Dell ISCSI manual Installing The Host Integration Tools, Running The Remote Setup Wizard

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NOTE: For more information on using ASM in the cluster, see the Host Integration Tools EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot

Manager/Microsoft Edition User Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.

NOTE: ASM is supported in the cluster environment with Host Integration Tools version 3.2 or later.

VDS Provider — Enables you to use the Microsoft Virtual Disk Service (VDS) and Microsoft Storage Manager for SANs to create and manage volumes in a EqualLogic PS Series group.

Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator — Includes the iSCSI port driver, Initiator Service, and Software Initiator to help connect to iSCSI devices via the Windows TCP/IP stack using NICs. For information about using the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator, see the documentation at microsoft.com.

Installing The Host Integration Tools

1.Obtain the Host Integration Tools kit from the Technical Support website or the Host Integration Tools media shipped with a EqualLogic PS Series array.

2.Start the installation by downloading the kit from the website or inserting the EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Windows media in the system.

3.Click View Documentation in the installer screen to display the Host Integration Tools User Guide. It is highly recommended that you read the User Guide and the Host Integration Tools Release Notes before continuing with the installation.

4.For Host Integration Tools version 3.1.1, run setup.exe. For Host Integration Tools version 3.2 or later, run setup.exe -cluster.

5.Specify information about the installation when prompted. You can choose the Typical installation, which installs all the tools supported by the operating system, or you can choose the Custom installation, which allows you to select the tools you want to install.

Running The Remote Setup Wizard

The Remote Setup Wizard simplifies Dell EqualLogic PS Series group (SAN) and Windows system setup.

After you install the Host Integration Tools, you can choose to launch the Remote Setup Wizard automatically, or you can run it later using the following step:

1.Click Start Programs Equallogic Remote Setup Wizard

2.Select the task to perform:

Initialize an array (and create or expand a group).

Configure the system to access a PS Series SAN.

Configure multipath I/O between a system and PS Series group volumes.

EqualLogic PS Series Arrays And Groups

Using the Remote Setup Wizard, you can initialize a EqualLogic PS Series array and create an EqualLogic PS Series group with the array as the first member. In addition, the wizard sets up system access to the group, configuring the group IP address as the iSCSI target discovery address and enabling Microsoft service (VSS or VDS) access to the group through Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) authentication.

Before you initialize an array and create a group, gather information about the array configuration and the group configuration. For more information, see the tables below. The Remote Setup Wizard prompts you for the array and group configuration information.

Array Configuration

Prompt

Description

Member

Unique name (up to 63 numbers, letters, or hyphens) used to identify the array in the group. The first

name

character must be a letter or number.

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