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Table of Contents

COPYRIGHT ............................................................................................................. 2

DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY .............................................................................. 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................. 4

PRE-LAB EXERCISES INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 7

LAB EXERCISE: INTRODUCTION TO EMC UNISPHERE ............................................. 11

LAB: PART 1 UNISPHERE GENERAL NAVIGATION ............................................................13

END OF LAB EXERCISE PART 1 ........................................................................................24

LAB: PART 2 UNISPHERE FOR FILE NAVIGATION ..............................................................25


LAB: PART 3 UNISPHERE FOR BLOCK NAVIGATION ..........................................................31


LAB: PART 4 INVOKING A CLI COMMAND FROM UNISPHERE .............................................42

END OF LAB EXERCISE...................................................................................................45

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LAB EXERCISE: IMPLEMENTING UNISPHERE SECURITY .......................................... 47

LAB: PART 1 VERIFY DOMAIN SECURITY .......................................................................49


LAB: PART 2 CREATE LOCAL FILE ACCESS FOR GLOBAL USER ............................................51


LAB EXERCISE: VERIFY VNX SYSTEM CONFIGURATION .......................................... 57

LAB: PART 1 VERIFY SP CACHE SETTINGS .....................................................................59

LAB: PART 2 VERIFY SP NETWORK CONFIGURATION .......................................................60

LAB: PART 3 VERIFY HARDWARE AND STORAGE PROCESSOR PORTS ...................................63

LAB EXERCISE: STORAGE CONFIGURATION ........................................................... 65

LAB: PART 1 VERIFY STORAGE FOR VNX FILE ................................................................67


LAB: PART 2 VERIFY BLOCK STORAGE POOL AND RAID GROUPS .......................................69


LAB #: PART 3 CREATE CLASSIC LUNS .........................................................................70


LAB: PART 4 CREATE THICK AND THIN LUNS .................................................................73


LAB: PART 5 VERIFY HOT SPARE POLICY .......................................................................77


LAB EXERCISE: VERIFYING WINDOWS HOST SOFTWARE AND CONFIGURING HOST

ACCESS TO VNX LUN ............................................................................................. 79

LAB: PART 1 VERIFY WINDOWS HOST SOFTWARE ..........................................................81

LAB: PART 2 VERIFY THE VNX ARRAY IS CONFIGURED TO AUTO-MANAGE HOSTS .................84

LAB: PART 3 CREATE AND POPULATE STORAGE GROUPS WITH EMC UNISPHERE -WINDOWS .85

LAB: PART 4 CONFIGURE WINDOWS HOST ACCESS TO LUNS ...........................................87


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LAB EXERCISE: VERIFYING LINUX HOST SOFTWARE

AND CONFIGURING HOST ACCESS TO VNX LUN .................................................... 91

LAB: PART 1 VERIFY LINUX HOST SOFTWARE .................................................................93

LAB: PART 2 CREATE AND POPULATE STORAGE GROUPS WITH EMC UNISPHERE -LINUX .......95

LAB: PART 3 CONFIGURE LINUX HOST ACCESS TO LUNS .................................................97

LAB EXERCISE: CONFIGURING HOST ACCESS TO VNX LUNS - ESXI ....................... 103

LAB: PART 1 CREATE AND POPULATE STORAGE GROUPS WITH EMC UNISPHERE -ESXI ...... 105

LAB: PART 2 CONFIGURE ESXI HOST ACCESS TO LUNS ................................................ 107

LAB EXERCISE: ADVANCED STORAGE CONCEPTS ................................................. 109

LAB: PART 1 EXPANDING POOL-BASED LUNS ............................................................. 111

LAB: PART 2 EXPANDING RAID GROUP LUNS ........................................................... 114

LAB EXERCISE: SNAPVIEW SNAPSHOTS ............................................................... 117

LAB: PART 1 VERIFY THE RESERVED LUN POOL .......................................................... 119

LAB: PART 2 CREATE A SNAPVIEW SNAPSHOT ............................................................ 120

LAB: PART 3 - TEST PERSISTENCE OF A SNAPVIEW SESSION ............................................. 126

LAB: PART 4 - TEST THE SNAPVIEW ROLLBACK FEATURE ................................................. 127

LAB: PART 5 - START AND TEST A CONSISTENT SNAPVIEW SESSION ................................... 129

LAB EXERCISE: SNAPVIEW CLONES ..................................................................... 131

LAB: PART 1 CLONE PRIVATE LUNS AND ENABLE PROTECTED RESTORE ........................... 133

LAB: PART 2 CREATE AND TEST A CLONE ................................................................... 134

LAB: PART 3 PERFORM A CLONE CONSISTENT FRACTURE .............................................. 141

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LAB EXERCISE: VNX SNAPSHOTS ......................................................................... 145

LAB: PART 1 VERIFY THAT THE VNX SNAPSHOTS FEATURE IS LICENSED ............................ 147

END OF LAB EXERCISE PART 1 ..................................................................................... 148

LAB: PART 2 - CREATE A VNX SNAPSHOT WITH EMC UNISPHERE ..................................... 149


LAB EXERCISE: DATA MOVER NETWORK CONFIGURATION ................................. 161

LAB: PART 1 CONFIGURE NETWORKING ON VNX DATA MOVERS ................................... 163

LAB EXERCISE: FILE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT ................... 167

LAB: PART 1 CONFIGURE AND MANAGE A VNX FILE SYSTEM ........................................ 169


LAB EXERCISE: NFS FILE SYSTEM EXPORT AND PERMISSIONS ............................. 173

LAB: PART 1 EXPORTING FILE SYSTEMS FOR NFS CLIENTS ............................................. 175

LAB: PART 2 ASSIGNING ROOT PRIVILEGES ................................................................ 182

LAB EXERCISE: VDM CONFIGURATION ................................................................ 187

LAB: PART 1 SYSTEM SETUP FOR VDM IMPLEMENTATION ............................................ 189


LAB EXERCISE: CIFS IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................... 193

LAB: PART 1 PREPARING THE SYSTEM FOR CIFS .......................................................... 195

LAB: PART 2 CREATE AND JOIN A CIFS SERVER ........................................................... 198

LAB: PART 3 CREATE AND ACCESS CIFS SHARES ......................................................... 199

LAB: PART 4 MOVE A VDM CONTAINING A CIFS SERVER ............................................. 203


LAB EXERCISE: VNX SNAPSURE ........................................................................... 207

LAB: PART 1 CONFIGURE SNAPSURE ......................................................................... 209

LAB: PART 2 RESTORE AND REFRESH SNAPSHOTS WITH NFS ......................................... 215

LAB: PART 3 RESTORE AND REFRESH SNAPSHOTS WITH CIFS ........................................ 219

APPENDIX: WINDOWS USER AND GROUP MEMBERSHIPS .................................. 223

APPENDIX: LINUX USERS AND GROUPS .............................................................. 224

APPENDIX: UNISPHERE BROWSER AND JAVA MESSAGES ................................... 225


Pre-Lab Exercises Introduction

Important

The following lab exercises provide the steps for setting up

Windows and Linux to interact with the VNX-series storage

system through Block and File connectivity.

