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Abstract

This document covers EMC Storage Integrator (ESI) for Windows, which simplifies the management of EMC storage in Windows and application environments. ESI provides storage viewing and provisioning capabilities. ESI supports the EMC VNX series, EMC VNXe series, EMC CLARiiON CX4 series, EMC Symmetrix VMAX, and EMC Symmetrix VMAXe.

August, 2011

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Contents

Chapter 1 EMC Storage Integrator for Windows Overview ..................... 13

Executive summary .................................................................................... 14

Product overview. ................................................................................... 14

Audience ....................................................................................................... 15

Scope............................................................................................................ 15

Related documents .................................................................................... 15

Chapter 2 Prerequisites and System Requirements .............................. 17

Downloading EMC Storage Integrator ......................................................... 18

Environment and system requirements ......................................................... 18

Chapter 3 EMC Storage Integrator Installation ..................................... 21

Installing EMC Storage Integrator ............................................................... 22

Common installation mistakes...................................................................... 22

Chapter 4 EMC Storage Integrator - Procedures .................................... 23

Managing storage systems......................................................................... 24

Add storage systems ..................................................................................... 24

Remove storage systems .............................................................................. 28

Manage LUNs ................................................................................................ 28

Create LUNs ......................................................................................................... 28

View LUNs ............................................................................................................ 30

View storage pools ............................................................................................... 30

Delete LUNs ......................................................................................................... 31

Manage CIFS shared folders .......................................................................... 32

Create CIFS shared folders ................................................................................... 32

View shared folders ............................................................................................. 34

View shared folder pools ...................................................................................... 34

Destroy CIFS shared folders ................................................................................. 35

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Managing hosts.. .................................................................................... 36

Add hosts ..................................................................................................... 36

Create LUNs and mount them on hosts ......................................................... 37

Create disks ......................................................................................................... 37

Connect disks ...................................................................................................... 39

Unmount LUNs from hosts and destroy them ................................................ 41

Disconnect disks .................................................................................................. 41

Delete disks ......................................................................................................... 41

Change drive letter and path ......................................................................... 42

Create CIFS shared folders and mount them on hosts ................................... 42

Mount CIFS shared folders ............................................................................ 44

Unmount CIFS shared folders from hosts ...................................................... 45

Destroy CIFS shared folders .......................................................................... 46

Remove hosts ............................................................................................... 47

Managing host clusters .............................................................................. 47

Add clusters .................................................................................................. 47

Remove clusters ............................................................................................ 48

Create LUNs and mount them as cluster disks .............................................. 48

Create cluster disks.............................................................................................. 48

Connect cluster disks ........................................................................................... 51

Unmount cluster disks and destroy them ...................................................... 52

Unmount cluster disks ......................................................................................... 52

Delete cluster disks.............................................................................................. 53

Managing applications .............................................................................. 53

Add SharePoint farms ................................................................................... 53

Create SharePoint web applications ............................................................. 55

Remove SharePoint farms ............................................................................. 57

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Chapter 5 EMC Storage Integrator Uninstallation ................................. 59

Uninstalling ESI....................................................................................... 60

Chapter 6 EMC Storage Integrator Troubleshooting .............................. 61

Known problems and limitations ................................................................ 62

Logs. .................................................................................... 65

Technical notes.. ..................................................................................... 66

EMC Sales and Customer Service contacts.................................................. 66

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Figure 1. Overview ............................................................................................ 14 Figure 2. Add Storage System in the Actions pane ............................................ 24 Figure 3. Block storage parameters ................................................................... 25 Figure 4. File storage parameters ...................................................................... 26 Figure 5. Symmetrix storage parameters ........................................................... 27 Figure 6. Available Systems list ........................................................................ 28 Figure 7. Select Block View ............................................................................... 28 Figure 8. Create LUN wizard Select a storage pool .......................................... 29 Figure 9. Create LUN wizard - Enter LUN details ................................................. 30 Figure 10. View storage pools and initiators ....................................................... 31 Figure 11. Create CIFS Shared Folder wizard Select storage system .................. 32 Figure 12. Create CIFS Shared Folder wizard Select service node ..................... 33 Figure 13. Create CIFS Shared Folder wizard - Select mount host ........................ 33 Figure 14. View shared folders ............................................................................ 34 Figure 15. View shared folder pools .................................................................... 35 Figure 16. Destroy CIFS Shared Folder wizard ...................................................... 36 Figure 17. Add Host dialog box ........................................................................... 37 Figure 18. Create Disk wizard .............................................................................. 38 Figure 19. Connect Disk Wizard Disk settings ................................................... 39 Figure 20. Connect Disk wizard Select storage system ..................................... 40 Figure 21. Connect Disk wizard Select the LUN................................................. 40 Figure 22. Disconnect Disk in the Actions pane ................................................... 41 Figure 23. Change Drive Letter and Paths wizard ................................................. 42 Figure 24. Create CIFS Shared Folder wizard Select storage system .................. 43 Figure 25. Create CIFS Shared Folder Select mount host .................................. 44 Figure 26. Unmount CIFS Shared Folder wizard ................................................... 46 Figure 27. Destroy CIFS Shared Folder wizard ...................................................... 47 Figure 28. Add Cluster dialog box ....................................................................... 48 Figure 29. Create Cluster Disk wizard Select storage system ............................ 49 Figure 30. Create Cluster Disk wizard Enter disk settings ................................. 50 Figure 31. Expand host cluster ............................................................................ 50 Figure 32. Connect Cluster Disk wizard Select storage system ......................... 51 Figure 33. Connect Cluster Disk wizard Select LUN ........................................... 52 Figure 34. Disconnect cluster disk ...................................................................... 53 Figure 35. Applications dialog box ...................................................................... 54 Figure 36. View Site Applications and Content Databases ................................... 55 Figure 37. ESI SharePoint Provisioning Wizard SharePoint and storage

information ........................................................................................ 56 Figure 38. ESI SharePoint Provisioning Wizard Login information ..................... 57

