Table of Contents - VMwaredocs.hol.vmware.com/HOL-2014/hol-prt-1461_pdf_en.pdfTable of Contents Lab Overview - HOL ... such as VMAX and VNX • EMC Isilon cluster for ViPR file storage

Table of ContentsLab Overview - HOL-PRT-1461 - Policy Based Storage Management with EMC ViPR andVMware Integrations ......................................................................................................... 2

Introduction............................................................................................................. 3Welcome to RainPole............................................................................................... 4Solution - EMC ViPR Software Defined Storage with VMware Integrations ..............5Key Component - ViPR Platform .............................................................................. 8Lab Environment ................................................................................................... 12Lab Modules .......................................................................................................... 17

Module 1: ViPR Overview (15 min).................................................................................. 18Lab 1A: ViPR Overview .......................................................................................... 19Lab 1B: ViPR Custom Storage Services ................................................................. 67

Module 2: ViPR integration with VMWare (40 min).......................................................... 78Lab 2: ViPR Integration with VMware .................................................................... 79Lab 2-1A: VASA Provider Setup ............................................................................. 80Lab 2-1B: Create a Virtual Machine Using VM Storage Profile ...............................94Lab 2-2: ViPR Integration with VMware vCenter Orchestrator (vCO)...................103Lab 2-3: vCenter Operations Manager (vCOps)................................................... 117

Module 3: Optional - ViPR Monitoring and Reporting (10 min) ......................................133Lab 3: ViPR Monitoring and Reporting................................................................. 134

Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 142Conclusion........................................................................................................... 143

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Lab Overview - HOL-PRT-1461 - Policy BasedStorage Management

with EMC ViPR andVMware Integrations

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IntroductionWelcome to the EMC ViPR and VMware Integrations Lab: Policy-Based StorageManagement. This lab will focus on how and why the RainPole Systems Companymanages their physical and virtual storage infrastructure with EMC ViPR.

With EMC's ViPR, you can manage and offer a consistent set of storage services,independent of specific arrays. It uses a VASA provider (vStorage API for StorageAwareness) to interact with all the arrays you want to manage -- one single end point vs.multiple different ones. ViPR automates many of the workflows associated withprovisioning storage as well as remote replication.

The Challenge:

The problem facing many vSphere users today is, how do you easily match virtualizedapplication requirements with available storage resources, especially when yourenvironment includes arrays of many different types and from different vendors,supporting potentially thousands of applications?

The Solution:

Policy-Based Storage Management from EMC ViPR and VMware. This combinationprovides a differentiated, out-of-the-box automation solution that's significantly betterthan either product on its own, or any other solution available in the marketplace today.

• No need to create manual workflows on either side• No lengthy back-and-forth between the virtualization team and the storage team• A consistent way of doing things, independent of the specific storage array• Less time, less hassle, more speed, more efficiency with fewer errors

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Welcome to RainPoleRainPole is uniquely positioned in the Public Cloud hosting arena as one of the firstcompanies offering cloud services as their core business model.

Business Challenge

RainPole Storage Admins need a storage management solution that abstracts physicalstorage, pools aggregated capacity, and automates and centralizes management acrossheterogeneous storage, including commodity storage, in a scale-out architecture. And, itneeds to do this while both preserving and leveraging the intelligent capabilities of theunderlying hardware platforms; storage cannot be reduced to just a bunch of disks.

Some the their specific asks

• Scalable automated storage management system• Storage integration with automation tools & cloud stacks• Protect and extend existing investments• End-to-end visibility

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Solution - EMC ViPR Software DefinedStorage with VMware IntegrationsWith EMC's ViPR, you can manage and offer a consistent set of storage services,independent of specific arrays. It uses a VASA provider (vStorage API for StorageAwareness) to interact with all the arrays you want to manage -- one single end point vs.multiple different ones. ViPR automates many of the workflows associated withprovisioning storage as well as remote replication.

EMC ViPR

EMC ViPR provides two tight integrations with VMware:

• EMC ViPR plug-in for vCenter Orchestrator, which gives VMware's vCloud Suitethe ability to consume the storage service profiles that ViPR provides (via SPBM:Storage Policy-Based Management)

• EMC Analyitics Pack for VMware vCenter Operations to visualize anomalies,workloads, capacity remaining, reclaimable waste, and provide dashboards forViPR managed storage

This lab will demonstrate how these combined solutions work together.

ViPR enables RainPole to manage heterogeneous storage environments, including thirdparty arrays and commodity storage like Amazon S3 or even DropBox. RainPoledevelopers are also able to build an API interface to any standard storage to bemanaged by ViPR.

ViPR enables RainPole to deliver:

• Heterogeneous storage array management• Policy based management of storage pools abstracted from hardware• Leverage the capabilities of the underlying hardware platforms• Centralized Storage network management with Unified storage views across the

Data Center• New interface support

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ViPR Software-Defined Storage

EMC ViPR does not sit in the data path for file and block stores. This ensuresapplications can access storage and all its underlying value and data servicesembedded in the storage arrays. It also enables administrators to centralize dataprovisioning and data management tasks, and allow any applications to access file andblock data.

