Users Guide

Use SCVMM With the Dell EqualLogic SMP
This release of the Host Integration Tools supports the System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM, or VMM) 2016 and
2019. The scope of this chapter is limited to essential storage management tasks in VMM with the Dell EqualLogic Storage
Management Provider (SMP) for PS Series storage.
Using ASM/ME, you can create Smart Copies and collections of rapid-provisioned VMs created by SCVMM. You can also
restore from them (however, selective restore is not supported). For more information, see Using ASM/ME with Hyper-V in the
Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition User’s Guide.
See to the complete SCVMM documentation for all other tasks, such as cloud and tenant configuration, creating service
templates and deployment configurations, and other topics.
For more information about SCVMM, see the following URL: www.microsoft.com/systemcenter.
Topics:
• 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
Install the Dell EqualLogic Storage Management
Provider
The Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Provider (SMP) is installed as part of the Host Integration Tools. It is an optional
component selected by default when installing HIT/Microsoft on Windows Server 2012 R2 or later or Windows 10 systems.
To use SMP, you must configure access from the host to one or more PS Series groups. You can use either ASM/ME or the
PowerShell Tools, which are always installed with the Host Integration Tools kit. See Install Host Integration Tools for Microsoft
on page 13.
Configure the Dell EqualLogic Storage Management
Provider
1. Configure access to the PS Series groups you intend to use for provisioning on the SCVMM management host. You can
configure group access in the following ways:
● Using the PowerShell Tools group access management cmdlets such as New-EqlGroupAccess. See Configure
SCVMM and the Dell EqualLogic PowerShell Tools Reference Guide for more information.
● Use the ASM/ME GUI to configure PS Series group access. See the Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft
Edition User’s Guide for more information.
NOTE:
If you are configuring single sign-on (SSO) access for a particular PS Series group, the login account for the
SCVMM service (vmmservice.exe) must be enabled for management on that group. Alternatively, you can enable an
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