Dell Storage Compellent Integration Tools for VMware Version 4.
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Preface Preface This guide provides instructions for installing the Compellent Integration Tools for VMware (CITV) and configuring the following applications: • Dell Replay Manager Service for VMware (RMSV) • Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin Topics: • Revision history • Audience • Related Publications • Contacting Dell Revision history Document Number: 680-079-005 Table 1. Revision history Revision Date Description A June 2016 CITV version 4.
level management of multiple Storage Centers, including setting up and monitoring replications and disaster recovery (DR) sites. In addition, it provides various system-provided performance reports, as well as the ability to create custom reports. • Replay Manager Administrator’s Guide Describes how to install Replay Manager and how to use the software to back up and restore data on a server.
1 Installing CITV CITV is a virtual appliance that allows Dell Storage applications to be integrated with VMware vSphere environments. Introduction to CITV CITV allows integration of the Replay Manager Service for VMware and vSphere Web Client Plugin with VMware vSphere. • Dell Replay Manager Service for VMware (RMSV) enables consistent Replays of VMware virtual machines and datastores. To configure Dell Replay Manager Service for VMware, see Configuring RMSV.
• 10 (Optional) Change the name of the virtual appliance in the Name field. The default name of the virtual appliance is Compellent Integration Tools for VMware. • (Optional) Select a folder in the Inventory Location pane to which to deploy the virtual appliance. Click Next. The Host/Cluster page opens. 11 Select the host or cluster on which to deploy the virtual appliance. If a cluster is selected, click Next and select the host within the cluster on which to deploy the virtual appliance.
10 Click the Options tab and select the VMware Tools option. 11 Make sure the Synchronize guest time with host checkbox is selected. 12 Click OK. Logging In to CITV Use the vSphere Client to log in to CITV. 1 Start the vSphere Client and connect to the VMware vCenter Server. 2 Select View > Inventory > View > VMs and Templates. The Virtual Machines & Templates view opens. 3 Right-click the CITV virtual appliance and select Open Console.
Configure the Network Settings of CITV 1 Log in to CITV. 2 At the CLI prompt, type 2 and press Enter. 3 Type the host name of CITV and press Enter. 4 Type the IP address of CITV for the management network and press Enter. 5 Type the network mask for the management network and press Enter. 6 Type the gateway IP address for the management network and press Enter. 7 Type the IP address of the DNS server for the management network and press Enter.
3 Type 1 and press Enter. The current version of the virtual appliance is displayed. Version - 04.xx.xx.xxx Description - Updates to the Dell Compellent Integration Tools for VMware appliance press [enter] to continue... 4 Press Enter to return to the virtual appliance update menu. Related links Logging on to CITV Check for Updates to CITV 1 Log in to CITV. 2 At the CLI prompt, type 15 and press Enter. The following options are displayed: ------------------------------------------1.
Next step 1 Reboot the CITV appliance after installing the update. On some occasions, the version number is not refreshed immediately after an update. This action also updates the version number. 2 After rebooting the CITV appliance, unregister and reregister the vSphere Web Client Plugin from the CITV appliance’s CLI menu. This action removes the old plugin and registers the new plugin to vCenter.
8 Extract the update files to the citvupdate directory: unzip DellCitvUpdate.zip -d citvupdate 9 Open the /opt/vmware/var/lib/vami/update/provider/provider-deploy.xml file. 10 Find the string http://citv.compellent.com/citvupdate and change it to file://root/citvupdate. 11 Save changes to the provider-deploy.xml file and type exit to return to the CLI. 12 Install the updates as described in Updating CITV.
2 Replay Manager Service for VMware Replay Manager Service for VMware (RMSV) enables Replay Manger to communicate with VMware vCenter and create consistent Replays of VMware virtual machines and datastores on a Dell Storage Center. RMSV Data Migration CITV 4.0 introduces a major update to the base operating system and requires a side-by-side update from the CITV 3.1 virtual appliance to a CITV 4.0 virtual appliance. You can choose to migrate the RMSV data created in CITV 3.1 to CITV 4.
Steps 1 Log in to CITV. 2 At the CLI prompt, type 3 and press Enter. CITV begins the RMSV configuration process and asks if you want to migrate data from an existing CITV 3.1 appliance. If you have an existing CITV 3.1 apliance with data that you would like to migrate, continue with step 3. Otherwise, continue with step 4. 3 To begin the data migration, type y when prompted and continue with the following steps: NOTE: If you have already configured RMSV or migrated from a CITV 3.
3 Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin The Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin is a plugin for VMware vCenter that provides storage administrators the ability to manage Dell storage with the VMware vSphere Web Client. Installing the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin To install the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin, register the plugin with VMware vCenter. Prerequisites • Deploy CITV and configure the time zone and network settings.
Removing the vSphere Web Client Plugin To remove the vSphere Web Client Plugin, unregister the plugin from VMware vCenter. Prerequisites • Identify the host name or IP address of the VMware vCenter Server. • Identify the user name and password of a VMware vCenter user with administrator privileges. Steps 1 Log into CITV. 2 At the CLI prompt, type 5 and press Enter. 3 Type the host name or IP address of the VMware vCenter and press Enter.
A CITV Application Troubleshooting To handle any issues with the CITV application: • Use the RMSV troubleshooting procedures to troubleshoot issues with Dell Replay Manager Service for VMware. • Use the vSphere Web Client Plugin troubleshooting procedures to troubleshoot issues with Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin.
Save RMSV Log Files Use option 14 in the CLI to save the RMSV log file to a zip file. 1 Log in to CITV. 2 At the CLI prompt, type 14 and press Enter. The following options are displayed: 1. Gather support information 2. Return to main menu Enter selection [1 - 2]: 3 Type 1 and press Enter. The zip file with the logs is saved to the root directory of the virtual appliance. 4 Use Secure Copy (SCP) to copy the zip file from the virtual appliance to a local computer.
Cannot Enable Live Volume to Failover Automatically Live Volume configured to fail over automatically and promote the secondary volume might fail if the following requirements are not met: • Type is Synchronous • Synchronous mode is High Availability • Source and target Storage Centers are at version 6.7 or later Select a datastore or RDM that meets these requirements. Optionally, modify the datastore to meet these requirements or create a new datastore or RDM.