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ViPR Storage Asset Discovery and Abstraction

ViPR discovers the arrays and all their corresponding storage pools and ports. ViPR thenhides the complexity of all the underlying storage arrays and exposes their corefunctionality as data services while retaining the unique attributes of the arrays. Storageadministrators then create Virtual Storage Arrays and Pools in ViPR that represent setsof capabilities required by unique application workloads.

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Key Component - ViPR PlatformViPR Platform:

• Discovers and registers all ViPR-supported arrays• Abstracts physical storage into a virtual pool where storage services such as

provisioning, metering, cataloging, and delivery can be automated• Delivers storage through a self-service catalog, and• Centralizes management across the virtual storage environment• Virtualizes your physical storage and configures your virtual storage arrays,• Automates storage tasks and centralizes management across physical and virtual

environments• Discovering and registering arrays is the first of 3 easy steps to virtualize,

automate, and centralize storage.

ViPR Controller

Through an easy-to-use portal, the storage administrator defines the storageenvironment that it wants ViPR to manage. They point to storage arrays, SAN switches,and data protection devices. ViPR then discovers and abstracts physical storagearrays with all their unique capabilities into a single pool of virtual storage. This is avery simple process as you will learn in this lab. The storage administrator simply pointsto the array and ViPR discovers the rest. This step only needs to be done at thebeginning, when ViPR is first deployed, or at anytime the administrator wants to add orchange the configuration.

ViPR Controller Architecture

• Distributed as virtual appliance (software-only package)• Load balancer service evenly distributes workloads across VMs and maximize

throughput

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• Workflow automator and controller services that execute workflow steps onstorage infrastructure

• Coordinator service coordinates tasks between distributed processes

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ViPR Software Architecture

ViPR makes a multi-vendor storage environment look like one, big virtual array. ViPRuses software adapters that connect to the underlying arrays, similarly to how devicedrivers enable universal device compatibility with a PC. ViPR exposes the APIs so anyvendor, partner or customer can build new adapters to add new arrays. This creates anextensible “plug and play” storage environment that can automatically connect to,discover and map arrays, hosts and SAN fabrics

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Lab EnvironmentThis Hands-On Lab should take approximately 60 to 90 minutes to complete.

This lab demonstrates how EMC ViPR presents a new development platform for cloud-scale applications and data services that can span arrays.

As a developer, you will use ViPR to integrate your existing storage into VMware cloudinfrastructure. And you will learn about the VMware integrations in ViPR has withvCenter, vCO, and vCOPS.

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Lab Components

This lab includes the following components:

• EMC ViPR Controller• SMI-S Simulator that enables ViPR to provision block storage to simulated storage

arrays, such as VMAX and VNX• EMC Isilon cluster for ViPR file storage service provisioning• VMware vSphere v5.5 with ESXi cluster and vCenter to demonstrate integration

with vStorage API for Storage Awareness ( VASA)• VMware vCenter Orchestrator (vCO) virtual appliance with integrated EMC ViPR

workflows• VMware vCOPS virtual appliance implemented on the vSphere• ViPR Monitoring & Reporting portal powered by EMC ViPR Monitoring & Reporting

with ViPR ReportPack.• Active Directory Domain Controller, DNS and NTP server virtual host• Launchpad with the shortcuts to all ViPR services and this lab's Use Cases

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Lab Storage Topology

Please review the RainPole Enterprise virtual storage topology we have created for thislab.

It includes two separate datacenters. Each datacenter contains heterogeneous blockand file storage infrastructure that includes EMC and 3rd Party storage systems: VMAX,VNX, Isilon and NetApp. These physical storage systems are organized into VirtualStorage Arrays - one for each data center.

In this lab you as a Storage Services developer for RainPole will be integrating the EMCViPR with other components of virtualized storage infrastructure.

Nested VM's

The labs Use Cases are supported by the use of the nested Virtual Appliances andVirtual Machines. As you progress through this lab, you will need to power on and offthe respective vApps.

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When finished with a specific Use Case, please power off the Use Case vApp.

!!! Important: Please power on ONLY ONE (1) Use Case vApp AT ANY GIVENTIME! The limited lab resources are designed to only support on runningvApp!.

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Lab ModulesThis Hands-On Lab should take approximately 45 to 60 minutes to complete.

Accessing Lab Scenarios

This integrated Policy Based Storage Management lab has been designed to cover thefollowing lab scenarios.

To simplify your access to the lab scenarios, we have created separate folders on theLaunchpad desktop. You can execute these lab scenarios in order, or individually.

Module 1 - ViPR Overview (15 min)

Module 2 - ViPR Integration with VMware (30 min)

Module 3 - ViPR Monitoring & Reporting (10 min)

There is also a shortcut to the Mozilla Firefox browser which opens to a home page -EMC ViPR Portal

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22376/c/81688?data-resolve-url=true&data-manual-id=22376






Module 1: ViPR Overview(15 min)

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Lab 1A: ViPR OverviewIn this lab exercise you will explore ViPR features and capabilities. This lab can beexecuted independently of all others.

Launching ViPR

1. Please launch the ViPR UI shortcute from the Desktop.2. If the ViPR VM is slow in starting up, simply refresh your browser.

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Possible Security Warning

During your first attempt, you may encounter a browser security warning

1. If so please click on I understand the Risks link2. Click on Add Exception button3. In the Security Exception dialog please check the box Permanently Store

this exception4. Confirm the Security Exception to continue. Note: You may have to repeat

this procedure once more.

