Dell PS4110 User Manual

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Using Lasso 133Using LassoLasso compiles information for all the devices in the Storage Area Network(SAN). It also includes company and site contact information. You can savethis information as a configuration file (.xml format) for later use. Lassocollects data for the selected devices and generates a report that can beuploaded to Dell Technical Support site.This section provides information to use Lasso to collect data about variousstorage devices in your Storage Area Network (SAN).Prerequisites For Data CollectionBefore using Lasso to collect data, make sure the following pre-requisites aremet:• IP connectivity is available for the required devices.• For PowerVault MDSeries devices, MD Storage Manager software isinstalled on the system where Lasso is running.• For data collection in XML and HTML format, .Net Framework 2.0 orlater and a Service Pack of version 1.0 or later is installed.• For EqualLogic, MD series, and Compellent devices, .Net framework 2.0or later must be installed on the remote Windows host.• For EMC SAN, use a system that is not a fibre channel attached host.• For EqualLogic, Compellent, and MD series devices, the SAN Surfer CLI(iSCSI) software must be installed on the remote Windows, Linux, andVMware hosts to successfully collect iSCSI HBA information.• For a QLogic iSCSI HBA device, install iscli on UNIX servers.• For Compellent SAN, the HBA Anywhere CLI must be installed on theremote Windows, Linux, and VMware host to successfully collect EmulexFC HBA collection.• For EqualLogic devices, install Lasso on one of the iSCSI hosts.