User guide

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The host server running Solutions Enabler (SYMAPI Server) and SMI-S Provider
(ECOM) differs from the server where the VMAX service processors or VNX storage
processors are running.
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For VMAX, the host is able to see the gatekeepers (six minimum). For VNX, the host
needs IP connectivity.
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The VMAX/VNX array is discovered in the SMI-S Provider.
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The remote host, SMI-S Provider (Solutions Enabler (SYMAPI Server) and EMC CIM
Server (ECOM)) are configured to accept SSL connections. (Refer to
EMC Common
Object Manager (ECOM) Toolkit ECOM Deployment and Configuration Guide .)
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The EMC storsrvd daemon is installed and running.
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Ensure that SYMAPI Server and the ViPR server hosts are configured in the local
DNS server and that their names are resolvable by each other, for proper
communication between the two. If DNS is not used in the environment, be sure to
use the hosts files for name resolution (/etc/hosts or c:/Windows/
System32/drivers/etc/hosts).
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The EMC CIM Server (ECOM) default user login, password expiration option is set
to "Password never expires."
Collect EMC SMI-S Provider information
Collect the following information to be used when adding EMC VMAX or VNX block
storage to ViPR.
Before you begin
Be sure you have access to the required SMI-S Provider information.
Procedure
1. Obtain the following information:
Setting
Value
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SMI-S Provider credentials (default is admin/
#1Password)
SMI-S Provider port (default is 5989)
SMI-S Provider CLI Port (default is 2707)
Collect Isilon configuration information
You need to supply certain configuration information when you add an Isilon storage
system to the ViPR virtual appliance.
Before you begin
Be sure you have access to the required Isilon information.
Procedure
1. Obtain the following information about the Isilon arrays that you want to add to the
ViPR virtual appliance:
Setting
Value
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IPv4 address
Initial Configuration of ViPR Virtual Appliance
36 EMC ViPR 1.1.0 Installation and Configuration Guide