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Logging into ViPR Portal

1. User ID: root2. Password: VMware1!3. Click on Login to continue

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Administration Mode

The ViPR Home screen enables user to:

1. View your Recently Used Services (your screen may look somewhat differentdepending on the recent orders).

2. View the ViPR Service Catalog and order ViPR services3. View the Orders in progress4. View the ordered Storage Resources5. Configure Tenant and Project settings6. Configure and manage ViPR instance. We will begin the ViPR Overview in the

Administration Mode - please click the link to continue.

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ViPR Dashboard

1. As the Admin you will be able to review the status of the VIPR implementation ina comprehensive Dashboard

2. Please review the high level inventory of the storage infrastructure managed byViPR - the Physical Assets.

3. Please review the high level inventory of the Virtual Storage infrastructuremanaged by ViPR - the Virtual Assets.

4. Please review the ViPR total capacity information5. You can also view the ViPR System Health information6. Please review the ViPR Version and Licenses ViPR Virtual Appliance.7. We will continue the ViPR Overview with the review of its Physical Assets - please

click on Physical Assets option in the left flyout menu bar.

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ViPR Physical Assets

In the next few steps you will review how ViPR discovers and manages the physicalstorage infrastructure - ViPR Physical Assets.

1. Please click on the Physical Assets icon

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Storage Systems

1. We will begin with the review of the Storage Systems managed by ViPR

Discovery of Storage Systems

You will continue to explore ViPR capabilities with the inventory of the Physical Assets.The Physical Asset inventory is built using both automated and manual discovery.

In this lab you have discovered both live and simulated storage systems. You can initiatere-discover of the simulated arrays.

You will now review the details of the discovered storage infrastructure:

1. You can see the Name of the discovered Storage Systems2. You can see the storage systems Host name or IP address3. You can see the storage systems Type4. ViPR supports all EMC storage systems, such as VMAX, VNX, Isilon storage

arrays. EMC ViPR also supports the 3rd Party storage systems, such as Hitachiand NetApp (not shown here)

5. You can also see the Physical Storage Pools and FC Ports.

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Note: The discovery of the Isilon storage array may fail due to the timingissues in the HOL. Please ignore it and continue with the lab.

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Storage Providers

Next, you will review Storage Providers - pleaseselect Storage Providers tab .

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Storage Provider Details

Please review the Storage Providers discovered by ViPR. ViPR support both EMC (SMI-Sfor VMAX and VNX, ScaleIO and VPLEX) as well as the 3rd Party providers (Hitachi, etc -not shown in this lab.)

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Data Protection Systems

Select the Data Protection Systems tab and review thedetails of the discoveredRecoverPoint system.

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RecoverPoint Protection System Details

Please review the details of the RecoverPoint Data Protection system and its SitePairings:

1. Click on the arrow to open the details tab.

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Fabric Managers

1. Select the Fabric Managers tab. Here you can view both discovered live andsimulated Fabric Managers.

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Fabric Manager Details

Please review the details of the discovered SAN Fabric Managers: Cisco MDS. ViPR alsosupport the Brocade Fabric manager (not shown in this lab).

1. You can initiate re-discovery of the simulated Cisco MDS Fabric Manager - pleasecheck the box

2. Click Rediscover

Note: The re-discovery of the Cisco MDS FC switch array may take some timedepending on the HOL load. Please ignore it and continue with the lab.

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Networks

We will now review ViPR-discovered Networks - please select the Networks optionfrom the flyout menu:

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Network Details

Let's review the details of the ViPR-dscovered networks:

1. Please select the the VSAN_11 Virtual Network and review its details.

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VSAN_11 Network Details

Here you can review the details of the FC network VSAN11 discovered automaticallywith the Cisco MDS Fabric Manager:

1. The network name: VSAN_112. The Virtual Array this network has been assigned to by the ViPR Administrator

(you will review the ViPR Virtual Arrays further in this lab)3. The Fibre Channel Ports discovered with the VSAN_11 Network4. The Storage System which the FC Port is a part of (you can sort the storage

system by name using the arrow)5. Once finished, you can click Save or Cancel to continue.

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Hosts Discovery

Select the Hosts tab from the flyout menu. Here you can review both discovered liveand simulated Hosts.

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Hosts Details

Please review the hosts details:

1. Host Name and FQDN2. Host Details3. Host Operating System

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vCenter Discovery

Select the vCenters tab. Here you can view the discovered vCenter server.

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vCenter Details

Please review the details of the vCenter. You may re-discover it if you wish:

1. Check the box next to vCenter2. Click Rediscover3. Verify Status - Completed

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Cluster Discovery

1. Next please review the Cluster discovery - select the tab from the fly-out menu

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Cluster Details

Select the Clusters tab. Here you can view two discovered live Host Clusters:

1. RainPole Cluster with two ESX hosts

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ViPR Virtual Assets

We will now review the Virtual Infrastructure representing EMC ViPR abstraction layer- please click on the Virtual Assets option.

We will begin with the Virtual Arrays - These virtual arrays can be configured to spanboth logical and geographical domains. In our example the Virtual Arrays representlogically separate datacenters - for example, one in the Data Center 1 and the other inthe Data Center 2.

1. Please click on Virtual Assets option - the "Cloud" icon in the fly-out menu2. Please click on Virtual Arrays option to continue

Virtual Arrays

You can now see the Virtual Arrays configured in our ViPR instance: VirtualArray-1and VirtualArray-2.

