I have a dedicated physical backup server dell pe 2950. Feature dell equallogic ps4000x product configurations storage controllers dual controllers with a total of 4 gb batterybacked memory batterybacked memory provides up to 72 hours of data protection hard disk drives sixteen 16 sas hotpluggable hard disk drives drive capacities 10,000 rpm sas drives available in 450 gb and 600 gb system capacities from 7. To completely uninstall dell equallogic san headquarters is not always that simple, the default uninstaller that came with the program always fails to remove all the components of dell equallogic san headquarters. San headquarters is a performance monitoring tool that enables you to monitor multiple ps series groups from a single graphical user interface gui. Updating the firmware on an equallogic ps4000xv san mike. This has been available internally at dell since at least 2009 the date of the included documentation but its release to partners is very new new enough that i has to alert them to the fact that the download they initially made available on 2012 had expired. Dell equallogic ps4000 series iscsi arrays provides enterprise reliability, scaleout performance and capacity along with data protection and disaster recovery. Aug 29, 20 douglas hemp, technical training and curriculum development for dell equallogic shares his thoughts on san headquarters and supportassist below. Enable equallogic active directory authentication blog. Dell equallogic san headquarters how to uninstall dell. Go to the dell equallogic serial number converter website type in the serial number and hopefully you will get a response since it probably wont work, you will need to call 18009453355 and tell support that you want to find your equallogic service tag number. Equallogic san headquarters unable to download manager.
Technical support for technical support cases please login to techdirect or call 18009453355 us only. We compared these products and thousands more to help professionals like you find the perfect solution for your business. Its applicable to a windows hostbackup server using dedicated iscsi nic for direct san access right. Apr 10, 2015 ive went ahead and reinstalled dell mem1. Problem connecting to equallogic with dedicated mgmt. The equallogic hit kit and autosnapshot manager installed. Im running an ip scan now to see if i can find a management interface via port 80. Equallogic san headquarters unable to download manager file.
Please follow the given below procedure for shutting down the san. Used dell equallogic ps4000e iscsi san overview this is a refurbished dell equallogic ps4000e iscsi san storage array with a 1year overnight parts replacement warranty. You need to sign up for an equallogic support account and register the service tag from your equallogic arrays. Lists the smtp servers used for sending email messages. Dell equallogic management pack for vmware vrealize operations. San is in as data centre so ideally id rather not have to go back in there again if at all possible, or purchase a console cable. San headquarters is a very useful tool for equallogic storage administrators. First things first, download the latest version of san headquarters from. I contacted dell equallogic support and they have refused to send me a download link without signing up for a new support contract i advised them that i only require a dowload of the cd that came with this originally. Oct 26, 2009 the free little program gathers its data via snmp, so you just need to make sure snmp is turned on in the array. Hi, anybody please tell me from where i have to download san hq 2.
Credit goes out to henrik mikkelsen for suggesting to clear out any cache san hq might have. Another tool that deserves a few words is san headquarters sanhq. Equallogic products are iscsi based storage area network san systems marketed by dell. Local contact email required the administrative contact for the email alerts. Equallogic manual transfer utility is a hostbased tool that enables the replication of large amounts of block storage data using removable media. Under default configuration of an equallogic array you have the option to useselect encrypt communication during login. Ive written in the past about leveraging their autosnapshot manager for vm and application consistent snapshots and replicas.
The setup of the equallogic requires that you have a console cable to connect to your equallogic san. Now when you install san headquarters you will use that public snmp community name. It gathers and formats configuration and performance data into easy to view charts and graphs. Since i dont have a support account through dell, i cant download the free san hq software. Installing the equallogic host integration tools hit on the backup proxy. The equallogic hit kit should already be installed on the hyperv hosts to ensure proper operation. San headquarters sanhq program for monitoring equallogic arrays. I have two esxi hosts both with 2 nics having 4 gigabit ports in them.
