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•

Ability to change the MPIO settings. Click the button to open the ASM/ME GUI directly to the

MPIO Settings

screen. For detailed

information about what you can change, see

Setting MPIO Properties

in the

Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft

Edition User’s Guide

.

Set the MPIO Load-Balancing Policy

When you have configured multiple data pathways, it is appropriate to configure MPIO DSM to balance data traffic loads across the

pathways. Select from:

•

Least Queue Depth—(Recommended) MPIO DSM sends SAN data traffic packets out to each available connection, with preference

given to the connection that is least busy at the time it requests the I/O. This option is appropriate for most installations.

•

Round Robin—MPIO DSM sends SAN data traffic packets over each available connection in a rotating sequence, fully utilizing all

available paths.

•

Fail Over Only—MPIO DSM uses one connection for all SAN data traffic until it times out or otherwise fails. At that time, traffic fails

over to any other available path. Selecting this load-balance policy causes the EHCMservice to no longer add and remove additional

sessions to the target.

For both Round Robin and Least Queue Depth policies, sessions to the group member containing the data are given preference over other

sessions.

On Other Operating Systems

1.

Double-click the

iSCSI Initiator

to display its properties.

2.

Click the

Targets

tab. Click to select a target (volume) that has a status of

Connected

.

3.

Click

Details

to display the

Target Properties

for the selected volume, then click the

Devices

tab to display devices.

4.

Verify that

Multi-Path Support

is the entry in the

MPIOCapable

column.

If the entry is not

Multi-Path Support

, it means that either the MPIO DSM is not properly installed, or that an HBA cannot be

recognized as MPIO-compliant.

5.

Click

Advanced

to display the

Device Details

, then click

MPIO

.

6.

Use the

LoadBalancePolicy

menu options to configure the policy for this device.

If you view the Sessions tab, be aware that the MPIO DSM does not use multiple connections per session, therefore the Load Balance

Policy setting accessible through the Connections button has no effect. If the MPIO tab does not appear in the Initiator Control Panel,

you might not have selected MPIO support when installing the initiator, or you might need to reboot the computer to complete the

installation.

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.

You can use EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool when ASM/ME is not installed and to configure MPIO on localhost. It is a standalone

executable and not dependent on any of the ASM components.

To Launch EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool on local host, click

Start

>

All Programs

>

EqualLogic

>

EQL MPIO Configurator

Tool

.

