The vsm appliance is a worthy install if you are using a dell storage product such as equallogic. I bought this online and since it has no warranty thru dell they dont wan. When you configure it the first time you set the password. Dell equallogic vsm introduction vinfrastructure blog. Jul 29, 2014 dell equallogic provide a plugin that integrate deeply with vmwares vcenter management system. If you really dont know the password set on the grpadmin but still have physical access to it you can start a recovery procedure to reset the grpadmin account back to the default. To add a member to an existing group, you can use either the remote setup wizard for windows or linux, or the cli setup command to run the group manager setup utility. 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. Firmware, security and antivirus updates should be applied regularly to all systems having access to the. Jan 12, 20 equallogic install complete with vmware vsphere integration the following blog runs through what could be considered to make up a complete install of an equallogic array with all possible value add software components when integrating with vmware vsphere. The vsm plugin is a serverside plugin and does not need to be installed vsphere client endpoints. I have 4 xenservers v5 in a pool using a equallogic san as pool storage repository. Use the setup utility to configure an array and create a ps series group with the array as the initial group member. Solved equallogic ps5000e help with password reset.
Once the vsm has booted, check vsphere client plugins plugin manager and enable the ll. The documentation for the ps6000e is some of the worse i have ever seen. Configuring an array and creating a group equallogic. First, you ssh as root same password as grpadmin to the member with the bad drives must be the member, not the group ip. When you create a group, you specify the password for adding members to the group. Sep 23, 2015 ps4100 equallogic storage installation guide 1.
Establish a ssh session to the cisco video surveillance server through an application such as putty, and authenticate with the root account. Dell released a knowledge base article on how to fix this. You will find your list of existing assets and service plans under the account management menu. The company was considering an initial public offering on the nasdaq stockexchange, but accepted an offer from dell in 2008. If you really dont know the password set on the grpadmin but still have physical access to it you can start a recovery procedure to reset the grpadmin account back to the default password.
There you are, an innocent storage administrator, just trying to log on to your san, when. Jul 09, 20 the last few months we where asked several times to reset a password set on the main account for dell equallogic storage, also known as the grpadmin account. We cant buy an official dell disk because they dont have them to sell to us, even though we spend a fairly significant chunk on. Configuring storage fc, iscsi, nfs in vcenter 6 vmwiki. The vsm is deployed as a virtual appliance, and has a vcenter plugin that can be used for vvol array management tasks. I am in the middle of troubleshooting some issues and its for the best.
I bought this online and since it has no warranty thru dell they dont want to help me with the password issue. Dell equallogic virtual storage manager vsm hangs on vasa. The steps are simple so i will just put them out here. A superuser is anybody that has all permissions at the root location. The reset command irretrievably eliminates all group, member, and volume configuration information and any volume data on the array. I found what to me seems to be a strange bug when deploying the dell equallogic virtual storage manager eql vsm. Changereset passwords in cisco vsm configuration example. Customer service for customer service support or questions please email us at equallogic customer service. Before resetting an array, call your support provider. The dell vsm is a virtual appliance that is downloaded as part. In addition i tried this in my home lab and i saw some.
The vsm virtual appliance, like most virtual appliance, is configured with a default password, this can be changed from the vms console. This is for managing the device from a separate network than the iscsi traffic is on. The appliance and the documentation are available from the equallogic. Deploying equallogic vsm ova strange dns settings error. From the configuration menu enter 4 to select change root password. When we created the connection within xencenter we used the equallogics grpadmin account, now we need to change the grpadmin account password. Jul 21, 2015 the dell vsm is a virtual appliance that is downloaded as part of the allinclusive dell equallogic software support and can be installed into an existing vmware vcenter environment. When the deployment is finished and the va starts it is unable to time sync to ntp servers using dns names, however using ip addresses works.
