Unisphere VMAX Configuration Guide

Prepared for:
The Walt Disney Company

Date: 16 August 2012
Prepared by:
EMC Data Management Team
Principle: Edd Smith

Abstract:

This document outlines the management infrastructure for SMAS/Unishpere and
Management Servers

Software Configuration Guide:
Unisphere and EMC
Management Servers

EMC Program Delivery for Disney
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Revision Control
This is a controlled document so that any and all changes must be approved by EMC Data Management
Manager prior to implementation. Changes to this document and any supporting files under the control
of this document can only be modified by EMC Data Management Team. Changes to the document or
the guidelines may be requested by any affected application owner or business unit.
To enact a change, the appropriate documents must follow the same change management processes as
defined for software and hardware in accordance with any IBM change procedures. The document must
be updated and presented as a draft to the IBM Managed Storage Operations team, as well as peer
service providers and business units as appropriate, for approval.
The new guidelines must include a verification step to make sure that the change will have the desired
impact and not create any negative repercussions.

Revision History

Revision
Number
Date Author(s) Changes
1.0 12/01/11 Jeff Barrett Initial write
1.1 01/04/12 Guy Butch
Updated management server list/added
templates
1.2 03/29/2012 Edd Smith
Updated Doc new map servers, personnel
changes, improvements in process.
1.3 05/16/2012 Edd smith Added dis1sem005
1.4 08/16/2012 Edd Smith Kings Mountain and Various Updates
1.6 1/04/2013 Edd Smith Add Unisphere and VMAXKMT02-0900
2.0 1/05/2014 Edd Smith Format, naming, updates

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................... 4
DIRECTORY OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................4
Document Overview ............................................................................................................................... 5
Intended Audience and Background ...................................................................................................... 5
Scope ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
Document Updates and Contacts........................................................................................................... 5
Procedural Updates.......................................................................................................................... 5
VMAX Management ............................................................................................................................... 8
Management Servers ............................................................................................................................. 8
Management Servers Specifications ...................................................................................................... 8
Management Server ............................................................................................................................... 9
UNIVMAX Server .................................................................................................................................... 9
Management Servers Drive Layout ...................................................................................................... 10
Management Server Software Installation .......................................................................................... 11
Management Server ............................................................................................................................. 11
UNIVMAX Server .................................................................................................................................. 11
UNIVMAX Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 12

Directory of Tables

Table 1: Revision Notes and Requests ........................................................................................................ 17

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Introduction
Document Overview
This document describes the software configuration to manage Unisphere for VMAX (UniVmax) and
EMC Management Servers.
This document is not intended to be a static document and will be subject to review and modification
from time to time.

Intended Audience and Background
There are two potential audiences for this documentation:
Engineers and administrators providing the services for the IBM Managed Storage Operations Team
Team Management and/or customers who need to review this documentation as a matter of course or
to provide transparency/validation for Change Management and planning purposes

Scope
This document covers the management software configuration for UNIVMAX and EMC Management
Servers. This document publishes the configuration of the management infrastructure and documents
hardware upgraded and configuration changes made to the UNIVMAX and EMC Management Servers.

Document Updates and Contacts

Procedural Updates
IMPORTANT: The information contained in this document is current as of the date listed on the title
page and the revision history contained on page 2.

Approver

Mark Schweitzer is the ultimate approver of this document.

Name: Jeff Barrett
Phone: 949-235-7998
E-mail: [email protected]

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Reviewer/SME

Sean Rouse, Storage Management subject matter expert, is currently responsible for procedural reviews
and updates to this document.

Name: Sean Rouse
Phone: 714-394-7471
E-mail: [email protected]

Submitting Updates

If you wish to submit new or updated procedures for this document, use the procedural template
defined in this document and save the document to the following location:

Please use the following naming convention for your procedural documentation:

UNISPHERE VMAX_Managment_Software_Configuration_Guide_[date]_[time].doc
UNISPHERE VMAX_Managment_Software_Configuration_Guide_010512_1332.doc

This captures the organization, document subject, submission date, and document versions respectively.
After submission, send a memo to the document reviewer and approver to notify them that a procedure
is available for review.

Logging Procedural Notes

For notes or other procedural requests without a completed document, create an entry in the Error!
eference source not found. section of this document.

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Overview of the UNISPHERE VMAX and Management Servers

This Configuration Guide is for UniVmax and EMC Management Servers in the Disney EIT environment.
Each ECC agent Server and UniVmax server can manage up to two VMAX arrays.

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VMAX Management
The table below lists the VMAX arrays by datacenter, plus which UNIVMAX and Management Servers
are used for them.

Current Management Servers

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Management Server Specifications
Management Server
The EMC Data Management Team uses the Symcli/ECC agent (Gatekeeper Server) for ECC to
communicate to the VMAX arrays. This server is also used for SYMCLI/Solutions Enabler commands.
Communication to the array is through the SAN
One management server will manage up to two VMAX arrays
Server Specifications are:
Following are the machine requirements for running UNIVMAX:
Memory: 32GB
CPUs: two (2) processors, 1.8GHz minimum
Disk space: 160GB, assuming that all log settings are left at factory defaults
Windows 64-bit operating system (2008 R2 recommended)
2 physical HBA SAN connectivity to the Symmetrix arrays
8 Gatekeepers (requires RDMs if the machine is a VM)
These requirements are the same whether the machine is a VMware virtual machine or a physical
server.

