Dell equallogic ps series array firmware update using group. Rightclick the gui application for the group and select delete. May, 2016 this video is part 1 in the 2part video series on daytoday management with dell storage manager dsm. Mar 08, 2010 on one group member, connect the appropriate serial cable to serial port 0 the correct cable will be different on different models of the ps array on the active control module. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization howto. Seems all of our equallogic equipment feel out of warranty at the end of last year. It is designed with the same innovative equallogic virtualized architecture and the full software feature set as previous generations. Equallogic group manager is available as a cli or gui with. The group manager commandline interface cli provides a comprehensive set of commands for managing a ps series group. Dell equallogic ps6000 hardware maintenance pdf download. Now that our new dell equallogic ps6000 is racked, networked, initialized and configured its time to bring the firmware version uptodate. Recently dell for some unknown reason removed my access account for downloading the last known good version 7. Dell equallogic ps series array firmware update using group manager gui. Ps series group manager is a management tool integrated with the ps and fs series firmware that provides you with detailed information on your block and file storage configuration, and gives you an easytouse tool for storage provisioning, data protection and array management.
Equallogic san headquarters unable to download manager file 20214 by rasmus haslund 4 comments today a customer called me because he was unable to launch the equallogic group manager from within equallogic san hq. Equallogic group manager provides cli and a gui compatible with microsoft internet explorer and mozilla firefox web browsers. To access the group to run cli commands, you can do one of the following. Equallogic firmware equallogic group manager gui equallogic group manager cli.
Dell storage update manager provides guided update management to simplify the process of updating the firmware for your equallogic platforms, including ps series, fs series and disk drives, with a single tool to facilitate both singlemember and multimember group updates so you can easily take advantage of the latest firmware features. Available for download equallogic firmware is supported on the family of equallogic arrays. Where can i download the latest group manager software for. Unpack the zip archive, and upload to the vma the setup. The manual transfer utility supports offnetwork replication of volume data. Collect the diagnostics report for the specific array or for the group from the group manager gui or from the array management command line interface. Equallogic ps5000 firmware download dell hardware spiceworks. There are two methods you can use to run the group manager gui. Creating a snapshot using equallogic group manager vmadmin. Equallogic array software, including equallogic firmware, group manager and the. Configuring and installing the equallogic multipathing. Refer to vmwares vsphere management assistant guide for details. The ps systems have proven to be simple to install and administer. It includes information about storage concepts and how to use the group manager gui to manage a group.
Equallogic software is included in the cost of the array. Equallogic virtual storage manager vsm is a must have if you have storage running on either a ps or fs array. In dell equallogic auto snapshot manager, ps group access can be checked and modified if required. Download dells equallogic mem from the equallogic support website. Hitve can only talk to a single ps series group the ability to only talk to a single ps series group is a real show. Add a dell equallogic ps series array san to system.
Administrators can manage ps series arrays in a san through a single interfacethe equallogic group manager see figure 3. Nov 25, 2015 all in all the setup went very smoothly and the equallogic software group manager interface is pretty intuitive. The group manager graphical user interface gui enables you to perform. Health state change notification alerts are displayed for volume and disk groups. Group manager is an easytouse san and nas management tool integrated with the dell equallogic ps series firmware. The non soviet senior dev will be holding a psychology class on how this group all came to the conclusion that a 500 tb dropbox was a fine a solution. Ps series group administration getting started using the group. Providing a comprehensive single point of management, group manager eliminates the need for a dedicated management workstation or server by enabling administrators to remotely manage virtually any aspect of their equallogic iscsibased san or nas. A basic how to create a snapshot using the equallogic group manager.
Got the maintaince window scheduled and went to get the firmware and i can not for the life of me find a download. The group manager interface helps streamline management, while application layer integration helps simplify storage operations supporting industry leading. The dell equallogic ps4000 is designed to address the needs of remote office and smallmedium business storage deployments. Using the group manager graphical user interface equallogic. Dell equallogic ps4210 installation and setup manual pdf. Sep 23, 2015 the ps series group administration manual provides details on storage concepts and how to use the group manager gui to manage a group. When opening up a program that i knew was trusted in the example below i was accessing an equallogic gui, i typically just click ok and ignore any errors or warnings.
Use the group manager gui or cli to set the raid policy for the member. Everything is in git repo now and a transition to real solution is underway. Dell equallogic ps4100e virtualized iscsi san array. You can then create a volume which a host can connect to using an iscsi initiator. Equallogic san headquarters unable to download manager file. The dell equallogic group manager administrators guide provides details about configuring and using the ps series firmware that is installed on each array. Its a very simple process, equallogic make everything very easy compared to other sans on the market. Hitve can only talk to a single instance of vcenter. This web browserbased graphic user interface gui helps eliminatethe need for a dedicated management workstation or server and allows administrators to remotely manage virtually any aspect of their equallogic iscsi. The ps series cli reference manual describes how to use the group manager cli to manage a group and individual arrays. Permanent solution will a bridge too far at least for another month or two and its the holidays right now. The group manager graphical user interface gui enables you to perform group administration tasks using windows and dialog boxes.
This is an equallogic virtual appliance that communicates with the equallogic sans and vcenter. The management packs provide a list of dellspecific views that you can use to observe and drill down the system status in a network. Equallogic group manager is qualified to manage equallogic ps series array groups. The cli also enables you to manage individual ps series storage arrays for maintenance purposes. Recently, when trying to access an application through a web interface that uses java, i received the following error. However it is only aimed at small deployments for the following reasons.
The active control module is indicated by the green control module status led labeled act. Prior planning before you get started configuring your equallogic san and vmware hosts, you will definitely be ahead of the game if you already have some things mapped out such as. Rapid equallogic configuration series implementation guide. The management is through the ps group manager to manage the multiple systems in the group.
This video covers adding and removing ps groups, creating and deleting volumes, volume folders, access policies, and access policy groups. 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 vmware vsphere management assistant. See the dell equallogic ps series release notes for details about java versions and standalone gui requirements. 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. After hit is installed, you may get the iqn for use of restricting volume access in the equallogic group manager by typing the following. Equallogic autosnapshot managermicrosoft edition equallogic multipath io device specific module equallogic volume shadow copy service vss and virtual disk service vds provider services equallogic autosnapshot manager vmware edition equallogic storage adapter for vmware site recovery manager equallogic multipath extension module for. The dell equallogic storage management pack suite for microsoft system center operations manager enables monitoring of dell equallogic ps arrays on system center operations manager. With one or more ps series arrays, you can create a ps series groupa self managing, iscsi storage area network san that is affordable and easy to use, regardless of scale.
Each array contains hotswappable power supply and cooling modules, eight or sixteen raidprotected disks, and dual hotswappable control modules. Part 1 includes a demonstration of dsm as it relates to managing dell storage ps series. Deployed as a standalone java application, dell storage update manager runs independently of group manager and san headquarters, but offers a similar interface and help features. Click here to download if you are an equallogic customer with a valid. Depending on the java version, the gui application for a group might have two componentsthe applet and the library. Setup dell equallogic ps4100x solutions experts exchange. Dell storage update manager supports ps series array firmware versions 6. Updating firmware for dell equallogic ps series storage. Installing and starting the standalone gui application. Today a customer called me because he was unable to launch the equallogic group manager from within equallogic san hq. Management dell equallogic group manager cli and gui.
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