Ps4000e dell equallogic storage array specifications volumes up to 1,024. New equallogic san headquarters software offers centralized monitoring and event reporting at no additional cost. Dell equallogic snapshot integration with microsoft hyperv allows for rapid. The full software portfolio, including equallogic array software, equallogic host software and equallogic san headquarters, is included with the array. Easy administration, enterprise software and virtualized architecture at an affordable price. This video will guide you through the installation and configuration process to get you quickly up and. Dell equallogic ps5000 series iscsi san array dell australia. 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.
Dell equallogic fs series appliances, combined with ps series arrays, offer a highperformance, highavailability, scalable nas solution. The device firmware is what powers the actual disk arrays and is where most of your enhancement via update is found. Once the san is powered on you should start to see the unit posting through until you get to the initial setup wizard. The dell equallogic array software, including equallogic firmware, equallogic group manager and equallogic manual transfer utility, gives you the functionality to meet your current needs while preparing for future demands. The cli also enables you to manage individual ps series storage arrays for maintenance purposes.
Through endtoend solutions, you can efficiently move the right data to the right place at the right time and for the right cost. Equallogic array software provides advanced san functions that enable virtualized storage and bestpractice data protection. The dell equallogic ps 5000 series a virtualized iscsi san combining intelligence, automation and fault tolerance. Updating the firmware on dell equallogic ps series iscsi. San hq is a key equallogic product in the dell fluid data architecture ensuring. This document describes configuration information, limitations, and other considerations required to architect a dell equallogic san for high availability and preparation for nondisruptive array firmware. To provide enhanced support, the equallogic family can be configured to automatically transmit management and diagnostic information to dell via. Dell equallogic array software dell delivers three categories of software for the equallogic family of storage arrays.
We would really appreciate some feedback on these sensors, so if youve got an dell equallogic in place, feel free to download the trialfreeware version from our website and switch to the canary release channel, after updating to version 16. The setup of the equallogic requires that you have a console cable to connect to your equallogic san. Dell provides a vmware vcenter integration plugin for the dell equallogic ps series san. Dell equallogic is a line of iscsi storage area network san devices. Blog smb the benefits of dell equallogic san storage. San hq also has a single signon capability for launching equallogic group manager, part of dell equallogic array software. With one or more ps series storage arrays, you can create a ps series groupa selfmanaging, iscsi storage area network san that is affordable and easy to use, regardless of scale. Dell equallogic san headquarters san hq gives you the power to do more by providing indepth reporting and analysis tools. Since it probably wont work, you will need to call 18009453355 and tell support that you want to find your equallogic service tag number.
Through monitoring and reporting, you can achieve your objectives. Dell equallogic san storage array solutions aventis. Ps4000e dell equallogic iscsi 8tb32tb san storage system. Equallogic ps6210xs dell hybrid flash san aventis systems.
Customer service for customer service support or questions please email us at equallogic customer service certified channel partner help desk. Its not a problem, but thats what one of competitors is telling people. 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. In december, dell launched their new series of equallogic sans, the ps6210 family. The issue is the time it takes to upgrade firmware in our systems, which is 15 seconds in the systems we are selling today.
Equallogic san headquarters san hq is featurerich management software for monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing your san. Dell equallogic ps6000 storage arrays, enhanced software. Type in the serial number and hopefully you will get a response. Vm squad posted today about a problem he perceives exists with dell equallogic arrays. Equallogic host software extends the functionality of the array software enabling.
Unlike hp, dell actually let you download firmwaredriverspatches without a current support contract. Expand easily into a larger equallogic san by adding ps4100 maximum two per group and ps6100 arrays to scale capacity and performance. This video describes the new features in the dell equallogic san headquarters v2. Equallogic ps6210xs san storage area network arrays combine the best in ultrafast solid state drive storage balanced. Since i dont have a support account through dell, i cant download the free san hq software.
Inspired by users, the advanced software features built into the equallogic ps series enable organizations of all sizes to implement high. Dell equallogic storage management pack suite dell us. Equallogic san headquarters sanhq is a singleview monitoring and reporting tool that gathers performance, capacity and event data across multiple groups of equallogic ps arrays, providing indepth information for better planning. Inspired by users, the advanced software features built into the equallogic ps series enable organizations.
San hq collects information on current hardware configuration and distribution of reads and writes, and provides information about ps series group performance, relative to a specific workload. Equallogic host software extends the functionality of the arraybased software, optimizing server and storage cooperation. Dell equallogic ps6210s is powered by equallogic software 7. When it comes to enterprise storage needs, you cant beat the dell equallogic series. Equallogic products are iscsi based storage area network san systems marketed by dell. The group manager commandline interface cli provides a comprehensive set of commands for managing a ps series group. Dell equallogic ps series iscsi arrays dell canada. Customer service for customer service support or questions please email us at equallogic. The dell equallogic line of iscsi storage area networks san storage. 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. Customers with a valid dell prosupport agreement can download future software updates without paying additional license fees. Dell storage software is nontransferable, and you must use your customers login credentials to perform downloads on their behalf. The dell equallogic storage management pack suite for microsoft system center operations manager enables monitoring of dell equallogic ps arrays on system center operations manager. Equallogic was formed as an independent company in 2001, but was acquired by dell inc.
