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Installing the MD vCenter Plug-in

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Installing the MD vCenter Plug-in NOTE: The MD vCenter Plug-in must be installed on the application server. If you downloaded the installer package to a different location, copy the installer files to the application server before performing the steps shown here. From the application server: 1 Launch the MD vCenter Plug-in installer and review the introduction screens. When complete, click Next. 2 Read and accept the license agreement. Click Next. 3 Select an installation directory on the application server, or accept the default location. 4 Review the installation summary and click Install. 5 When prompted, either change the port number of the Jetty server or accept the defaults (8084 and 8081) and click Next. NOTE: If the MD vCenter Plug-in will be installed on the same system as an active vCenter Server with VMware Update Manager installed, port number 8084 must be changed to an unused port number. 6 Change the IP address of the application server, if desired. The default IP address shown the installer will be the IP address of the system it is running on. Click Next. 7 Enter the IP address of the host containing the vCenter Server installation (see Table 1: Storage Array and Network Configuration). Then, click Next. 8 If you want to enable email alerts, enter the vCenter Server administrator email address and click Next. NOTE: The MD vCenter Plug-in does not require a domain or domain controller configuration. When installing the Plug-in, do not qualify your administrator user name with an alias (for example, localhost). If you specify a fully qualified pathname, use the host name instead (for example, hostname/username). 9 Enter the vCenter Server administrator user ID, then click Next. 10 Enter the vCenter Server administrator password, then click Next. 11 When the installation completes, click Done to close the installation wizard. The installation automatically installs a Jetty application server and associated .jar files on your application server and registers the MD vCenter Plug-in with the vCenter Server. Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in | 8

Section	Page
Overview	5
Installation Prerequisites	6
Configuration Limitations	6
Localization Support	6
Logs, Warnings and Error Messages	6
Downloading the MD vCenter Plug-in	6
Upgrading from a Previous Version	6
Application Server Requirements	7
Before You Install the MD vCenter Plug-in	7
Installing the MD vCenter Plug-in	8
Configuring the Application Server and MD vCenter Plug-in	9
Configuring Storage Administrator Roles	10
Creating a Storage Administrator Role	10
Adding an Existing User to the Storage Administrator Role	12
No Access	13
Configuring SAS Support on ESX and ESXi Hosts	13
SAS Support Host Requirements	13
Installing the SAS Provider Upgrade	14
Installing the SAS Provider on ESX 4.1	14
Installing the SAS Provider on ESXi 4.1	15
Installing the SAS Provider on ESXi 5.0	15
MD vCenter Plug-in Security	16
Accepting and Installing the Trusted SSL Certificate	16
Microsoft Enhanced IE Security	19
MD vCenter Plug-in Features	21
MD vCenter Plug-in Features	21
Configuring Storage Arrays	21
Adding a Storage Array	22
Removing a Storage Array	23
Editing System Properties	23
Changing the vCenter Plug-in Password	23
Resolving a Password Mismatch between the MD Storage Array and the vCenter Plug-in	23
Storage Array Configuration Backup	23
Enable Automatic Save Configuration Backups	23
Initiate A Manual Save Configuration	24
ESX/ESXi Host SAN Configuration	27
Configuring ALUA Support	31
Changing Your Default Multipath Policy	31
Adding an SATP Claim Rule to Enable ALUA and Change the Multipath Policy to Round Robin	32
Networking Configuration for Fibre Channel and iSCSI Storage (ESX/ESXi 4.x only)	32
Connecting a Dell MD3600i-Series or MD Dense iSCSI Storage Array	32
Connecting a Dell MD3600f-Series or MD Dense Fibre Channel Storage Array	33
ESX/ESXi Host Configuration Wizard	35
Storage Array Summary	39
Support for Disk Pooling	40
Create Disk Group	41
Formatting Virtual Disks	42
Decision-making Schemes	43
Using the Predictive Scheme to Make Virtual Disk Decisions	43
Using the Adaptive Scheme to Make Virtual Disk Decisions	43
Creating a Virtual Disk	44
Snapshots Premium Feature	44
Creating a Snapshot of a Base Virtual Disk	45
Disabling a Snapshot	45
Re-creating a Snapshot	45
Deleting a Snapshot	45
Creating a Virtual Disk Copy	46
Remote Replication	48
Create Remote Replication	49
Suspending Remote Replication	50
Resuming Remote Replication	50
Changing Remote Replication Roles	50
Testing Remote Replication	50
Changing Remote Replication Parameters	51
Removing Replicated Pairs	51
Mapping a Virtual Disk	51
Datastores View	53
Storage Array Event Log	54
Manually Unregistering the MD vCenter Plug-in	55
Uninstall the MD vCenter Plug-in	56
Troubleshooting MD vCenter Plug-in Issues	57
Application Server Logs	57
I Receive an Error When Attempting to Register the vCenter Plug-in	57
I Cannot Communicate with the Application Server	58
I Cannot Create or Delete Objects	58
How Can I Maximize Client Performance	58
How Do I Suppress Slow Script Warning Messages	58
Why Can I Not Make Changes to the Storage Array?	58
The MD vCenter Plug-in Does Not Show the New Storage Array Name after a Clear Configuration Operation in MDSM	58
Long Timeout for SAS ESX Host Wizard Operation	59
Storage Administrator Privileges assigned to user Group not working	59
Save Dialog Does Not Appear when Attempting to Save Array configuration or MEL	59
Error Loading Arrays Message Displayed	59
Entering an Invalid Alternate Controller IP Address Causes Duplicate Array Entries	59
Add Array DNS Field is Limited to 30 Characters	59
Event log viewer scroll bar goes beyond the limit.	59
ESX Host Name Wraps Unless Window Expanded	60
Getting Help	62

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Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in

Installing the MD vCenter Plug-in

NOTE:

The MD vCenter Plug-in must be installed on the application server. If you downloaded the

installer package to a different location, copy the installer files to the application server before performing

the steps shown here.

From the application server:

Launch the MD vCenter Plug-in installer and review the introduction screens. When complete, click

Read and accept the license agreement. Click

Select an installation directory on the application server, or accept the default location.

Review the installation summary and click

Install

When prompted, either change the port number of the Jetty server or accept the defaults (

8084

and

8081

)

and click

NOTE:

If the MD vCenter Plug-in will be installed on the same system as an active vCenter Server with

VMware Update Manager installed, port number

8084

must be changed to an unused port number.

Change the IP address of the application server, if desired. The default IP address shown the installer

will be the IP address of the system it is running on. Click

Enter the IP address of the host containing the vCenter Server installation (see

Table 1: Storage Array

and Network Configuration

). Then, click

If you want to enable email alerts, enter the vCenter Server administrator email address and click

NOTE:

The MD vCenter Plug-in does not require a domain or domain controller configuration. When

installing the Plug-in, do not qualify your administrator user name with an alias (for example,

localhost

If you specify a fully qualified pathname, use the host name instead (for example,

hostname

username

Enter the vCenter Server administrator user ID, then click

Enter the vCenter Server administrator password, then click

When the installation completes, click

Done

to close the installation wizard.

The installation automatically installs a Jetty application server and associated

.jar

files on your

application server and registers the MD vCenter Plug-in with the vCenter Server.