A few important notes!

Note 1: Not all screen captures were made on the lab

equipment you will be using and therefore may differ slightly

from what you will see. Read each lab and step completely

before attempting it; do not simply follow the pictures!

Note 2: You will be sharing a VNX system with other students

to perform the lab exercises. This lab guide and a

corresponding Class Configuration Sheet are used together to

perform the lab exercises. It is important to follow the

naming convention for the objects you create by following

the lab guide and referring to your configuration sheet for the

unique names. In the lab guide objects or items specific to

each student are identified with Bold Italic text. The

corresponding value for the item is located on your specific

student Class Configuration Sheet. So when you see Bold

Italic text in the lab guide, you are required to use a value for

the item that is located on your Class Configuration Sheet.

Each lab exercise has a section labled Preparing for the Lab

and is designed as a tear-out sheet. It lists the objects or

items that will be identified with the Bold Italic text in the

lab guide. You may use this section to record the values for

each item from the Class Configuration Sheet. Refer to this

tear-out to input the values for the specified items.


Lab Equipment Layout

This is a diagram of the lab equipment setup you will use for completing the exercises. The setup has two halves; an A-side has odd-numbered equipment and a B-side that has even-numbered equipment. Each student will be assigned to a Student Desktop system and will have access to a VNX system and three other systems which will receive storage from the VNX; A Windows server, a Linux server and an ESXi server. The setup also includes a Windows Active Directory environment for Windows users to access CIFS storage from the VNX. It also includes a Linux LDAP environment for users to access NFS storage from the VNX. The Windows AD and Linux LDAP user and group environment are detailed in the lab guide Appendix. The setup includes multiple networks and network services for the VNX to operate in.


Lab Access via VDC

Access to the lab setup is achieved through the EMC Virtual Data Center (VDC). The instructor will provide each student with a unique VDC account credential to use for completing the lab exercises. The specific VDC account is used to login to the VDC. The login will provide access to a user-specific Student Desktop system.


Student Desktop

Each student will be automatically redirected to the Metro view of their specific Student Desktop Windows 8 system. Access the Desktop charm to get to the Desktop view. The Desktop view and its Task bar have been pre-configured with all the needed application icons needed for the lab exercises.


Lab Exercise: Introduction to EMC Unisphere

Purpose:

The purpose of this lab is to provide the students with an

understanding of the EMC Unisphere interface concept and

its navigation. This lab focuses on basic VNX storage system

operations that IT professionals may be required to perform

using the New Unisphere management Interface.

Note: Screenshots used in this Lab Exercise are meant to be

used as examples. You may have different values/data on

your VNX system.

Tasks: In this lab exercise, you will perform the following tasks:

Login in Unisphere and validate storage System

Navigate the Unisphere for File and Block functions

Explore the Unisphere Help

Invoke a Command Line Interface (CLI) command

References: EMC Unisphere: Unified Storage Management Solution. A Detailed Review White Paper July 2012

VNX Command Line Interface Reference for Block.

VNX Command Line Interface Reference for File


Preparing for the Lab

Please refer to your Class Configuration Sheet for this lab and record the values for each

item listed. You will use these values for the lab exercise.

Student number:

VNX:

VNX Address (Control Station):

VNX Address (SPA):

VNX Address (SPB):

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________


Lab: Part 1 Unisphere General Navigation

Step Action

Note Your instructor will provide to you the information for connecting to the EMC

Virtual Data Center (VDC). The VDC connection information includes a Web

URL for the VDC and account credentials. The account provides you access to

your Student Desktop system. You will use your Student Desktop system to

access your VNX system and the other systems in the lab setup.

Ask your instructor for assistance if you are having any difficulty connecting to

the VDC or accessing your Student Desktop system.


Step Action

1 Secure Connection to Unisphere:

From your Student Desktop, open a web browser. In the URL address

section enter the VNX Address (Control Station) to access Unisphere.

Note: You may encounter a series of browser and Java messages on initial

Unisphere session establishment. Please refer to the Appendix section of

this lab guide to see instructions for handling the messages.

Note: By default, the VNX uses a self-signed certificate to establish a secure

HTTP session between it and your browser. Self-signed certificates are not

trusted by browsers and will issue a Security/Warning dialogue for the user

to take action to proceed.

Click Continue to this website (not recommended)


Step Action

2 Confirm the execution of any Java Applets:

Unisphere is a Java-based web application and pop-up Java messages could

be encountered. The user will need to take action to proceed.

Note: You may encounter a series of browser and Java messages on initial

Unisphere session establishment. Please refer to the Appendix section of

this lab guide to see instructions for handling the messages.

Note: Do Not update the version of Java installed on your Student Desktop.

The version is maintained to ensure interoperability with the browser and

the VNX OE code.

Check the Do not show this again option and click Run to accept the

execution of the Java Applet


Step Action

3 Accept the Software Terms and Conditions:

In Unified or File configurations, a dialogue box will be displayed with the

Terms and Conditions to use the VNX Control Station operating environment.

Click Accept to agree and continue.


Step Action

4 Unisphere Login:

At the EMC Unisphere login screen, login using the following settings:

Name: sysadmin Password: sysadmin Use LDAP: unchecked Scope: Global

Click Login

The Unisphere Interface is launched and the Home Page displayed with the

Dashboard screen.


Step Action

5 The EMC Unisphere Title bar of the Unisphere interface has basic and

advanced object Search options, a General Tab with options to set interface

preferences, log and exit, and retrieve Unisphere Help.

The Top Navigation bar has Previous and Next Icons to allow navigation back

and forth, a Home Icon that shows the Dashboard screen, a System Drop-

down menu to switch between VNX storage systems registered to the

domain, and a context-Sensitive Menu Bar which varies depending on the

system being managed: VNX for File/Unified and VNX for Block.

Panels in a Dashboard screen display information about the storage

system(s).

The panels displayed on the dashboard may be different depending on the

storage system configuration and authentication scope. This appearance can

be changed.

Click the Customize link in the upper right corner of the dashboard. The

edit mode will open with the list of panels that can be dragged to the

Dashboard.


Step Action

6 Remove Panel from Dashboard:

On the Alerts by Severity panel, click the X (close) button from the menu

on the top right corner of the panel.

Observe that the panel was removed from the Dashboard.

