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MD3000i Configuration Utility silent install
A colleague was able to obtain through this forum a silent install for the MD3000 management software allowing us to install the software on systems running CentOS without X-Windows.
I was able to use the same procedure to install the MD3000i's management software, but am unable to install the Configuration Utility since it requires X-Windows.
Is there a silent install for the MD3000i Configuration Utility that would allow it to be installed on a machine running CentOS without X-Windows?
Thank you.
Davestor
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July 23rd, 2009 14:00
Hello jhoffmann,
There is not a silent install (nor operational mode) for the MD3000i Configuration Utility. It is a standalone graphical utility that is run directly from the resouce CD and requires X-Windows. The good news is that it is only a convenience utility used to aid with the initial configuration process and is not required to setup and use your MD3000i.
I would suggest reviewing the Installation Guide sections on setting up iSCSI connections which can be done without a graphical interface and will allow you to manually configure what the utility does for you in a more automated fashion. I hope that helps!
jhoffmann
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July 29th, 2009 09:00
Thanks Davestor,
I was able to install the Configuration Utility using the silent install file posted in http://en.community.dell.com/forums/t/19285922.aspx (in case anyone else is interested), and do some basic configuration via the SMcli, however there are some commands I have been unable to find. I reviewed the Install Guide as you suggested, but it seems to be geared toward setup via GUI. For example, the section "Configure the iSCSI Ports on the Storage Array" does not mention setting the IP's via SMcli.
Is there an install guide geared toward setting up the MD3000i using the SMcli only?
Davestor
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July 29th, 2009 10:00
You're welcome. I'm not aware of a SMcli geared install guide, but there is a CLI guide that covers available SMcli commands. It's online at the Dell support website here: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/md3000i/en/2ndGen/CLI/PDF/CLIMR2g.pdf
For configuring the iSCSI ports, I believe the command you would want to use is "set controller[#] iscsiHostPort[#]". I created the following commands using the examples provided in the aforementioned SMcli guide which should work to configure your iSCSI ports. You would of course need to replace the appropriate IP addresses.
SMcli 192.168.128.101 192.168.128.102 -c "set controller[0] iscsiHostPort[0] IPV4Address=192.168.130.101 IPV4SubnetMask=255.255.255.0 IPV4GatewayIP=0.0.0.0 enableIPV4=TRUE;"
SMcli 192.168.128.101 192.168.128.102 -c "set controller[0] iscsiHostPort[1] IPV4Address=192.168.131.101 IPV4SubnetMask=255.255.255.0 IPV4GatewayIP=0.0.0.0 enableIPV4=TRUE;"
SMcli 192.168.128.101 192.168.128.102 -c "set controller[1] iscsiHostPort[0] IPV4Address=192.168.130.102 IPV4SubnetMask=255.255.255.0 IPV4GatewayIP=0.0.0.0 enableIPV4=TRUE;"
SMcli 192.168.128.101 192.168.128.102 -c "set controller[1] iscsiHostPort[1] IPV4Address=192.168.131.102 IPV4SubnetMask=255.255.255.0 IPV4GatewayIP=0.0.0.0 enableIPV4=TRUE;"
The first two IP address in the commands above are for the array's management ports which are either assigned by DHCP or use the values specified above by default. I've also used 0.0.0.0 for the gateway in these examples since routing iSCSI traffic is not recommended.
I would proceed by using the Install Guide as more of a roadmap to the order and manner in which things should be configured and refer to the CLI guide to obtain the commands necessary to perform the associated configuration via the command line.
jhoffmann
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August 10th, 2009 09:00
Davestorr, thanks for the commands and the advice. I had been working my way through the Install Guide and looking up the corresponding commands in the CLI guide, but became stuck. I ended up installing X Windows on a machine and working through the GUI install and exporting the configuration to a file using the command:
SMcli 192.168.133.133 -c "save storageArray configuration file \"iSCSI-config\" allconfig;"
Using the commands in the exported config file I was able to figure out where I had gone wrong and successfully configure another machine using CLI commands.
Thanks again!