The dell equallogic array software, including equallogic firmware, equallogic group manager and equallogic manual transfer utility, gives you the functionality to meet your current needs while preparing for future demands. Requires current dell support contract and ours expired in nov. After contacting support they advised to try upgrading firmware on the controllers as there are known issues with our current version. None of their eqaullogic units support server 2016 yet.
Thank you for your interest in dell equallogic ps series storage products. Configuring vmware vsphere software iscsi with dell equallogic ps series storage. See the dell equallogic ps series storage arrays release notes for details. Available for download available for download microsoft windows vista. Does anyone have or have access to the latest firmware, drivers, software, and manual for a dell equallogic ps6000e that they would be willing to download share forwith me. If youre using a dell equallogic san you have the ability to turn on active directory authentication. Configuring vmware vsphere software iscsi with dell. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization howto.
When you install the gui locally, it automatically updates when you upgrade the ps series firmware. I need dell equallogic host integration tools for microsoft. Dell equallogic ps series iscsi storage arrays with. Support equallogic is simplifying networked storage dell. Dell equallogic is a line of iscsi storage arrays, marketed toward small to mediumsized and enterprise businesses, that provide hard disk drive and solid state. Jul 09, 2012 there are two ways to upgrade the firmware on dell equallogic sans.
Equallogic is inspired by its users with builtin advanced software features enabling highend storage to organizations of all sizes with no additional licensing fees. Robbins, who will talk about managing an equallogic. The dell equallogic data storage line makes it easy to increase storage options substantially and provide you with the opportunity to grow your business. The group manager graphical user interface gui enables you to perform group administration tasks using windows and dialog boxes. Slow office 2016 after upgrading from windows 7 to pro windows 10. Dell equallogic ps5000 series sports the new owners badge and includes three internet protocolbased arrays. So i apparently need to get the dell equallogic host integration tools for microsoft to set this up again and then i can connect back to the web interface. Equallogic ps6100x balanced, efficient iscsi arrays for enterprise storage needs. See the dell equallogic ps series storage arrays release notes for the latest information on standalone gui requirements. When you install the gui locally, it automatically. The setup of the equallogic requires that you have a console cable to connect to your equallogic san. Installing and starting the standalone group manager gui.
Updating the firmware on dell equallogic ps series iscsi san. Dell equallogic ps6000e missing downloads, software. Dell equallogic host integration tools microsoft edition. Would anyone happen to have the latest version of dell. If you are thin provisioning vms in your environment with an equallogic san attached to your cluster, you may find that you start receiving warning from san hq or your group manager alerting which states id. Enable equallogic active directory authentication blog. If you are using an equallogic san, i recommend installing the hit kit before doing any of the iscsi or multipath io configuration. Dell equallogic software the power behind equallogic dell equallogic allinclusive software gives you the power to do more with both new and existing equallogic ps series arrays and fs series nas appliances. This technical report will explain the benefits of the equallogic multipathing extension module mem for vmware vsphere which provides multipath io for highly available access to the dell equallogic ps. The dell equallogic configuration guide is provided as an aid to help storage administrators determine how best to build an iscsi. Dell equallogic host integration tools dell equallogic delivers comprehensive endtoend storage solutions to help you store and manage your data.
Get drivers and downloads for your dell equallogic ps4100. Equallogic arrays in my opinion are a nice blend of value and performance that any systems or network administrator can learn to do basic setup and administration on in a few hours of poking around. Its up there now and i was able to download it wo any problems. Equallogic ps6100e highcapacity gbe iscsi array for highly consolidated environments. Enter the service tag of your dell equallogic device or browse and select your dell equallogic device. Dell equallogic ps4000e array affordable entry point to equallogic virtualized iscsi storage for remote office and small medium business. Since you have access to the update, i assume that you have support from dell. Overview of dell equallogic products and resources. Prerequisites for a distributed setup to install the dell equallogic storage management pack suite version 6. Got the maintaince window scheduled and went to get the firmware and i can not for the life of me find a download. If you have a dell equallogic disk storage array and you want to connect it.