7 Move a Panel from its Position on the Dashboard:

Click on the top bar of the Overall Capacity panel and drag the window

to the top left of the Dashboard.

Observe that the panels can be moved to different positions on the

Dashboard.

8 Add a Panel to the Dashboard:

Click on Alerts by Severity icon on the top menu and drag the icon to the

right of the Overall Capacity panel.

Observe that the panel was added to the Dashboard.


Step Action

9 Restore the Dashboard to its default view:

Click on the Restore Defaults button to

Observe that the edit mode has closed and the Dashboard appearance has

returned to the default configuration.

10 Explore the System List:

From the top Navigation Menu click on the System List option

Observe that the systems that are part of the storage domain are listed here.


Step Action

11 Explore the Domains page:

Click on the Domains option.

A list of managed domains is displayed, including the local domain and any

remote domains.

Select the Local domain.

The systems that are part of this domain are displayed on the lower panel.

From the menu on the top right corner of the panel select the Tools icon,

and select the Choose Columns option.

Uncheck the boxes for the Status, Software Revision, and Client Revision

columns, and click OK.

Observe that the columns were removed from the table.


Step Action

12 Explore the Alerts page:

Click on the Alerts option.

A green check mark indicates the system is functioning normally. An orange

icon indicates a system error condition, and a yellow icon a system warning.

Select any record and click on Details.

Observe that a description of the alert is displayed with the option to save it

to a text file on the client machine.


Step Action

13 Verify the Certificates that were accepted for the session:

Double-click the Certificates label on the bottom of the Unisphere

Interface Home page.

The list of system certificates and their status are displayed.

Select one Certificate and click the Properties button. Click Details.

Information about the certificate is displayed. Click Close to exit.


Step Action

14 Explore some of the top Navigation options:

From the Top Navigation select the left arrow

Observe that the interface will launch the previous visited page (Domains).

Click the Home icon on the Top Navigation menu.

Observe that the interface will launch the Dashboard screen.

End of Lab Exercise Part 1


Lab: Part 2 Unisphere for File Navigation

Step Action

Note In this exercise you will perform basic tasks to become more familiar with

VNX for File operations using Unisphere. Some of the tasks can be completed

in more than one way.

1 Select your assigned storage system:

Select your VNX from the drop-down list

Note: The same operation can be performed by clicking on the system link at

the Systems by Severity panel

Observe that the context-Sensitive Menu Bar on the Top Navigation has

changed based on the choice of object.

The Dashboard screen has also changed to display the information about the

chosen storage system: system alerts, system information, and storage

capacity.


Step Action

2 Explore the Hardware for File components

On Top Navigation bar, click Systems > Hardware > Hardware for File.

Note: If you position the mouse over the menu option, and wait for 2

seconds, a sub-menu will open with the options for the choice.

The Hardware for File inventory is displayed with the list of components.

Select one of the components, and click Properties.

The hardware component Properties dialogue box is displayed.

Click Cancel to close the Hardware Component Properties window.


Step Action

3 Check the Control Station Properties:

From the System Management Task Pane on the right of the screen

select the Control Station Properties link

Note: The screen above is displayed when the user log in using a global scope

authentication. If the user is authenticated to the VNX Control Station using

the local domain scope the screen below is presented.

The Control Station Properties dialogue box opens.

Read the information and click Cancel to close the Window


Step Action

4 Check the status of the VNX Data Movers:

On the top of screen, select Hardware from the page bread-crumb links.

Select Data Movers.

Select server_2 and click Properties. (Or right-click the server_2 and

select the Properties option.)

Read the information and click Cancel to close the Window.


Step Action

5 Explore the Event Logs for File:

On the top of screen, select System from the page bread-crumb links.

(Or click the System option from the Top Navigation bar).

Select Monitoring and Alerts.

The Monitoring and Alerts page is displayed.

Select Event Logs for File.

Select server_2 from the Show Events for: drop-down list.

Select 1 week from the Time Interval: drop-down list.

Select Error and Above from the Severity Level: drop-down list.


Step Action

6 Explore the Background Tasks for File:

On the top of screen, select Monitoring and Alerts from the page bread-

crumb links.

Select Background Tasks for File.

The Background Tasks for File page is displayed.

Select one task from the list.

Click on Properties.

Read the logged information and click Cancel to close the window.



Lab: Part 3 Unisphere for Block Navigation

Step Action

Note In this exercise you will perform basic tasks to become more familiar with Unisphere

operations involving VNX for Block components. Some of the tasks can be completed

in more than one way.

1 Navigate to the Home Page displaying the All Systems Dashboard screen:

Click the Home Page icon or select All Systems from the drop-down list.


Step Action

2 Open the System List page to view information about the VNX systems that are part of

the storage domain:

Click the System List option.

The page will display the list of systems with information about S/N, Model, and

Software Revision.

Select your assigned VNX system from the list and click Properties

Observe that the General tab will display information about the zoning Unique ID,

iSCSI IQN, and the IP address configuration of the storage processors.

Explore the other tabs of the properties dialogue box. Observe that some of the

block configuration can be done on this dialogue box.

Click Cancel to close the properties dialogue box.


Step Action

3 Open Dashboard screen for your assigned storage system:

Click on the link of the VNX from the System List

Observe that the context-Sensitive Menu Bar on the Top Navigation has changed

based on the choice of object.

The Dashboard screen has also changed to display the information about the chosen

storage system: system alerts, system information, and storage capacity.


Step Action

4 Storage Hardware page:

Navigate to System > Hardware > Storage Hardware


Step Action

5 Explore the Block Storage hardware components page:

Click the column arrow that divides the main pane and the Task pane.

This will hide the Task Pane and expand the main pane this will provide a better

visualization of the hardware component graphics.

Explore the components on the left pane of the page.

Click and expand the different components and observe the changes on the

graphic on the main pane.

Observe that Unisphere will highlight the component on the graphic.

Expand the SPs > SP A component by clicking the + icon next to them.

Click on the SPA component

Observe that Unisphere highlighted the SPA module on the graphic.


Step Action

6 Storage Processor Properties:

Click the Properties button

The Properties dialogue box will open.

Explore the other tabs and click Cancel when done.

7 SP I/O module components:

Click on the + next to the IO modules and select any Present State slot

Click on the Show Diagram button

A graphic of the I/O module will be displayed.

Click OK to close it.


Step Action

8 I/O module Description:

Click the Properties button

A window will open with a description of the type of I/O module and status.

Click OK to close it.


Step Action

9 Explore the Event Logs for Block:

On the top of screen, select System from the page bread-crumb links. (Or click the

System option from the Top Navigation bar).

Select Monitoring and Alerts.

The Monitoring and Alerts page is displayed.

