Fran cormier lowell, massachusetts professional profile. Dell buffs up equallogic san arrays with solid state. One of the benefits of investing in dellequallogics san solutions are the number of great tools included with the product, at no extra charge. Use telnetssh or the serial connection to connect to cli. This video describes the new features in the dell equallogic san headquarters v2. 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. Equallogic san headquarters san hq is featurerich management software for monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing your san. Nov 23, 2009 so through group configuration of your equallogic, click the snmp tab, and then click add to add one. Today at dell enterprise forum def in san jose, our equallogic san headquarters 2. Sukh lal singh senior software architect dell emc linkedin. 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. The equallogic host integration tools for vmware 3.
King county wa library system upgrades to a storage spaces. Handson labs provide an opportunity to work with the storage array in a. Equallogic software versions july 20 alvin kho is one of the dell enterprise technologists based in asia. Eql has reasonably good replication, relatively low cost, cheap support renewals, and they backport the current software to the older units for a long time, so owners of older equipment still get feature updates for free. The typical dell website had little to no information for the ps6000e, and nothing to download. To learn more about the partnerdirect program and how we can assist our partners be more successful with equallogic solutions please contact the. Should any issues arise, the san hq logs can also be shared with dell tech. Im running an ip scan now to see if i can find a management interface via port 80.
Updating the firmware on dell equallogic ps series iscsi san. I have two esxi hosts both with 2 nics having 4 gigabit ports in them. 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. Dell equallogic san storage array solutions aventis systems. Equallogic san headquarters, a fullfeatured monitoring and analysis tool for equallogic ps storage arrays, helps strengthen your ability to analyze and optimize. Monitoring your group with dell equallogic san headquarters san hq is vital to your sans overall san health. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization. With up to 16 sata disk drives per modular array, the ps4000e delivers outstanding capacity value for an entry into midrange enterprise sto. Dell upgrades equallogic storage arrays network computing. Kcls had an equallogic iscsi san that was reaching its end of life.
I soon realized that i had no way to manage the san and that i should probably look to dells website for a manual and some setup software. San headquarters is included free with all equallogic arrays. For users of dell equallogic storage, the answer is san headquarters san hq. Dell equallogic san headquarters san hq is an external monitoring and reporting tool that aggregates information on performance, capacity, and alerts across multiple groups of equallogic ps arrays. 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. These scalable storage arrays are ideal for demanding applications, datacenters, and virtualized workloads. Equallogic array software, including equallogic firmware, group manager and the manual transfer utility, delivers advanced storage area network san functions that automatically virtualize and optimize storage resources while providing advanced data protection and san management. The company was considering an initial public offering on the nasdaq stockexchange, but accepted an offer from dell in 2008. One of the best in class for flexible and high capacity storage for demanding processes, dell equallogic ps series san storage arrays are an ideal asset for any it professional or smb.
Equallogic was formed as an independent company in 2001, but was acquired by dell inc. Used dell equallogic ps4000e iscsi san storage array. For one, their software offerings allow for deep integration with vmware, including. If that hasnt scarred you enough you can always read part two of this. Equallogic storage installation guide 1 rack mounting the array rack requirements eia310d compliant, fourpost 19 inch rack with universal square hole or unthreaded round hole spacing. 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. View mark hopewells profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Once the san is powered on you should start to see the unit posting through until you get to the initial setup wizard. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization howto. 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.
Dell equallogic is a line of iscsi storage area network san devices. Dell equallogic san headquarters san hq gives you the power to do more by providing indepth reporting and analysis tools. As we exclusively revealed last week, dell is launching a new ps6000 line of equallogic iscsi san arrays, featuring solid state drives and expanded software offerings compared with the current. Hello there rhomelab, hope youve been doing well tl. 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. With equallogic array software, you dont need to choose between data protection, capacity, performance and advanced management. Dell storage software is nontransferable, and you must use your customers login credentials to perform downloads on their behalf. Procedure for shutting down the equallogic san rahul baweja. Mar 25, 2009 as we exclusively revealed last week, dell is launching a new ps6000 line of equallogic iscsi san arrays, featuring solid state drives and expanded software offerings compared with the current. I did a mib walk against one and a lot of good info came back, i still havent found the time to do this, but will soon. Dell equallogic sans performance data storage spiceworks. Equallogic san headquarters unable to download manager.
Replace an endoflife equallogic iscsi san with a simpler softwaredefined solution. Dell equallogic ps4000x iscsi san storage array tested 1year warranty included. Equallogic san hq provides consolidated performance and. The video will first describe the new and existing functionality of san headquarters. Oct 26, 2009 san headquarters sanhq program for monitoring equallogic arrays october 26, 2009 ive been meaning to post about this little utility for a while now almost 7 months on the todo list. With san hq, you have the ability to centrally monitor alerts, get historical performance reporting, and perform trend analysis for capacity planning and troubleshoot. The cli also enables you to manage individual ps series arrays for maintenance purposes introductory cli information includes the following. I did get 2 equalogic san from a customers who change there servers but im unable to download san headquaters since i dont h. Before the acquisition by dell in january 2008, equallogic was an independent company. Douglas hemp, technical training and curriculum development for dell equallogic shares his thoughts on san headquarters and supportassist below. The group manager command line interface cli provides a comprehensive set of commands for managing a ps series group. Does anyone have or have access to the latest firmware, drivers, software, and manual for a dell equallogic ps6000e that they would be willing to downloadshare forwith me. Were looking into getting quotes for resolving that and also replacing all the drives with at least 500gb drives currently has 250gb. With the information you get from san hq, you can better customize, protect, and optimize your storage to meet the demands of today and prepare for tomorrows growth.
