Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Edition Version 5.4 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 Core Machine
- Install HIT on a Windows Server 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
● ADDLOCAL specifies which features are to be installed (if used). If the operating system does not meet the requirements to
install the feature, the feature will not be installed even if it is specified.
● INSTALLDIR specifies the drive and path of the installation (if used). If not specified, the installation will go into the default
location, which is C:\Program Files\EqualLogic.
● IS_NET_API_LOGON_USERNAME and IS_NET_API_LOGON_PASSWORD specify the domain and user name credentials to
assign to the required Host Integration Tools services (if used). Service as log on rights will be granted to this user during
installation. If not specified, the local system account will be used.
The following table lists the case-sensitive feature names that you can specify when performing a silent installation.
Table 4. Case-Sensitive Feature Name
Case-Sensitive Feature Name Description
HPC HPC iSCSI Provider (only valid on 64-bit servers)
RemoteSetupWiz Remote Setup Wizard
PowerShell PowerShell Tools
ASM/ME ASM/ME Command Line Interface, Auto-Snapshot Manager, Volume Shadow
Copy Service Provider
COREVSSPROVIDER Volume Shadow Copy Service Provider (Core Operating Systems only)
VDS Virtual Disk Service Provider
MPIO Multipath I/O DSM (might require system reboot)
TRIM Volume rethinning driver (system reboot required)
SMP Storage Management Provider for Windows Server 2012 or later
ALL All features
Perform a Silent Installation
To perform a silent install on a 32-bit Windows system, enter the following command:
Setup.exe /s /v/qn /V"/q ADDLOCAL=RemoteSetupWiz INSTALLDIR=C:\HitKit\Eql"
To install all supported features to the default installation directory and specify a custom user name and password for the HIT
services, enter the following command:
Setup.exe /s /v/qn /V"/q ADDLOCAL=ALL IS_NET_API_LOGON_USERNAME=Domain\Administrator
IS_NET_API_LOGON_PASSWORD=password"
To install all supported features to the default installation directory on a 64-bit Windows system, enter the following command
(if MPIO is being installed, the host might be rebooted):
Setup64.exe /s /v/qn /V"/q ADDLOCAL=ALL"
Perform a Silent Uninstallation
To perform a silent uninstallation, enter one of the following commands:
● For 32-bit systems: Setup.exe /s /v/qn /x
● For 64-bit systems: Setup64.exe /s /v/qn /x
To completely uninstall HIT on a 32-bit system, enter the command: Setup.exe /s /v/qn /x
To completely uninstall HIT on a 64-bit system, enter the command: Setup64.exe /s /v/qn /x
Create a Log File During Silent Mode
To create a log file describing the installation, add the following path to the command (including the quotation marks): "/L
C:\path setup.log"
For example, enter the following command for the log to be written in the setup.log file:
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