These virtual array are logical containers that allow the Storage Admin to convenientlygroup physical storage systems based on a various criteria, such as type, vendor, tenantor department or geographical consederations.

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1. You can see the high level information for each Virtual Array - please click on thearrow next to the array name

2. You can now see the Storage and Data Protection systems3. You can see the Storage Protocols4. You can see the storage System Types5. You can see the RAIDlevels6. You can see the physical Drive Types7. We will now review the details of the VirtualArray-1 - please click on the

VirtualArray-1 name

Virtual Array Details

Please review the details of the VirtualArray-1:

1. Virtual Array Name: VirtuaArray-12. SAN Zoning: Automatic or Manual3. Tenant Access4. Associated Storage Systems5. Associated Virtual Pools6. Physical Networks associated with this Virtual Array7. Physical Ports

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8. Physical Storage Pools9. Please press Cancel to continue

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Virtual Pools

You will now review the Virtual Pools - a storage abstraction layer enabled by the ViPRarchitecture

1. Please click on Virtual Assets Cloud icon and select Block Virtual Pools

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Block Virtual Pools

1. You can see the Virtual Pools names and Description - these pools have beencreated by the Storage Administrator based on the similar storage capabilities

2. You can see the Provisioning Type associated with each Virtual Pool3. You can see the Protocol type for each Pool4. You can see the Number of Physical Pools associated with each Virtual Pool5. You can also see the the number of associated Storage Resources created

within each pool, i.e. block volumes, exports and datastores.6. In the next exercise you will review the details of the Virtual Storage Pool - please

select the High_Performance_Block_Pool

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Block Virtual Pool Details

1. Please review the Pool name - High_Performance_Block_Pool2. You can view the Virtual Arrays associated with this Virtual Pool -

VirtualArray-1 and Virtual-Array-23. You can view the Protocols associated with this Virtual Pool: FC or iSCSI4. Please review the Physical storage pools associated with this Virtual pool -

please click on the arrow to expand the Storage Pool details. EMC ViPRtransforms the Physical Storage Arrays into pools of virtual shared storageresources enabling delivery of innovative storage services across multiple arrays.You can see the Physical Storage Pools associated with the Virtual Pool and the

Physical Pool capacity and utilization.5. Please scroll down and click Cancel to continue.

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File Virtual Pools

Next we will review the File Virtual Pools.

1. Please click on Virtual Assets Cloud icon and select File Virtual Pools

File Pool Details

Please review the File Virtual Pools - these pools are built on top of the discovered filestorage systems, i.e. EMC VNX File, EMC Isilon and NetApp (not shown in this lab)

1. You can see the Pool Name and Description2. Pool Provisioning Type3. File System Protocols4. The Physical storage pools assigned to these Virtual File Pool

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Virtual Data Centers

EMC ViPR v2.0 is designed to support multiple data centers located in differentgeographical areas. Each Data Center may have its own ViPR Controller, centrallymanaged by the master controller.

In out lab's configuration we only have a single Data Center - we will review it's detailsnow.

1. Please click on Virtual Assets Cloud icon and select Virtual Data Centers

Virtual Data Center Details

The ViPR Administrator is able to create and manage Virtual Data Center based on thesecurity privileges.

1. You can see the Virtual Data Center name and the managing ViPR Controlleraddress

2. You can see the Virtual Data Center Connection Status and its proximity

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3. You can also download the Secret Key and Certificate Chain to enable securecommunication with other ViPR Controllers managing the geographicallydistributed Virtual Data Centers

ViPR Security Settings

We will now review the ViPR Security Settings - ViPR Security features includeintegration with one or moreAuthentication Providers, i.e. LDAP or Active Directory:

1. Please click on the Security icon2. Then select Authentication Providers option

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Authentication Provider

In our lab environment the Authentication Provider is the Microsoft Active Directory(AD).

1. This ViPR system is integrated into the RainPole Microsoft AD domain:corp.local

2. Please click on RainPoleAD Provider to review its configuration details.

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Microsoft Active Directory Configuration

For any Authentication Provider, ViPR needs to know the configuration details. In this labwe have used the following:

1. Provider Name: MicrosoftAD2. Provider Type: Active Directory (or LDAP)3. Management Domain: corp.local4. Domain Controller Server URL5. Manager DN Name6. Group and Search information7. Please scroll down and click Cancel to continue

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Role Assignments

In addition to the external authentication, ViPR allows you to configure specific roles andresponsibilities for authenticated users.

1. You will now review the ViPR user Role Assignments - please click the Securityicon

2. Then select the Role Assignments option

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Tenant Role Assignments

ViPR users include both default user root and the AD users. ViPR Administrator canassigned specific roles to both local and AD users:

1. Please select the RainPole Tenant from the drop down menu list2. Review the User Type3. Review the Tenant Roles4. Next we will create a new Role Assignment - Please click on the Add button

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Creating Role Assignment

1. Please select the Role Type: Group2. Enter the Grop Name: [email protected] - this group already exists

in the Active Directory3. Check the Tenant Administrator role4. When finished, please Save to continue

Configuration Settings

Next we will review the ViPR Configuration settings.

