This section explains how to configure EMC Symmetrix DMX storage and EMC Symmetrix VMAX storage.
Configuration of EMC Symmetrix DMX Storage or EMC Symmetrix VMAX Storage
Resource Orchestrator manages only EMC Symmetrix DMX registered on Solutions Enabler. Register the target EMC Symmetrix DMX on Solutions Enabler.
For details on how to register Solutions Enabler, refer to the Solutions Enabler manual.
There are the following advisory notes:
For Resource Orchestrator, host spare definitions, DISK group definitions (corresponding to RAID groups), and devices (Thin devices are included, devices corresponding to LUNs) are not created. Create hot spare definitions, DISK group definitions, or devices in advance.
Map devices and director ports in advance.
It is not necessary to create devices, LUN mapping and LUN masking, as these are automatically created when creating an L-Server.
For details on defining hot spares and DISK groups, creating devices, and mapping devices and director ports, refer to the manual of EMC Symmetrix DMX storage or EMC Symmetrix VMAX storage.
When installing an OS and a multipath driver, it is necessary to make only one access path from the server to the storage.
It is necessary to install Resource Orchestrator and SYMCLI in the same server.
SYMAPI Server can also be installed on a different server.
The server to install SYMAPI Server on must be able to access EMC Symmetrix DMX storage or EMC Symmetrix VMAX storage from FC-HBA.
When the storage unit is an EMC Symmetrix DMX, it may take up to 10 minutes for the server to recognize the changes made to LUN mapping or LUN masking as the result of performing the following operations:
Creation of L-Servers
Deletion of L-Servers
Attaching of Disks
Detaching of Disks
If L-Server creation involving the deployment of cloning images fails due to the above reason, perform L-Server creation again.
Information
When creation of Physical L-Servers or addition of disk to physical L-Servers is performed, Masking View etc. are created for EMC Symmetrix DMX Storage or EMC Symmetrix VMAX Storage.
The amount and name formats of the Masking View etc. are as follows.
However, please refer to "For EMC Symmetrix DMX Storage" in the following cases.
When adding a disk to a physical L-Server that uses ENC Symmetrix VMAX storage, and was created before the T007664LP-05 [Linux Manager] or T007676WP-07 [Windows Manager] patch was applied
When the physical L-Server uses storage other than the following
EMC Symmetrix VMAX (Enginuity 5874 or later)
Item | Creation Unit |
|---|---|
Masking View | Each L-Server |
Initiator group | Each L-Server |
Storage group | Each L-Server |
Port group | combination of the ports of storage units |
Item | Name Format |
|---|---|
Masking View | L-Server name (From the 1st character to the 52nd character) + Hyphen("-") + Part of HBA WWPN of Managed Server |
Initiator group | L-Server name (From the 1st character to the 52nd character) + Hyphen("-") + Part of HBA WWPN of Managed Server + "_IG" |
Storage group | L-Server name (From the 1st character to the 52nd character) + Hyphen("-") + Part of HBA WWPN of Managed Server + "_SG" |
Port group | Director port name and port number(1) + "_" + Director port name and port number(2) +"_PG" |
Example
L-Server name: Sample
HBA WWPN of Managed Server: 21:00:00:24:ff:2b:0e:5c, 22:00:00:24:ff:2b:0e:5c
Director port name and port number: 07GPort0, 07HPort0
Number of device connected with L-Server: 001A
Item | Name |
|---|---|
Masking View | Sample-002B0E5C |
Initiator group | Sample-002B0E5C_IG |
Storage group | Sample-002B0E5C_SG |
Port group | 07GPort0_07HPort0_PG |
Item | Creation Unit |
|---|---|
Masking View | The following amount is created. Number of ports of storage units that the L-Server uses * Number of devices connected with the L-Server |
Initiator group | One for the HBA of each managed server |
Storage group | One for each device |
Port group | The following amount is created. Number of ports of storage units that the L-Server uses * Number of devices connected with the L-Server |
Item | Name Format |
|---|---|
Masking View | HBA WWPN of Managed Server + Director port name and port number + Number of device |
Initiator group | HBA WWPN of Managed Server |
Storage group | Number of device connected with L-Server |
Port group | HBA WWPN of Managed Server + Director port name and port number + Number of device |
Example
L-Server name: Sample
HBA WWPN of Managed Server: 21:00:00:24:ff:2b:0e:5c, 22:00:00:24:ff:2b:0e:5c
Director port name and port number: 07GPort0, 07HPort0
Number of device connected with L-Server: 001A
Item | Name |
|---|---|
Masking View | 21000024FF2B0E5C07G0001A |
Initiator group | 21000024FF2B0E5C |
Storage group | 001A |
Port group | 21000024FF2B0E5C07G0001A |
When connecting EMC Symmetrix DMX storage or EMC Symmetrix VMAX Storage to fibre channel switches
In Resource Orchestrator, when connecting EMC Symmetrix DMX storage or EMC Symmetrix VMAX storage, Fibre Channel switches are not configured.
It is necessary to configure one-to-one WWPN zoning for Fibre Channel switches in advance.
It is necessary to define zoning combining the fibre channel switch combining the HBA Port WWPN value based on the WWN provided by the I/O Virtualization Option and the DIRECTOR port WWPN value in the EMC Symmetrix DMX storage or EMC Symmetrix VMAX storage used in Resource Orchestrator. For details on the configuration method, refer to the manual of the fibre channel switch.
Fibre Channel Switch Zoning Settings
Set zoning combining the WWPN value of HBA Port1 and the WWPN value of the first Director port defined in the storage_portset.rcxprop definition file, and combining the WWPN value of HBA Port2 and the WWPN value of the second Director port defined in portset.
Examples of command execution for an ETERNUS SN200 are as follows:
Example
Conditions
WWN value provided by the I/O Virtualization Option
"20:00:00:17:42:51:00:0x"
WWPN value of HBA Port1
"9:00:00 PM:17:42:51:00:0x"
WWPN value of HBA Port2
"10:00:00 PM:17:42:51:00:0x"
WWPN value of the DIRECTOR portset defined first
"50:0a:09:81:88:bc:43:dc"
WWPN value of the DIRECTOR portset defined first
"50:0a:09:82:88:bc:43:dc"
zoneCreate "emc_a_0","50:0a:09:81:88:bc:43:dc;21:00:00:17:42:51:00:00" <RETURN> |
