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Downloading and installing the RAID controller log export by using PERCCLI tool on ESXi hosts

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Downloading and installing the RAID controller log export by using PERCCLI tool on ESXi hosts on Dell's 13th generation of PowerEdge servers To export information about the status of the RAID controller and its attached hard drives, you can use the PERCCLI tool. To download and install the RAID controller log export by using PERCCLI tool on ESXi hosts on Dell's 13th generation of PowerEdge servers, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Download the latest verison of PERCCLI for ESX tool from www.dell.com/support. 2. To upload the PERCCLI tool to Datastore: a. Select the host (1), and then click on the Configuration tab (2). b. In the Hardware panel, select Storage (3) and right-click datastore1. Figure 16. vSphere Client a. In Datastore Browser, click Upload, and then click Upload File. Figure 17. Datastore Browser 3. To enable Secure Socket Shell (SSH) select host (1), and then click on the Configuration tab (2). In the Software panel, select Security Profile (3). In Services, click Properties (4) at the upper-right corner of the screen. Troubleshooting hardware issues 69

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Downloading and installing the RAID controller log export
by using PERCCLI tool on ESXi hosts on Dell’s 13th
generation of PowerEdge servers
To export information about the status of the RAID controller and its attached hard drives, you can use the PERCCLI tool. To download
and install the RAID controller log export by using PERCCLI tool on ESXi hosts on Dell’s 13th generation of PowerEdge servers, perform
the following steps:
Steps
1.
Download the latest verison of PERCCLI for ESX tool from
www.dell.com/support
.
2.
To upload the PERCCLI tool to Datastore:
a.
Select the
host
(1), and then click on the
Configuration
tab (2).
b.
In the
Hardware
panel, select
Storage
(3) and right-click
datastore1
.
Figure 16. vSphere Client
a.
In
Datastore Browser
, click
Upload
, and then click
Upload File
.
Figure 17. Datastore Browser
3.
To enable Secure Socket Shell (SSH) select
host
(1), and then click on the
Configuration
tab (2). In the
Software
panel, select
Security Profile
(3).
In Services
, click
Properties
(4) at the upper-right corner of the screen.
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