Select SP Event Logs > Show SP A Event Log.

On the Event Viewer dialogue box, click Yes to confirm the retrieval of the event

information.

The Event Viewer dialogue box opens with the events for all periods and categories.

Observe that this view can be saved in a text file, printed or filtered.

Click Cancel to close the Event Viewer window.


Step Action

10 Creation of Reports with information about VNX for Block:

On the top of screen, select System from the page bread-crumb links.

Select Reports.

The Reports page is displayed.

Select the Reports Wizard.

Click Next to continue.

Expand the System Profile on the Select Report Sections and check the boxes

for the following information:

SP Summary SP Port Details I/O Module Information

Check the Launch browser box and click Next to continue.


Step Action

11 Launch the Report in the web browser:

Click Finish

Unisphere spawns a new page for displaying the report. The browser displays an

ActiveX message. Click the Allow blocked content button to display the report.

Refresh the browser page if the ActiveX message disappears before clicking the

button.

The web page captures the information and generates a report in a XML format. The

report can be automatically launched or the user can click the View button to retrieve

it.


Step Action

12 Change the Report View on the XML page:

Click the System Profile option and select the SP Summary

Click the SP Port Details option

Click I/O Module Information to view the other page View

Navigate the General and View All options. Close the browser when done and

click Finish to close the Wizard dialogue box.



Lab: Part 4 Invoking a CLI command from Unisphere

Step Action

Note There may be events that require invoking a CLI command. This exercise

provides you with the ability to invoke a VNX OE for File CLI command via

Unisphere. The use of 3rd party applications for command line entry is also

acceptable. In order to illustrate a comparison you will view information via

Unisphere and then view the information via the command line output.

1 Navigation to Unisphere Command page:

The next three steps illustrate how Unisphere and command line output

display similar information.

Navigate to the System page

Expand the Control Station CLI Task Pane to expose its Run Command

link.


Step Action

2 Opening Unisphere Command page:

From the Task pane click Run Command

The Command page opens for entering commands


Step Action

3 Displaying Data Movers CLI:

Inside the Command: box enter the following command:

nas_server list

The command will provide the output on the same window

Where:

Id ID of the Data Mover. type Type assigned to Data Mover. acl Access control value assigned to the Data Mover or VDM. slot Physical slot in the cabinet where the Data Mover resides. groupID ID of the Data Mover group. state Whether the Data Mover is enabled=0, disabled=1, failed over=2. name Name given to the Data Mover.

What are the names of the Data Movers: ___________, ____________.

4 Unisphere and CLI output differences Unisphere output:

From the Top Navigation Bar click Storage > Storage Configuration > File

Systems.

There should not be any file systems listed in the task page. This is expected.


Step Action

5 Unisphere and CLI output differences CLI output:

Click Systems on the top Navigation bar

And click the Run Command link on the Task pane.

Inside the Command: box enter the following command:

nas_fs list

You see many file systems listed in the task page. This is because Unisphere

does not display the root file systems but the CLI does.

Close the Control Station CLI window.

End of Lab Exercise


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Lab Exercise: Implementing Unisphere Security

Purpose:

This lab exercise explains how to select a system on the

Storage Domain to be a Domain Master node.

The lab will also demonstrate how to create a user-defined

role, and associate it to a new local group.

The lab exercise will then explain how to create a Global User

Account and associate with the created local group.

Synopsis:

You have just implemented a successful installation of a VNX

array for your customer. The VNX system has already been

set up with prerequisite software and enablers. The hosts,

however, will need to be setup and have all necessary

software installed since they are without it presently.

The customer hired a new member for the Storage

Administration Team, who experience with a VNX feature.

The new member is not yet a part of the Companys

Microsoft AD.

The head of the IT department, would like to give the

member administrative privileges over the VNX feature.


Configure and Verify Domain Security

Create a Global User account on the VNX

Create a Local Group on the VNX

Define a New Role

References: Security Configuration Guide for VNX





Student number:

VNX:


VNX Address (SPA):

VNX Address (SPB):

User-Defined Role Name:

User-Defined Role Description:

User-Defined Role Privileges:

Local Group Name:

Local Group Role:

Global User:

Global User Primary Group:

Global User Group (Role):

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________


Lab: Part 1 Verify Domain Security

Step Action

Note (If you are not already logged in to your Student Desktop) Connect to your Student

Desktop via your VDC connection.

Ask your instructor for assistance if you are having any difficulty

1 Unisphere login:

From your Student Desktop, open a web browser and enter the VNX Address

(Control Station) in the URL address section.

At the EMC Unisphere login screen, login using the following settings:

Name: sysadmin Password: sysadmin Use LDAP: unchecked Scope: Global

Click Login

2 Verify Domain Security:

From the Top Navigation bar in Unisphere, ensure that the All Systems option is

selected from the drop-down list.

Then click the Domains option.

3 Domain Configuration:

From the right-side Tasks Pane, in the Local Domain section, click the Select

Domain Master link.


Step Action

4 Domain Master:

Observe the IP address listed in the Master Node IP Address field.

What system does this IP Address reference?

_____________________________________________________________________

Which IP Addresses can fulfill the role of Master Node?

_____________________________________________________________________

Click Cancel to close the window.



Lab: Part 2 Create Local File Access for Global User

Step Action

1 Manage License for File

In order to demonstrate the creation of a user-defined role on the next lab step,

the license for some VNX features must be enabled on the VNX storage system.

From the navigation bar drop-down, select your assigned VNX system.

Click the Settings option on the navigation bar.

From the right-side Tasks pane in the More Setting section, select Manage

Licenses for File.

Verify that all the licenses are checked.

If needed, enable any unchecked licenses by checking a license one at a time

and selecting OK. (This may take a short amount of time.)



Step Action

2 Create a user-defined role:

In this step, you will create a new administrative role with the privileges that are

described in your class configuration sheet.

Navigate to Settings > Security > User Management > User Customization

for File and select the Roles tab.

Click the Create button.

Create a role with the information you recorded in Preparing for the Lab:

Role Name: User-Defined Role Name

Description : User-Defined Role Description

Privileges : User-Defined Role Privileges

(Expand the Privileges Category in order to select the privilege object and

access level)

Click OK when you are done.

Look at the List of Roles Observe that the role that was just created appears

under the Roles tab in the User Customization for File window.


Step Action

3 Create a Local Group:

From the User Customization for File window, select the Groups tab.

Click the Create button.

Create a group with the recorded information:

Group Name : Local Group Name

GID: Auto select

Role : Local Group Role

Group Type: Local Only Group


The newly created group should appear under the Groups tab in the User

Customization for File window as a Local Group type.

Close the User Customization for File window.


