User guide

Checklist for ViPR installation and configuration readiness
Use the checklist as an overview of the information needed to install and configure a ViPR
virtual appliance.
Detailed procedures are described elsewhere in the ViPR documentation.
Refer to the EMC ViPR Data Sheet and Compatibility Matrix on support.EMC.com for the
specific models and versions supported.
Table 1 Checklist for ViPR installation and configuration readiness
Basic step Description Notes Done?
- - - -
Identify and confirm
preconfiguration
requirements for the
storage systems in the data
center to be used by ViPR.
VNX file, VNX block, Isilon,
VMAX, VPLEX, and NetApp
are supported. Refer to the
EMC ViPR Data Sheet and
Compatibility Matrix on
support.EMC.com for exact
models.
Identify the storage pools in
the data center to be used
by ViPR.
You can put a subset of an
array's storage under the
control of ViPR.
Identify the switches to be
used by ViPR, confirm
preconfiguration
requirements, and collect
credentials.
Adding switches to ViPR will
discover the storage
topology of the VSAN or
fabric.
Cisco and Brocade are
supported. Refer to the EMC
ViPR Data Sheet and
Compatibility Matrix on
support.EMC.com for
specific models.
For Cisco, obtain credentials
for an account that has
admin privileges on the
switch.
Brocade uses its own SMI-S
Provider.
Collect array credentials, IP
address, and port for VNX
file, Isilon, and NetApp.
When you add VNX file,
Isilon, or NetApp storage to
ViPR, you need to provide
credentials for an account
with administrator
privileges on the array.
Identify or deploy an SMI-S
provider for VMAX and VNX
(block).
SMI-S credentials, IP
address and port are
needed when VMAX storage
and VNX block are used by
ViPR. Refer to the EMC ViPR
Prerequisites
8 EMC ViPR 1.1.0 Installation and Configuration Guide