Hi , These few tip should help in getting you started: Check what VIBs are installed on the server #esxcli software vib list | grep -i scaleio  Check the current SDC configuration - make sure the MDM ip address are visible here: #esxcli system module parameters list -m scini | head -4    If not configure the MDM ip addresses: #esxcli system module parameters set -m scini -p "IoctlIniGuidStr=GUID_GOES_HERE IoctlMdmIPStr=x.x.x.x,x.x.x.x,x.x.x.x,x.x.x.x" ( x.x.x.x.x are the MDM ip addresses )  Check the output from the cmd below and confirm it is set to true. # esxcli system module list |grep scini scini                               true        true   Make sure all your ESXi servers that you are installing the SDC drivers on can ping the  MDMs and SDSs. Refer to the Dell EMC KB for further information on  ESXi SDC configuration and troubleshooting. [URL]   Rdgs.
Forgive me for the noob question, still learning this stuff. Using the EMC ScaleIO Deployment Guide, v 2.0.x Rev03. After installing the plugin successfully and successfully uploading the template ova to the DASxx datastores. I ran the Install "SDC on ESX" from the EMC ScaleIO plugin. All seems to go well, and I have rebooted a few times since, but during the required reboot, I see a message that says "scini failed to load". This is ESXi 6.0 U3 dell customized A03 (file name: VMWare-VMvisor-Installer-6.0.0.update03-5224934.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A03.iso ( I did confirm the hash was good after downloading it)  So my question is, should SCINI be running after reboot?  Background: I had gone thru this last week (with the A02 version of the iso), and had seen the same message, but basically ignored it. I went thru the complete ScaleIO deployment, and it went a ways, installed the Master MDM, then died installing the slave MDM saying it couldnt connect to the master and timed out. I googled the message and it pointed to scini not running (in addition to checking network configuration issues). The suggestion was to manually copy the vib and install it manually, and I did this, but trying to start the scini module would simply say : Failure.  Nothing I did would make it run, so I wiped the hosts and installed the above A03 iso, but again I see the "failed to start scini". I have yet to try the ScaleIO deployment again. I should note, I'm in a testing environment and I dont have the management side of the cluster up and running, I am only tasked with the adding of a node to the compute cluster (which I'm trying to configure). 
Question, should SCINI be running after installing SDC on ESX hosts?