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AboutVCSUtilities-ManageVCSUserPasswordsAdd-on.................. 14 FeaturesofVCSUtilities-ManageVCSUserPasswordsAdd-on ........................................................................................... 15 LimitationsofVCSUtilities-ManageVCSUserPasswordsAdd-on ........................................................................................... 15 PrerequisitesforusingVCSUtilities-ManageVCSUserPasswords Add-on................................................................................. 16 Chapter 2 Using VCS Utilities Add-on ............................................. 17 Changingauser’spasswordfornon-secureClusterServer-managed clusters ................................................................................ 17 Changeauser’spasswordoptions.................................................. 18 Section 2 Distribution Manager Add-on 7.3.1 ............... 19 Chapter 3 Introduction to Distribution Manager Add-on ............ 20 AboutDistributionManagerAdd-on.................................................. 20 Chapter 4 Using Distribution Manager Add-on ............................. 21 CreatingacustomizedsolutioninVeritasInfoScaleOperations Manager............................................................................... 21 Samplescriptsforcustomizedsolutions ........................................... 23 Contents 5 Section 3 Fabric Insight Add-on 7.3.1 ................................ 25 Chapter 5 Overview of Fabric Insight Add-on 7.3.1 .................... 26 AboutstorageareanetworkfabricdiscoveryusingFabricInsight Add-on................................................................................. 26 Aboutsettingupswitchdiscovery.................................................... 27 AboutCiscoswitchdiscovery.......................................................... 28 AboutBrocadeswitchdiscovery...................................................... 28 Abouttroubleshootingfabricdiscovery.............................................. 29 Chapter 6 ConfiguringswitchdiscoveryusingFabricInsight Add-on ............................................................................ 31 AddingaCiscoswitch .................................................................. 31 Addswitchpaneloptionsforselectingvendoranddiscovery method...........................................................................32 Addswitchpaneloptionsforspecifyingdiscoveryhostandother informationforCiscoswitchdiscovery.................................. 32 Addswitchpaneloptionstoprovideconfigurationname................. 33 AddingaBrocadeswitch ............................................................... 34 Addswitchpaneloptionsforspecifyingdiscoveryhostandother informationforBrocadeswitchdiscovery............................... 35 Chapter 7 Managing switch discovery using Fabric Insight Add-on ............................................................................ 37 Refreshing switch discovery ........................................................... 37 Editingswitchconfiguration ........................................................... 38 Removing switch discovery ............................................................ 38 Section 4 Patch Installer Add-on 7.3.1 .............................. 39 Chapter 8 Introduction to Patch Installer Add-on ......................... 40 AboutPatchInstallerAdd-on.......................................................... 40 Chapter 9 Using Patch Installer Add-on ......................................... 42 PrerequisitesfordeployingSFHAhotfixes........................................ 42 DeployingSFHAhotfixes.............................................................. 43 RequirementsforscriptstocustomizeSFHAhotfixdeployment............ 44 Addingpre-installationandpost-installationscriptstoSFHAhotfixes ........................................................................................... 46 Contents 6 RemovingorreplacingcustomscriptsforSFHAhotfixes..................... 47 ViewinginformationaboutSFHAhotfixdeploymentrequests ............... 48 Section 5 Storage Insight Add-on 7.3.1 ............................ 49 Chapter 10 Performing the deep discovery of enclosures .......... 50 AboutStorageInsightAdd-on......................................................... 51 Aboutdiscoverymethodsanddiscoveredinformationofstorage enclosures ...................................................................... 52 Aboutthediscoveryhost................................................................ 53 Aboutthenetwork-attachedstoragediscovery....................................54 AddingHITACHIstorageenclosuresfordeepdiscovery....................... 54 AddEnclosurepaneloptionsforvendorandproductselection ..................................................................................... 55 AddEnclosurepaneloptionsforenclosureselection......................56 AddEnclosurepaneloptionstoupdatetheenclosuresdiscovery information...................................................................... 66 AddingEMCSymmetrixstorageenclosuresfordeepdiscovery ............ 68 AddingIBMXIVstorageenclosuresfordeepdiscovery........................ 69 AddingNetAppstorageenclosuresfordeepdiscovery ........................ 70 AddingEMCCLARiiONstorageenclosuresfordeepdiscovery..............72 AddingHPEVAstorageenclosuresfordeepdiscovery........................ 73 AddingIBMSystemStorageDSenclosuresfordeepdiscovery............. 74 AddingEMCCelerrastorageenclosuresfordeepdiscovery..................75 AddingEMCVNXstorageenclosuresfordeepdiscovery..................... 76 AddingEMCVPLEXstorageenclosuresfordeepdiscovery.................. 78 Adding3PARstorageenclosuresfordeepdiscovery........................... 