We hope you will find them intuitive and simple to configure and manage. Dell equallogic storage management pack suite version 5. Running opsmgr 2007 r2, run the installer on all the management servers used for monitoring dell equallogic device. Page 1 this white paper examines the common storage challenges faced by it for virtualized application workloads and describes why the dell equallogic fs7500 unified block and file storage is an ideal solution for hosting a vmware environment with virtual workloads. Get drivers and downloads for your dell dell equallogic ps series iscsi storage arrays with microsoft windows server failover clusters. The kit will include the dell equallogic powershell tools. Robbins, who will talk about managing an equallogic ps series storage area network with powershell. Dell equallogic ps6100 series iscsi arrays provides costeffective nextgeneration gbe iscsi arrays. Dell equallogic storage management pack suite dell us. View and download dell equallogic ps4100 hardware manual online. Vm squad posted today about a problem he perceives exists with dell equallogic arrays. Hello, since dell aquired emc the equallogic domain is somehow dead. Support for dell equallogic ps series iscsi storage arrays with. Select your operating system and click find driver and downloads.
Its not a problem, but thats what one of competitors is telling people. The issue is the time it takes to upgrade firmware in our systems, which is 15 seconds in the systems we are selling today. Dell equallogic ps4100 hardware manual pdf download. Dell equallogic is a line of iscsi storagearea network san devices. Does anyone have or have access to the latest firmware, drivers, software, and manual for a dell equallogic ps6000e that they would be willing to download. Apr 14, 2011 ive written a few other blogs about iscsi and multipath io on windows servers, but this one focuses on installing the equallogic host integration tool hit kit on windows server 2008 r2 core no gui. Oct 27, 2012 in this tutorial, i will show you commands to install and configure iscsi initiator to connect equallogic target on linux cli. When it comes to enterprise storage needs, you cant beat the dell equallogic series. The back plane for the drives on the eql are directly connected to the controllers and are dummy, the controllers are the raid and iscsi handlers. The equallogic manual transfer utility is a hostbased tool for windows and. Esxi 6 equallogic reclaim free space virtualization howto. If you are swapping some hardware component fantasic. Dell equallogic ps series arrays optimize resources by automating performance and network load balancing. Equallogic ps series iscsi storage arrays with microsoft windows server failover clusters.
To learn more about the partnerdirect program and how we can assist our partners be more successful with equallogic solutions please contact the resources in. Actually the equallogic is two boxes just like you suggest as an alternative. There is a process for performing an upgrade whilst the device is still active. Dell equallogic storage management pack suite for scom, v. Equallogic cli commands to setup iscsi initiator on linux. To set up a dell equallogic support account to download the latest available ps series firmware. The benefit once setup is that you can control access to the san via ad groups rather than giving out the group admin account or maintaining local accounts on the equallogic group. Seems all of our equallogic equipment feel out of warranty at the end of last year. Aug 20, 2011 this is an overview and demonstration of dell equallogic host integration tools microsoft edition version 4. The client in this case had a dell equallogic ps4100 san. If you have not enabled and configured that feature you would use the iscsi discovery address as the management ip address as well. With the advanced functionality of the equallogic array software, the monitoring and analysis tools of san headquarters.
Firmware update on dell ps4100 with full storage pool. The setup of the equallogic requires that you have a console cable to connect to your equallogic. After reading the updating firmware for dell equallogic i noticed that you need at least 5% of free space as i read this. To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum. Click here to download if you are an equallogic customer with a valid support. View and download dell ps4000 configuration manual online. Dell equallogic ps6000e missing downloads, software, firmware. Multipath io on server core with the equallogic hit kit. You will find your list of existing assets and service plans under the account management menu. Equallogic was formed as an independent company in 2001, but was acquired by dell inc. Unfortunately i started rebuilding our hosts with server 2012 r2 before i realized our support contract has expired and i cant access the download. Would anyone happen to have the latest version of dell equallogic host integration tools for windows.