Racking up the equipment, migrating my data, and laying some groundwork for testing replication. Sometimes, it is easier to simply reset an array and initialize it for quick use. Equallogic networks products from equallogic reseller. Equallogic datastore manager allows administrator to manage storage actions through vcenter provision manage monitor b. In our lab environments, we are constantly using equallogic members for various purposes. Quickly reset equallogic group membership password.
It was time to reset my dell, equallogic storage array. Equallogic maximum ssh cli sessions reached storage. Reset and setup dell equallogic array i recently had to reset and set up a dell equallogic ps4000 san array. This brings up a new screen with the dell logo and a launch virtual storage manager link and a access appliance share root password link. Go through each option where status is set to unset and configure. Select to configure the array and allow for the initial initialisation once complete enter the member name for this array and ip information enter the group information, a dell equallogic can work in a group and can join that group at this point. In part 1 of this series, i outlined the decisions made in order to build a replicated environment. When chosing to deploy the ova file you input what dns servers to use in the va. To understand why, you need to know about the other components of the equallogic management system. Using the group manager graphical user interface equallogic. Apr 27, 2012 we currently have a xenserver 6 enterprise pool connected to a dell equallogic group via storagelink. Reset equallogic member to default settings virtual grind.
Features the dell virtual storage manager has a lot of features, but it may not do everything you are looking for. The last few months we where asked several times to reset a password set on the main account for dell equallogic storage, also known as the grpadmin account. Once done you will end up with 3 icons in your vcenter. Providing not just status and monitoring information about the storage, but enabling the vsphere administrator to leverage the capailities of the equallogic array, to provide local and remote data protection. May, 2010 the quickest way is to set it up temporarily using the initialize ps series array feature in the remote setup wizard of the equallogic hitkit on a machine that can access the array. Equallogic is a company based in nashua, new hampshire. After you launch the dell vsm, you now have the option to add your group nameip of your equallogic san environment s. Resets an array to the factory defaults original condition. The array will not be able to connect to a group until you add it to the group.
From the vsphere web client click on vcenter vcenter servers rp. Default user name and password of dell equallogic ps6100. Access to the underlying centos linux cli is only available to hp techs only hp tech support have access to the root password and the tool to find the correct challenge skey password. I also saw a smattering of ps5x and psm4x series arrays on the hcl. When the appliance is deployed successfully, click close and launch the vsm console. For hardware installation information, see the ps series quickstart or san setup poster for your model array note. That disk was supposed to be replace the other disk with bad blocks.
In the vsphere client, i click on home, then click on dell equallogic virtual storage manager. Solved equallogic ps5000e help with password reset data. Enter the group login and password grpadmingrpadmin is default. If you currently have a support account please login. To reset an array to factory defaults, simply ssh in to the ip address of one of the network interfaces on your array and enter the reset command. Dell equallogic host integration tools for vmware vsphere 5. Quickly reset equallogic group membership password virtual. In my case, is was the certificate on the vmware side that was expired. Quickly reset equallogic group membership password i have run in to situations where i need to add new equallogic members to groups that did not have the password documented.
For those of you who dont know or havent seen the dell virtual storage manager vsm appliance, it is a virtual appliance provided by dell which extends the functionality of vcenter to have better control and functionality over their equallogic environment. Solved equallogic ps5000x password reset data storage. With that i ran with different approaches in a couple of issues. After our equallogic ps6000 decided to go into a netbsd kernel panic crash while performing a firmware update from version 5. 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. The dell vsm is a virtual appliance that is downloaded as part of the allinclusive dell equallogic software support and. Dell equallogic virtual storage manager vsm for vmware is a vmware vcenter plugins that allows administrators to manage their equallogic groups and coordinate data protection and recovery within their vsphere environment.
