If you have worked with the equallogic platform you can appreciate their. Configuring vmware vsphere software iscsi with dell equallogic ps series storage abstract this technical report will explain how to configure and connect a dell equallogic ps series san to vmware vsphere using the software iscsi initiator. Veeam offhost backup proxy with dell equallogic phy2vir. Connection failed after 2 seconds time out, failed to. Unable to connect to iscsi service on target equallogic. This is my first post on these forums because i usually try to fix the issues directly with vendors or checking online. Got the maintaince window scheduled and went to get the firmware and i can not for the life of me find a download. You might have noticed that the def seminar series only runs for half a day until lunch. Enable equallogic active directory authentication blog.
Hello, my name is mauro, i have been visiting these forums for quite a while as i have several installations of xenserver at my clients. Citrix have released a major release of their hypervisor xenserver. I have been using the equallogic solely for vmware and using chap to. My lab consists of 2 windows 2012 r2 hyperv nodeshv1,hv2 configured in a failover cluster, a physical backup server with veeam backup and replication v 8. The dsm coordinates activity between the mpio drivers and ps series group storage, maximizing the capabilities of both the operating system and the iscsi san. Builtin equallogic host integration tools automate endtoend operations from the hosts to the array, helping streamline data management on hosts. You could find the following entry in smlog when you are adding the storage repository. Eec remote implementation of a dell equallogic array v1.
Hi all, we currently make use of multipath from our xenserver 6. Install equallogic multipath extension module mem in vmware. Id like to use the web interface to set this up again but it appears to not be assigned with a default ip address after reset. In my environment we utilize dell equallogic ps series iscsi devices for our storage needs. Deploying and configuring the dell ps series multipath. Dell and citrix have collaborated to provide equallogic mpio capabilities from xenserver. Once the san is powered on you should start to see the unit posting through until you get to the initial setup wizard. This was one of the equallogic selling points for us, so im natually disappointed here. Dell equallogic host integration tools for windows v4. Remote management of dell equallogic mpio settings in asmme. The equallogic volumes are now set to round robin, but only use one adapter from the vmhba.
Download dells equallogic mem from the equallogic support website. Configuring round robin psp when using dell equallogic storage. Ensure that the configuration outlined in this article must only be applied for hosts that are exclusively attached to storage arrays which expose only a single iscsi target, and are qualified for this procedure with xenserver as it might potentially void qualifications, supportagreements and functionalities of other storage arrays that are attached using iscsi though the latter is. Updating the firmware on dell equallogic ps series iscsi san.
It is used in the worlds largest clouds and enterprises. Equallogic firmware updates ars technica openforum. If the vpn server calls it quits im totally fucked. The benefit once setup is that you can control access to the san via ad groups rather than giving out the group admin account or maintaining local accounts on the equallogic group. Dell equallogic ps6000e missing downloads, software. I was able to create a test volume in equallogic and set an iscsi access record with the initiator name using the desired server. Dells multipath extension module for equallogic now. Configuring and installing the equallogic multipathing extension module for vmware vsphere 4. If youre using a dell equallogic san you have the ability to turn on active directory authentication. From what i can tell by going to citrix and equallogic support documents it seems like mpio with lvm over iscsi is only supported for redundancy not with load balancing. It was just last september that i wrote about using the dell equallogic hit for linux hitle version 1. Install equallogic multipath extension module mem in.
Nov 26, 20 hi, i am looking for some equallogic and xenserver 6 recommended practices. Equallogic management on server 2012 expertsexchange. I would like to use iscsi mpio to serve as vm storage. Using dell equallogic and multipath io with citrix. This was pretty easy to do on oracle vm server, which is xen based, so i know its not a limitation of xen itself. Ive been a big fan of dell equallogic host integration tools for microsoft hitme, so i was looking forward to seeing how the newly released hit for linux hitle was going to pan out. I was hoping to use it in a vmwarevcentermicrosoft server 2012. This article provides a general overview of multipathing on citrix xenserver. Considering the number of vms i have to migrate, i need to automate as much as possible i know that i have to install a kernel and grub in each vm before.
