Adding EqualLogic array to VMM 2012 SP1 as an SMP Provider

All Powershell commands should be run from the Virtual
Machine Manager Shell

New-EqlGroupAccess -GroupName “Your Group Name”
-GroupWKAddress 10.0.0.0 << Your Group IP here -UserName Administrator
-Password “AcctPassword”

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  Open Remote Setup Wizard in the 4.5 Hitkit
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  Click Settings
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  Click PS Group Access
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  Choose your Host Machine in the middle
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  Click PowerShell/SMP access (PS Authentication)
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  Populate your Group Management IP at the bottom
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  Fill in your PS Group Username and Password

Back in SCVMM Under Fabric and Arrays choose to add an array
chose SMP provider  and it should not
discover the array.

Great, thanks for confirming my suspicions Sean.

I'm having the same issue. Also, I cannot add the New-EqlGroupAccess successfully because the SCVMM machine is not directly connected to the SAN switches (it can access the management interface successfully though).

SCVMM has to have access to the ISCSI network to manage the array

Turns out you can also just configure PowerShell connectivity via the GUI in the ASM in Hit Kit 4.5 and that makes it work automatically. Much, much easier!

Hello,

I am even having trouble getting that to work properly.  I tried using the PS scripts and received several errors around SNMP timing out.

We have a dedicated management network for the arrays and the VMM server has access to that network as well as the iSCSI network.  It can see both of those networks fine and I can see iSCSI volumes presented to the initiator.  So I know all of that is working OK.

When I go in to Dell ASM ->Setting ->PS Group Access -> Add PS Group, I specify the SP Group Name and the group IP on the management network.  When I do do that I get an error stating the it Failed to register the iSCSI Target : Target Portal registration with ISCSI Initiator Failed.   Ok, I figure sure if I specified the management network which does not allow iSCSI traffic that would make sense so.... I use the iSCSI Group IP instead and I get no errors.   When I get to the PowerShell/SMP access it ask for the PS Group Management IP, so I put that in along with the Group Admin Username and Password, and click save.  Eventually I get an error back that says -- "Error saving PS Group Access EQLGRP1 : 1. SNMP: Outstanding request timed out"   I've not been able to determine why I would get an SNMP timeout error.   By SanHQ is reading SNMP fine.  I have no firewalls in the way either.

Any ideas?

seanmcrawford.com/.../scvmm-installing-and-configure-dell-equallogic-arrays-with-smp  if you follow this guide do you still run into SNMP errors?

After adding a 10 gig card to my third server, I'm also running into the same SNMP error that BladesAway is. Everything is fine using Sean's guide up to step 10 and that's where I get the error. I can ping the group IP and array IP fine from the box with the next card as well as the other servers. I will contact support and report back if I receive a workable answer.

I managed to get this working, if you're following Sean's guide and you get to step 10, you need to change the IP address to the management one. This will different to the group ip address, it's the same one you use to access the web gui for EQL. Soon as I changed this and used an admin user from the PS array everything works as expected.

Basically, groupWKAddress is the group IP address (iSCSI LAN) and ManagementWKAddress is the management IP address (Normally on the production LAN)

I will update to call out if your using a dedicated Management Network you must provide that IP vs the Standard Group IP.  Thanks for Sharing your find.

Tried what ZeniTimes suggested but got the same SNMP error using the management IP. I have a ticket open with support so hopefully they will make some headway with my issue.

I have gone back and forth trying to use the management IP and the iSCSI group IP and still get the same error regarding SNMP.   Anxious to hear what MS has to say.

Hello,

I have had a similar problem with iSCSI and Management in different subnets.

As an addition to Seans post, you will need two steps at #10 if you have a separate managment network:

10 a) enter the management IP of your EQL and save

10 b) enter your username and password - and save

Refresh the Storage Provider in VMM. After it's finished you shoud see your EQL under Arrays.

There is no fix at this time I expect to see one Late April however.  The only work around I have had any success with in testing is it works most of the time but sometimes can take 4-5 tries.

• Deleting the group from the Hitkit
• Uninstalling the Hitkit
• Delete all EQL folders  under user profile and program files
• Remove Target IP And all iSCSI connections
• Reboot
• Reinstall HIT
• Reboot
• Open Remote Setup Wizard and add the SMP access Info first
• Next add name and hit save

Hi All

I've tried all of the above suggestions but I'm still getting the SNMP error:

SNMP: Outstanding request timed out

Does anyone have any other suggestions on what I can try here.