The device firmware is what powers the actual disk arrays and is where most of your enhancement via update is found. Industries enterprise software, real time, virtualization headquarters. Dell equallogic san hq supportassist enterprise dell us. King county wa library system upgrades to a storage. Learn about the best dell equallogic ps series alternatives for your modular storage area network san software needs. Sep 23, 2015 ps4100 equallogic storage installation guide 1. So now you can see your san activity, here is a snapshot of my san being really bored. It is helpful for the user to know the payload id for the technical support engineer. Aug 23, 2011 further, the company also enhanced dell equallogic san headquarters 2. The cli also enables you to manage individual ps series arrays for maintenance purposes. Equallogic products are iscsibased storage area network san systems. Anyone pulling snmp info for their dell equallogic san. Its relatively simple to engineer a storage system where. Planetchopstick equallogic software versions july 20.
San headquarters sanhq program for monitoring equallogic arrays. Now when you install san headquarters you will use that public snmp community name. Our engineering team innovates with each release to give you more of what you need to scale capacity and performance seamlessly, integrate and grow strategically, and. When opening the san headquarters client, the add group wizard will be displayed. I take it you are using the free dell equallogic san headquarters software for the moment. There is a scripting interface for the san if you really want to go that route.
It gathers and formats configuration and performance data into easy to view charts and graphs. The free little program gathers its data via snmp, so you just need to make sure snmp is turned on in the array. 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. Dell buffs up equallogic san arrays with solid state drives. 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. So you bought an equallogic san, now what part one. Managed environments equallogic san headquarters is qualified to manage equallogic storage array groups software delivery san hq is available for download from the equallogic support site. San hq uses simple network management protocol snmp to collect performance, alarm and health status data from geographically dispersed equallogic storage array groups. Chris hahn sent me these screenshots for sanhq for equallogic arrays. What has been your experience with the equallogic san s from dell.
Software for an equallogic iscsi environment can be thought of as split three ways. First login to the equallogic group and go to the snmp configuration. San assist setup one of the great new features about san hq 2. Hi, i did get 2 equalogic san from a customers who change there servers but im unable to download san headquaters since i dont have support account with dell. Gracefully shutdown an equalogic san solutions experts exchange. You should have about 72 hours of backup for the cache, which is hopefully enough. Equallogic software provides you with the functionality you need today and tomorrow. With up to 16 sata disk drives per modular array, the ps4000e delivers outstanding capacity value for an entry into midrange enterprise storage. To provide enhanced support, the equallogic family can be configured to automatically transmit management and diagnostic information to dell via.
List of best dell equallogic ps series alternatives. Ive written in the past about leveraging their autosnapshot manager for vm and application consistent snapshots and replicas. The equallogic masterclass 201 course builds upon our 101 core technology course and provides the opportunity for students to explore further the advanced features and software included in ps series storage array, namely replication and san headquarters monitoring tool. You need to sign up for an equallogic support account and register the service tag from your equallogic arrays. Established in 1942, the library system has 49 locations throughout the region, neighboring microsofts headquarters. Customers with a valid dell prosupport agreement can download software updates without. Equallogic san headquarters unable to download manager file 20214 by rasmus haslund 4 comments today a customer called me because he was unable to launch the equallogic group manager from within equallogic san hq. Aug 19, 2011 this video describes the new features in the dell equallogic san headquarters v2.
How to find the dell equallogic service tag in group. So you bought an equallogic san, now what part one michael. Jul 31, 2012 now we cant access any firmware or san headquarters downloads because dell says our warranty expired on this device. Mar 05, 2012 please follow the given below procedure for shutting down the san.
San headquarters sanhq program for monitoring equallogic. Mark hopewell senior quality assurance engineer exagrid. So through group configuration of your equallogic, click the snmp tab, and then click add to add one. See who you know at equallogic, leverage your professional network, and get hired. With the advanced functionality of the equallogic array software, the monitoring and analysis tools of san headquarters. All equallogic software is included in the cost of the array. Used dell equallogic ps4000x iscsi san express computer. San headquarters is a performance monitoring tool that enables you to monitor multiple ps series groups from a single graphical user interface gui. Equallogic group manager san headquarters dell community. Equallogic has 1 current team member, sr engineering manager lazarus vekiarides.
Host integration tools for microsoft host integration tools for linux. Dell equallogic san headquarters how to uninstall dell. Dell equallogic ps6000e missing downloads, software. I have used equallogic for many years, but i am not sure if i would try to shut down the san. Equallogic software, built on the dell fluid data architecture, is inspired by you. Aug 29, 20 douglas hemp, technical training and curriculum development for dell equallogic shares his thoughts on san headquarters and supportassist below. The setup of the equallogic requires that you have a console cable to connect to your equallogic san. Equallogic is a company based in nashua, new hampshire. 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.
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. Equallogic products are iscsi based storage area network san systems marketed by dell. If youre a dellequallogic partner you can finally have access to a software version of a ps6000 iscsi array. Overview of supportassist enterprise for equallogic ps series groups. 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. Oct 28, 20 dell equallogic san headquarters san hq is an external monitoring and reporting tool that aggregates information on performance, capacity, and alerts across multiple groups of equallogic ps arrays. Dell equallogic software the power behind equallogic dell equallogic allinclusive software gives you the power to do more with both new and existing equallogic ps series arrays and fs series nas appliances. He maintains a fantastic internal document on all things equallogic and has graciously let me use some of his content on my blog so many thanks to alvin. Supportassist enterprise is an optional component of san headquarters that enables you to collect, and optionally upload, ps series group configuration diagnostic data to dell support for analysis and diagnosis.