Install Guide

Configuring Your Network for the Dell EqualLogic
MEM
To configure your vSwitch for the Dell EqualLogic MEM , use the following syntax:
setup.pl --configure --bestpractices --server=hostname [--username=username]
[--password=password] --nics=NIC1,NIC2,... --ips=IP1,IP2,...
[--vswitch=vswitchname] [--mtu=mtu] [--vlanid=vlanid]
[--vmkernel=vmkernel_prefix] [--netmask=subnet_mask]
[--disable] [--disable --RR] [--disable --Fixed]
[--enableswiscsi] [--nohwiscsi] [--groupip=PS group IP]
[--vds] [--logfile=logfilename] [--heartbeat=IP]
[--chapuser=username] [--chapsecret=secret]
[--vihost=vihostname] [--viusername=viusername]
Your configuration may not require all of the parameters. See the following table for a description of the configuration parameters.
Table 4. Parameters Used for vSwitch Configuration
Parameter Description Default
--bestpractices
Applies Dell Best Practices when configuring the iSCSI networking. This practice
includes setting three parameters on the iSCSI initiator, LoginTimeout to 60
seconds, DelayAck to False, and LRO to Disable. See Dell Best Practices for
iSCSI Networking.
none
--nics
Comma-separated list of vmknics to use for multipathing. none
--ips
Comma-separated list of IP addresses to assign to VMkernel ports used for
multipathing.
none
--vswitch
Name of vSwitch to create. setup.pl uses the existing vSwitch if one is
found.
vSwitchISCSI
--mtu
MTU to use for VMkernel ports and vSwitch used for multipathing. 1500
--vmkernel
Prefix to use for VMkernel ports created for multipathing. iSCSI
--netmask
Subnet mask used for VMkernel ports created for multipathing. 255.255.255.0
--disable
Disable the default routing value of DELL_PSP_EQL_ROUTED. This action
changes the routing to VMWARE_PSP_FIXED.
not set
--disable --RR
Disable the default routing of DELL_PSP_EQL_ROUTED and set the routing to
VMWARE_PSP_RR (round robin). When the path is set to round robin, the
IOPS is set to 3.
not set
--disable --Fixed
Disable the default routing of DELL_PSP_EQL_ROUTED and set the path to
VMW_FIXED_PATH.
not set
--enableswiscsi
Enable the VMware software iSCSI initiator if not already enabled. not set
--nohwiscsi
Ignores any supported iSCSI offload network cards, and uses only the VMware
software iSCSI initiator. If the configuration script detects iSCSI offload
network cards, it uses this capability by default unless this parameter is set.
not set
--groupip
Sets the specified IP address as a Send Targets discovery address for all iSCSI
initiators that were configured to bind vmknics.
none
--vds
Use a vNetwork Distributed Switch instead of a standard vSwitch. not set
--logfile
Specify a file to use to record a log of network configuration actions. setup.log
--heartbeat
IP address to use for a highly available VMkernel port on the iSCSI subnet. This
VMkernel port uses all physical NICs on the vSwitch so that it remains online if a
single NIC or switch failure occurs. This parameter is recommended for ESXi 5.0
and earlier.
none
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