1. Please select the Configuration icon from the fly-out menu

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2. Click on the Configuration option

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Configuration Details

1. Please review the configuration details, such as Network settings, Storageinfrastructure Discovery settings and ConnectEMC settings.

Please DO NOT make any changes as this will automatically cause the rebootof the ViPR appliance!

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Tenants

This new release of ViPR v2.0 now supports multi-tenancy.

1. Please click on Tenant icon2. Review the default (Provider Tenant)3. Review the administrator-created RainPole Tenant. Please note the AD domain

mapped to this Tenant. Please click on the RainPole Tenant to view its details

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Tenant Details

1. This RainPole Tenant has been mapped to the Active Directory domaincorp.local

2. Review the Groups assigned to this Tenant from the AD domain: Users andAdministrators.

3. Please click Cancel to continue

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User Mode

Next we will review the tenant-specific project settings.

1. Please switch over to the User mode by selecting the this option from the topmenu bar

Tenant Settings

1. Please select the Tenant Settings option from the fly-out menu

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Tenant Projects

1. We will begin the Tenant options review with the Tenant Projects - select theProject menu option

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Project List

1. The ViPR Administrator has created several Projects for the RainPole Tenant -please select RainPole Tenant from the drop-down menu

2. Review the list of projects - these project can be associated with a specificdepartment, e.g. Engineering or QA on a permanent or temporary basis

3. Please click on the Engineering Project to review its details

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Project Details

Please review the Engineering Project details

1. You can add the Access Control List by clicking on the AddACL button2. You can specify the Group or Users to be able to access the Engineering Project

Resources3. Please press Cancel to continue

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Project Resources

Next we will review the File System resources provisioned by our users.

1. Please select the File Systems from the fly-out Resources menu

Provisioned File Systems

1. Please select the Engineering Project from the drop-down menu. As you cansee, the there are no Users provisioned File Systems. You will be ordering andprovisioning a new File System further in this lab

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Conclusion

EMC ViPR is a storage virtualization software platform that abstracts storage fromphysical arrays into a pool of virtual shared resources in a flexible self-serviceconsumption model.

ViPR abstracts the storage control path from the underlying hardware arrays so thataccess and management of multi-vendor storage infrastructure can be centrallyexecuted in software.

In our next exercises you will review the ViPR's ability to provide pre-configured self-services via Service Catalog and create custom services for multi-vendor storageinfrastructure.

1. Then select the Service Catalog menu icon to continue.

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Lab 1B: ViPR Custom Storage ServicesIn this lab you will review the ViPR Service Catalog and provision various storageservices using ViPR Self-service catalog. This lab is optional.

ViPR Service Catalog

1. Please select the Service Catalog menu option2. You will begin review of the Service Catalog with the Storage Services for

VMware

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Storage Services for VMware vCenter

1. Review the Storage Services for VMware - there are two available categories -Block and File Storage Services for VMware vCenter

2. Select the File Services for VMware vCenter and review this category3. Once done please click on the Service Catalog link to return to Service

Catalog

Creating Custom Service Category

In the Service Catalog Menu please select Add Category option

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Service Category Details

1. Please specify the new category Title: RainPole Storage Services2. Provide a description: RainPole Storage Services3. You can upload a custom logo if required4. Click Save to continue

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New Category in the Catalog

1. You can see the newly created RainPole Storage Services category in thecatalog.

2. Please click on this new category to add the new services

Adding New Service

Select Add Service option

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Base Service

1. Please click on the drop-down menu2. Scroll down to VMware File Services3. Select Create FileSystem and NFS Datastore base service

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New Service Details

1. Please specify the new service Title: Create RainPole FileSystem and NFSDatastore

2. You can review all other fields, but please DO NOT CHANGE the default settings3. Click Save to continue

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Completed Custom Service

1. Please review the newly created custom storage service - Create RainPoleFileSystem and NFS Datastore

2. Next, as a User, you will place an order for this new custom service. Please clickon the Admin menu option in the top menu bar

3. Select Switch to User option

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RainPole Category in Catalog

1. Please select the Catalog option from the flyout menu2. Scroll down to and select your new custom Service Category - RainPole

Storage Services

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RainPole Service in Category

1. Please select your new custom storage Service: Create RainPole FileSystemand NFS Datastore

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Order Details

Please enter (or review) the datastore order details - we will be using all this informationlater when managing this datastore from the VCO in the next steps:

1. Datastore Name: RainPoleDatastore2. vCenter: vCenter-Site-A3. Datacenter: Datacenter Site A4. Storage Type: Shared5. ESX Host / Cluster: Cluster Site A6. Virtual Array: VirtualArray-17. Virtual Pool: High_Performance_File_Pool8. Project: Engineering9. Export Name: datastore200

10. Datastore Size: 1GB11. Press Order to Continue

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Completed Datastore Order

Please review the completed Datastore order:

Conclusion

You successfully created custom RainPole storage services and executed several orders.

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Module 2: ViPRintegration with VMWare

(40 min)

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Lab 2: ViPR Integration with VMwareThe RainPole IT department is now successfully using ViPR platform to offer storageservices to their customers.

To simplify the provisioning and monitoring of the enterprise Storage and Computeservices, the RainPole IT Department is now able to seamlessly integrate EMC ViPR withVMware management tools, leveraging the ViPR VASA Storage Provider API and ViPRintegration with vCOps and VCO.