79 AddingIBMSVCstorageenclosuresfordeepdiscovery.......................80 Editingthedeepdiscoveryconfigurationforanenclosure..................... 81 EditConfigurationpaneloptionstomodifythedevicediscovery ..................................................................................... 82 EditConfigurationpaneloptionstoselectanenclosurefordeep discovery........................................................................ 93 Removingdeepdiscoveryforastorageenclosure.............................. 94 Refreshingtheenclosuresthatareconfiguredfordeeparraydiscovery ........................................................................................... 95 Monitoringtheusageofthinpools....................................................96 MonitorThinPoolpaneloptions................................................ 97 Contents 7 Chapter 11 Monitoring storage array metering data ......................99 Aboutperformancemeteringstatisticsforenclosure............................ 99 Disablingperformancemeteringforanenclosure.............................. 101 Enablingperformancemeteringforanenclosure............................... 101 Viewingtheperformancegraphsforanenclosure............................. 102 Viewingtheperformancegraphsforanarrayport.............................. 103 Viewingtheperformancegraphsforanadapter................................ 104 Chapter 12 Managing LUN classifications ...................................... 106 About LUN classification .............................................................. 106 Creating LUN classifications ......................................................... 107 ModifyingLUNclassifications........................................................ 108 DeletingLUNclassifications.......................................................... 109 ModifyingtheorderoftheLUNclassifications................................... 110 RefreshingtheLUNclassifications................................................. 110 Appendix A Enclosure configuration prerequisites ....................... 111 HITACHIenclosureconfigurationprerequisites................................. 111 PhysicalconnectionrequirementsforHITACHIenclosure............. 112 EMCSymmetrixstoragearrayconfigurationprerequisites................... 112 PhysicalconnectionrequirementsforEMCSymmetrixenclosure .................................................................................... 112 DevicesetuprequirementsforEMCSymmetrixarrays................. 113 VeritasInfoScaleOperationsManagersetuprequirementsfor in-bandEMCSymmetrixstoragearrays.............................. 116 VeritasInfoScaleOperationsManagersetuprequirementsto discoverEMCSymmetrixstoragearraysthroughremote SYMAPIservers............................................................. 117 IBMXIVenclosureconfigurationprerequisites.................................. 117 PhysicalconnectionrequirementsforIBMXIVenclosure.............. 117 DevicesetuprequirementsforIBMXIVenclosure....................... 117 NetAppstorageenclosureconfigurationprerequisites........................ 118 PhysicalconnectionrequirementsforNetAppenclosurediscovery .................................................................................... 118 DevicesetuprequirementsforNetAppenclosurediscovery........... 119 EMCCLARiiONstorageenclosuresconfigurationprerequisites........... 119 PhysicalconnectionrequirementsforEMCCLARiiONenclosure .................................................................................... 120 DevicesetuprequirementsforEMCCLARiiONenclosure............. 120 Hewlett-PackardEnterpriseVirtualArray(HPEVA)configuration prerequisites........................................................................ 123 Contents 8 PhysicalconnectionrequirementsforHPEVAenclosure.............. 123 DevicesetuprequirementsforHPEVAenclosure....................... 123 VerifyingCLIfunctionalityforHPEVAenclosure......................... 124 VerifyingSSSUCLIcommunicationwithHPCommandViewEVA software........................................................................125 UsingpasswordfiletoaccessCommandViewEVAsoftware .................................................................................... 126 IBMSystemStorageDSenclosureconfigurationprerequisites.............126 PhysicalconnectionrequirementsforIBMSystemStorageDS enclosure...................................................................... 126 DevicesetuprequirementsforIBMSystemStorageDSenclosure .................................................................................... 126 UsingDSCLIPasswordSecurityfileforSystemStorageDS enclosure...................................................................... 127 IBMSVCenclosureconfigurationprerequisites................................. 127 PhysicalconnectionrequirementsforIBMSVCenclosure............. 127 UsingSSHprivatekeyfileforIBMSVCenclosure....................... 128 EMCCelerraenclosureconfigurationprerequisites............................ 128 PhysicalconnectionrequirementsforEMCCelerraenclosure .................................................................................... 128 DevicesetuprequirementsforEMCCelerraenclosure................. 129 EMCVNXstorageenclosureconfigurationprerequisites.....................132 UsingenclosurecredentialsforEMCVNXstoragearraydiscovery .................................................................................... 132 EMCVPLEXstorageenclosureconfigurationprerequisites................. 133 PhysicalconnectionrequirementsforEMCVPLEXenclosure .................................................................................... 133 DevicesetuprequirementsforEMCVPLEXenclosure................. 133 3PARstorageenclosureconfigurationprerequisites........................... 134 Appendix B Commands used by Management Server for deep discovery of enclosures ................................ 