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
Additional tasks related to import for Linux-
based hosts
This appendix contains the following information:
Topics:
• Regenerate the host HTTPS certificate
• Setting the Oracle ASM logical block size
Regenerate the host HTTPS certificate
About this task
During installation, the host plug-in generates a self-signed HTTPS certificate and uses it for secure communication. In the
following instances this certificate must be regenerated:
● Host IP address has been changed.
● Host name has been changed, or it has been added to a new domain.
● Host HTTPS certificate has expired.
To regenerate a host HTTPS certificate for a Linux-based host, do the following:
Steps
After regenerating the certificate, delete the associated host on the Hosts & Host Groups page under Compute in
PowerStore Manager, and then add the host again.
Setting the Oracle ASM logical block size
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
Avoid running anything below when Oracle is already installed. This procedure only applies when the
Oracle database has not been created.
Determine whether you need to set the Oracle ASM logical block size before starting import. Check the logical and physical
sector size on the Compellent SC LUN by running fdisk -l. The following is an example of the command output:
Disk /dev/mapper/36000d3100116f2000000000000001484: 53.7 GB, 53687091200 bytes,
104857600 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 2097152 bytes / 2097152 bytes
The Sector size shown in the command output represents the logical and physical values. You do not need to run the
following procedure when the physical sector size is 512 bytes. The physical sector size shown in the example is not supported
by PowerStore and would need to be changed. Also note that the logical sector size needs to be 512 bytes.
About this task
Import to PowerStore from a Linux host running Oracle on a Compellent SC appliance is allowed only when the Oracle
configuration, ASM or AFD, uses the logical sector size for ASM disk groups. Import of external storage to PowerStore does not
support 4096 bytes sector size devices. It supports only 512 bytes sector size devices.
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