Lab Scenarios

In this lab you will:

1. Create the ViPR VASA Provider to enable VMware vCenter access to ViPR-managed storage infrastructure - Virtual Storage Pools (VSP's)

2. Create a new Virtual Machine using exported ViPR VASA provider storagecapabilities

3. Place the new Virtual Machine on the RainPole Datastore you have created inprevious lab using ViPR Self-service portal

4. Expand the RainPole Datastore using one of the ViPR workflows in the vCenterOrchestrator (VCO).

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Lab 2-1A: VASA Provider SetupvSphere Storage APIs Storage Awareness, commonly referred to as VASA, is a set of APIsthat permits storage arrays to integrate with vCenter for management functionality.

Verifying ViPR Datastore Order

Your first step is to verify the state of theViPR Datastoreyou have ordered through theViPR Self-service Portal in the Lab 1: ViPR Custom Storage Services. You may recall thatwe have created a datastore called "RainPoleDatastore" using ViPR Self-ServicePortal File Services for VMware category.

Please bring up your browser and switch over to the ViPR tab or launch EMC ViPRusing the shortcut on the Desktop.

If necessary login into ViPR with the credentials:.

• User ID: root• Password: VMware1!

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VMware vSphere Web Client

1. Please select the VMware vSphere Web Client icon in your browser Favoritestab and right-click to open it as a new tab:

2. Please login with credentials:


3. Click Login to continue.

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Navigating vSphere Web Client

1. Click Home in the vSphere Client navigation bar2. Select Storage

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Storage Providers

You will now add a new ViPR VASA Storage Provider to the VC01 vCenter:

1. Please click on VC01.vLab.local2. Select Manage tab3. Click on Storage Providers tab4. Click + sign to add a new Storage Provider

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Add New Storage Provider - ViPR VASA

In the Add Vendor Provider window, enter the following:

1. Name: ViPR VASA Provider2. URL: https//vipr.corp.local:9083/storageos-vasasvc/services/vasaService3. User name: root4. Password: VMware1!5. Click OK.

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https://vipr.vlab.local:9083/storageos-vasasvc/services/vasaService

Provider Certificate Warning

1. Click Yes in the server certificate Security Alert window.

!!! Please note: You may see the warning that the certificate provider cannotbe authenticated. This warning is informational only - please click on the redX sign in the top right corner of the warning message to close it.

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New ViPR VASA Provider

The list of Vendor Providers appears.

1. Select ViPR VASA Provider. Note the provider status "online" is in the VendorProvider Details.

2. Note: You may need to click Refresh a couple of time to see the online status.However, do NOT click Resync - the VASA Provider will come online automatically.

3. Click Home in the vSphere Client navigation bar once you verified the onlinestatus of the provider

VM Storage Policies

Select VM Storage Policies in the Monitoring section.

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Creating New Storage Profile

1. Click Create a new VM Storage Policy

Storage Policy Details

In the Create New VM Storage Policy window, enter the following:

1. Name: RainPole VM Storage Policy2. Description RainPole VM Storage Policy3. Click Next.

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Rule Sets

You will now create new Rule Sets for this new RainPole VM Storage Policy

Click Next to continue

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Vendor-Specific Rules

You will now select new EMC vendor-specific storage capabilities made available throughViPR VASA provider

1. Click on the drop-down menu2. Select EMC

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Storage Capabilities

1. Click on Add Capability. Note: It make take a couple of minutes for theStorage Capabilities associated with the ViPR VASA Provider to becomeavailable.

2. Select System Label3. Click on Select Value drop-down menu4. Scroll down and select High_Performance_File-Pool:file - this is the same

Virtual Storage Pool (VSP) File-Pool you have seen in the ViPR VirtualAssets list

5. Then click Next.

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Matching Resources

Review Matching Resources - RainPole Datastore


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New VM Storage Policy Details

Review the details of your new VM Storage Policy and click Finish

Enabling Storage Profile

You will now enable the newly created VM Storage Policy.

1. Highlight the RainPoleVM Storage Policy - but do NOT click on thehyperlink

2. Click Enable VM Storage Policy on the menu bar.

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Enabling VM Storage Policy for a Cluster

1. Review new VM Storage Policy for RainPole Cluster.2. Click on the Enable (Please note: it may already be enabled).3. Click Close.

Conclusion

In this exercise you learned how to create an EMC ViPR VM Storage Policy that matchesthe Virtual Storage Pool in EMC ViPR.

Your next step is to create a new Virtual Machine using this ViPR Storage Policy.

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Lab 2-1B: Create a Virtual MachineUsing VM Storage ProfileIn this scenario you will create a new Virtual Machine using the previously created VMStorage Policy with the EMC ViPR storage capabilities delivered using ViPR VASAProvider

vSphere Web Client

In the vSphere Web Client click Home icon

VM's and Templates View

Click on VM's and Templates - you will be creating a new VM using RainPole VMStorage Policy

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RainPole Datacenter

1. Click on the RainPole Datacenter2. Select Create a new Virtual Machine menu option

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New VM Wizard

Click Next to continue.