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Figure 39. Log level setting ................................................................................. 65

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Tables

Table 1. Storage system software requirements ............................................... 18 Table 2. SQL login information ......................................................................... 56 Table 3. Troubleshooting details ...................................................................... 62

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Preface

As part of an effort to improve and enhance the performance and capabilities of its product line, EMC from time to time releases revisions of its hardware and software. Therefore, some functions described in this guide may not be supported by all revisions of the software or hardware currently in use. For the most up-to-date information on product features, refer to your product release notes.

If a product does not function properly or does not function as described in this document, please contact your EMC representative.

Note This document was accurate as of the time of publication. However, as information is added, new versions of this document may be released to the EMC Online Support website. Check the EMC Online Support website to ensure that you are using the latest version of this document.

Purpose This document describes how to install and use EMC Storage Integrator for Windows.

Audience This document is intended for internal EMC personnel, partners, and customers.

Related documents The following EMC publications provide additional information:

EMC Storage Integrator for WindowsReadme First

EMC Storage Integrator for WindowsRelease Notes

EMC Storage Integrator for WindowsTechnical Notes

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Chapter 1EMC Storage Integrator for Windows Overview

This chapter presents the following topics:

Executive summary .................................................................................... 14

Product overview ... ................................................................................... 14

Related documents .................................................................................... 15

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Executive summary

EMC Storage Integrator (ESI) for Windows is a tool targeted at Windows and Microsoft applications administrators. The user interface for ESI is based on Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Therefore, ESI can be run as a standalone tool or as part of an MMC snap-in on a Windows platform. ESI provides the ability to provision block and file storage for Microsoft Windows or for Microsoft SharePoint sites. ESI supports the EMC VNX series, the EMC VNXe series, EMC CLARiiON, the EMC Symmetrix VMAX and the EMC Symmetrix VMAXe.

Product overview

ESI for Windows provides storage viewing and provisioning capabilities. As part of the viewing capability, it depicts Windows to storage mapping of resources. As part of storage provisioning, ESI simplifies the steps of creating a LUN, preparing the LUN through the steps of partitioning and formatting, and creating a drive letter. ESI also enables the user to create a file share and mount that file share as a network- attached drive in the Windows environment.

ESI for SharePoint provides storage viewing and provisioning capabilities. To view storage, ESI discovers SharePoint farms, sites, and content databases. It also maps these resources to the underlying storage resources. To provision storage on the SharePoint server, ESI prepares the LUN by partitioning it, formatting it, and assigning it a drive letter, and provisions the storage to the SharePoint site.

Figure 1.Overview

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Audience The intended audience for ESI is a Windows or SharePoint administrator who wants to manage shared file or block storage through the ESI client. The administrator may need to allocate or expand the storage without the direct involvement of the storage administrator. The Microsoft administrator may also need to rapidly provision new LUNs, in a space and time optimized manner, for use in testing, development or virtual desktop applications.

Scope This product guide is intended to give the reader an overview of the EMC Storage Integrator tool and its use in the environment. Topics covered include:

Prerequisites and system requirements

Installation and other procedures

Troubleshooting information

Related documents

The following documents, located on the EMC Online Support website, provide additional, relevant information. Access to these documents is based on the login credentials. If you do not have access to the following documents, contact your EMC representative:

EMC Storage Integrator for WindowsReadme First

EMC Storage Integrator for Windows Release Notes

Configuring and Using EMC Symmetrix and SharePoint Adapters in ESI Technical Notes

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Chapter 2Prerequisites and System Requirements

This chapter presents the following topics:

Downloading EMC Storage Integrator ......................................................... 18

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Downloading EMC Storage Integrator ESI is available on Powerlink for download. ESI is distributed as a Zip file that contains multiple installers:

ESI.Core.Setup. .exe

ESI.VNX.Adapters.Setup. .exe

ESI.SharePoint.Adapters.Setup.x64.msi

ESI.Symmetrix.Adapters.Setup. .msi

ESI.VNXe.Adapters.Setup. .msi

ESI is available for x64 and x68 platforms. However, the SharePoint installer is available only for the x64 platform.

Environment and system requirements The following system and environment requirements must be met to install and use the ESI software:

Windows Operating System Support:

Windows Server 2008 with SP2 ( x86, x64)

Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 ( x64)

Table 1 shows the storage system software requirements.

Table 1.Storage system software requirements

Storage system Required software versions

VNX5100 Block 05.31

File 7.0.12.0 VNX5300

VNX5500

VNX5700

VNX7500

VNXe3100 VNXe Operating Environment 2.0.0.12466

VNXe3300

CLARiiON CX4-120C

FLARE 04.30 CLARiiON CX4-240C

CLARiiON CX4-480C

CLARiiON CX4-960C

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Storage system Required software versions

Symmetrix VMAX Enginuity release level 5875 Q2 2011 SR, SMC 7.3

Symmetrix VMAXe

The following host prerequisites must be met:

Controlee hosts and the controller should be in the same domain. The controller host is where ESI is running and the controlee is the host to which ESI can provision storage.