Step Action

4 Create a Global User Account:

Navigate to Settings > Security > User Management > Global Users.

Click Add

Create a user with the information in your class configuration sheet:

Username : Global User

Password: sysadmin1

Storage Domain Role: Operator


Click Yes to confirm the addition of the new Global User.

Click OK on the dialogue box that states the operation was successfully

completed.

The newly created user should appear under the Global User Management

window.

Click OK to close the Global User Management window.


Step Action

5 Assign the group role to the new user

Navigate to Settings > Security > User Management > User Customization

for File and select the Users tab.

Select the Global User you have created and click Properties.

Configure the User Properties settings with the following information:

Primary Group: Global User Primary Group

Group (Role) Membership: Global User Group (Role)

Client Access: CLI Access allowed

Click OK

The modified user is displayed under the User Customization for File window

with the Operator and new assigned roles.

Close the User Customization for File window.


Step Action

6 Unisphere Login for Role-based user:

Logout from Unisphere and log back in as the Global User (case sensitive)

with the following settings:

Name: Global User Password: sysadmin1 Use LDAP: unchecked Scope: Global

Click Login Verify that the new user account is able to log into the system.

7 Role-based user access in Unisphere:

Observe that the role of the user does not have creation and modify rights on

tasks not related to the assigned role.

From the Dashboard view, select your VNX from the navigation bar drop-

down list.

Navigate to System > Monitoring and Alerts > Notifications for File.

Navigate through the tabs of the Notifications for File window.

Observe that the Create button is grayed out in each one of the tabs. The

account is not able to make any modifications to created events.

Logout & Exit Unisphere.

End of Lab Exercise


Lab Exercise: Verify VNX System Configuration

Purpose:

In this lab, you will verify the VNX storage system SP (Storage

Processor) cache settings, networking and port configuration.


Verify SP cache settings

Verify SP networking configuration

Verify hardware and SP ports

Verify iSCSI ports





Student number:

VNX:


VNX Address (SPA):

VNX Address (SPB):

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Lab: Part 1 Verify SP Cache Settings

Step Action

1 System Login:

(If you are not already logged in to your Student Desktop) Connect to

your Student Desktop via your VDC connection.

From your Student Desktop, open a browser and login to Unisphere on

your assigned VNX using the VNX Address (Control Station) and the user

credentials: sysadmin/sysadmin with Scope Global selected.

2 Verify SP Cache Settings:

Select your VNX from the All Systems drop down menu

From the navigation bar select System. From the right-side Tasks pane System Management section click the System Properties link.

Select the SP Cache tab

What is considered a Read and a Write Cache Hit? _______________________________

What would happen with Write cache is disabled? _______________________________




Lab: Part 2 Verify SP Network Configuration

Step Action

1 Access SP network settings:

From the navigation bar select Settings. From the right-side Tasks pane Network Settings section click the Edit Network Settings SPA link.


Step Action

2 Verify SP network configuration:

Click the Network tab.

From Management Port Settings section, notice that the Requested

Settings: drop-down list is grayed out. This is due to the VNX Unified

system having its SP Management ports cabled into the systems internal

network. Review the Link Status settings for network speed and duplex.

From the Virtual Port Properties window, verify that virtual port 0 displays

the VNX Address (SPA).

Click on Virtual Port 0 and select Properties.

Verify that the settings are as follows:

IP Addess: VNX Address (SPA) Gateway: 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Please notify your instructor if the settings are not correct.



Step Action

3 Verify DNS configuration:

From the navigation bar drop-down list, select All Systems. Click on the

navigation bar Domains option.

From the right-side Task pane Local Domain section, click the Configure

DNS link.

Verify the following DNS settings:

DNS Domain Suffix: hmarine.test

DNS Server IP Address: 192.168.1.50

Domain Search List: hmarine.test

Click OK to close the window.



Lab: Part 3 Verify Hardware and Storage Processor Ports

Step Action

1 Explore Storage Hardware:.

From the navigation bar drop-down list, select your VNX.

Navigate to System > Hardware > Storage Hardware

From the Storage Hardware Component tree, expand the SPs container

and then expand SP A > IO Modules > Slot A1.

Starting at the top of the tree, click SP A. View the picture on the right side

of the window. It should highlight the selected component in green.

Continue to highlight objects from the tree structure and view the

components on the right.

Select Port 1 and click Properties to view the port details.

What is the actual port speed listed? ___________________________


2 Verify iSCSI ports:

Next, navigate to Settings > Network > Settings for Block

From the SP-Port column select A-1 and click Properties to view port

details.

What is the actual port speed listed? ___________________________


End of Lab Exercise


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Lab Exercise: Storage Configuration

Purpose:

In this lab, you will verify and provision storage for a VNX

Unified system in preparation for configuring file systems and

attaching block hosts.


Verify storage for a VNX for File platform

Verify Pools and RAID Groups

Create Classic LUNs

Create Thin LUNs and Thick LUNs

Verify hot spare policy





Student number:

VNX:


VNX Address (SPA):

VNX Address (SPB):

RG5 LUN ID:

RG5 LUN Name:

RG10 LUN ID:

RG10 LUN Name:

Thick LUN ID:

Thick LUN Name:

Thin LUN ID:

Thin LUN Name:

RG5 LUN Folder:

RG10 LUN Folder:

Pool LUN Folder:

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Lab: Part 1 Verify Storage for VNX File

Step Action

1 System Login:






2 Verify File Pool:


Navigate to Storage > Storage Configuration > Storage Pools

Verify that there is a storage pool created with the name of File Pool

which is made up of mixed disks

Select File Pool and click Properties to answer the following questions

What types of disk makes up this storage pool? ___________________________________

Which RAID configuration is being used? _________________________________________



Step Action

3 Verify Pool LUN assignment:

Navigate to Hosts > Storage Groups

Select the ~filestorage storage group and click Properties (This is the

Storage Group for the File storage of the VNX)

Select the LUNs tab

You should see several LUNs starting with the word File in the list of

Selected LUNs. These LUNs have been added from the File storage pool.

These LUNs have also been discovered by the VNX OE for File, notice that

each LUN ends in a d and a number. These are the disk volumes that are

associated with each LUN.


4 Verify storage pools for File:

Navigate to Storage > Storage Configuration > Storage Pools for File. The

page displays the mapped pool named File Pool. The storage space from

this pool will be used to create file systems.



Lab: Part 2 Verify Block Storage Pool and RAID Groups

Step Action

1 Verify Storage Pool:

Navigate to Storage > Storage Configuration > Storage Pools

Verify that there is a storage pool created with the name of Block Pool

which is made up of mixed disks

Select Block Pool and click Properties to answer the following questions

What Drive Types are used for this storage pool? ___________________________________

Which RAID configurations are used for this pool? __________________________________


2 Verify RAID Groups:

Select the RAID Groups tab on the Storage Pools page to verify if there are

any RAID groups created

You should see two RAID groups created; RAID Group 5 made up of 5 disks

and RAID Group 10 made up of 4 disks.



