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Contents

Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in Overview ................................................................... 5

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Installation Prerequisites ...................................................................................................................................... 6

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Recommended Configurations .............................................................................................................................. 6

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Downloading the vCenter Plug-in.......................................................................................................................... 6

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Installing the vCenter Application Server ............................................................................................................... 6

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Installing the vCenter Plug-in................................................................................................................................ 7

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Configuring the Application Server and the vCenter Plug-In.................................................. 8

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Configuring Storage Administrator Roles................................................................................................................ 9

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SAS Support on ESX/ESXi hosts ...........................................................................................................................12

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Installing the SAS Provider Upgrade.....................................................................................................................13

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vCenter Plug-in Security ......................................................................................................................................14

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Dell MD Storage vCenter Plug-in Features............................................................................ 19

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vCenter Plug-in Features .....................................................................................................................................19

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Configuring Storage Arrays..................................................................................................................................19

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Adding a Storage Array .......................................................................................................................................20

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Removing a Storage array ...................................................................................................................................21

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Editing System Properties....................................................................................................................................21

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Storage Array Configuration Backup.....................................................................................................................21

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ESX Host SAN Configuration.................................................................................................. 24

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Networking Configuration for Software iSCSI Storage............................................................................................28

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ESX Host Configuration Wizard ............................................................................................. 29

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Storage Array Summary ......................................................................................................................................33

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Create Disk Group...............................................................................................................................................34

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Formatting Virtual Disks ......................................................................................................................................35

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Decision-Making Schemes....................................................................................................................................36

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Creating a Virtual Disk.........................................................................................................................................37

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Snapshots Premium Feature ................................................................................................................................37

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Creating a Virtual Disk Copy ................................................................................................................................39

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Remote Replication .............................................................................................................................................41

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Datastores View..................................................................................................................................................45

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Storage Array Event Log......................................................................................................................................45

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Manually Unregistering the vCenter Plug-in ..........................................................................................................46

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Troubleshooting vCenter Plug-in Issues ............................................................................... 48

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Application Server Logs .......................................................................................................................................48

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The Installation Log Not Show that the Pegasus Service Started............................................................................48

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I Cannot Communicate with the Application Server...............................................................................................48

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I Cannot Create or Delete Objects........................................................................................................................49

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How Can I Maximize Client Performance ..............................................................................................................49

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How Do I Suppress Slow Script Warning Messages ...............................................................................................49

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I Cannot Make Changes to a Storage Array?.........................................................................................................49

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The vCenter Plug-in Does Not Show the New Storage Array Name after a Clear Configuration Operation in MDSM...49

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The vCenter Plug-in Displays Incorrect Error Messages .........................................................................................50

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Getting Help .......................................................................................................................... 51

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Contacting Dell ...................................................................................................................................................51

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Installation Prerequisites

To install and use the vCenter Plug-in, the following prerequisites must be met.

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The VMware vCenter 4.x server is installed

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One of the following servers is available to be the application server:

Windows 2003 server

Windows, 2003 R2 server

32-bit Windows 2008 server

64-bit Windows 2008 server

32-bit Windows 2008 R2 server

64-bit Windows 2008 R2 server

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Dell MD Storage Array with VMware certified firmware

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The vCenter Plug-in requires the following firmware versions:

7.35

7.60

7.70

7.75

7.77

Recommended Configurations

The vCenter Plug-in uses the SMI-S protocol to communicate with the storage arrays that are managed within

the vSphere infrastructure. Many procedure calls are made to obtain and send changes to the storage arrays,

which require large amounts of data to be passed between the storage arrays, the application server, and the

vSphere client. The number of managed storage arrays, the number of virtual disks, and the number of physical

disks on each storage array determine the overall performance of the vCenter Plug-in. Therefore, limit the

number of managed system components to the following:

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No more than 10 Dell MD series storage arrays

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No more than 256 objects, such as virtual disks, virtual disk copies, and snapshots, on each array

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No more than 16 remote replications

Downloading the vCenter Plug-in

Obtain the correct version of the Dell Storage vCenter Plug-in for your environment (x86 or x64) from the

Download and Drivers area at support.dell.com. See the Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals for the

most current versions. The file should be copied to the application server.

Installing the vCenter Application Server

Install the vCenter application server on a different Windows 2003 server or Windows 2008 server than the

VMware vCenter Server is installed on.

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When adequate resources are available on the vCenter Server system, you can install the

application server on the same host as the vCenter Server, but it is not recommended.

After you have downloaded the vCenter Plug-in software, copy the file to the system that will be the

application server. Run the vCenter Plug-in installer to launch the installation wizard. The installation wizard

installs a Jetty application server and the SMI-S provider. After the installation is complete, the installation

wizard registers the vCenter Plug-in with the vCenter Server.

During the installation process, you must provide information about the system components, such as the

storage array names, the IP addresses, and the DNS names, used during the installation.

Table 1

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Table 1. Configuration Worksheet Example

vCenter Server Names VCENTER-4 DNS Names

IP Addresses vCenter-4.domain.com

192.168.51.217

vCenter Administrator Name: administrator Password: password

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pp-Server DNS Name: IP Address: app-server.domain.com

192.168.51.225

Dell MD Storage Array 1

Name: MD3600-01

IP Addresses: Password: 192.168.51.89

192.168.51.90

Dell MD Storage Array 2 Name: MD3600-02 IIP Addresses: Password: 192.168.51.91

192.168.51.92

Dell MD Storage Array 3 Name: IP Addresses: Password:

Storage Administrator User ID: User1

Storage Administrator User ID:

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NOTE:

When you are upgrading from an earlier version of the vCenter Plug-in, and the storage arrays already have

passwords, re-enter the previous passwords in the updated version of the vCenter Plug-in for each storage array. You cannot

modify the storage arrays until the passwords have been re-entered.

Installing the vCenter Plug-in

Read the introduction screen and then click

Read through the license agreement and if you accept the terms, select the appropriate radio button and

click

Select the local installation directory for the vCenter Plug-in manager or click

for the default.

Review the installation details and click

Install

if the details are correct.

Change the port number of the Jetty server or accept the default of 8084 and 8081 and click

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If the vCenter Plug-In will be installed on the same system as an active vCenter Server, and

VMware Update Manager is installed, the port number 8084 for the plug-in must be changed from the

default to an unused port number.

Change the IP address of the application server when desired. The IP address defaults to the IP address

of the system the installer is running on. Click

The next screen prompts you for the IP address of the vCenter server on which to install the vCenter

Plug-in. Enter the IP address of the vCenter server and click

Enter the Administrator's email address for alerts and click

Enter the vCenter Administrator's User ID and click

Enter the vCenter Administrator's password and click

The installation is now complete. Click

Done

to close the installation wizard.

To verify that the application server was installed successfully, run the services.msc command, and

verify that the cimserver service was installed and that both the cimserver service and the Jetty6-Service

service have started.

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NOTE:

After the application server reboots, the name of the CIMOM service changes to Pegasus CIM Object Manager.

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In the event one of these services crash or is stopped, the CIMOM service must be started before the Jetty service or

no updates/modifications will occur.

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