The equallogic mem kit driver is a great third party driver for extending and enhancing the multipathing functionality within vmware. Just remember to save your nf file as upgrade or clean install. Xencenter, and in the properties enable multipathing for server that can do dm. The equallogic mpio dsm provides the following features. This add another tab to the iscsicpl and creates all the multiple paths automatically. Our main goal for this device was to start using resource pools and be able to do some ha and live migration. Citrix hypervisor is the leading open source virtualization platform, powered by the xen hypervisor. Using other firmware version outside of those listed above can result in data corruption and total loss of all the vm virtual disks vdis stored on the equallogic sr. At the time, the hitle was beginning to play an important role in how we housed large volumes of data, and i wanted to share with others what i learned in the process. Connection failed after 2 seconds time out, failed to connect to iscsi service on target in smlog. This is not sufficient or certain storage models 9 dell equallogic, hence you have to increase the default value from 2 to 3 seconds. Oct 27, 2012 the dell equallogic host integration tools hit is a set of applications and drivers supporting equallogic storage arrays in windows server, hyperv, linux and vmware vsphere environments.
The dell equallogic host integration tools hit is a set of applications and drivers supporting equallogic storage arrays in windows server, hyperv, linux and vmware vsphere environments. Please refer to the following url for more information. Script managing an equallogic ps series storage area. First download the latest firmware from dell equallogics website by logging in.
Connect to the equallogic group manager using a web browser to the ip address of the group. I realize i could simply expose the iscsi network to the vm and have the vm initiate its own iscsi, but that creates a lot of security challenges. Dell equallogic host integration tools dell equallogic delivers comprehensive endtoend storage solutions to help you store and manage your data so you can effectively move the right data to the right place at the right timefor the right cost. Dec 04, 2012 if youre using a dell equallogic san you have the ability to turn on active directory authentication. To use this backup method, your array and related vss hardware provider must support transportable shadow copies. Does anyone have or have access to the latest firmware, drivers, software, and manual for a dell equallogic ps6000e that they would be willing to download share forwith me. The server 2012 machine is our newest dc and our push into the new world. Typically what documentation can be found is very bulky and the most important practical questions go unanswered. If your using mpio with the an equallogic san you should install the equallogic host integration toolkit hit. Dell equallogic adds support for windows server 2012 hyperv storage integration. Find answers to xenserver sr iscsi with equallogic from the expert community at experts exchange.
Italianthe dell equallogic team has officially announced the release of host integration tools for microsoft hitmicrosoft v4. Configuring and installing the equallogic multipathing. Unable to connect to iscsi service on target equallogic storage. This article will simply address the single issue i had while implementing the equallogic management tool kit on a microsoft 2012 server. Using dell equallogic and multipath io with citrix xenserver pdf. Equallogic hit kit and direct san access veeam community forums. Updating the firmware on dell equallogic ps series iscsi. Over the last the month i have been involved in vmware vsphere upgrades or implementation projects for clients who are leveraging dell equallogic arrays for their backend storage. Managing an equallogic ps series storage area network with powershell this script is a collection of powershell commands that shows examples of performing tasks on an equallogic ps series storage area network with powershell. I guess i should try to explain what a mem is before going any further. So i apparently need to get the dell equallogic host integration tools for microsoft to set this up again and then i can connect back to the web interface.
Using dell equallogic and multipath io with citrix xenserver 6. Now i want to add dell equallogic storage and reuse the same configuration. Host integration tools also enable simplified configuration and management of equallogic arrays, helping minimize time and training, and reducing the grind of daily operations. As you may know, when using veeam to backup virtual machines hosted on a vmware hypervisor, esxesxi, you can make use of veeams direct san access backup mode for hyperv, veeam offers an offhost backup proxy backup mode. When i go through setting up a new sr on that server, using software iscsi, i get as far as target host. It is assumed that you have already installed microsoft system center virtual machine manager 2012 sp1 scvmm on microsoft windows server 2012, and connected to your dell equallogic ps series array. Using the dell equallogic hit for linux ive been a big fan of dell equallogic host integration tools for microsoft hitme, so i was looking forward to seeing how the newly released hit for linux hitle was going to pan out. We have been working with xenserver and xen cloud for a while and havent got the io performance over iscsi that we were hoping.