Lab #: Part 3 Create Classic LUNs

Step Action

1 Create LUNs on RAID Group 5:

Navigate to Storage > LUNs

From the LUNs tab click Create

Create LUNs in the General tab with the following settings:

Storage Pool Type: RAID Group

RAID Type: RAID5: Distributed Parity (High Throughput)

Storage Pool for new LUN: 5

User Capacity: 5 GB

LUN ID: RG5 LUN ID

Number of LUNS: 6

Select the Name radio button.

In the Name field enter your RG5 LUN Name

Starting ID: RG5 LUN ID

Select the Advanced tab and configure the following settings:

Use SP Write Cache: checked

FAST Cache: unchecked

No Initial Verify: unchecked

Set Default Owner: Auto

Click Apply, Yes and OK to complete the operation.

Please stop and with your instructor verify you have created six (6) 5 GB LUNs

with a LUN ID range starting with the RG5 LUN ID. If the LUNs you created do

not match the settings specified, with instructor assistance correct the settings

before proceeding. Subsequent lab exercises depend upon the LUNs created

to be as specified.


Step Action

2 Create LUNs on RAID Group 10:



Storage Pool Type: RAID Group

RAID Type: RAID1/0: Mirrored Redundant Individual Access

Storage Pool for new LUN: 10

User Capacity: 5 GB

LUN ID: RG10 LUN ID

Number of LUNS: 4


In the Name field enter your RG10 LUN Name

Starting ID: RG10 LUN ID


Use SP Write Cache: checked

FAST Cache: unchecked

No Initial Verify: unchecked



Please stop and with your instructor verify you have created created four (4) 5

GB LUNs with a LUN ID range starting with the RG10 LUN ID. If the LUNs you

created do not match the settings specified, with instructor assistance correct

the settings before proceeding. Subsequent lab exercises depend upon the

LUNs created to be as specified.


Step Action

3 Create LUN Folder for RG5 LUNs:

Select the Folders tab in the LUNs page.

Click Create and in the Name field enter your RG5 LUN Folder name. This

folder will hold all of your RAID Group 5 LUNS. Click OK, Yes, and OK to

complete the operation.

Once created, select your RG5 LUN Folder and click Properties. Then select

the LUNs tab.

From the Available LUNs window, expand the tree for SPA and SPB. Locate

and select your six previously created RG5 LUN Names and click Add to

move them to the Selected LUNs window. Then click OK, Yes, and OK to


4 Create LUN Folder for RG10 LUNs:

Select the Folders tab in the LUNs page.

Click Create and in the Name field enter your RG10 LUN Folder name. This

folder will hold all of your RAID Group 10 LUNS. Click OK, Yes, and OK to


Once created, select your RG10 LUN Folder and click Properties. Then

select the LUNs tab.


and select your four previously created RG10 LUN Names and click Add to

move them to the Selected LUNs window. Then click OK, Yes, and OK to




Lab: Part 4 Create Thick and Thin LUNs

Step Action

1 Create Thick LUNs on the Block Pool:

Navigate to Storage > LUNs



Storage Pool Type: Pool

RAID Type: Mixed: Multi-tiered with mixed RAID types

Storage Pool for new LUN: Block Pool

Thin: UNCHECKED

User Capacity: 5 GB

LUN ID: Thick LUN ID

Number of LUNS: 4


In the Name field enter your Thick LUN Name

Starting ID: Thick LUN ID



Tiering Policy: Start High then Auto-Tier (Recommended)

Snapshot Auto-delete Policy: unchecked

Note: The Thin checkbox is unchecked so the LUNs you are creating will be

Thick LUNs.


Please stop and with your instructor verify you have created four (4) 5 GB

Thick LUNs with a LUN ID range starting with the Thick LUN ID. If the LUNs you





Step Action

2 Create Thin LUNs on the Block Pool:


Storage Pool Type: Pool

RAID Type: Mixed: Multi-tiered with mixed RAID types

Storage Pool for new LUN: Block Pool

Thin: CHECKED

User Capacity: 10 GB

LUN ID: Thin LUN ID

Number of LUNS: 4


In the Name field enter your Thin LUN Name

Starting ID: Thin LUN ID



Tiering Policy: Start High then Auto-Tier (Recommended)

Snapshot Auto-delete Policy: unchecked


Please stop and with your instructor verify you have created four (4) 10 GB

Thin LUNs with a LUN ID range starting with the Thin LUN ID. If the LUNs you





Step Action

3 LUN Properties:

Navigate to Storage > Storage Configuration > Storage Pools and select

the Pools tab.

Select the Block Pool and click the Properties button.

Select the General tab.

How much physical capacity has been allocated on the Pool?

_________________________

Click the Cancel button to close the properties page.

From the Pools tab select the Block Pool. From the Details section, select

the LUNs tab. From the Usage drop-down list, select ALL User LUNs.

Select one of your Thick LUN Names and click the Properties button.

Record the details listed from the General tab in the LUN Capacity section.

________________________________________________________________


Step Action

Click the Cancel button to close the properties window.

Select one of your Thin LUN Names and click the Properties button.

Record the details listed from the General tab in the LUN Capacity section.

_______________________________________________________________

Note: User Capacity is the size of the LUN that is presented to the host.

Consumed Capacity is user capacity to which the host has written data. Thin

LUN consumed capacity and rate of consumption can vary depending on the

attached host file system or application using the LUN. This is a normal

condition typical of most thin provisioning services.

Click the Cancel button to close the properties window.

4 Create LUN Folder:

Navigate to Storage > LUNs and select the Folders tab.

Click Create and in the Name field enter your Pool LUN Folder name. This

folder will hold all of your thick and thin pool LUNs. Click OK, Yes, and OK

to complete the operation.

Select your Block Pool folder and click the Properties button. From the

properties window select the LUNs tab.


and select your four previously created Thick LUN Names, the four

previously created Thin LUN Names, and click Add to move them to the

Selected LUNs window. Then click OK, Yes, and OK to complete the

operation.

Verify that a total of eight (8) LUNs are in your Pool LUN Folder.



Lab: Part 5 Verify Hot Spare Policy

Step Action

1 Hot Spare Policy:

VNX systems use unused, or unbound, disks as hot spares. The table below

displays the number of unused disks that is recommended in order to

accommodate a hot spare.