Equallogic san headquarters san hq gives you indepth reporting and analysis, consolidated performance. Dell equallogic the growth of company files, email, databases, and application data drives a constant need for more storage. Configuring and installing the equallogic multipathing. Equallogic san basic initial iscsi setup virtualization. They will redirect your call to the appropriate number. These scalable storage arrays are ideal for demanding applications, datacenters, and virtualized workloads. The dell equallogic ps4110 series 10gbe array is designed with the remotebranch office and smalltomedium enterprise in mind. The dell equallogic ps6210xv san storage array brings the ideal next generation storage features for your most demanding and mission critical applications all into one easy to manage equallogic experience.
But with storage directly attached to servers, growth means burdensome storage management and decreased asset utilization. Equallogic data management software dell equallogic. Equallogic host integration tools for microsoft hitmicrosoft v4. Dell equallogic ps6500 san storage array 2x type 7.
The dell equallogic tm 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 the ps4000 series addresses branch office and smb storage needs with simplified administration, rapid. Host integration tools are available for major os and hypervisor providers, including microsoft, vmware and linux. Dell equallogic san monitoring paessler knowledge base. To access the group to run cli commands, you can do one of the following. Dell equallogic ps6000xv iscsi san virtualized iscsi san ideal for demanding, highio applications such as oltp databases, email and virtual servers ps6000xv enterpriseclass iscsi arrays are ideal for organizations that need the highestperformance hdd. 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. Equallogic tm virtualized architecture combines with dense sata package for affordable, enterprisecapable tiered storage scales seamlessly up to 1. Dell equallogic ps6500 48 bay san iscsi storage system sata sas ps6500e ps6500x. Dell equallogic san hq supportassist enterprise dell us. Please note that all dell equallogic storage arrays, systems and parts are used refurbished, and backed by a 60 day warranty. The dell equallogic ps6500e is a virtualized iscsi san that combines intelligence and automation with fault tolerance to provide simplified administration, rapid deployment, enterprise performance and reliability, and seamless scalability.
I recently acquired a dell equallogic ps series san. The dell equallogic data storage line makes it easy to increase storage options substantially and provide you with the opportunity to grow your business. Where can i download the latest group manager software for use on a ps6510e1 array. Access control policies these can be used to streamline volume management for virtual or server clusters. Go to the dell equallogic serial number converter website. Ps4100 storage arrays equallogic arrays dell storage.
Servermonkey offers the best in refurbished it hardware. With equallogic array software, you dont need to choose between data protection, capacity, performance and advanced management. 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. How to set up a dell equallogic configuration in a vmware.
If youre a dellequallogic partner you can finally have access to a software version of a ps6000 iscsi array. Or does anyone know an alternate location where i could find it. Monitors events and performance in relation to vsphere virtual volumes objects. It is bundled with every san headquarters server and configured from the san headquarters client.
Equallogic is a company based in nashua, new hampshire. Can anyone with a dell account possibly supply me with this. Software for an equallogic iscsi environment can be thought of as split three ways. Equallogic host software integrates the functionality of your array with your host applications. Configuring vmware vsphere software iscsi with dell. Technical support for technical support cases please login to techdirect or call 18009453355 us only. Intelligent management combined with virtual architecture can enables quick and easy simple expandability of capacity and performance without affecting data availability. Equallogic ps6000xv iscsi san storage details dell. The ps4000e iscsi san is a complete system configured with dual controllers, dual power supplies, dual fans, a universal rail kit, and power cords. The video will first describe the new and existing functionality of san headquarters. Equallogic array software, including equallogic firmware, group manager and the manual transfer utility, delivers advanced storage area network san.
How to find the dell equallogic service tag in group. Software options product software class software category dell equallogic enterprise data services bundled data management, san management equallogic manual transfer utility optional data migration services equallogic host software windowsvmware optional server host management equallogic san headquarters optional storage performance monitoring. Installing and configuring the dell equallogic host. Equallogic host integration tools for vmware hitvmware v3. Equallogic ps6010xvs iscsi storage array details dell united. Find out what the key steps are for setting up a dell equallogic configuration for an iscsi san in a vmware virtual server environment, including group settings, ip. The management packs provide a list of dellspecific views that you can use to observe and drill down the system status in a network. The full software portfolio, including equallogic array software, equallogic host software and equallogic san headquarters, is included with the array purchase. 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.
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