The following firewall rules on both the controller and controlee hosts must be enabled.

Remote Volume Management - Virtual Disk Service (RPC) (vds.exe)

Remote Volume Management - Virtual Disk Service Loader (RPC) (vdsldr.exe)

Remote Volume Management (RPC-EPMAP) (svchost.exe)

Windows Management Instrumentation

If PowerShell 2.0 is not already installed on the hosts, download and install it from the Microsoft website.

Enable the remote PowerShell on the controlee hosts. To enable the remote PowerShell, run the following PowerShell cmdlet on the controlee host:

Enable-PSRemoting -force

If iSCSI transport is used for SAN connectivity, the iSCSI initiator must log in to the storage systems.

If FC transport is used for SAN connectivity, the zoning for the FC initiator must be configured and the FC initiator must log in to the storage system.

The VNXe adapter requires Unisphere CLI to be available on the controller host (where ESI is running). Unisphere CLI is available for download on the EMC Powerlink website.

If Unisphere CLI is not installed on the vSphere Client host, download Unisphere CLI for Windows from Powerlink. Download the Unisphere CLI package from http://www.EMC.com/VNXesupport or http://www.Powerlink.EMC.com: Home > Support > Software Downloads and Licensing > Downloads T-Z >VNXe Series.

The latest version of PowerPath must be installed on the controlee hosts.

ESI should be run in a domain user login session with administrative privileges to both controller and controlee hosts.

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The following storage system perquisites must be met:

The VNXe adapter requires Unisphere CLI on the controller hosts where ESI is running. Unisphere CLI is available for download on Powerlink.

Symmetrix Management Console (SMC) is required for the ESI Symmetrix Adapter. The minimum supported version of SMC is 7.3. SMC can be installed on the same host as ESI or on a different host.

The following SharePoint prerequisites must be met:

Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, 64-bit.

SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2, 64-bit.

Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010, server components. SharePoint Foundation Client is not supported.

Domain-based SharePoint farm deployment. Clustered and standalone installations are not supported.

Note SharePoint features in ESI are supported only on x64 platforms.

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Chapter 3EMC Storage Integrator Installation

This chapter presents the following topic:

Installing EMC Storage Integrator ............................................................... 22

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Installing EMC Storage Integrator From the multiple installers available, install the core setup first followed by the other adapters in any order.

1. Run ESI.Core.Setup. to install the core components. All ESI features depend on these core components for their functionality.

2. Run one or more storage adapter installers. Depending on the storage system that your deployment supports, run one or more of the setup files that are available in the ESI Zip file. These adapters are necessary for ESI to provision storage. The adapters must be installed to the same location as the core components.

Common installation mistakes The storage adapters must be installed to the same location as the core components.

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Chapter 4EMC Storage Integrator - Procedures

This appendix presents the following topics:

Managing storage systems ......................................................................... 24

Manage LUNs .................................................................................... 28

Managing hosts.. .................................................................................... 36

Managing host clusters .............................................................................. 47

Managing applications .............................................................................. 53

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Managing storage systems The following sections discuss how to add and remove storage systems.

Add storage systems To add a storage system:

1.In the ESI window, select EMC Storage Integrator or Storage Systems from the

left pane.

2. In the Actions pane, click Add Storage System.

Figure 2.Add Storage System in the Actions pane

The Add Storage System dialog box appears.

3.Enter the following details about the storage system:

In the System Type field, select the type of storage system to add.

In the Friendly Name field, type the short name for the storage system.

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The credentials required for each storage system are different. The storage system parameters for various types of storage are as follows:

For block storage:

In the Username field, type the username for the storage system.

In the Password field, type the password for the storage system.

In the SPA IP Address, type the IP address of SP A.

In the SPB IP Address, type the IP address of SP B.

Figure 3.Block storage parameters

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For file storage:

In the Username field, type the CIFS username for the storage system.

In the Password field, type the CIFS password for the storage system.

In the Control Station IP Address field, type the IP address of the Control Station.

In the Control Station Port field, type the Control Station port. Leave it blank to use the default port.

Select Bypass Server Certificate Validation to bypass the security certificate validation.

Figure 4.File storage parameters

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For Symmetrix storage:

In the Storage ID field, type the Symmetrix ID for the virtualization domain on the SPM server.

In the Spm Server Address field, type the hostname or IP address for an SMC server.

In the Spm Server Port field, type the secure (HTTPS) communication port configured for the SMC server by the storage administrator. (Values range from 1 to 65535.)

In the Client ID field, type the client ID for the ESI host registered with the SPM server.

In the Password field, type the password for the specified client ID.

In the Entity field, type the certificate name. The certificate name is used to select a certificate from the Windows certificate store to ensure the integrity of all messages with the SMC server. The value provided is used to retrieve a certificate from the certificate store. If no certificate with this value exists, a self-signed certificate is generated automatically. The certificate name may not contain a slash (/) character.

Select Bypass Server Certificate Validation to bypass the security certificate validation.

Figure 5.Symmetrix storage parameters

4.Click Test Connection to test the connection before adding it.

5.Click Add.

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The storage system appears in the Available Systems list.