SAS FLASH

SAS

NL-SAS

Recommended 1 unused disk per 30 Disks

2 Verify spare policy and unused disks:

While still logged on to Unisphere, navigate to System > Hardware > Hot Spare Policy

Here you will find a list of all the disk types available for your VNX system, and

the policy set for each disk type. A Recommended policy adheres to the EMC

best practices policy for that disk type/size. Custom policy gives the

administrator an option for their own ratio in the box in the Keep Unused per

Policy column. The No Hot Spares policy does not reserve any hot spares.

According to the number of disks in your VNX, how many unused disks are

recommended per disk type?

SAS Flash ______ SAS_______ NL-SAS________

Close all open windows and application on your Student Desktop system.

End of Lab Exercise


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Lab Exercise: Verifying Windows Host Software and Configuring Host Access to VNX LUN

Purpose:

In this lab, you will verify host software already installed on

your Windows host and create a VNX storage group in order

to provide storage to your Windows host.


Verify Host Configurations - iSCSI Initiators, PowerPath version, host agent, and Secure CLI

Verifying that the VNX Array is configured to Auto-Manage hosts

Create a VNX storage group and add LUNs to the storage group

Configure Windows host access to LUNs





Student number:

VNX:


VNX Address (SPA):

VNX Address (SPB):

Windows host:

Windows host Address:

Windows Storage Group:

Pool LUN Folder:

Thick LUNs:

Thin LUNs:

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Lab: Part 1 Verify Windows Host Software

Step Action

1 System Login:



From your Student Desktop system, launch the RDP Plus application that is

available from the Desktop view or its taskbar.

Connect to your Windows host according to the following information:

Computer(s): Enter your Windows host

User: Administrator

Password: emc2Local!

Click Connect.


Step Action

2 Verify Powerpath version and secure CLI installation:

On your Windows host, open a Command window which is available from the Desktop view or its task bar.

In the command window run the following command:

powermt version

What is the Powerpath version running on your Windows host? ___________________

To verify that secure CLI is installed on your host, enter naviseccli at

the command prompt. This should return a not enough arguments message, which proves that secure CLI has been installed.

Close the command prompt.


Step Action

3 Verify host agent installation and iSCSI initiator:

On your Windows host, open the Services tool which is available from the Desktop view or its task bar.

Verify that the host agent and the iSCSI initiator services are up and running. Look for Navisphere_Agent, which is the host agent service, and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator service.

Close the Services window.

Right-click the Internet connection icon on the bottom right corner of your

Windows host and select Open Network and Sharing Center.

The host has two networks in the Active Connection list. The Unidentified

network is a non-routed network that connects to the configured iSCSI

ports of your VNX.

Close the Network and Sharing Center.

Leave your RDP Plus session to your Windows host open on your Student

Desktop system. You will return to the session in a later part of the lab

exercise.



Lab: Part 2 Verify the VNX Array is configured to Auto-Manage hosts

Step

Action

1 VNX SP setup page login:

From your Student Desktop system, open a browser and enter the VNX

Address (SPA) followed by . Example: 192.168.1.31/setup

The browser displays a certificate warning message. Select the Continue to

this website option.

To login, enter the sysadmin/sysadmin credentials and select the Scope:

Unisphere.

2 Verify Automanage:

In the Setup display scroll down until you find the Turn Automanage On/Off button. Click it to enter the settings.

Confirm that Automatic Server Discovery is enabled.

What does this setting do? _________________________________________________________________

Close your browser windows.



Lab: Part 3 Create and Populate Storage Groups with EMC Unisphere -Windows

Step Action

1 System Login:




2 Verify Storage Groups are Enabled:


From the navigation bar select System. From the right-side Tasks pane System Management section click the System Properties link.

In the Configuration section, verify that the Storage Group option

checkbox is checked. This option enables storage group capability for the

selected storage system. This option cannot be disabled, so the check box

appears dimmed and is unavailable when Storage Groups is enabled.

Close the window

3 Create a Storage Group:

Navigate to Hosts > Storage Groups.

Create a new Storage Group by clicking Create. Create the storage group

according to the following information:

Storage Group Name: Windows Storage Group

Reminder: Storage Group names are case sensitive.

Click OK.

Click Yes to the message Do you wish to add LUNs or connect host


Step Action

4 Add LUNs and Hosts to the Storage Group:

Click the LUNs tab. From the Available LUNs window, expand your Pool

LUN Folder, locate the two Thick LUNs and the two Thin LUNs and add

them to your Windows Storage Group.

Click the Host tab, select your Windows host from the Available Hosts

pane and click the to move the hosts to the Hosts to be Connected

pane.

Click OK, Yes, OK.

Please stop and with your instructor verify you have selected and added the

correct Thick LUNs and Thin LUNs to your Windows Storage Group. If the

LUNs added are not the correct LUNs specified, with instructor assistance

correct the configuration before proceeding Subsequent lab exercises depend

upon the specified LUNs being given to the host.

5 Verify Storage Group Creation:

From theright-side task pane in the Host Management section, click the

Update All Hosts link.

Select your VNX Storage System and click Poll. Click Yes. After the Status

reads Success followed by the current date and time click Cancel.

From the Storage Group window select your Windows Storage Group.

From the Details section click the Hosts tab and verify that your Windows

host is connected.

From the Details section click the LUNs tab and verify that LUNs are

displayed.



Lab: Part 4 Configure Windows Host Access to LUNs

Step Action

1 System Login:

On your Student Desktop system, return to your open RDP Plus session to

your Windows host.

2 Bring disks Online:

Click the Server Manager icon on the taskbar of your Windows host.

From the Server Manager window, expand the File and Storage Services

container on the left-side panel and select Disks.

The DISKS pane in most cases will show four (4) DGC LUNZ disks. The VNX by

default presents LUNZ disks to the host when no LUNs are presented to the

host. This is to provide basic SCSI connectivity from the host to the array. Now

that LUNs are presented to the host, the host must rescan to see the newly

presented LUNs.

Click the TASKS drop down menu and select Rescan Storage.

The DISKS pane should show two 5.00 GB disks and two 10.0 GB disks with

Status Offline. These are the Thick LUNs and Thin LUNs that were added to the

Windows Storage Group.

Right-click each one of the offline disks and select the Bring Online option.

The disk status may not change immediately; you may need to Refresh the

disk table from the TASKS drop down menu.


Step Action

3 Create New Volume on each disk:

Right-click one of the iSCSI disks and select New Volume.

In the New Volume Wizard, click Next to start the wizard.

Select one of the disks and click Next. Keep the default value for size, but

make sure the volume size matches the available capacity.

Keep all other defaults for Drive Letter and File Systems Settings. Click

Create.

Repeat the above steps for the other three iSCSI disks.

You should now havefour (4) iSCSI disks that are Partitioned and have 0.00 GB

in the Unallocated column. You may now close the Server Manager window.


