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
About This Guide............................................................................................................................ 6
Revision History..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Audience................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Support Resources................................................................................................................................................................6
Download the Installation Kit..........................................................................................................................................6
Related Documentation.................................................................................................................................................. 6
Dell Online Services......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................................................. 7
1 Introduction to Host Integration Tools............................................................................................8
Host Integration Tools Components................................................................................................................................... 8
SMP Support..........................................................................................................................................................................9
SMP Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 9
SCVMM Support................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Configure SCVMM.......................................................................................................................................................... 9
Supported SCVMM Operations................................................................................................................................... 10
Supported Applications....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Microsoft Exchange Server.......................................................................................................................................... 10
Microsoft SQL Server....................................................................................................................................................10
Microsoft Hyper-V.......................................................................................................................................................... 11
SharePoint........................................................................................................................................................................11
2 Installation................................................................................................................................. 12
Obtain the Installation Kit.................................................................................................................................................... 12
Download the Installation Kit.........................................................................................................................................12
Administrative Installation Using Active Directory..................................................................................................... 12
Installation Considerations...................................................................................................................................................13
Install Host Integration Tools for Microsoft...................................................................................................................... 13
Update an Installation.................................................................................................................................................... 14
Uninstall HIT or a Component.......................................................................................................................................14
Install HIT/Microsoft on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Core Machine.............................................................................14
Install HIT on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Core Cluster........................................................................................ 15
About Remote Host Installations........................................................................................................................................15
Install HIT on Remote Hosts With the Add Hosts Wizard........................................................................................ 15
Install HIT on Remote Hosts Using PowerShell Scripts............................................................................................ 16
Install HIT on a Failover Cluster..........................................................................................................................................18
Specify the ASM/ME Backup Document Directory..................................................................................................19
Change the Login Account for ASM/ME Services (EQLReqService and EqlASMAgent)...................................19
Join a Computer into a Failover Cluster ..................................................................................................................... 19
About Silent Installations..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Support for a Silent Installation....................................................................................................................................20
Using HIT With a SharePoint Farm....................................................................................................................................21
Specify Index File Locations When Installing SharePoint..........................................................................................21
Modify Index File Locations in an Existing SharePoint Farm....................................................................................22
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