Figure 6.Available Systems list

Remove storage systems To remove a storage system:

1.In the ESI window, select EMC Storage Integrator or Storage Systems from the

left pane.

2.In the center pane, select the storage system.

3.In the Actions pane, select Remove System.

Manage LUNs The following sections discuss how to create, view, and delete LUNs, and view storage pools.

Create LUNs To provision a block LUN:

1.In the ESI window, select the storage system from the left pane.

2.For storage systems that support both block and file protocols (such as VNX and VNXe platforms), select Block View from the Switch View list box in the center pane.

Figure 7.Select Block View

3.In the Actions pane, click Create LUN.

The Create LUN wizard appears.

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4.Select a storage pool.

5.Click Next

Figure 8.Create LUN wizard Select a storage pool

The New LUN window appears.

6.Provide details for the new LUN:

In the Name field, type the LUN name.

In the Description field, type the LUN description.

In the Size field, type the LUN size.

In the Service Node field, type the storage processor that hosts the LUN.

Select the type of provisioning as thick or thin.

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7.Click Next.

Figure 9.Create LUN wizard - Enter LUN details

8.Review the details and click Next.

The LUN creation starts.

Note If a problem occurs while creating a LUN, an error message appears along with an option to resume the process. After the error is resolved, click Yes to resume the process.

9.Click Next when the process is complete.

10.Click Finish.

The LUN appears in the list of LUNs for the specific storage system.

View LUNs To view LUNs or LUN initiators on a specific storage system:

1.In the ESI window, select the storage system from the left pane.

2.Click the LUNs tab in the center pane.

3.Select the LUN from the list.

4.Click the + symbol to expand the LUN and view the initiators.

View storage pools

To view the storage pools and initiators on a storage system: 1.In the ESI window, select the storage system from the left pane.

2.Click the Storage Pools tab in the center pane.

3.Select the storage pool from the list.

4.Click the + symbol to expand the storage pool and view the LUNs.

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5.Click the + symbol next to a LUN to view the initiators.

Figure 10.View storage pools and initiators

Delete LUNs To delete a LUN:

1.In the ESI window, select the storage system from the left pane.

2.Click the LUN tab in the center pane.

3.Select the LUN from the list.

4.In the Actions pane, click Delete LUN.

5.In the Delete LUN dialog box, click Confirm.

6.Click Yes when prompted for confirmation again.

The deletion process starts.

7.Click Done when the process is complete.

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Manage CIFS shared folders The following sections discuss how to create, view, and delete CIFS shared folders, and view shared folder pools.

Create CIFS shared folders To create a CIFS shared folder:

1.In the ESI window, select the storage system from the left pane.

2.For storage systems that support both block and file protocols (such as VNX and VNXe platforms), select File View from the Switch View list box in the center pane.

3.In the Actions pane, click Create Shared Folder. The Create CIFS Shared Folder wizard appears.

4.Select a storage system from the list box.

5.Click Next.

Figure 11.Create CIFS Shared Folder wizard Select storage system

6.Select the storage pool where the new shared folder will reside.

7.Click Next.

8.Select the provisioning type and service node.

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9.Click Next.

Figure 12.Create CIFS Shared Folder wizard Select service node

10.Type the name, path, and capacity for the shared folder.

11.To select the mount host, select the checkbox in the select column and select the mount path from the list box.

Note Clear the checkbox to continue without selecting the mount host and also skip step 9.

12.Click Next.

Figure 13.Create CIFS Shared Folder wizard - Select mount host

13.If a mount host is selected, type the user name and password of the host.

14.Review the details and click Next. The shared folder is created.

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Note If a problem occurs while creating a shared folder, an error message appears along with an option to resume the process. After the error is resolved, click Yes to resume the process.

15.When this process is complete, click Next.

16.Click Finish.

The shared folder appears in the list of Shared Folders for the specific storage system.

View shared folders To view the shared folders on a storage system:

1.In the ESI window, select the storage system from the left pane.

2.Click the Shared Folders tab in the center pane.

Figure 14.View shared folders

View shared folder pools To view the shared folder pools on a storage system:

1.In the ESI window, select the storage system from the left pane.

2.Click the Shared Folder Pools tab in the center pane.

3.Select the shared folder pool from the list.

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4.Click the + symbol to expand the shared folder pool and view the shared folders.

Figure 15.View shared folder pools

Destroy CIFS shared folders To destroy a CIFS shared folder:

1.In the ESI windows, select the storage system from the left pane.

2.For storage systems that support both block and file protocols (such as VNX and VNXe platforms), select File View from the Switch View list box in the center pane.

3.Click the Shared Folders tab.

4.Select the shared folder from the list.

5.In the Actions pane, click Destroy Shared Folder.

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The Destroy CIFS Shared Folder wizard appears.

6.Select the host system and the shared folder.

7.Click Next.

Figure 16.Destroy CIFS Shared Folder wizard

8.Review the details and click Next.

The shared folder is destroyed.

9.When the process is complete, click Next.

10.Click Finish.

Managing hosts The following sections discuss how to add and remove hosts.

Add hosts To add a host:

1.In the ESI window, select EMC Storage Integrator or Hosts from the left pane.

2.In the Actions pane, click Add Host System.

The Add Host dialog box appears.

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3.Enter the following details about the new host:

In the Host Name field, type the name of the host.

In the IP Address field, type the IP address of the host.

