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Dell PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide

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Install the host plugin for import on a Linux-based host

Prerequisites

Verify the following on the host:
  • Open-iscsi (iscsid) is installed and running.
    NOTE:This process is optional in a fibre channel environment.
  • sg_utils package is installed.
  • For DellEMC-PowerStore-Import-Plugin-for-Linux kit, multipathd is running.
NOTE:Ensure you know the host server port number, host iSCSI IP address that will be used to reach the PowerStore cluster, and the host management IP address. This information must be provided during the host plugin installation.
NOTE:Import to PowerStore from a Linux host running Oracle ASM on Dell Compellent SC storage is allowed only when the Oracle configuration uses logical sector size for ASM disk groups. See Setting the Oracle ASM logical block size for more details.

About this task

To install the DellEMC-PowerStore-Import-Plugin-for-Linux kit, do the following:
NOTE:For information about installing the EQL HIT Kit host plugin, see the Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Linux Installation and User's Guide.

Steps

  1. Download the host plugin package, DellEMC-PowerStore-Import-Plugin-for-Linux-<latest version>.iso, and the associated file for the GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) key to a temporary directory, such as /temp, from the Dell download site at: https://www.dell.com/support
  2. Copy the downloaded GPG key file and install it.
    For example, 
    #rpm --import <GPG key file name>
    NOTE:The GPG key is required to install the host plugin and must be installed on the host before attempting to install the host plugin.
  3. Run the mount command for the host plugin.
    For example, 
    #mount DellEMC-PowerStore-Import-Plugin-for-Linux-<latest version>.iso /mnt
  4. Change to the /mnt directory.
    For example, 
    #cd /mnt
  5. View the items in the /mnt directory for minstall.
    For example, 
    #ls
EULA LICENSES minstall packages README support
  6. Install the host plugin.
    For example, 
    #./minstall
    NOTE:By default, the installation runs interactively. To run the installation in the background instead, accept all defaults, and accept the Dell EULA, then enter the following command after downloading the host plugin package to the host and installing the certificate key: 
    # ./mnt/minstall --noninteractive --accepted-EULA --fcprotocol (or --iscsiprotocol) --adapter=<ip_address>
    Where ip_address = subnet IP address for MPIO. Failing to provide the --accepted-EULA option aborts a non-interactive installation. Also, the port for the host or hosts is set to 8443 by default.
    NOTE:If a firewall exists, ensure it is enabled to allow the port for the host or hosts to be open. For example: 
    # sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=8443/tcp

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