UNIVMAX Server
The EMC Data Management Team uses the UNIVMAX server (SPA Server) for basic storage allocations,
troubleshooting, and overall array management. Communication to the array is through the SAN
One UNIVMAX server will manage up to two VMAX arrays
Server Specifications are:
Following are the machine requirements for running UNIVMAX:
Memory: 32GB
CPUs: two (2) processors, 1.8GHz minimum
Disk space: 160GB, assuming that all log settings are left at factory defaults
Windows 64-bit operating system (2008 R2 recommended)
2 physical HBA SAN connectivity to the Symmetrix arrays
8 Gatekeepers (requires RDMs if the machine is a VM)
These requirements are the same whether the machine is a VMware virtual machine or a physical
server.

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Management Servers Drive Layout

Drive layout
# of SAN
LUNs
Volume Size
(GB)
Disk Type
Intel
Volume
Label

Additional
Info
C:\ N/A 40G Internal Default
Default
Installation
for
Windows
D:\ N/A
~105
(remainder
of the
drive)
Internal Default Data
E:\
5 x 32GB
(Legacy)
or
5 x 34GB
(FAST VP)
160
SAN
Tier 1.5
Silver
Policy for
FAST VP
VMAX
Data Data

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Management Server Software Installation
Management Server
Solutions Enabler 32bit will be installed on the D: drive
o Version 7.3.2
o Add D:\Program Files\EMC\SYMCLI\bin or the similar path for the binary file location
and type of Solutions Enabler that was installed to the Windows system PATH variable
The latest version of Cygwin will be installed on the D: drive.
Working and script directories will be on the E: drive
o The E: drive should be used for all downloads and outputs
o Create a ~EMC Data Management Team directory for this
ECC Agents will be installed on the D: drve
o Master agent
o Host agent
o Symmetrix agent
o SDM agent
All DMT staff need Administrator rights to the server
o WDW accounts

UNIVMAX Server
Solutions Enabler 64bit will be installed on the D: drive
o Version 7.3.2
UNIVMAX 64bit will be installed on the E: drive
o Version 7.3.3
Working and script directories will be on the E: drive
o The E: drive should be used for all downloads and outputs
o Create a ~EMC Data Management Team directory for this
ECC Agents will be installed using the defaults
o Master agent
o Host agent
All EDMT VMAX staff need Administrator rights to the server
o WDW accounts will be used

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UNIVMAX Configuration
SMC Software configuration:
FAST VP Arrays
Default allocation templates will be built
Template 1- {34GB_Device}
o All FAST VP Arrays available to the UNIVMAX Server
o Devices create
o Device configuration TDEV
o Emulation FBA
o Capacity for each device 37138 Cyl (34GB)
o RDF None
o Persistent preallocation Persist preallocated capacity through reclaim or copy Not
selected
o Preallocate per device 100 %
Template 2- {68GB_Meta_Device}
o Devices Find Existing
o Emulation FBA
o RDF None
selected
o Meta Yes
o Meta member count (including head) 2
o Meta configuration Striped
o Devices create

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o Emulation FBA
o RDF None
selected
Template 4- {VMware_1TB_Meta_Device}
o Emulation FBA
o RDF None
selected
o Meta Yes
DREAMS FAST VP Arrays
Default allocation templates will be built
Template 1- {DREAMS_32GB_Device}
o Devices create
o Emulation FBA
o RDF None
selected

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Legacy Standard/VP Arrays (Non-FAST VP)
Template 1- {2GB_Quorum_Device}
o All non-FAST VP Arrays available to the UNIVMAX Server
o Devices create
o Emulation FBA
o RDF None
selected
o Devices create
o Emulation FBA
o RDF None
selected
o Devices create
o Emulation FBA
o RDF None
selected
Template 4-{100GB_Device}
o Devices create

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o Emulation FBA
o RDF None
selected
Template 5- { SAP_256GB_Device}
o Devices create
o Emulation FBA
o RDF None
selected
Template 6- {VMware_1TB_Meta_Device}
o Emulation FBA
o RDF None
selected
o Meta Yes

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Default alerts will be
Alert 1-{Name Here} : This alert will notify DMT team when ..
o Config Variables
o Config Variables
o Config Variables
Alert 2-{Name Here} : This alert will notify DMT team when ..
o Config Variables
o Config Variables
o Config Variables

Security/Authentication:
o Authentication will be done ONLY through the WDW domain
o Sean Rouse, Edd Smith, Praveen Attelli, and Jeff Barrett will have Admin rights
o All other EDMT members will have Storage Admin rights
o SMC Password will be changed to a secure SMC password
o Site Architect and Tool Administrator have the Password and will change on first login

Request/Update Description Requestor Date

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