4.Click Test Connection to test the connection before adding it.

5.Click Add.

The host appears in the Available Systems list.

Figure 17.Add Host dialog box

Create LUNs and mount them on hosts To create a LUN and mount it on a host complete the following procedures:

1.Create a disk

2.Connect a disk

Create disks To create a disk after a host is added:

1.In the ESI window, select the host from the left pane.

2.In the Actions pane, click Create Disk.

The Create Disk wizard appears.

3.Select the storage system from the list box.

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4.Click Next.

Figure 18.Create Disk wizard

5.Select the storage pool.

6. Click Next.

7.Enter the following details for the disk:

In the Name field, type the name of the disk.

In the Description field, type the description for the disk.

In the Size field, type the size required for the disk.

In the Service Node field, type the storage processor that hosts the disk.

Select the type of provisioning required as thick or thin.

8.Click Next.

9.Enter the following settings for the disk:

In the Partition Type field, type the partition type to create.

In the File System field, type the file system type.

In the Allocation Unit Size field, type the allocation unit size.

In the Volume Label field, type the label for the volume.

Select a drive letter or a mount path to the disk.

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10.Click Next.

Figure 19.Connect Disk Wizard Disk settings

11.Review the selected settings and click Next.

The disk is created.

Note If a problem occurs while creating a disk, an error message appears along with an option to resume the process. After the error is resolved, click Yes to resume the process.

12.Click Next when the process is complete.

13.Click Finish.

The disk appears in the list of Host Disks for the specific host and in the LUNs list under Storage Systems.

Connect disks To connect a disk:

1.In the ESI window, select the host from the left pane.

2.In the Actions pane, click Connect Disk.

The Connect Disk wizard appears.

3.Select the storage system from the list box.

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4.Click Next.

Figure 20.Connect Disk wizard Select storage system

5.Select a LUN from the storage pool.

6.Click Next.

Figure 21.Connect Disk wizard Select the LUN

7.Select the disk from the storage pool.

8.Click Next.

9.Review the settings and click Next.

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The disk is connected to the host.

Note If a problem occurs while connecting a disk, an error message appears along with an option to resume the process. After the error is resolved, click Yes to resume the process.

10.Click Next when the process is complete.

11.Click Finish.

Unmount LUNs from hosts and destroy them To unmount a LUN from a host and destroy it, complete the following two procedures:

1.Disconnect a disk

2.Destroy a disk

Disconnect disks To disconnect a disk:

1.In the ESI window, select the host from the left pane.

2.Click the Host Disks tab.

3.Select the host disk from the list.

4.In the Actions pane, click Disconnect Disk.

The Disconnect Disk dialog box appears.

Figure 22.Disconnect Disk in the Actions pane

5.Click Confirm.

6.Click Yes when prompted for confirmation again.

The disk is disconnected from the host.

7.Click Done when the process is complete.

Delete disks To delete a disk:

1.In the ESI window, select the host from the left pane.

2.In the Actions pane, click Delete Disk.

The Delete Disk dialog box appears.

3.Click Confirm.

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4.Click Yes when prompted for confirmation again.

The disk is deleted.

5.Click Done when the process is complete.

Change drive letter and path To change the drive letter or path of a disk:

1.In the ESI window, select the host from the left pane.

2.Click the Host Disks tab.

3.Select a disk from the list.

4.In the Actions pane, click Change Drive Letter and Paths.

The Change Drive Letter and Paths wizard appears.

5.Select the drive letter or mount point and click Next.

6.Review the details.

7.Click Next.

Figure 23.Change Drive Letter and Paths wizard

The Summary page displays the new drive letter and mount path details.

8.Click Next.

The drive letter and mount path is changed.

Create CIFS shared folders and mount them on hosts To create and mount a CIFS shared folder:

1.In the ESI window, select the host from the left pane.

2.In the Actions pane, click Create Shared Folder. The Create CIFS Shared Folder wizard appears.

3.Select the storage system from the list box.

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4.Click Next.

Figure 24.Create CIFS Shared Folder wizard Select storage system

5.Select the storage pool.

6.Click Next.

7.Select the provisioning type and service node.

8.Click Next.

9.Type the name, path, and capacity for the shared folder.

10.To select the mount host, select the checkbox in the select column and enter the mount path.

Note Clear the checkbox to continue the process without selecting the mount hosts and also skip step 8.

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11.Click Next.

Figure 25.Create CIFS Shared Folder Select mount host

12.If a mount host is selected, type the user name and password of the mount host.

13.Click Next.

14.Review the details and click Next. The shared folder is created.

Note If a problem occurs while creating a folder, an error message appears along with an option to resume the process. After the error is resolved, click Yes to resume the process.

15.When the process is complete, click Next.

16.Click Finish.

The shared folder appears in the list of Network Disks on the center pane and in the Shared Folders list under Storage Systems.

Mount CIFS shared folders To mount a CIFS shared folder on a host after the shared folder is created:

1.In the ESI window, select the host from the left pane.

2.In the Actions pane, select Mount Shared Folder.

The Mount Shared Folder wizard appears.

3.Select a storage system from the list box.

4.Click Next.

5.Select a storage pool.

6.Click Next.

7.Select the shared folder to mount.

8.Click Next.

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9.Type or select the mount point for the host.

10.Click Next.

11.Type the user name and password of the storage system.

The shared folder is mounted.

