User guide
Prerequisites 7
Checklist for ViPR installation and configuration readiness..............................8
How ViPR virtual appliance is deployed......................................................... 11
ViPR Controller VM requirements...................................................................11
Prerequisites for ViPR UI................................................................................11
VMware requirements................................................................................... 11
Prerequisites for ViPR CLI.............................................................................. 12
Environment preconfiguration....................................................................... 12
Preconfiguration requirements for VMAX arrays................................12
Preconfiguration requirements for VNX block................................... 12
Preconfiguration requirements for VNX file....................................... 12
Preconfiguration requirements for VPLEX systems............................ 13
Preconfiguration requirements for Isilon...........................................13
Preconfiguration requirements for NetApp arrays............................. 13
Preconfiguration requirements for fabrics.........................................14
Preconfiguration requirements for EMC RecoverPoint systems..........14
Preconfiguration requirements for SRDF........................................... 15
Preconfiguration requirements for hosts...........................................15
Collect information for ViPR Controller VM virtual machines............. 18
Deployment Steps 19
ViPR deployment files....................................................................................20
ViPR deployment properties for Controller VMs..............................................20
Avoiding conflicts in ViPR virtual IP addresses..................................21
Deploying ViPR Controller VMs with vSphere Client....................................... 21
Obtaining the license file...............................................................................22
Installing the ViPR CLI on Linux......................................................................23
Installing the ViPR CLI on Windows................................................................24
Overview of configuration steps.................................................................... 26
Upgrading ViPR Software 29
Upgrade........................................................................................................ 30
Pre-upgrade planning....................................................................................30
Unmount Linux volumes before upgrade.......................................... 30
Take virtual machine snapshots before upgrade.............................. 30
Upgrading ViPR software............................................................................... 31
Post-upgrade steps....................................................................................... 31
Reverting to pre-upgrade snapshots..............................................................32
Upgrading ViPR from an internal repository................................................... 32
Initial Configuration of ViPR Virtual Appliance 33
Completing the configuration........................................................................ 34
Avoid out-of-band changes to the physical environment................................34
Collect information needed during configuration........................................... 34
Collect Brocade configuration information........................................34
Collect Cisco configuration information............................................ 35
Validate EMC SMI-S Provider setup.................................................. 35
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EMC ViPR 1.1.0 Installation and Configuration Guide 3