Anyone have any other tips to try and get the grpadmin password reset. Technical support for technical support cases please login to techdirect or call 18009453355 us only. Default user name and password of dell equallogic ps6100 hello, you will need to connect to the serial port of the array. Make it its own group, update the firmware, then reset the array to the factory defaults. First, be sure the array hardware is set up and there are no errors or red leds. There you are, an innocent storage administrator, just trying to log on to your san, when you suddenly realize. If you have lost the password, connect to the serial port and contact support. If not click the rescan icon circled in the screenshot above. If the password recovery mode message does not appear, the password reset procedure did not succeed for example, because you did not enter the cfe commands exactly as shown.
A datastores manager this tool allows administrators to provision, expand, delete andread more. The default admin username and password is adminadmin. The group manager graphical user interface gui enables you to perform group administration tasks using windows and dialog boxes. Anyone know the default password for equallogic sans.
If its a standalone eql then this will create a new group. Connect to the san via a serial cable to the active storage processor. Change group membership password, enter the new password twice and click ok. The password can contain 3 to 16 alphanumeric characters and is casesensitive. For hardware installation information, see the ps series quickstart for your model array note. There are two methods you can use to run the group manager gui. We have an older equallogic san that for reasons unknown no one remembers the login for it. Installation considerations and datastores manager abstract this technical report discusses the features of the vsm datastores manager and vasa provider and focuses on a number of concepts that a user should consider prior to installation. On an initial group configuration, settings such as group ip, grpadmin password, and membership password are chosen. Mar 08, 2010 the last few months we where asked several times to reset a password set on the main account for dell equallogic storage, also known as the grpadmin account. In this case, allow the member to completely start up, and then retry the password reset procedure, shutting down the member and following the steps above. The vasa provider is included with dells virtual storage manager vsm 4. Configuring dell equallogic management interface mike poulson.
The admin is a root system user and cannot be modified or deleted. The management can be done both within the vsphere client for old versions or the vsphere web client basically vsm management its just a web oriented interface. The equallogic host integration tools include several easyto use hostbased tools that tightly integrate equallogic storage area networks sans with hosts and applications, delivering advanced data protection, high availability and performance, and simplified management of application data and virtual machines for microsoft, vmware and linux environments. The rack must be rated for 540 kg 1200 pounds static load or greater.
The change group membership password dialog box appears figure 16. At the same time, i decided to upgrade the firmware on the array, before placing it back into production. Default user name and password of dell equallogic ps6100 dear everyone, could you help me to share the default username and password. Dell equallogic host integration tools for vmware vsphere. Jun 18, 2011 the dell equallogic iscsi san supports an outofband management network interface. Equallogic virtual storage manager for vmware note. The dell equallogic iscsi san supports an outofband management network interface.
Unfortunately, i cant download the newer firmware on the equallogic portal because we dont have an equallogic thats in warranty. In the change group membership password dialog box figure. Nov 03, 2008 i have 4 xenservers v5 in a pool using a equallogic san as pool storage repository. Vsm fails to register with the vasa service on vcenter. Wondering if anyone knows if there are any jumpers on the ps5000e to reset the unit and passwords.
The rebuild went fine and quickly since i had another disk on hand. I really need it urgent please help to provide me asap. This update can be applied to any equallogic ps4x or ps6x array shipped since 2009. Change equallogic storage ip address experts exchange. Oct 27, 20 this example is regarding one of the most complex possible cases. Equallogic install complete with vmware vsphere integration. Please let us know if you have any other questions. Equallogic install complete with vmware vsphere integration the following blog runs through what could be considered to make up a complete install of an equallogic array with all possible value add software components when integrating with vmware vsphere.
Equallogic ps series firmware update using the cli. Nov 09, 2010 wondering if anyone knows if there are any jumpers on the ps5000e to reset the unit and passwords. Also, you may visit either our buy equallogic or sell equallogic pages to submit requests for specific products or to obtain more information on how you may sell us your previously owned and surplus equallogic equipment. The problem forgot equallogic password it happens to us all well, those of us who dont configure their arrays with password or qwerty as the grpadmin password. The setup utility configures an array as either the first member of a new group or as an additional member of an existing group. To reset the dell, equallogic storage array to factory defaults you console into the system.
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