Note If a problem occurs while mounting a shared folder, an error message appears along with an option to resume the process. After the error is resolved, click Yes to resume the process.

12.Click Next when the process is complete.

13.Click Finish.

Unmount CIFS shared folders from hosts To unmount a CIFS shared folder:

1.Select the host from the left pane.

2.Click the Network Disks tab.

3.Select the network disk from the list.

4.In the Actions pane, select Unmount Shared Folder.

The Unmount CIFS Shared Folder wizard appears.

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5.Select the host system and the shared folder to unmount.

6.Click Next.

Figure 26.Unmount CIFS Shared Folder wizard

7.Review the details and click Next.

The shared folder is unmounted.

8.Click Next when the process is complete.

9.Click Finish.

Destroy CIFS shared folders To destroy a CIFS shared folder:

1.In the ESI window, select the host from the left pane.

2.Click the Network Disks tab.

3.Select the network disk from the list.

4.In the Actions pane, click Destroy Shared Folder.

The Destroy Shared Folder wizard appears.

5.Select the host system and the shared folder.

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6.Click Next.

Figure 27.Destroy CIFS Shared Folder wizard

7.Review the details and click Next.

The shared folder is destroyed.

8.Click Next when the process is complete.

9.Click Finish.

Remove hosts To remove a host:

1.In the ESI window, select EMC Storage Integrator or Hosts from the left pane.

2.Select the host from the center pane.

3.In the Actions pane, click Remove System.

Managing host clusters

The following sections discuss how to add and remove clusters, create and connect cluster disks, and disconnect and delete cluster disks.

Add clusters To add a cluster:

1.In the ESI window, select EMC Storage Integrator or Host Clusters from the left

pane.

2.In the Actions pane, click Add Cluster System.

The Add Cluster dialog box appears.

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3.Enter the following details about the cluster:

In the Cluster Name field, type a name for the cluster.

In the IP Address field, type the IP address of the cluster.

4.Click Test Connection to test the connection before adding it.

5.Click Add.

Figure 28.Add Cluster dialog box

The cluster appears in the Available Systems list.

Remove clusters To remove a cluster:

1.In the ESI window, select EMC Storage Integrator or Host Clusters from the left

pane.

2.Select the cluster from the center pane.

3.In the Actions pane, click Remove System.

Create LUNs and mount them as cluster disks To create a LUN and mount it as a cluster disk, complete the following procedures:

1.Create a cluster disk

2.Connect a cluster disk

Create cluster disks To create a cluster disk after a cluster is added:

1.In the ESI window, select the host cluster from the left pane.

2.In the Actions pane, click Create Cluster Disk.

The Create Cluster Disk wizard appears.

3.Select a storage system from the list box.

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4.Click Next.

Figure 29.Create Cluster Disk wizard Select storage system

5.Select a storage pool.

6.Click Next.

7.Enter the following details for the disk:

In the Name field, type a name for the disk.

In the Description field, type a description for the disk.

In the Size field, type the size required for the disk.

In the Service Node field, type the storage processor that hosts the disk.

Select the type of provisioning required as thick or thin.

8.Click Next.

9.Select the cluster group name from the list box.

10.Enter the following disk settings:

In the Partition Type field, select the type of partition to create.

In the File System field, select the type of file system.

In the Allocation Unit Size field, type the allocation unit size.

In the Volume Label field, type a label for the volume.

Select a drive letter or mount path to the disk.

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11.Click Next.

Figure 30.Create Cluster Disk wizard Enter disk settings

12.Review the settings and click Next.

The cluster disk is created.

Note If a problem occurs while creating the cluster disk, an error message appears along with an option to resume the process. After the error is resolved, click Yes to resume the process.

13.Click Next when the process is complete.

14.Click Finish.

The cluster disk appears in the Cluster Disks list for the specific cluster.

Note To view the disks that form the cluster, select the + symbol to expand the host cluster in the left pane.

Figure 31.Expand host cluster

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Connect cluster disks To connect a cluster disk:

1.In the ESI window, select the host cluster from the left pane.

2.In the Actions pane, click Connect Cluster Disk.

The Connect Cluster Disk wizard appears.

3.Select a storage system from the list box.

4.Click Next.

Figure 32.Connect Cluster Disk wizard Select storage system

5.Select a storage pool.

6.Click Next.

7.Select a LUN from the storage pool.

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8.Click Next.

Figure 33.Connect Cluster Disk wizard Select LUN

9.Select the cluster group name from the list.

10.Click Next.

11.Review the settings and click Next.

The cluster disk is connected to the host.

Note If a problem occurs while connecting the disk, an error message appears along with an option to resume the process. After the error is resolved, click Yes to resume the process.

12.When the process is complete, click Next.

13.Click Finish.

Unmount cluster disks and destroy them To unmount a cluster disk and destroy it, complete the following procedures:

1.Unmount a cluster disk

2.Delete a cluster disk

Unmount cluster disks To unmount a cluster disk:

1.In the ESI window, select the host cluster from the left pane.

2.Select the cluster disk from the list.

3.In the Actions pane, click Disconnect Cluster Disk.

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4.In the Disconnect Disk dialog box, click Confirm.

Figure 34.Disconnect cluster disk

5.Click Yes when prompted again for confirmation.

The cluster disk is disconnected.

6.Click Done when the process is complete.

Delete cluster disks To delete a cluster disk:

1.In the ESI window, select a host cluster from the left pane.

