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Example: Initializing a PS Series Array, Managing Access to a PS Series Group

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1RAID5 is no longer considered a best practice for data protection of business critical data on Dell EqualLogic arrays, but it can be configured using the Group Manager CLI. For more information about RAID policies on PS Series systems, see the Dell Technical Report, PS Series Storage Arrays: Choosing a Member RAID Policy, at http://en.community.dell.com/dell-groups/dtcmedia/m/mediagallery/19861480. Example: Initializing a PS Series Array The following example includes the serial number (--sn), member name (--mn), member IP address ( --mip), subnet (--msub), member gateway (--mgwy), create group ( --cg), group name (--gn), group IP address (--gip), and RAID policy (--raid) parameters. By omitting the membership (--membership) parameter from the command line, you are prompted to enter the password as the command executes. Using this method hides the password for added security. # rswcli --initialize --sn VM000c2939fd8b3 --mn farm31 --mip 192.x.x.xx --msub 255.255.0.0 --mgwy 10.xxx.x.x --cg --gn farm31-grp --gip 192.x.x.xy --raid 50 Processing initialize command... Validating command line parameters for initialize command... Membership password: ****** Initialization of array 'VM000c2939fd8b3' in progress... (This may take a minute or more) Initialization of array 'VM000c2939fd8b3' as member 'farm31' of group 'farm31-grp' completed successfully. Refer to /var/log/equallogic/rswsetup.log for complete details. The initialize command succeeded. Managing Access to a PS Series Group The RSWCLI provides several commands for managing group access. With these commands, you can list the available groups, add access to a group, modify group parameters, and remove group access. PS Series arrays initialized using RSWCLI are automatically added to the list of accessible groups. Adding group access registers the group with iscsiadm and adds it to the discovery portal list. Similarly, removing a group removes the group IP from the list of discovered portals. If a group has been manually discovered with iscsiadm, you do not need to add group access with the rswcli --add-group-access command. This section provides the following information for managing group access: • Adding Access to a Group • Listing Accessible Groups • Modifying Access to a Group • Removing Host Access to a Group • Configuring Multipath I/O Adding Access to a Group Use the rswcli --add-group-access (or rswcli -a) command to configure host access to a PS Series group. The --groupname and --group-ip command parameters are required and must not be in use by any other group. rswcli --add-group-access Command Syntax The command syntax is as follows: rswcli --add-group-access | -a --group-name group-name | --gn --group-ip IP_address | --gip [--noping] 26 Remote Setup Wizard Command Line Interface

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RAID5 is no longer considered a best practice for data protection of business critical data on Dell EqualLogic arrays, but it can be
configured using the Group Manager CLI.
For more information about RAID policies on PS Series systems, see the Dell Technical Report,
PS Series Storage Arrays: Choosing a
Member RAID Policy
, at
.
Example: Initializing a PS Series Array
The following example includes the serial number (
--sn
), member name (
--mn
), member IP address (
--mip
), subnet (
--msub
),
member gateway (
--mgwy
), create group (
--cg
), group name (
--gn
), group IP address (
--gip
), and RAID policy (
--raid
)
parameters. By omitting the membership (
--membership
) parameter from the command line, you are prompted to enter the password
as the command executes. Using this method hides the password for added security.
# rswcli --initialize --sn VM000c2939fd8b3 --mn farm31 --mip 192.x.x.xx
--msub 255.255.0.0 --mgwy 10.xxx.x.x --cg --gn farm31-grp
--gip 192.x.x.xy --raid 50
Processing initialize command...
Validating command line parameters for initialize command...
Membership password: ******
Initialization of array 'VM000c2939fd8b3' in progress...
(This may take a minute or more)
Initialization of array 'VM000c2939fd8b3' as member 'farm31' of group
'farm31-grp' completed successfully.
Refer to /var/log/equallogic/rswsetup.log for complete details.
The initialize command succeeded.
Managing Access to a PS Series Group
The RSWCLI provides several commands for managing group access. With these commands, you can list the available groups, add access
to a group, modify group parameters, and remove group access. PS Series arrays initialized using RSWCLI are automatically added to the
list of accessible groups.
Adding group access registers the group with iscsiadm and adds it to the discovery portal list. Similarly, removing a group removes the
group IP from the list of discovered portals. If a group has been manually discovered with iscsiadm, you do not need to add group access
with the
rswcli --add-group-access
command.
This section provides the following information for managing group access:
•
Adding Access to a Group
•
Listing Accessible Groups
•
Modifying Access to a Group
•
Removing Host Access to a Group
•
Configuring Multipath I/O
Adding Access to a Group
Use the
rswcli --add-group-access
(or
rswcli -a
) command to configure host access to a PS Series group. The
--group-
name
and
--group-ip
command parameters are required and must not be in use by any other group.
rswcli --add-group-access Command Syntax
The command syntax is as follows:
rswcli
--add-group-access | -a
--group-name
group-name
| --gn
--group-ip
IP_address
| --gip
[--noping]
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Remote Setup Wizard Command Line Interface