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B.2 Host Integration Tools for Microsoft
Host Integration Tools (HIT) for Microsoft simplify the configuration and administration of Dell PS Series
storage arrays on Windows computers.
For additional information on HIT for Microsoft, including operating system support and PS Series product
compatibility, refer to the Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Installation and User’s
Guide at eqlsupport.dell.com (login required).
Table 3 lists the application and service components included with HIT for Microsoft:
Table 3 HIT for Microsoft components
Component
Description
Remote Setup Wizard
Enables you to initialize a PS Series SAN array and set up or expand a PS Series
group. An alternate command-line interface (RSWCLI) can also be used from
the Windows command prompt,
PowerShell Tools
Enables you to manage one or many PS Series groups through a
comprehensive set of PowerShell cmdlets.
Volume Rethinning
Tools
Enables you to perform rethinning and optional defragmentation operations
on one or more volumes.
Dell EqualLogic HPC
iSCSI Provider
Allows the Microsoft High Performance Computing (HPC) service to provision
volumes and deploy compute nodes on PS Series SANs. This service is only
available on systems running Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 or later.
Multipath I/O Device
Specific Module
(MPIO/DSM)
Windows Service: EHCM Service
Supports multipathing. This is a driver module that works in conjunction with
the Microsoft MPIO driver. This feature dynamically balances your iSCSI SAN
traffic load over multiple network paths between the computer and the PS
Series group. This requires multiple iSCSI Host Bus Adapters to use this feature.
Auto-Snapshot
Manager / Microsoft
Edition (ASM/ME)
Windows Service: EqlASMAgent
Enables you to create and manage Smart Copies (snapshots, clones, and
replicas). An alternate command-line interface (ASMCLI) facilitates custom
operations and scripting.
VSS Provider
Windows Services: EqlReqService, EqlVss
Supports VSS management of application-consistent Smart Copies.
Virtual Disk Service
(VDS) Provider
Windows Service: EqlVdsHwPrv
Enables you to use Microsoft VDS and Microsoft Storage Manager for SANs to
create and manage volumes in a PS Series group.
SMP
Windows Service: EQLSMPHost
Enables you to manage PS Series storage through native Windows storage
interfaces such as PowerShell cmdlets, File Services UI in Windows Server
2012, and WMI.