The device firmware is what powers the actual disk arrays and is where most of your enhancement via update is found. Handson labs provide an opportunity to work with the storage array in a nonproduction environment. I recently acquired a dell equallogic ps series san. Procedure for shutting down the equallogic san rahul. Updating the firmware on dell equallogic ps series iscsi san. For customer service support or questions please email us at equallogic customer service certified channel partner help desk to learn more about the partnerdirect program and how we can assist our partners be more successful with equallogic solutions please contact the resources in your area. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization. We need to configure the server to use symantec backup exec 2012 san transport mode, to backup a vmware environment running off an equallogic ps6100 iscsi san. San headquarters sanhq program for monitoring equallogic. So now you can see your san activity, here is a snapshot of my san being really bored. As were in the process of building a new site and getting new infrastructure we really dont want to. This can be changed and you can force the use of this option. However it is only aimed at small deployments for the following reasons.
Part 1 behind every great virtualized infrastructure is a great san to serve everything up. So through group configuration of your equallogic, click the snmp tab, and then click add to add one. Plan the update this process requires that the san be restarted so i recommend scheduling it outside of production hours or as scheduled downtime if you work in a 247 environment. If that hasnt scarred you enough you can always read part two of this. We have a physical server running windows server 2008r2 with 6 nics, 2 nics for lan which will be teamed, and 4 nics for iscsi which will each be configured with a different ip address. Equallogic group manager san headquarters do you know if there is a way to remove expired san headquarters that are listed in group manager from previous sanhq monitors. This blog will walk you through the steps of updating the firmware on an equallogic ps4000xv san storage area network from version 4. This video describes the new features in the dell equallogic san headquarters v2. Jan 27, 2011 this blog will walk you through the steps of updating the firmware on an equallogic ps4000xv san storage area network from version 4. One of the benefits of investing in dellequallogics san solutions are the number of great tools included with the product, at no extra charge. Command line interface cli shutdown steps disconnect all iscsi connections initiated by the hosts, by manually logging each iscsi session off of the volume from the iscsi initiator, or by shutting down the host server.
Jan 28, 2011 one of the benefits of investing in dellequallogics san solutions are the number of great tools included with the product, at no extra charge. This is an equallogic virtual appliance that communicates with the equallogic sans and vcenter. The benefit once setup is that you can control access to the san via ad groups rather than giving out the group admin account or maintaining local accounts on the equallogic group. There is a dell document with a list of tested switches per equallogic san type. Students will install and configure the ps series array using the remote setup wizard as well as monitor the array group with the dell equallogic san headquarters performance and monitoring tool. The majority of equallogic systems needing controller replacements are old and out of service, so new controllers havent been available for quite some time. Nov 23, 2009 so through group configuration of your equallogic, click the snmp tab, and then click add to add one. Copies equallogic customer support on email alerts.
So you bought an equallogic san, now what part one michael. Since im out of support, i am unable to download the san hq software. Network hardware cisco brocade hp ibm thin clients printers. Further can be said that we already us equallogic san s since 7 years. As were in the process of building a new site and getting new infrastructure we really dont want to put support on these guys. Dell equallogic san headquarters by equallogic inc versions. The free little program gathers its data via snmp, so you just need to make sure snmp is turned on in the array. If you have equallogic ps arrays and are not leveraging this handy program, you are missing out.
Monitoring your group with dell equallogic san headquarters san hq is vital to your sans overall san health. With up to 16 sata disk drives per modular array, the ps4000e delivers outstanding capacity value for an entry into midrange enterprise sto. Veeam offhost backup proxy with dell equallogic phy2vir. If youre a dellequallogic partner you can finally have access to a software version of a ps6000 iscsi array. Once you have done this you can download san headquarters 2.
The group uses one smtp server or email relay at any time. Further can be said that we already us equallogic sans since 7 years. Unfortunately, purchasing a used replacement equallogic controller doesnt always buy you much time since youre replacing a failed unit with another aging unit. How to find the dell equallogic service tag in group manager. I have a few old entries in my group manager from previous san hq installs in the. If youre using a dell equallogic san you have the ability to turn on active directory authentication. Under email configuration settings, click add and enter an ip address for the smtp server or email relay that handles email forwarding. I might have to look into installing san hq on one of our engineering vms but i would imagine id still need to know where to connect to and and the networking setup for management. Let it central station and our comparison database help you with your research. Before the acquisition by dell in january 2008, equallogic was an independent company. Today a customer called me because he was unable to launch the equallogic group manager from within equallogic san hq.
