Users Guide

Copy the Setup.exe and Setup64.exe installation files into a directory of your choice. You must specify this directory
multiple times when adding several hosts for management or when pushing out multiple installations. To simplify this process,
copy the installation files onto a network shared directory. The default installation directory is C:\Program Files
\EqualLogic\bin. ASM/ME uses these files to initiate the installation procedure on remote hosts. The installation files are
available on the CD–ROM that shipped with your PS Series array or from the installation kit available at eqlsupport.dell.com/.
Create a HIT Group With the Add Hosts Wizard
1. Click the Add Hosts button to start the Add Hosts wizard.
2. Select the list of hosts that you want to add to the HIT Group using one of the following methods, then click Next.
● Discover through PS Series group—When you select this option, ASM/ME queries any PS Series groups that are
connected to any current HIT Group members (including the local host), and displays all of the hosts connected to those
groups.
● Browse network—Select a host by browsing a network. You can browse networks only for which you have permissions.
● Manual entry—Enter an IP address or host name for each host you want to add to the HIT Group. You can also import a
file that lists all the hosts that you want to add to the HIT Group. The file will be parsed and each host will be run through
the manual entry process. This file can be generated automatically from the ASM/ME console by clicking File → Export
Host List.
You can also create your own file for importing by saving a text file that contains a comma-separated list of host IP
addresses, host names (fully qualified or not), or both. When you are back on this wizard page, click Import, and then
browse to the file.
● Cluster nodes—This option is visible only if ASM/ME detects that you are running a multiple node cluster in which one
or more of the nodes have not yet been added to the HIT Group. All cluster nodes must be added to the HIT Group. If
only a subset of nodes are added, cluster operations will fail.
NOTE: To view online help for any of the wizard pages, press the F1 button for that specific page.
3. Select the hosts to add to the hosts list using one of the methods in step 2, then click Next.
The HIT Installation and Host Verification page is displayed.
4. Specify the following information:
a. The credentials (domain, user-name, and password) for the host you are adding. See Prerequisites for HIT Groups for
more information about these requirements.
b. To install MPIO or the PowerShell Tools on the host, select their corresponding options.
c. Specify the directory that contains the installation files, Setup.exe and Setup64.exe.
d. Click Add Hosts to begin the installation on the specified host.
Progress and status information is displayed. An error message will be displayed if the installation or update cannot
complete.
5. Click Close when the process is complete.
The Summary of Hosts page opens. This page shows the hosts that have been added to the HIT Group, and the type of
actions (for example, installations or updates) that have been performed on each host. This page also shows if a reboot is
required on the remote hosts.
6. Perform one of the following steps:
● If a reboot is required, click Reboot All.
● If a reboot is not required, click Finish.
When the installation is complete on the remote host, you can launch the Remote Setup Wizard from the remote host in
order to initialize a PS Series array, configure the remote host to access a PS Series group, or to configure MPIO settings
for the remote host. After the host has been added to the HIT Group, it will appear in the tree in the left 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 left panel and select Stop Managing.
Edit ASM/ME Settings on Hosts in a HIT Group
1. In the Navigation area, click Settings.
2. In the middle panel, select all of the hosts that have settings that you want to edit. If you select multiple hosts, then the
settings you change will be saved on all of the selected hosts.
HIT Groups
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