upgrade the host plugin for import on a Windows-based host
Prerequisites
Verify the host is running an applicable version of the Windows operating system. See Supported combinations of host OS,
host multipath software, host protocol, and source system for non-disruptive import on page 8. Also, ensure you know the
management IP address and associated port number to use for import. This network configuration information needs to be
provided so that the host is added to the PowerStore cluster for import.
About this task
To upgrade the EQL HIT Kit host plugin for Windows, do the following:
NOTE: By default, the upgrade runs interactively. To run the upgrade of the EQL HIT Kit in the background, enter the
following command after downloading the host plugin update package to the host:
Setup64.exe /v"MIGSELECTION=1" /s /v/qn /V"/q ADDLOCAL=ALL /L C:\setup.log
NOTE: To avoid application disruption when running the installation on a Windows Cluster, Hyper-V clusters for example,
move the host out of the cluster (maintenance mode) before installing the host plugin. After installing the host plugin and
rebooting, re-join the host to the cluster. The virtual machines running on the host should be moved out and moved back
after the installation is complete. To avoid multiple reboots, the ImportKit or Dell EqualLogic HIT kit install can be planned
and combined with any other operating system reboot task.
Steps
1. Download the host plugin package update for the Dell EQL HIT Kit to the host from the Dell EqualLogic support site https://
eqlsupport.dell.com.
2. As administrator, run Setup64.exe for the host plugin.
NOTE: This install upgrades the existing HIT/ME components.
3. As administrator, run the install wizard for the host plugin again.
Select the Modify option on the Program Maintenance page that appears after you accept the Dell EULA.
NOTE:
Ensure the Host Integration Tools installation (with import capability) option is selected on the
Installation Type Selection page. If the Dell EQL HIT Kit is installed with import capability, adding or removing
additional components to an already installed Dell EQL HIT Kit version is not supported.
4. Reboot the host.
A reboot of the host is required to complete the installation.
Pre-requisites for an install using the .MSI file
The .MSI file must be run with an elevated command prompt, that is, run as Administrator. The following are the pre-requisites
for .MSI installation for ImportKit and Equallogic HIT Kit:
● Microsoft Visual C++ runtime redistributable 2015 x64
● Microsoft Native MPIO is installed.
● Microsoft .Net 4.0 is installed.
Installing the host plugin for import on a Linux-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 a Linux-based host.
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