Using the Multipath I/O Component

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Section	Page
Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Edition Version 5.3 Installation and User's Guide	3
About This Guide	6
Revision History	6
Audience	6
Support Resources	6
Download the Installation Kit	6
Related Documentation	6
Dell Online Services	6
Contacting Dell	7
Introduction to Host Integration Tools	8
Host Integration Tools Components	8
SMP Support	9
SMP Configuration	9
SCVMM Support	9
Configure SCVMM	9
Supported SCVMM Operations	10
Supported Applications	10
Microsoft Exchange Server	10
Microsoft SQL Server	10
Microsoft Hyper-V	11
SharePoint	11
Installation	12
Obtain the Installation Kit	12
Download the Installation Kit	12
Administrative Installation Using Active Directory	12
Installation Considerations	13
Install Host Integration Tools for Microsoft	13
Update an Installation	14
Uninstall HIT or a Component	14
Install HIT/Microsoft on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Core Machine	14
Install HIT on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Core Cluster	15
About Remote Host Installations	15
Install HIT on Remote Hosts With the Add Hosts Wizard	15
Procedure for Installing HIT on Remote Hosts with the Add Hosts Wizard	16
Install HIT on Remote Hosts Using PowerShell Scripts	16
Syntax for PowerShell Remote Host Installation	17
Procedure for Installing HIT on Remote Hosts With PowerShell	18
Install HIT on a Failover Cluster	18
Specify the ASM/ME Backup Document Directory	19
Change the Login Account for ASM/ME Services (EQLReqService and EqlASMAgent)	19
Join a Computer into a Failover Cluster	19
About Silent Installations	19
Support for a Silent Installation	20
Syntax	20
Perform a Silent Installation	20
Perform a Silent Uninstallation	21
Create a Log File During Silent Mode	21
Using HIT With a SharePoint Farm	21
Specify Index File Locations When Installing SharePoint	21
Modify Index File Locations in an Existing SharePoint Farm	22
Change the Default Index File Location Using PowerShell cmdlets	23
Change Index File Locations Using Central Administration	23
Change Administration Component Index File Location	23
Change the SPSearch Index File Location	23
Best Practices for SharePoint	24
Remote Setup Wizard	25
PS Series Group Requirements for Using RSW	25
Windows System Requirements for Using RSW	25
Launch RSW on the Host	25
Launch RSW From ASM/ME	26
Initialize a PS Series Array Using RSW	26
Search for a PS Series Array Using RSW	26
Information Required for Initializing a PS Series Array	26
Initialize an Array and Create a PS Series Group	27
Initialize an Array and Add It to an Existing Group	28
Troubleshoot RSW	28
Remote Setup Command Line Utility	29
General Command Syntax for the RSWCLI	29
Getting Help on Commands	29
Using RSWCLI Commands	30
Discover a PS Series Array	30
Initialize a PS Series Array	30
List or Modify MPIO Settings	31
List Included and Excluded Subnets for MPIO	32
Include a Subnet or Adapter for Use by MPIO	33
Exclude a Subnet or Adapter From Use By MPIO	33
Using the Multipath I/O Component	35
Introduction to Multipath I/O DSM	35
Determining the Number of iSCSI Sessions for a Volume Slice	36
Prerequisites for Configuring Multipath I/O DSM	37
Requirements for Multipath I/O	37
Configure Multipath I/O Between a Computer and a Group	38
Log In to a Volume With Multipath I/O	38
Log Off a Volume With Multipath I/O on Variants of Windows Operating Systems	39
View MPIO Sessions	39
Set the MPIO Load-Balancing Policy	41
On Other Operating Systems	41
EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool	41
Use the VDS Provider	43
VDS Provider Requirements	43
VDS Provider Guidelines and Restrictions	43
Simple Target and LUN Naming	43
Import VSS Snapshots	44
Adjustments After Access Control Modifications	44
Create a Volume Using Storage Manager for SANs	44
Start Storage Manager for SANs	44
Use SCVMM With the Dell EqualLogic SMP	46
Install the Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Provider	46
Configure the Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Provider	46
Create a Classification for Dell EqualLogic Storage Resources	47
Import the SMP Through the SCVMM GUI	47
Configure PS Series Groups	49
Configure Group Access on Managed Hosts and Clusters	50
Configure Storage for VM Rapid Provisioning	51
Create a VM Template for the Library Share	52
Create a VM Template From a VHD	53
Migrate the Rapid-Provisioned VMs	55
Migrate Storage of a Deployed VM to Another Location	56
Troubleshoot SCVMM Issues	57
Supported SMP PowerShell Cmdlets	57
Use the HPC iSCSI Provider	59
About the HPC iSCSI Provider Installation	59
Configure the PS Series Array	59
HPC iSCSI Provider Settings	59
Tools and Utilities	61
EqlXcp Utility	61
EqlXcp Utility Restrictions	61
Run the EqlXcp Utility	61
EqlLog Utility	62
EqlLog Utility Overview	62
Run the EqlLog Utility	62
EqlLog Command Line Options	62
Trace Log Daemon	63
EqlRethin Utility	63
Run the EqlRethin Utility	63
Index	65
Special Characters	65
A	65
B	65
C	65
D	65
E	65
F	65
G	65
H	66
I	66
K	66
L	66
M	66
N	67
P	67
R	67
S	68
T	68
U	68
V	69
W	69

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