New VM Name and Folder

In the creation type dialog please specify new VM name: RainPole VM and click Next tocontinue

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New VM Host Cluster

1. In the select Compute Resource dialog, select RainPole Cluster and verify itscompatibility

2. Click Next to continue

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New VM Storage Policy

1. In the Select Storage dialog click on the drop-down menu and select RainPoleVM Storage Policy you created earlier

2. Verify the RainPole Datastore that you ordered through the ViPR Self-ServicePortal is compatible with your new RainPole VM Storage Policy

3. Click Next to continue

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New VM Host

Select an ESX host version for your new VM (leave default ESXi v5.5 and later)


New VM Operating System

1. Select the Operating System for your new VM - Other.2. Select OS Version - scroll down and select Other (64-bit)3. Click Next to continue

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Virtual Hardware

Please review the Virtual Hardware for your new VM

1. Please enter the value for the VM Hard Disk: 1 GB2. Leave everything else at default3. Please press Next to continue

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Finalize VM Settings

Review final VM settings and click Finish

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New Virtual Machine in the RainPole Datacenter

Review the newly created RainPole Virtual Machine in the datacenter:

1. Expand RainPole Datacenter2. Click on RainPole VM3. Select Summary Tab4. Scroll down and review the VM Storage Policies - RainPole Storage Policy

Conclusion

In this scenario you learned how to create a new Virtual Machine and apply the ViPR VMStorage Policies to enable the new VM's and templates will use the ViPR-managedstorage

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Lab 2-2: ViPR Integration with VMwarevCenter Orchestrator (vCO)In this lab you will:

1. Verify the status of your recent ViPR Service Catalog order for VMwareDatastore

2. Use VMware vSphere Web Client with the integrated VMware VCO toincrease the size of the ViPR-provisioned datastore using the ViPR Pluginworkflow for VCO

3. Review the ViPR Plugin workflow execution and its results.

Verifying ViPR Datastore Order

Your first step is to verify the state of theViPR Datastoreyou have ordered through theViPR Self-service Portal in the Module 1 Lab 1B: ViPR Custom Storage Services. Youmay recall that we have created a datastore called RainPoleDatastore using ViPR Self-Service Portal in thecategory File Services for VMware. .

Please bring up your browser and switch over to the ViPR tab or launch EMC ViPRusing the desktop shortcut.

!!! Important: If you have created this Datastore in the Module 1, please skipto step 2.0!

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ViPR Login

Login into ViPR if needed with credentials:.

1. User ID: root2. Password: VMware1!3. Click Login to continue

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RainPole Category in Catalog

1. Please select the Catalog option from the flyout menu2. Scroll down to and select your new custom Service Category - RainPole

Storage Services

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RainPole Service in Category

1. Please select your new custom storage Service: Create RainPole FileSystemand NFS Datastore

!!! Please DO NOT submit a duplicate order if you have already ordered thisservice in the Lab 1-B!!!

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Order Details

Please enter (or review) the datastore order details - we will be using all this informationlater when managing this datastore from the VCO in the next steps:

1. Datastore Name: RainPoleDatastore2. vCenter: vCenter-Site-A3. Datacenter: Datacenter Site A4. Storage Type: Shared5. ESX Host / Cluster: Cluster Site A6. Virtual Array: VirtualArray-17. Virtual Pool: High_Performance_File_Pool8. Project: Engineering9. Export Name: datastore200

10. Datastore Size: 1GB11. Press Order to Continue

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Completed Datastore Order

Please review the completed Datastore order:

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VMware vSphere Web Client

1. Please select the VMware vSphere Web Client icon in your browser Favoritestab and right-click to open it as a new tab:

2. Please login with credentials:


3. Click Login to continue.

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RainPole Datastore

Please switch over to your vSphere web browser tab to verify the RainPoledatastore created earlier.

1. Click Home2. Select Storage

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VCO Menu Actions

1. Expand RainPole Datacentre > RainPole Datastores.2. Right-click and scroll down to All vCenter Orchestrator options. Please note

- it may take a couple of seconds for this menu option to appear!3. Select Expand Datastore with EMC ViPR Storage option.

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Wokflow Details

1. The RainPoleDatastore name will appear in the Datastore selection field.2. You can also click on the + sign to select the datastore3. Please specify the new size of the RainPoleDatastore: 2GB4. Click Next to continue

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Executing VCO Workflow

In the scheduling options select Run Now

Click Finish

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Expanded Datastore

1. Select the RainPoleDatastore2. Switch over to the Summary tab and review the details of the expanded

datastore3. Note the new capacity - 2GB.4. Review the Datastore details5. Review the Datastore Health from VCOPS

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VCO Options

We will now review the details of the executed VCO task.

Please click Home icon and the click and expand vCenter Orchestrator

View All VCO Workflows

Expand the VCO server options, scroll down and expand the Workflows

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EMC ViPR Workflows for VCO

1. Expand the VCO workflow Library and navigate to the EMC ViPR workflows:>8281>Library> EMC ViPR>vCenter>Datastore

2. Select Expand Datastore with EMC ViPR Storage workflow and review itsdetails.

3. Switch over to the Monitor tab and review the recent workflow Runs

Minimize, but please do not close the vSphere Web client.

Conclusion

In this lab you have first created a VMware Datastore using ViPR self-service catalog,then expanded it using ViPR integration with VMware vSphere and vCenter Orchestrator(vCO).

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Lab 2-3: vCenter Operations Manager(vCOps)ViPR Analytics Pack for VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite providesmonitoring capabilities of the EMC ViPR deployment via vCenter OperationsManagement Suite.