2.In the Actions pane, click Delete Cluster Disk.

The Delete Cluster Disk dialog box appears.

3.Click Confirm.

4.Click Yes when prompted again for confirmation.

The cluster disk is deleted.

5.Click Done when the process is complete.

Managing applications

The following sections discuss how to add and delete SharePoint farms, and create SharePoint web applications.

Add SharePoint farms To add a SharePoint farm:

1.In the ESI window, select EMC Storage Integrator or Applications from the left

pane.

2.In the Actions pane, click Add Application.

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The Add Application dialog box appears.

3.Enter the following details about the application:

In the Farm Friendly Name field, type a name to identify the farm.

Select Local Farm if ESI is running on the same server as the farm.

In the Server and Configuration Database fields, type the server name and the name of the farms configuration database when connecting to a remote farm. These details can be obtained from SQL Server or SharePoint administration.

Use the same authentication mechanism that SharePoint uses to connect to SQL Server: Integrated Security if it is Windows Authentication and a UserName and Password if it is SQL Authentication.

If Local Farm is not selected and the server name matches the local server on which ESI is running, ESI assumes that a local farm is requested. In this case, all other information except the Friendly Name is ignored.

4.Click Add.

Figure 35.Applications dialog box

The farm is added to the list in the Applications window. However, ESI is not connected to the farm yet.

5.Click the farm name to activate the connection.

There are two tabs: Web Applications and Storage.

6.Click the Web Applications tab to list the web applications in the farm.

7.Click the + symbol to expand the web application and view the Site Applications and Content Databases.

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Figure 36.View Site Applications and Content Databases

8.Click the Storage tab to view the content databases that are mapped to the storage systems used by the farms.

Create SharePoint web applications To create a SharePoint web application after a SharePoint farm is added:

1.In the ESI window, select the SharePoint farm from the left pane.

2.In the Actions pane, click New SharePoint Web Application.

The ESI SharePoint Provisioning Wizard appears.

3.Click Next.

4.Complete the following details to collect SharePoint and storage information:

The farm selected in step 1 should appear in the drop-down list box.

If this is a local farm:

Select New IIS Web Site and type a name.

If you do not want to create a new Web Application, clear New IIS Web Site.

If this is a remote farm, the New IIS Web Site field will not be available. Future releases may provide the ability to provision Web Application remotely.

In the Capacity (GB) field, type the capacity of the storage (LUN). A database will have an initial size of 15 MB and will grow as needed.

Select the Database Server from the list box.

In the Database Name field, type the name of the database.

Mount the new storage to an existing folder or to a drive letter.

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5.Click Next.

Figure 37.ESI SharePoint Provisioning Wizard SharePoint and storage information

6.Enter the user name and password to access the application pool, which is also used for the configuration database. If the SQL Server is configured for Windows Authentication, select Integrated Security. If SQL Server is configured for SQL Authentication, enter the user name and password to access the SQL Server.

Table 2 shows the security settings required for different types of SQL installations.

Table 2.SQL login information

SQL installation Security setting

Windows Authentication Set content database security to Integrated Security.

SQL Authentication Use database user name and password for content database security settings

SQL Services running as Specific User Use Specific User for Application Pool Security Settings

SQL Services running as Network Service Use the respective Application Pool Security Settings

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7.Click Next.

Figure 38.ESI SharePoint Provisioning Wizard Login information

8.Select the storage system, service node, and storage pool from the list boxes.

9.Click Next.

10.Review the details and click Next.

The web application is created.

11.Click Next when the process is complete.

12.Click Finish.

Remove SharePoint farms To remove a SharePoint farm:

1.In the ESI window, select EMC Storage Integrator or Applications from the left

pane.

2.In the center pane, select the SharePoint farm.

3.In the Actions pane, click Remove System.

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Chapter 5EMC Storage Integrator Uninstallation

This chapter presents the following topic:

Uninstalling ESI .. .................................................................................... 60

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Uninstalling ESI To uninstall ESI or any of its adapters, complete the following steps:

1.Click Start and select Control Panel. The Control Panel appears.

2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.

3. Select an installer and click Uninstall. The selected installer is uninstalled.

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Chapter 6EMC Storage Integrator Troubleshooting

This chapter presents the following topic:

Known problems and limitations ................................................................ 62

Logs .................................................................................. 65

Technical notes.. ..................................................................................... 66

EMC Sales and Customer Service contacts .................................................. 66

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Known problems and limitations Table 3 provides troubleshooting information.

Table 3.Troubleshooting details

Platform Symptom details

Problem description Prevention/resolution/workaround

Windows Failover Clusters

Failed to connect to a cluster or create/delete / disconnect a cluster disk.

Healthy clusters are a requirement for this version of ESI. Cluster resource dependencies are not removed before deleting or disconnecting a cluster disk.

Make sure the cluster is healthy.

Before deleting or disconnecting a cluster disk, remove disk resource dependencies.

VMAXe Symmetrix VMAXe is not listed in the Add Storage System dalog.

Symmetrix VMAXe is not listed as an option in the Add Storage System dialog.

VMAXe is scaled down version of VMAX. Select VMAX in the Add Storage System dialog.

VMAX Disk operations on VMAX may fail while the SPM virtualization domain is being modified.

While domain modification is in progress the disk operation in ESI may fail.

Wait until the virtualization domain modifications are complete.

