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Enabling PowerStore Import Capability, Removing the Dell EqualLogic MEM

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Enabling PowerStore Import Capability To enable the capability to import EqualLogic storage to a PowerStore array, run the following commands on the host: 1. Stop hostd. For example: #/etc/init.d/hostd stop Terminating watchdog process with PID 67143 hostd stopped. 2. Start hostd. For example: #/etc/init.d/hostd start hostd started. 3. Add import command rules. For example: #esxcli import equalRule add 4. Reboot the system. For more information about importing to PowerStore arrays, see the Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide. Removing the Dell EqualLogic MEM To remove MEM , either: • Use the setup.pl script • Use the vSphere CLI Removing MEM Using the setup.pl Script NOTE: Uninstalling the host plugin is not recommended If you have enabled the capability to import EqualLogic storage to Powerstore. Uninstalling the host plugin involves host or application down-time and VM/volume re-configuration in some cases. Contact your service provider if you need to uninstall the host plugin after enabling the import to PowerStore function. To remove the Dell EqualLogic MEM, use the following syntax of the setup.pl script: setup.pl --remove --server=hostname [--username=username] [--password=password] Removing MEM Using the vSphere CLI NOTE: Uninstalling the host plugin is not recommended If you have enabled the capability to import EqualLogic storage to Powerstore. Uninstalling the host plugin involves host or application down-time and VM/volume re-configuration in some cases. Contact your service provider if you need to uninstall the host plugin after enabling the import to PowerStore function. To remove MEM VIBs, use the following vSphere CLI command syntax: esxcli --server=hostname software vib remove --vibname [bundle] For example, first obtain a list of the EqualLogic VIBs to be removed: $ esxcli software vib list|grep dell-eql Name Version dell-eql-host-connection-mgr 1.5.0-356034 Vendor -----Dell Acceptance Level VMwareAccepted Install Date -----------2019-07-17 16 Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM

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Enabling PowerStore Import Capability
To enable the capability to import EqualLogic storage to a PowerStore array, run the following commands on the host:
1.
Stop hostd.
For example:
#/etc/init.d/hostd stop
Terminating watchdog process with PID 67143 hostd stopped.
2.
Start hostd.
For example:
#/etc/init.d/hostd start
hostd started.
3.
Add import command rules.
For example:
#esxcli import equalRule add
4.
Reboot the system.
For more information about importing to PowerStore arrays, see the
Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide
.
Removing the Dell EqualLogic MEM
To remove MEM , either:
•
Use the
setup.pl
script
•
Use the vSphere CLI
Removing MEM Using the
setup.pl
Script
NOTE:
Uninstalling the host plugin is not recommended If you have enabled the capability to import EqualLogic storage to
Powerstore. Uninstalling the host plugin involves host or application down-time and VM/volume re-configuration in
some cases. Contact your service provider if you need to uninstall the host plugin after enabling the import to
PowerStore function.
To remove the Dell EqualLogic MEM, use the following syntax of the
setup.pl
script:
setup.pl --remove --server=
hostname
[--username=
username
] [--password=
password
]
Removing MEM Using the vSphere CLI
NOTE:
Uninstalling the host plugin is not recommended If you have enabled the capability to import EqualLogic storage to
Powerstore. Uninstalling the host plugin involves host or application down-time and VM/volume re-configuration in
some cases. Contact your service provider if you need to uninstall the host plugin after enabling the import to
PowerStore function.
To remove MEM VIBs, use the following vSphere CLI command syntax:
esxcli --server=hostname software vib remove --vibname [bundle]
For example, first obtain a list of the EqualLogic VIBs to be removed:
$ esxcli software vib list|grep dell-eql
Name
Version
Vendor
Acceptance Level
Install Date
----------------------------
------------
------
----------------
------------
dell-eql-host-connection-mgr
1.5.0-356034
Dell
VMwareAccepted
2019-07-17
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Installing Dell EqualLogic MEM