Configuring VCOPS for ViPR Monitoring

Before we begin our review of the EMC ViPR Plugin for VCOPS, we will confgure the theVCOPS for ViPR Monitoring by importing the ViPR Plugin.

1. Please open a new tab in your Firefox browser2. Enter the following URL in the browser window: https://vcops/admin (Please DO

NOT attempt to copy the URL - simply type it in)

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https://vcops/admin

VCOPS Admin Login

1. Please log into the VCOPS Admin UI with credentials:

• User name: admin• Password: VMware1!

2. Please click Login to continue

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VCOPS Update

1. Please switch over to the Update tab2. Click Browse - we will now locate and upload the ViPR Plugin for VCOPS

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ViPR Plugin file

1. Please select the Downloads folder2. Locate and select the emc-vipr-dst-pak-2.0.0.04.pak file - this is the ViPR

Plugin for VCOPS3. Click Open to continue

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Updating Package

1. Please verify that the the ViPR Plugin is selected2. Click Update to continue3. Click OK to confirm the update

Confirming Update

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Accepting EULA

1. Please check the "I accept the terms of this agreement" box2. Normally, you would click OK to proceed with the update. However, at this point

in hour lab we will cancel the update to save some time on the restart of theVCOPS appliance and to preserve the earlier collected ViPR data. Press Cancel tocontinue with our lab.

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Updating the vCenter Registration

1. Please switch over to the Registration tab - we will now update the vCenterregostration

2. Scroll down to the vCenter Server Registration section3. Select Update to continue

Registering VCOPS

1. Please provide the vCenter credentials:

• Registration user: root• Registration password: VMware1!

2. Provide Collector user credentials:

• Collector user: root

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• Collector password: VMware1!

3. Click on Test Connection and verify that connection is successful

4. Click Apply to continue

Verifying Registration

Please verify the successful VCOPS registration to the vCenter server:

1. Verify the Connection status: Connected2. Verify the Registration status: Registered

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VCOPS Client

1. Please select the VCOPS icon in your browser Favorites tab - this will open apre-confgured VCOPS custom dashboard.

2. Right-click to open it as a new tab.

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Login to VCOPS

1. Please use the credentials:

• User Name: admin• Password: VMware1!

2. Click Login.

ViPR Adapter

We will now review the ViPR Collector and its status:

1. Please click on the ENVIRONMENT menu option2. Scroll down and expand the CONFIGURATION menu3. Select ADAPTER INSTANCES

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ViPR Adapter Details

1. Select vCenter Operations Standard Server collector2. Select EMC ViPR Adapter from the drop-down menu liast

ViPR Adapter Status

1. Please highlight the EMC ViPR Adapter Instance2. Click on the pencil icon to edit the ViPR Adapter instance

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Testing ViPR Adapter

1. Review the ViPR Adapter details2. Click Test to test the ViPR Adapter3. Verify the test was sucessful4. Click OK to continue5. Click OK again to return to the VCOPS Dashboard

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ViPR Collector Status

1. Select Environment Overview from the top menu bar2. Highlight the EMC ViPR Collector3. Verify the ViPR Collector health4. Verify the ViPR Collector status - Collecting

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ViPR Plug-In Dashboards

The ViPR Plug-in for VMware VCOPS introduces pre-configured Dashboards representingViPR-managed storage resources performance, capacity and utilization.

1. Please select the Home tab2. Click and review the EMC ViPR - Performance dashboard.

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ViPR At-a-Glance Dashboard

Please review the EMC ViPR-at-a-glance dashboard

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ViPR Capacity Dashboard

Please review the EMC ViPR - Capacity dashboard

Conclusion

In this lab you learned how the EMC ViPR provides an integrated analytics pack forVMWare vCenter Operations (VCOPS)

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Module 3: Optional - ViPRMonitoring and Reporting

(10 min)

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Lab 3: ViPR Monitoring and ReportingIn this exercise you will review the ViPR Monitoring and Reporting of historical reports oncapacity, utilization and performance of the storage infrastructure managed by ViPR

Introduction

EMC ViPR Provides a single, composite view of data center storage topology by VirtualPool and Virtual Storage Array. Now administrators can use ViPR to centrally manageand produce reports on storage resources, performance and utilization, includingmetering and chargeback across the entire infrastructure.

In this lab you will become familiar with a rich set of ViPR reports - both historical andreal-time.

The historical reports will be available in the ViPR Solution Pack

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ViPR-SRM UI

1. Please select the ViPR-SRM icon in your browser Favorites tab and right-clickto open it as a new tab.

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Log in into W4N Portal

Please login into ViPR Monitoring & Reporting Portal using the credentials:

• User Name: admin• Password: changeme

Note: the password maybe filled in by auto-complete function of the browser. In thatcase do not enter it again

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Dashboards

1. Please select and expand the Report Library in the left-hand navigation pane2. Select and expand the EMC VIPR Report Tree

We will now review the rich set of reports available in the EMC ViPR report tree.

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EMC ViPR Report Library

1. Please select the EMC ViPR reports in the Report Library2. Review te Virtual Data Centers report3. Review the ViPR-managed asset Details4. Review the Capacity reports

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Data Centers Report

1. Please expand the Virtual Data Centers report and select ViPR2. