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Microsoft Windows Operating Systems HIT/ME version 5.3 runs on any of the following Microsoft Windows 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems: • Windows Client 7 SP1, 8.0, 8.1, and 10 • Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016 • Windows Server Core 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016 HIT/ME Components Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Edition (HIT/ME) includes the user-selectable components described in the following table: Table 1. HIT/ME Tools Components Component Remote Setup Wizard (RSW) Remote Setup Command Line Interface (RSWCLI) Multipath I/O device-specific module (MPIO/DSM) Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition (ASM/ME) Description Initializes a PS Series storage array Provides a command-line alternative to the Remote Setup Wizard. Also enables you to configure multipath I/O settings and configure access to a PS Series group. Supports redundant network paths between a computer and the PS Series group for high availability and high performance. Creates and manages Smart Copies (snapshots, clones, and replicas of PS Series iSCSI volumes). Use the alternate command-line interface, ASMCLI, for custom operations and scripting. VSS Provider Virtual Disk Service Provider (VDS) Storage Management Provider (SMP) PowerShell Tools EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool Used by Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to manage applicationconsistent Smart Copies Used by VDS version 1.1 and Storage Manager for SANs to create and manage volumes in a group Manages storage groups on Windows 8 or later and Windows Server 2012 or later operating systems Manages one or many PS Series groups through a comprehensive set of PowerShell Tool cmdlets EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool is a new Graphical User Interface (GUI) application (EqlMPIOConfigurator.exe), which provides same user interface as the HIT/ME MPIO Configuration tab. Supported Versions of the Windows Operating System The following tables list supported versions of the Windows operating system and identify Host Integration Tools components that do not support specific operating system versions. NOTE: If the Host Integration Kit is installed with the capability to import EqualLogic volumes to a PowerStore array, see the Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide for supported operating sytems. Table 2. Windows Desktop Operating System Support Component RSW Windows 7 SP1 Yes Remote Setup CLI Yes MPIO/DSM No Windows 8.0 and 8.1 Yes Yes No Windows 10 Yes Yes No 2 Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Edition Version 5.3 Release Notes

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Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
HIT/ME version 5.3 runs on any of the following Microsoft Windows 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems:
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Windows Client 7 SP1, 8.0, 8.1, and 10
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Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016
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Windows Server Core 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016
HIT/ME Components
Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Edition (HIT/ME) includes the user-selectable components described in the following table:
Table 1. HIT/ME Tools Components
Component
Description
Remote Setup Wizard (RSW)
Initializes a PS Series storage array
Remote Setup Command Line Interface (RSWCLI)
Provides a command-line alternative to the Remote Setup Wizard. Also
enables you to configure multipath I/O settings and configure access to a
PS Series group.
Multipath I/O device-specific module (MPIO/DSM)
Supports redundant network paths between a computer and the PS Series
group for high availability and high performance.
Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition (ASM/ME)
Creates and manages Smart Copies (snapshots, clones, and replicas of PS
Series iSCSI volumes).
Use the alternate command-line interface, ASMCLI, for custom operations
and scripting.
VSS Provider
Used by Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to manage application-
consistent Smart Copies
Virtual Disk Service Provider (VDS)
Used by VDS version 1.1 and Storage Manager for SANs to create and
manage volumes in a group
Storage Management Provider (SMP)
Manages storage groups on Windows 8 or later and Windows Server 2012
or later operating systems
PowerShell Tools
Manages one or many PS Series groups through a comprehensive set of
PowerShell Tool cmdlets
EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool
EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool is a new Graphical User Interface
(GUI) application (
EqlMPIOConfigurator.exe
), which provides same
user interface as the HIT/ME MPIO Configuration tab.
Supported Versions of the Windows Operating
System
The following tables list supported versions of the Windows operating system and identify Host Integration Tools components that do not
support specific operating system versions.
NOTE:
If the Host Integration Kit is installed with the capability to import EqualLogic volumes to a PowerStore array, see the
Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide
for supported operating sytems.
Table 2. Windows Desktop Operating System Support
Component
Windows 7 SP1
Windows 8.0 and 8.1
Windows 10
RSW
Yes
Yes
Yes
Remote Setup CLI
Yes
Yes
Yes
MPIO/DSM
No
No
No
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