As a result the following questions are often heard. The equallogic host integration tools for microsoft hitmicrosoft tightly integrate the equallogic ps series arrays with microsoft host operating platform and host applications. Equallogic arrays in my opinion are a nice blend of value and performance that any systems or network administrator can learn to do basic setup and administration on in a. So does anyone know if it is possible for xenserver to go beyound. Im not sure if he was referring to xenserver snapshots or equallogic snapshots. Equallogic is inspired by its users with builtin advanced software features enabling highend. Just wondering what the majority of the equallogic admins in the hive do with respect to. If dell cancels this service, dell will send customer written notice of cancellation at the address indicated on customers invoice. The new dell equallogic device in our environment is to replace our very outdated lefthand networks san device.
Dell recommends the default setting of least queue depth, which is appropriate for most installations. Equallogic best practices for sql server deployments. When you have configured multiple data pathways, it is appropriate to configure mpio dsm to balance data traffic loads across the pathways. Remote implementation of a dell equallogic array v1. Sep 25, 2010 my datastores are on an equallogic ps6100 iscsi san. Thomas poppelgaard amd, cisco, citrix, cloud, cloudstack, datacenter and cloud, dell. For customer service support or questions please email us at equallogic customer service certified channel partner help desk to learn more about the partnerdirect program and how we can assist our partners be more successful with equallogic solutions please contact the resources in your area. Dell equallogic multipath high io throughput vmware. Seems all of our equallogic equipment feel out of warranty at the end of last year. Dell equallogic host integration tools for microsoft v4. This document describes how to configure equallogic storage, including mpio, in citrix xenserver version 6. While i doubt it will fix the issue, id like to give it a try.
I do apologize for mixing the terms xen and xenserver interchangeably. Hi, i am looking for some equallogic and xenserver 6 recommended practices. My datastores are on an equallogic ps6100 iscsi san. The equallogic host integration tools include several easytouse hostbased tools that tightly. Equallogic hit kit and direct san access veeam community. This technical report will explain the benefits of the equallogic multipathing extension module mem for vmware vsphere which provides multipath io for highly available access to the dell equallogic ps. When i go through setting up a new sr on that server, using.
There is plenty of talk about bonding and multipath io, but it is very difficult to get solid information about either one. Least queue depth mpio setting recommended san fabric san fabric. It provides for instance mpio drivers and the dell autosnapshot manager. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization. Dell equallogic adds support for windows server 2012 hyper. Now im trying to connect a xenserver and having problems. Equallogic arrays in my opinion are a nice blend of value and performance that any systems or network administrator can learn to do basic setup and administration on in a few hours of poking around. Xenserver sr iscsi with equallogic solutions experts. To use xenserver with drac, you must install the dell supplemental. Software delivery hitmicrosoft is delivered as a single package and is available for download from the equallogic support site. Redundancy is provided by bonding two nics for iscsi. Dell emc equallogic ps series citrix xenserver hcl. Creating a volume or also generally know as a lun and assigning contolled access is quick and easy. Anyone embarking on a new technology needs to be prepared for it.
Dell recently released their new multipath extension module mem for the equallogic ps series of storage array. To set up a dell equallogic support account to download the latest available ps series. Win2012 r2 core iscsi configuration with powershell. Vmware implements a pluggable storage architecture psa model in the vmkernel. There are two ways to upgrade the firmware on dell equallogic sans. Host configuration guide citrix xenserver datacore support. Unpack the zip archive, and upload to the vma the setup.
Ha is designed to be used in conjunction with storage multipathing and. Accelerate the virtual era with equallogic server equallogic ps6010xv equallogic ps6010xv equallogic ps6010xv. I would not agree with that characterization at all. Aug 18, 2016 the equallogic mem kit driver is a great third party driver for extending and enhancing the multipathing functionality within vmware. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization howto. Im doing some experiment with iscsi mpio between freenas 9. But you can succesfully run true mpio towards equallogic with rhel. The setup of the equallogic requires that you have a console cable to connect to your equallogic san.