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,
#./minstall
NOTE: By default, the installation runs interactively. To run the installation in the background instead, accept all
defaults, and accept the Dell EULA, then enter the following command after downloading the host plugin package to the
host and installing the certificate key:
# ./mnt/minstall --noninteractive --accepted-EULA --fcprotocol (or --
iscsiprotocol) --adapter=<ip_address>
Where ip_address = subnet IP address for MPIO. Failing to provide the --accepted-EULA option aborts a non-
interactive installation. Also, the port for the host or hosts is set to 8443 by default.
NOTE: If a firewall exists, ensure it is enabled to allow the port for the host or hosts to be open. For example:
# sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=8443/tcp
Upgrade the host plugin for import on a Linux-based host
Prerequisites
Verify the following on the host:
● Open-iscsi (iscsid) is installed and running.
NOTE: This process is optional in a fibre channel environment.
● GPG key has been installed.
● EqualLogic HIT Kit is running.
About this task
NOTE:
The upgrade of the EQL HIT Kit host plugin for Linux is pertinent only for import of external storage from the Dell
EqualLogic PS version that is listed in Supported combinations of host OS, host multipath software, host protocol, and
source system for non-disruptive import on page 8.
To upgrade the EQL HIT Kit host plugin, do the following:
Steps
1. Download the host plugin package, equallogic-host-tools-<latest version>.iso, to a temporary directory, such as /temp, from
the Dell EqualLogic support site https://eqlsupport.dell.com.
2. Run the mount command for the host plugin.
For example,
#mount equallogic-host-tools-<latest version>.iso /mnt
3. Change to the /mnt directory.
For example,
#cd /mnt
4. View the items in the ./mnt directory for install.
For example,
#ls
EULA install LICENSES packages README support welcome-to-HIT.pdf
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