The below config is for a pair of Powerconnect 6224s stacked together and connected to a Equallogic SAN used with VMWare hosts. On each switch ports 1-4 are for management (i.e. default vlan), 21-24 are set for vMotion, the rest of the ports are for iSCSI. Jumbo frames are also enabled. Please also note my [...]
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This article explains how to update the dell iDRAC firmware via the iDRAC web interface. This is particularly useful if you running a non-windows OS on the Dell server e.g. VMWare ESXi. Download the firmware update file You can download the firmware from here… http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/3204.dell-remote-access-controller-drac-idrac.aspx You want to download the hard drive version Extract Downloaded [...]
In this article I am taking advantage of Equallogic replication to move VMWare VMs between data centers. Step 1 – Setup Equallogic Replication Please see my other article on how to configure this Step 2 – Prepare to migrate To ensure consistency of the VMs I recommend shutting them down and configuring a manual replication [...]
Below is a sample configuration for a Dell Force 10 S4810 switch Vlan 700 is for vMotion Vlan 777 is for iSCSI traffic Ports 56 and 60 are used as an uplink to another force10 S4810 BJ-F10-2#sh run Current Configuration … ! Version 8.3.10.3 ! Last configuration change at Wed Aug 1 20:34:10 2012 [...]
In the below output I have setup an Equallogic using the serial port and putty. Note in this instance I have added the array to an existing group. I also manually set the address of the management interface. =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= PuTTY log 2012.08.02 10:10:07 =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= Enter the network configuration for the array. Member name []: [...]
In this article I am setting up replication between 2 equallogics based in different offices. The equallogics are in different groups and on different subnets. Pre-requisites 2 Equallogic Arrays each setup in a separate Equallogic groups Connectivity between iSCSI networks. i.e. the iSCSI networks must be able to communicate with each other. Configure Replication Partner [...]
This article explains how to setup an VMWare vSphere ESXi 5.0 host with an Equallogic array. This is all performed via the GUI. Note that the setup for this includes a vmkernal heartbeat instance as recommended by vmware (here) and equallogic (here). Add iSCSI initiator Setup iSCSI vSwitch In the networking section click on [...]
This article discusses how to install the Equallogic Multipath Extension Module (MEM) using the vSphere CLI. Download the Equallogic MEM Go to the equallogic website and download the Multipath Extension Module (MEM). Copy the MEM to the ESXi server Extract the .zip file you have downloaded. Copy the .zip onto a datastore on the ESXi [...]
This article explains how to install the Dell Multipath Extension module on ESXi 4.1 and ESXi 5.0. The Dell Multipath Extension Module (MEM) is used to setup ESXi servers to communicate with an Equallogic array. It will setup iSCSI vSwitches and create a custom “equallogic” path selection policy. You will need to download the Equallogic [...]
This article explains how to use a bootable USB stick to upgrade firmware on a dell server. In this example I am upgrading the BIOS but this procedure will also work for other updates. From the Dell website enter the service tag of your server and download the dos executable version of the BIOS upgrade [...]