Users Guide

After the host has been added to the HIT Group, it will appear in the tree panel of the ASM/ME console and you can start
managing it from there. To stop managing a host, right-click the host in the tree panel and select Stop Managing.
Install HIT on Remote Hosts Using PowerShell Scripts
The PowerShell script is called HitRemoteInstall.ps1 and is located in the directory that was specified when the Host
Integration Tools were installed on the local host. (The default installation directory is C:\Program Files\EqualLogic
\bin).
This PowerShell script allows you to perform unattended installations on remote hosts. You can specify multiple hosts when you
run the script and the Host Integration Tools will be automatically installed on every host that you specify.
The PowerShell script will only perform installations on remote hosts; it will not add the host to a HIT group upon completion. If
you use the PowerShell script for installing the Host Integration Tools and decide to add that host to a HIT Group, you can do so
with the Add Hosts Wizard in the ASM/ME GUI.
You can select the same installation options that the regular Windows installer allows. You can install MPIO alone because it
does not require ASM/ME. If you install ASM/ME, then RSW and VSS, the ASMCLI will automatically be installed as well. If you
do not specify these components, you will be prompted accordingly.
To use a PowerShell script to install the Host Integration Tools, the following prerequisites must be met:
● PowerShell version 4.0 or later is required. You need PowerShell only on the machine from which you are running the install
script.
● In order for new installations to run successfully on remote hosts, ensure that you allow incoming ping requests through the
remote host’s firewall to the remote host. Use Windows Server Manager to create new inbound rules for your firewall.
Select ICMPv4 or ICMPv6 protocol types for IPv4 and IPv6 pings, respectively. If both the local and remote hosts are in
the same domain, allow the connections over the domain profile type.
● You will be prompted for user name and password credentials in order to install Host Integration Tools on remote hosts
added to the HIT Group. These credentials are never stored; they are only used for the installation. The following
requirements must be met:
○ If you are installing on a cluster, you must provide the appropriate credentials (domain user with local administrator
rights) across all cluster nodes.
○ If adding or installing on multiple hosts:
￭ Single Domain — For multiple machines that belong to a single domain, you must provide the appropriate user
credentials (domain users with local admin rights) so that ASM/ME can successfully access the machines to perform
the required installations.
￭ Single Workgroup — For multiple machines that belong to a single workgroup, each machine must have the same
local admin account credentials.
￭ Multiple Domains — For machines across multiple domains, add or install on all the machines from one domain at a
time.
● The Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service must be running. This service should be started by default on Windows systems.
If it is not running, or if the firewall is blocking it, the installation will not work.
● Copy the Setup.exe and Setup64.exe installation files into a directory of your choice. Because you must specify this
directory multiple times if you are pushing out several installations, you can simplify the process by copying the installation
files onto a network shared directory. (The default installation directory is C:\Program Files\EqualLogic\bin, so
you can also place it there). ASM/ME will use these files to initiate the installation procedure on remote hosts. These
installation files are available on the CD–ROM that shipped with your PS Series array, or from the customer support site:
support.dell.com/equallogic
Syntax for PowerShell Remote Host Installation
HitRemoteInstall.ps1 [-ComputerNames "computer 1 computer 2 ..."]
[-InstallerLocation "path"]
[-BackupDocumentLocation "path"]
[-InstallOptions "Install Option 1 Install Option 2 ..."]
[-UserName "Domain\Username"] [-Password "Password"]
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