You should have about 72 hours of backup for the cache, which is hopefully enough. Equallogic is a company based in nashua, new hampshire. Dell equallogic san headquarters download free version. I have a few old entries in my group manager from previous san hq installs in the past and just curious if you can remove the old entries. San assist setup one of the great new features about san hq 2. What you should see on the san headquarters as well as iometer is over 100 mb of read access.
Updating the firmware on dell equallogic ps series iscsi. First login to the equallogic group and go to the snmp configuration. Dec 04, 2012 if youre using a dell equallogic san you have the ability to turn on active directory authentication. Great reporting and analysis and tons of pretty charts to print and deliver to management. When opening the san headquarters client, the add group wizard will be displayed. Customer service for customer service support or questions please email us at equallogic customer service certified channel partner help desk. Gracefully shutdown an equalogic san solutions experts. I did happen to try out the host integration tools for vmware hitve. Aug 19, 2011 this video describes the new features in the dell equallogic san headquarters v2. Select the try link to download the dell equallogic management pack for vrealize operations manager.
Douglas hemp, technical training and curriculum development for dell equallogic shares his thoughts on san headquarters and supportassist below. Dell support can use historical data to determine if customers are at risk, without requiring customer intervention. Nov 30, 2009 what you should see on the san headquarters as well as iometer is over 100 mb of read access. So you bought an equallogic san, now what part one. Access to all the csv volumes where the vms being backedup reside. I did get 2 equalogic san from a customers who change there servers but im unable to download san headquaters since i dont h. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization howto.
Does anyone know the equallogic san downgrade procedure. There is a scripting interface for the san if you really want to go that route. Equallogic group manager is available as a cli or gui with search functionality, accessible through web browsers with a connection to the equallogic san. Once the san is powered on you should start to see the unit posting through until you get to the initial setup wizard. Software for an equallogic iscsi environment can be thought of as split three ways. So to really stress test this sucker, clone your vm a couple of times, create four more volumes per each new vm, attach the new vm to its respective new volumes and then let it rip. Is an advanced san monitoring tool that provides centralized access to detailed performance and event data, reporting, and intelligent alerts from dozens of. Equallogic, backupexec 2012, and vmware san transport mode. Use telnetssh or the serial connection to connect to cli. With up to 16 sata disk drives per modular array, the ps4000e delivers outstanding capacity value for an.
Procedure for shutting down the equallogic san rahul baweja. Used dell equallogic ps4000e iscsi san storage array. Support equallogic is simplifying networked storage. Mar 05, 2012 please follow the given below procedure for shutting down the san. Got the maintaince window scheduled and went to get the firmware and i can not for the life of me find a download. San headquarters is included free with all equallogic arrays. For example, the registry entries that created during the program installation are always left inside the computer even. Seems all of our equallogic equipment feel out of warranty at the end of last year. How to find the dell equallogic service tag in group. Equallogic group manager san headquarters dell community. Updating the firmware on an equallogic ps4000xv san mike f. That was my intention to make backup performance as good as possible. The dell equallogic ps4000 series of virtualized iscsi san arrays are designed to bring enterpriseclass features, intelligence, automation and reliability to remote or branch office, departmental and smalltomedium business smb storage deployments.
With san hq, you have the ability to centrally monitor alerts, get historical performance reporting, and perform trend analysis for capacity planning and troubleshoot. Is there a link where i can get the software firmware updates. Ive had the opportunity to work with the dellequallogic iscsi array for a while now, taking advantage of all of the benefits that the iscsi based san array offers. Equallogic battery status failed how to fix sps pros. The video will first describe the new and existing functionality of san headquarters sanhq and then show a. I have used equallogic for many years, but i am not sure if i would try to shut down the san. Hitve can only talk to a single instance of vcenter.
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