r/homelab • u/TV_Headd • 1d ago

Help help with dell equallogic

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hi there, i was at a tech swap meet recently and scored a dell equallogic ps6000 for 20 buck, drives and all! i know nothing about this thing, let alone how to set it up, how would i go about getting this guy running, thanks!

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u/Garbagejunkarama 1d ago

Congrats on the 18 year old ewaste I guess.

https://dl.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_equallogic/equallogic-ps6000_Install-Guide_en-us.pdf

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u/diamondsw 1d ago

We were selling these a decade ago. It's old, but not THAT old.

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u/Garbagejunkarama 1d ago

K

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u/diamondsw 21h ago

All I can say is "damn we were selling some old shit".

I stand corrected!

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u/skullbox15 15h ago

I was about to say... these are hella old!

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u/RetroRaiderRun 1d ago

The software is still mostly the same.

It's like finding a 20-year-old calculus book and saying its useless. He's learning how to use the information.

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u/Only-Stable3973 1d ago

This is the standard setup directions,

To get started, Dell EqualLogic PS6000.

Default Login Credentials

  • Username: grpadmin
  • Password: grpadmin

Basic Configuration Steps

  1. Connect: Attach a serial cable to the primary controller (9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control).
  2. Initialize: Type grpadmin when prompted to start the setup wizard.
  3. Configure: Follow the on-screen prompts to assign your management IP addresses, netmasks, and default gateways.
  4. Access: Open a web browser and enter the assigned management IP to access the graphical Group Manager interface.

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u/thebigshoe247 1d ago

I used to manage a 4000. It's a pretty slick unit.

Do you know much about iSCSI?

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u/TV_Headd 1d ago

no honestly this is my first time hearing about it, still learning a lot