Step Action

4 Verify the Volumes are seen by the VNX:

From your Student Desktop Unisphere session, navigate to Hosts and in

the right side Tasks pane Host Management section, select Connect Host.

Type in your Windows host Address in the Enter Host IP Address field.

Click Go.

In the lower Volumes on Block Storage Systems section, verify that your

mount volumes are present.


On the Windows host, close all open windows and application.

Disconnect from the Remote Desktop session by accessing the Logoff Session icon which is available from the Windows host Desktop view or its taskbar.

End of Lab Exercise


Lab Exercise: Verifying Linux Host Software and Configuring Host Access to VNX LUN

Purpose:

In this lab, you will verify host software already installed on

your Linux host and create a VNX storage group in order to

provide access to the LUNs.


Verify Host Configurations - iSCSI Initiators, PowerPath version, host agent, and Secure CLI


Configure Linux host access to LUNs





Student number:

VNX:


VNX Address (SPA):

VNX Address (SPB):

Linux host:

Linux host Address:

Linux Storage Group:

RG5 LUN Folder:

RG5 LUNs:

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Lab: Part 1 Verify Linux Host Software

Step Action

1 System Login:



From your Student Desktop system, launch the PuTTY application that

is available from the Desktop view or its taskbar.

Open an SSH session to your Linux host according to the following

information;

Host Name (or IP address): Enter your Linux host

Click Open to open the SSH session

login as: root

password: emc2Local!

2 Verify Powerpath version and secure CLI installation:

In the open SSH window, run the following command: powermt version

What is the Powerpath version running on your Linux host? ___________________

To verify that secure CLI is installed on your host, enter naviseccli at

the command prompt. This should return a not enough arguments message, which proves that secure CLI has been installed.


Step Action

3 Verify host agent status:

Run the following command to change directory:

cd /etc/init.d

Run the following command to verify the Host agent is running:

./hostagent status

The Host agent status can also be verified with the following command:

ps -ef | grep hostagent

If its not running, start the agent with the command:

./hostagent start

4 Validate iSCSI initiator and service status:

Run the following command to change directory:

cd /etc/iscsi

To validate the host initiator the command:

more initiatorname.iscsi

What is the name of the initiator that was

returned?_________________________________

To verify iSCSI service status, run the command:

service iscsi status

If not started, start the service by the command:

service iscsi start



Lab: Part 2 Create and Populate Storage Groups with EMC Unisphere -Linux

Step Action

1 System Login:




2 Validate Linux host initiators:


Navigate to Hosts > Initiators.

In the Filter field enter your Linux host.

The Initiator Name field should list the initiator name for your host for

each SP port that is connected to. Each initiator should also be listed as

Registered and Logged In.

3 Create a Storage Group:

Navigate to Hosts > Storage Groups.

Create a new Storage Group by clicking Create. Create the storage group

according to the following information:

Storage Group Name: Linux Storage Group

Reminder: Storage Group names are case sensitive.

Click OK.

Click Yes to the message Do you wish to add LUNs or connect host


Step Action

4 Add LUNs and Hosts to the Storage Group:

Click the LUNs tab. From the Available LUNs window, expand your RG5

LUN Folder, locate and add three RG5 LUNs to your Linux Storage Group.

In the Host LUN ID, enter 50 51 52 for the LUNs respectively. The

Host IDs are used by the Linux server to see the LUNs. If you leave them

blank, default values will be assigned.

Click the Host tab, select your Linux host from the Available Hosts pane

and click the to move the host to the Hosts to be Connected pane.

Click OK, Yes, OK.

Return to your PuTTY session to the Linux host and reboot the system by

running the following command:

reboot

A connection error message for you PuTTY session will be displayed. Close

it and the orphaned PuTTY session.

The Linux host will reboot in a moment. To verify its reboot, open a

Command Prompt on your Student desktop system and issue a ping

command to your Linux host. When the host replies to the ping, continue

to the next part of the lab.



Lab: Part 3 Configure Linux Host Access to LUNs

Step Action

1 Run levels for iSCSI Daemon:

Open another PuTTY session to your Linux host.

Run the following commands:

chkconfig --list iscsi

chkconfig --level 0123456 iscsi on

These commands will check and set the run levels for the iSCSI daemon to

automatically start at boot and to shut down when the server is brought

down.


Step Action

2 View PowerPath devices for your Linux host:

From your PuTTY session to your Linux host, run the following command:

powermt display dev=all

What is the name of the pseudo-device given to each LUN?

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

What is the Failover Mode set to?

______________________________________________


Step Action

3 Partition the disk and create a file system on the pseudo-device:

The fdisk command will be run next to create disk partitions for the host

on the assigned VNX LUNs. The command is menu drive. Run the following

command and follow the listed menu options:

fdisk /dev/emcpowera

A warning message will appear, Type n to continue

Create a Primary Partition. Type p

For the number of Partitions type 1

For the first cylinder, accept the default of 1 by pressing Enter

For the last cylinder, accept the default last cylinder value by pressing

Enter

Type w to write Table to disk and exit

Next, create a file system on the disk partition by running the following

command:

mkfs.ext3 /dev/emcpowera1

Create a mount point for the new file system by running the following

command:

mkdir /mntA1

Optional: You may repeat the same tasks listed here to partition the other

two pseudo-devices, emcpowerb and emcpowerc. Use /mntB1 and

/mntC1 for the mount points.


Step Action

4 Mount and verify the device:

Mount your emcpowera1 device to the newly created mntA1 directory.

mount /dev/emcpowera1 /mntA1

If you have partitioned the other two pseudo-devices, you also need to

mount them.

mount /dev/emcpowerb1 /mntB1

mount /dev/emcpowerc1 /mntC1

Change directory to /mntA1 and write some data using the touch

command

touch test

You should be able to write data to your Linux file system.

Verify the file was written by running the following command:

ls


Step Action

5 Verify the Volumes are seen by the VNX:

From your Student Desktop Unisphere session, navigate to Hosts and in

the right side Tasks pane Host Management section, select Connect Host.

Type in your Linux host Address in the Enter Host IP Address field. Click

Go.

In the lower Volumes on Block Storage Systems section, verify that your

mount volumes are present.


Close your PuTTY session to your Linux host.

End of Lab Exercise


Lab Exercise: Configuring Host Access to VNX LUNs - ESXi

Purpose:

In this lab, you will create a VNX storage group in order to

provide an ESXi server access to LUNs.



Configure ESXi host access to LUNs





Student number:

VNX:


VNX Address (SPA):

VNX Address (SPB):

ESXi host:

ESXi host Address:

ESXi Storage Group:

Pool LUN Folder:

Thick LUN:

Thin LUN:

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