The dell equallogic storage management pack suite v6. Guest blogger, mike robbins, talks about using windows powershell to manage an equallogic san microsoft scripting guy, ed wilson, is here. If you are using the dedicated management feature then yes you use the management ip address to access the gui. In my environment we utilize dell equallogic ps series iscsi devices for our storage needs. Copy windows file names and over 700 file properties to the microsoft excel and word. Managed environments equallogic san headquarters is qualified to manage equallogic storage array groups packaging available for download availability equallogic software is included in the cost of the array.
Equallogic autosnapshot managermicrosoft edition autosnapshot managermicrosoft edition asmme is a high performance, spaceefficient, applicationaware data protection feature dell equallogic ps series arrays that enable fast online backups and quick restores of microsoft hyperv virtual machines vms, microsoft exchange, sql server and ntfs file systems. Use powershell to manage an equallogic san scripting blog. Id like to use the web interface to set this up again but it appears to not be assigned with a default ip address after reset. Dell equallogic ps4000x array balance of performance and capacity for easy remote office consolidation with iscsi. Configuring and installing the equallogic multipathing extension module for vmware vsphere 4. Customers with a valid dell prosupport agreement can download software updates without paying additional license fees. Dell never officially announced any release date for hit kit windows 2016. Runs on windows and linux host systems and enables secure transfer of large amounts of data to a replication partner site when configuring disaster tolerance. For more information on deploying your cluster with microsoft windows server 2003 operating systems, see the dell. Installing and starting the standalone gui application.
Solved equallogic ps6000e and hyperv 2012 r2 spiceworks. Dell will bring an eql to your door and show you that. Performing a firmware upgrade with the gui dell support. Windows powershell dell equallogic ps series volume creation and access. There are two methods you can use to run the group manager gui. Dell equallogic firmware recognizes existing file lists in excel and word, to add more dell equallogic firmware to the lists. From memory, you have to login to the equallogic site, not the dell site. This san was filled with 24 300gb enterprisegrade seagate hard drives. Apr 15, 2014 dell equallogic firmware makes lists of dell equallogic firmware with file properties in different formats.
Servermonkey offers the best in refurbished it hardware. For customer service support or questions please email us at equallogic customer service certified channel partner help desk to learn more about the partnerdirect program and how we can assist our partners be more successful with equallogic solutions please contact the resources in your area. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization. Dell storage software is nontransferable, and you must use your customers login credentials to perform downloads on their behalf. Select the download page of dell equallogic ps series firmware.
Dell equallogic storage management pack suite version 6. These 24 hard drives were combined in a raid50 array with two hot spares. Ps series arrays are designed to be highly available and optimize resources by automating volume and network load. Additionally, ps series arrays offer allinclusive management firmware, host software, and free firmware updates. Ps6000, equallogic ps6500e, equallogic ps50e, equallogic ps2400e, equallogic ps3000x, equallogic ps3x00xv, equallogic. Using the dell equallogic hit for linux ive been a big fan of dell equallogic host integration tools for microsoft hitme, so i was looking forward to seeing how the newly released hit for linux hitle was going to pan out. Autosuggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. If you have a dell equallogic disk storage array and you want to connect it to server 2016, you will want the host integration tools hit kit. As were in the process of building a new site and getting new infrastructure we really dont want to put support on these guys. Download and install the latest drivers, firmware and software. This article includes dell ps series dell equallogic technical white papers and videos produced by dell emc storage engineering, marketing and solution partners. Mpio feature is qualified for microsoft windows server 2003, windows server 2008, including hyperv tm, windows server 2008 r2 including hyperv tm vmware, linux and sun tm solaris tm operating systems equallogic manual transfer utility. Dell equallogic host integration tools for microsoft v4. The support given for this product is not stellar to put it mildly.