5 Dell EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manager Release Notes Release Version: 1.
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Revision History Revision History Date Description May 2020 Initial Release Product Description Dell EMC PowerStore Storage Replication Adapter for VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRA) allows VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) to implement disaster recovery for PowerStore clusters. Dell EMC PowerStore Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) supports SRM functions such as failing over, failing back, and failover testing using PowerStore as the replication engine. SRA version 1.
Environment and System Requirements Note: SRA cannot work if more than one remote system is configured on PowerStore. Volume Groups and Protection Groups SRM protection group failover (during testing and actual failover) instructs the Dell EMC PowerStore Storage Replication Adapter to operate on all the LUNs of all the virtual machines in a protection group. PowerStore uses a single volume or volume groups to define groups of LUNs that replicate together.
Installation and Upgrade The Dell EMC Online Support Site also has the most current Dell EMC PowerStore SRA information. Installation and Upgrade Prerequisites Before you begin to install PowerStore, review the PowerStore Deployment Checklist. Download the PowerStore Deployment Checklist from the PowerStore product support page at www.dell.com/support. Once you have completed all the planning steps in the PowerStore Deployment Checklist, you are ready to install your system.
Installation and Upgrade a. Run Dell_EMC_PowerStore_SRA_Windows_v.1.0.0.exe; when the Install Wizard appears, click Next. Figure 1: Getting Started Dialog b. Accept the license agreement. Figure 2: License Agreement c. 6 Begin the installation.
Installation and Upgrade Figure 3: Begin Installation Dialog d. If you are installing without administrator privileges, the Windows UAC prompt appears; click Yes. e. After successful installation, click Finish. Figure 4: A Successful Installation 4. On both sites, add PowerStore as the array manager using IP or FQDN. 5. Authenticate using a PowerStore User with administrative privileges, ensuring that the replication sessions to be used with SRM are enabled and active. 6.
Installation and Upgrade Configuring the certificate for Windows Procedure: 1. Get the root certificate of the PowerStore instance; the certificate format should be PEM. 2. Rename the root_ca.pem file to root_ca.cer. 3. Right-click the root_ca.cer file to begin the installation. 4. In the Certificate window, click Install Certificate. Note: You can ignore the warning that the CA Root certificate is not trusted. Figure 5: Install Certificate Dialog The Certificate Import Wizard should open. 5.
Installation and Upgrade Figure 6: Certificate Store 7. Click Finish. Figure 7: The Certificate and Settings Specified Uninstalling Dell EMC PowerStore SRA for Windows Procedure: 1. On systems running the SRM Server, from the Start menu, select Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
Installation and Upgrade 2. Select "Dell EMC PowerStore SRA" and click Remove. Upgrading Dell EMC PowerStore SRA for Windows To upgrade the SRA, follow the instructions for installing the SRA (Downloading, Installing, Updating and Uninstalling Dell EMC PowerStore SRA for Windows). The older version is automatically removed, and the newer version is installed.
Installation and Upgrade Figure 10: Dell EMC PowerStore SRA Dialog Box – New Adapter 7. Click NEW ADAPTER; the New Adapter dialog box appears. Figure 11: New Adapter Dialog 8. Click UPLOAD, and in the resulting file browser, navigate to and select the Dell_EMC_PowerStore_SRA_Linux_v.1.0.0.tar.gz file; the upload begins. 9. Upon completion, click CLOSE in the resulting window. Figure 12: New Adapter SRA Uploaded Dialog Configuring the certificate for Photon OS Procedure: 1.
Installation and Upgrade Figure 13: Getting Started Dialog 3. Log in. 4. Go to Storage Replication Adapters. Figure 14: The SRM UI Dialog 5. Click the ellipses (…)., and then click Download configuration archive. Figure 15: Download Configuration Archive 6. Extract the archive content.
Installation and Upgrade Figure 16: The config.ini file 7. Place the root SSL certificate beside the config.ini file. Figure 17: The root.cs.pem File with the config.ini File 8. Open the config.ini file, specify the location for the root_ca.pem certificate, and then save the config.ini file. Figure 18: Setting ca.path to root.ca_pem 9. Pack the configuration to a new gzipped tarball.
Installation and Upgrade Figure 19: Ready to Pack the Configuration Figure 20: Packing the Configuration 14 Dell EMC PowerStore SRA Plugin for VMware Site Recovery Manager | 302-005-614
Installation and Upgrade Figure 21: Adding the Configuration to the Archive Figure 22: Putting the Configuration into a gzipped Tarball 10. Go back to SRM and upload the new configuration (configuration.tar.gz).
Installation and Upgrade Figure 23: Preparing to Upload the Configuration Figure 24: Uploading the configuration.tar.gz File 11. The configuration is complete. SRA should be using a secure connection.
Installation and Upgrade attempts to connect before a timeout error occurs. In addition, the parameter determines how long SRA waits before making another attempt if the connection is interrupted. This parameter is measured in seconds. You can adjust this parameter according to your network configuration. connection_attempts 3 attempts The connection_attempts parameter determines the maximum number of attempts SRA performs if the connection times out.
Installation and Upgrade to the certificate name if you are using the Linux version. For the Windows version of the SRA, do not set the ca_path parameter. You must import the certificate through the Windows Trust Store. NOTE: You must adjust this parameter if you want a secure connection. protocols ssl:tls.1.2 ciphers tls1.2 AESGCM:-aNULL:-DH:kRSA:@STRENGTH The protocols parameter specifies a list of SSL protocols that SRA can use.
6. Click Browse and navigate to the original archive location. 7. Click Open; the Success window appears, confirming a successful upload. Resetting the SRA Configuration to the Factory Defaults Procedure: 1. In the SRM Appliance Management dialog box, select Storage Replication Adapters. 2. From the Dell EMC PowerStore Storage Replication Adaptor menu, select Reset configuration. The Reset Adapter Configuration dialog box opens. 3. Click Reset; the Success window appears, confirming a successful reset.
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