Its a very simple process, equallogic make everything very easy compared to other sans on the market. Dell storage update manager supports ps series array firmware versions 6. Equallogic san headquarters unable to download manager file. The ps systems have proven to be simple to install and administer. Where can i download the latest group manager software for. Setup dell equallogic ps4100x solutions experts exchange. 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 group manager provides cli and a gui compatible with microsoft internet explorer and mozilla firefox web browsers. This video covers adding and removing ps groups, creating and deleting volumes, volume folders, access policies, and access policy groups.
Microsoft windows server 2003, windows server 2008, including hyperv tm, windows server 2008 r2, including hyper. Ps series group administration getting started using the group. Dell equallogic ps4210 installation and setup manual pdf. Health state change notification alerts are displayed for volume and disk groups. Updating firmware for dell equallogic ps series storage. After hit is installed, you may get the iqn for use of restricting volume access in the equallogic group manager by typing the following.
Installing and starting the standalone gui application. Equallogic ps5000 firmware download dell hardware spiceworks. Recently, when trying to access an application through a web interface that uses java, i received the following error. Download dells equallogic mem from the equallogic support website. In dell equallogic auto snapshot manager, ps group access can be checked and modified if required. 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 virtual storage manager vsm is a must have if you have storage running on either a ps or fs array. The cli also enables you to manage individual ps series storage arrays for maintenance purposes. The dell equallogic group manager administrators guide provides details about configuring and using the ps series firmware that is installed on each array. Rightclick the gui application for the group and select delete. If you change the ip address of a group for which you are running the gui locally, or if you configure a management network for the group, you must uninstall the gui application and then install it again.
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. 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. How to add a vdisk from an equallogic array to windows. Hitve can only talk to a single instance of vcenter. It is designed with the same innovative equallogic virtualized architecture and the full software feature set as previous generations. 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. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization howto. See the dell equallogic ps series release notes for details about java versions and standalone gui requirements. May, 2016 this video is part 1 in the 2part video series on daytoday management with dell storage manager dsm. The management is through the ps group manager to manage the multiple systems in the group. Dell equallogic storage management pack suite dell us.
The group manager commandline interface cli provides a comprehensive set of commands for managing a ps series group. Today a customer called me because he was unable to launch the equallogic group manager from within equallogic san hq. 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. Unpack the zip archive, and upload to the vma the setup. Dell equallogic ps4100e virtualized iscsi san array. However it is only aimed at small deployments for the following reasons. 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.
The ps series cli reference manual describes how to use the group manager cli to manage a group and individual arrays. 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. Now that our new dell equallogic ps6000 is racked, networked, initialized and configured its time to bring the firmware version uptodate. Using the group manager graphical user interface equallogic.
Part 1 includes a demonstration of dsm as it relates to managing dell storage ps series. Equallogic firmware equallogic group manager gui equallogic group manager cli. It includes information about storage concepts and how to use the group manager gui to manage a group. You can then create a volume which a host can connect to using an iscsi initiator. Equallogic group manager is qualified to manage equallogic ps series array groups. To access the group to run cli commands, you can do one of the following. Nov 25, 2015 all in all the setup went very smoothly and the equallogic software group manager interface is pretty intuitive. Dell equallogic ps6000 hardware maintenance pdf download. 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. Refer to vmwares vsphere management assistant guide for details.
As were in the process of building a new site and getting new infrastructure we really dont want to put support on these guys. Each array contains hotswappable power supply and cooling modules, eight or sixteen raidprotected disks, and dual hotswappable control modules. Configuring and installing the equallogic multipathing. 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. Download and install vmware vsphere management assistant.
Equallogic array software, including equallogic firmware, group manager and the. A basic how to create a snapshot using the equallogic group manager. Depending on the java version, the gui application for a group might have two componentsthe applet and the library. 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. 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. Creating a snapshot using equallogic group manager vmadmin. The group manager interface helps streamline management, while application layer integration helps simplify storage operations supporting industry leading. The group manager graphical user interface gui enables you to perform group administration tasks using windows and dialog boxes. 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. The group manager graphical user interface gui enables you to perform. 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. 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. Dell equallogic ps series array firmware update using group manager gui. Seems all of our equallogic equipment feel out of warranty at the end of last year. Click here to download if you are an equallogic customer with a valid. Equallogic group manager is a management tool integrated with the equallogic 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. 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.
This is an equallogic virtual appliance that communicates with the equallogic sans and vcenter. The active control module is indicated by the green control module status led labeled act. The dell equallogic ps storage array series are multiple models for. There are two methods you can use to run the group manager gui. 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. Available for download equallogic firmware is supported on the family of equallogic arrays. Rapid equallogic configuration series implementation guide. Administrators can manage ps series arrays in a san through a single interfacethe equallogic group manager see figure 3. The manual transfer utility supports offnetwork replication of volume data.
Use the group manager gui or cli to set the raid policy for the member. Got the maintaince window scheduled and went to get the firmware and i can not for the life of me find a download. Management dell equallogic group manager cli and gui. The dell equallogic ps4000 is designed to address the needs of remote office and smallmedium business storage deployments. Permanent solution will a bridge too far at least for another month or two and its the holidays right now. 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. Everything is in git repo now and a transition to real solution is underway. Group manager is an easytouse san and nas management tool integrated with the dell equallogic ps series firmware. 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 available as a cli or gui with.