User guide

Adding a storage system
You can add a supported storage system from the Admin view's Physical Assets tab.
Before you begin
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This operation requires the System Administrator role in ViPR.
Procedure
1. Select Admin > Physical Assets > Storage Systems.
2. Add a storage system.
3. Select the storage system type.
4. To add VMAX or VNX block storage, select SMI-S Provider for EMC VMAX and VNX
Block as the storage system type and enter the SMI-S provider's host name, IP
address, port used for communication between the ViPR virtual appliance, and
credentials for an account that has administrator privileges.
To add file storage (EMC Isilon, EMC VNX File, EMC VPLEX, NetApp), enter a name for
the storage, the IP address of the host or control station, port (Isilon default is 8080,
otherwise 443), and credentials with storage system administrator privileges.
When adding VNX file storage, additionally enter information about the onboard SMI-S
provider that resides on the control station. You need to enter the provider host, SSL
setting, port (default 5989), and credentials for the onboard SMI-S provider.
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