Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Edition Version 5.3 Installation and User's Guide
- About This Guide
- Introduction to Host Integration Tools
- Installation
- Obtain the Installation Kit
- Installation Considerations
- Install Host Integration Tools for Microsoft
- Install HIT/Microsoft on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Core Machine
- Install HIT on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Core Cluster
- About Remote Host Installations
- Install HIT on a Failover Cluster
- About Silent Installations
- Using HIT With a SharePoint Farm
- Remote Setup Wizard
- Remote Setup Command Line Utility
- Using the Multipath I/O Component
- Use the VDS Provider
- Use SCVMM With the Dell EqualLogic SMP
- Install the Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Provider
- Configure the Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Provider
- Create a Classification for Dell EqualLogic Storage Resources
- Import the SMP Through the SCVMM GUI
- Configure PS Series Groups
- Configure Group Access on Managed Hosts and Clusters
- Configure Storage for VM Rapid Provisioning
- Create a VM Template From a VHD
- Migrate the Rapid-Provisioned VMs
- Migrate Storage of a Deployed VM to Another Location
- Troubleshoot SCVMM Issues
- Supported SMP PowerShell Cmdlets
- Use the HPC iSCSI Provider
- Tools and Utilities
- Index
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\BIN\
• To see the current index location, enter:
stsadm.exe -o spsearch -action list
• To change the index location, enter:
stsadm.exe -o spsearch -indexlocation "E:\SharePoint Indexes"
Best Practices for SharePoint
• Dell recommends that you reinstall SharePoint on the application server and define the default index location as described in Specify
Index File Locations When Installing SharePoint.
• Create more volumes on the SQL host to separate content databases for restores.
• Place database and log files on separate volumes so the Smart Copy operations always create pairs of volumes.
• Create directories and specify the default database location in SQL (Select Server → Properties/Database Settings). This practice
makes sure the initial SharePoint databases are created on PS Series volumes and minimizes the manual work of moving them off of
the C:\ drive.
• Consider using virtual machines on PS Series volumes for Web front-end servers. Smart Copy snapshots of the virtual machines will
allow recovery of IIS if the WFE fails or needs rebuilding.
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