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
Introduction to Host Integration Tools
Host Integration Tools for Microsoft (HIT/Microsoft) simplifies the configuration and administration of PS Series arrays on
Windows computers.
Topics:
• Host Integration Tools Components
• SMP Support
• SCVMM Support
• Supported Applications
Host Integration Tools Components
This section describes the Host Integration Tools application and service components.
NOTE: Do not install the Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager component on a computer if the Auto-Snapshot Manager
feature is not used. Deselect the Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition component on the Custom Setup page when
installing the Host Integration Tools.
Table 1. Host Integration Tools Application Components
Component Description
Remote Setup Wizard Enables you to initialize a PS Series array and set up or expand a PS Series group. See
Remote Setup Wizard.
Remote Setup Wizard Command
Line Utility (RSWCLI)
Provides an alternative to using the Remote Setup Wizard, with setup commands that
you can execute at the Windows command prompt instead of using the GUI. The
RSWCLI is described in Remote Setup Command Line Utility.
Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot
Manager/Microsoft Edition
(ASM/ME)
Enables you to create and manage Smart Copies (snapshots, clones, and replicas). An
alternate command-line interface facilitates custom operations and scripting. See the
Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition User’s Guide.
PowerShell Tools Enables you to manage one or many PS Series groups through a comprehensive set of
PowerShell cmdlets.
Storage Management Provider
(SMP)
Enables you to manage storage directly through native Windows storage interfaces
such as PowerShell cmdlets, File Services UI in the Windows Server 2012 R2 or later
Server Manager console, or the standard Windows Management Instrumentation API.
See SMP Support.
EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool is a new Graphical User Interface (GUI) application
(EqlMPIOConfigurator.exe), which provides same user interface as the HIT/ME
MPIO Configuration tab. See EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool.
Table 2. Host Integration Tools Service Components
Component Description
VSS Provider Supports VSS management of application-consistent Smart Copies.
VDS Provider Enables you to use VDS and Storage Manager for SANs to create and manage volumes
in a PS Series group. See Use the VDS Provider.
Multipath I/O DSM (MPIO DSM) Supports multipathing. This driver module works with the MPIO driver. This feature
dynamically balances your iSCSI SAN traffic load over multiple network paths between
the computer and the PS Series group. You need multiple iSCSI host bus adapters to use
this feature. Configure Multipath I/O DSM using the ASM/ME GUI, as described in the
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