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6Jul/110

Initializing an Equallogic – the GUI way

Personally, I rather enjoy getting on the serial cable and setting it up that way. However, a recent experience forced me to have to set up an Equallogic PS6000E sight-unseen. Someone else had already done the dirty work of racking and networking it all together. So we are assuming that the Windows system we're using has at least one NIC on the same switch and/or VLAN as the EQL was plugged in to.

Start off by installing the HIT kit for Windows

Run the "Remote Setup Wizard"

Choose to initialize the PS Series array, click "Next" and wait for the system to find the array

With a bit of good luck, it should show up
Discovered Array

Give the newly found array a name, IP, subnet, and gateway. If this is the first one, create a new group or you can even join an existing group. In this case, this is the first one.
Setup

Since this is the first one for the group, create a new group with the necessary information
Create New Group

Once everything is entered, allow the array some time to initialize
Initialize the Array

Upon completion, click "Finish" to exit from the program. The array has been successfully created.
Success

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6Jul/110

Installing the EQL HIT kit – VMware Edition

Start by downloading the HIT kit from http://support.equallogic.com/ in the Downloads section
"Accept" the EULA, and save the OVA file
OVA Download

Through vCenter, go to "File" then "Deploy OVF Template..."

Select the OVA file that was just downloaded
OVA Deploy

Verify the OVF details

Give the new system a name and a location, along with a datastore to reside on
Name

Choose the disk format (thin or thick) and assign the networking

Verify the information, click finish, and wait for the deployment to complete
Verify

Open the console on the new system
Select the green "power on" button
At the login prompt, login with:
Username: root
Password: eql
Logging In
Initial Menu

Set the Time Zone by selecting Item 1
Select "Americas" by selecting #2
Time Zone Config

Select "United States" by selecting #47
Time Zone Config

Select your proper time zone
Verify the information by selecting #1
Verify the information again, hit the "Enter" key
Time Zone Config

Configure the management network by selecting Item 2
Enter a hostname
Select which NIC to use for the management network (eth0 is default)
Enter an IP
Enter the Network mask
Enter the Gateway
Enter the DNS server
Enter a secondary DNS server
Verify the information, proceed by entering "y"
Verify the information again, hit the "Enter" key
Management Network Config

Configure the storage managment network by selecting Item 3
Enter an IP
Enter the Network mask
Enter the Gateway
Verify the information, proceed by entering "y"
Verify the information again, hit the "Enter" key
Networking Config

Configure the vCenter by selecting Item 4
Enter the name or address of the vCenter
Enter the name of an admin
Enter and re-enter the admin's password
Enter an administrator's email address
Verify the information, proceed by entering "y"
Verify the information again, hit the "Enter" key
vCenter Config

Configure the PS Group by selecting Item 5
Enter the name or IP of the PS group
Enter the name of a PS group admin
Enter and re-enter the admin's password
Verify the information, proceed by entering "y"
Verify the information again, hit the "Enter" key
PS Group Config

Configure View if you use it in your environment, we currently do not so this step was skipped.
Register the plug-in with vCenter by selecting Item 7
Review

Verify the information, proceed by entering "y" and the system will reboot

After the system reboots, go to vCenter and check your plugins to make sure they're there.
Back on the "Home" screen in vCenter, it should look similar to this:
Plugins