135 HITACHIstorageenclosurecommands........................................... 136 EMCSymmetrixstorageenclosurecommands................................. 136 IBMXIVstorageenclosurescommands.......................................... 138 NetAppstorageenclosurecommands............................................. 140 EMCCLARiiONstorageenclosurecommands................................. 141 HPEVAstorageenclosurecommands............................................ 142 IBMSystemStorageDSenclosurecommands................................. 143 EMCCelerrastorageenclosurecommands..................................... 147 EMCVNX(Block)storageenclosurecommands............................... 148 EMCVNX(File)storageenclosurecommands................................. 149 Contents 9 EMCVPLEXstorageenclosurecommands......................................150 3PARstorageenclosurecommands............................................... 150 IBMSVCstorageenclosurecommands.......................................... 151 Section 6 Storage Insight SDK Add-on 7.3.1 .............. 153 Chapter 13 Overview of Storage Insight SDK Add-on 7.3.1 .......................................................................................... 154 AboutStorageInsightSDKAdd-on.................................................154 ArrayobjectsdiscoveredbyStorageInsightplug-in........................... 155 OperationalworkflowtocreateStorageInsightplug-in........................155 AboutdiscoveringarrayinformationusingStorageInsightSDKAdd-on .......................................................................................... 156 Chapter 14 ManagingVeritasInfoScaleOperationsManager Storage Insight plug-ins ........................................... 157 AboutcreatingStorageInsightplug-in............................................. 157 AboutinstallingStorageInsightSDKAdd-on.............................. 159 Aboutdiscoveryscript............................................................159 Abouttheenclosurediscoverycommandoutput..........................163 Aboutadditionalscripts.......................................................... 182 Aboutdeviceidentifiers.......................................................... 183 StorageInsightPlug-insample................................................ 184 CreatingaStorageInsightplug-in.................................................. 185 Create,edit,andtestStorageInsightplug-inpaneloptions............185 StorageInsightPlug-inVitalspaneloptions................................ 186 ConfigurationParameterspaneloptions.................................... 187 Enclosure Capabilities panel options ........................................ 188 DeviceIdentifierpaneloptions................................................. 192 Confirmationpaneloptions..................................................... 193 EditingaStorageInsightplug-in.................................................... 194 UploadStorageInsightPlug-inpaneloptions..............................195 TestingaStorageInsightplug-in.................................................... 195 UploadStorageInsightPlug-inpaneloptions..............................197 Contents 10 Section 7 Storage Provisioning and Enclosure Migration Add-on 7.3.1 .................................. 198 Chapter 15 Provisioning storage ....................................................... 199 About storage provisioning ........................................................... 199 Aboutcreatingastoragetemplate.................................................. 200 CreatingastoragetemplateusingVxFSfilesystems......................... 201 CreateStorageTemplate–Filesystemparameterspaneloptions .................................................................................... 202 CreateStorageTemplate–Filesystemadvancedpaneloptions .................................................................................... 202 CreateStorageTemplate–Volumeparameterspaneloptions .................................................................................... 205 SelectLUNCharacteristicsoptions...........................................206 CreateStorageTemplate–Volumeadvancedpaneloptions.......... 206 CreatingastoragetemplateusingNTFSfilesystems......................... 207 Creatingastoragetemplateusingvolumes...................................... 208 Updatingastoragetemplate......................................................... 209 Provisioningstorage.................................................................... 210 Uploadingstoragetemplates......................................................... 211 Downloadingstoragetemplates..................................................... 211 Deletingstoragetemplates........................................................... 212 Lockingstoragetemplates ........................................................... 212 Unlockingstoragetemplates......................................................... 212 Chapter 16 Migrating volumes ........................................................... 214 About volume migration ............................................................... 214 AbouttheImpactAnalysisreportforvolumemigration........................215 Migratingvolumesbyhost............................................................ 216 SelectLUNCharacteristicsoptions.................................................218 Changelayoutoptions................................................................. 218 Migratingvolumesbyenclosure..................................................... 219 Migratingvolumesbydiskgroup.................................................... 221 Pausingorresumingavolumemigration......................................... 223 Deletingascheduledvolumemigration........................................... 223