VMAX In the ESI host view, some VMAX disks do not show the storage system and other details.

LUNs that are displayed in the ESI Storage System LUN list are not displayed in the ESI Storage System Storage Pool display for VMAX systems.

This is the expected behavior. Devices such as VMAX ACLX are not part of a Storage Pool and as such will not be displayed in the Storage Pool view. In addition, devices may be visible to hosts that were not adopted into Storage Pools. This can be verified from the SMC.

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Platform Symptom details

Problem description Prevention/resolution/workaround

VNX, CX4 When a VNX/CX4 array is added with a global account without admin rights, or a local admin account the Status is shown as Offline.

When a VNX/CX4 array is added with a global account without admin rights, or a local admin account the Status is shown as Offline.

VNX and CX4 require admin accounts with global scope.

VNXe VNXe cannot be added to ESI.

When the VNXe platform is added the following error message appears after clicking Test Connection: System cannot find the file specified.

VNXe Unisphere CLI is not available on the controller host (where ESI is running). Unisphere CLI is available on Powerlink at Home > Support > Software Downloads and Licensing > Downloads T-Z > VNXe Series. Retry after installing VNXe Unisphere CLI on the controller host.

All storage platforms

Storage- related data is not displayed in the host view, cluster view or SharePoint view.

In a host view, cluster view or SharePoint view, values for Storage System Name, LUN Name, and storage related columns are empty.

Verify whether the corresponding storage systems are registered with ESI (under Storage Systems). If not, register them. The registration is required because ESI shows storage related information for a disk/shared folder only when the corresponding storage systems are registered.

The storage system may be taking longer than the default timeout value of 60 seconds. Set a higher timeout value( in seconds) in the following registry key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\EMC\WSI\

Config DWORD Value Name:

DefaultOperationTimeout

All supported platforms

In ESI, right- clicking on a tree node will not show all the menu options.

In ESI, right- clicking on a tree node will not show all the menu options.

This is the default behavior of the Microsoft Management Console Framework. Select an item before right- clicking it to show the menu options.

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Platform Symptom details

Problem description Prevention/resolution/workaround

SharePoint Failed to open the farm.

ESI SharePoint Adapter is not able to open a farm.

ESI uses SharePoint Foundation API. If the SharePoint components are installed, the machine running ESI must also have SharePoint Foundation API installed.

Server name or configuration database name may be wrong or misspelled. Verify the details and try again.

Authentication failure: The ESI server is not joined to or authenticated in the farm domain controller. Verify the domain settings and try again.

Network connection to the farm is unavailable. Verify the network connection is functioning and try again.

Wrong SQL server authentication method: Integrated Security used instead of SQL Authentication or vice versa. Verify the SQL server authentication method and try again.

SharePoint Share Point provisioning fails while creating the database.

Failed to create SQL server database while attempting to provision a web application.

Wrong SQL server authentication method: Integrated Security used instead of SQL Authentication or vice versa. Verify the SQL server authentication method and try again.

Wrong user name or password used. Verify the user name and password and try again.

Wrong login used. For example, SQL service is configured to run as Network Service. But, in the provisioning wizard, a specific user is specified. Verify the login and try again.

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Platform Symptom details

Problem description Prevention/resolution/workaround

All supported platforms

Unable to see a mounted CIFS shared folder on the target host

Logoff/login can reinitialize the shared folder view. The mapping between drives and shared folders is specific to each user account, unlike the lun/disk mounting which does not vary between accounts. Every user account can have different drive mapping for the same drive letter.

User can see the shared folder changes on the target host after logoff and relogin again.

Logs The ESI log details are as follows:

Default log location: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\EMC\ESI\EMC\ LOGS

Default log level: Verbose (Valid log levels: Verbose, Information, Warning, Error, Critical )

Log level settings: C:\Program Files\EMC\EMC Storage Integrator\ EMC.WinApps.GUI.Mmc.dll.config

To change the log level, edit the initializeData parameter as shown in Figure 39.

Figure 39.Log level setting

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Technical notes The ESI installer Zip file comes with multiple setup installers to enable users to install the individual features. Downloading EMC Storage Integrator on page 18 lists the ESI installers.

Symmetrix Adapter

The Symmetrix Adapter in ESI depends on Storage Pool Management (SPM) to provision storage. SPM is integrated with SMC.

A storage administrator can create a Virtualization Domain that corresponds to an ESI instance with physical pooled storage by using the SPM feature. This pooled storage resource enables the ESI user to allocate storage resources.

While SPM allows ESI users to provision storage, it recognizes that the storage administrator still owns and controls the array, and as such must be able to set boundaries around what storage each user can provision. These boundaries are defined by a Virtualization Domain.

SharePoint Adapter

The SharePoint Adapter provides the means to navigate SharePoint farms and enables users to provision storage on which web applications and content databases can be created. Users can enumerate the databases in a farm and map them to the underlying storage resources. A user can then use the provisioning wizard to prepare a LUN and provision a new database and web application.

EMC Storage Integrator for Windows Technical Notes provides more information about the Symmetrix and SharePoint Adapters.

EMC Sales and Customer Service contacts EMC support, product, and licensing information can be obtained as follows.

Product information: For documentation, release notes, software updates, or for information about EMC products, licensing, and service, go to the EMC Powerlink website (registration required) at:

http://Powerlink.EMC.com

Technical support: F

Manualsnet FAQs

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