Flash Storage​

Tested for HCS 8.5.4 and VMware vSphere 6.5.0 U1

Step by step.

1. Installing software on Remote Management Client and preparing environment
   1. Install ActivePerl (Latest Version, for example: ActivePerl 5.24.3.2404)
   2. Install VMware vSphere CLI 6.5.0 (doesn't contain perl)
   3. Install Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software for VMware
   4. Copy file C:\Program Files (x86)\Hitachi\DynamicLinkManagerForVMware\plugin\hdlm-0851000101-0600.zip to ESXi host (ex. directory: /distributiv). You can use ssh, but it has to be enabled on host.
   5. Set path to vCLI permanently in command-promptsetx /M PATH "%PATH%;C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin"
   6. Close command-prompt
2. Installing HDLM on ESXi host and creating user
   1. esxcli software acceptance set --level=PartnerSupported
   2. esxcli software vib install -d /distributiv/hdlm-0851000101-0600.zip
   3. Create a local user account: GLMUser
   4. Set the role of the created user account to Administrator
   5. Reboot host
3. Configuring Remote Management Client (in command-prompt)
   1. ppm install XML::LibXML
   2. perl "c:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\Perl\apps\general\credstore_admin.pl" add --server 192.168.0.221 --username GLMUser --password P@ssw0rd
   3. (192.169.0.221 - IP address the ESXi host)
   4. dlmrmcenv --username GLMUser --credstore c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\VMware\credstore\vicredentials.xml
   5. dlnkmgr -s 192.168.0.221 -u GLMUser -p P@ssw0rd view -sys -sfunc
   6. perl "c:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\Perl\apps\general\credstore_admin.pl" add --server 192.168.0.221 --username GLMUser --password P@ssw0rd --thumbprint 3B:E1:52:0F:04:E6:B7:8F:08:F5:74:BE:01:B8:24:8B:6E:71:BC:95(adding thumbprint)
   7. dlnkmgr -s 192.168.0.221 -u GLMUser -p P@ssw0rd view -sys -sfunc
4. Configuring HGLM server
   1. Need to specify rules for firewall on HGLM server and Remote Management client or just disable it
   2. Add ESXi host to HGLM(192.169.0.221 - IP address the ESXi host, 192.168.0.207 - IP address the Remote Management Client)
   3. Verify it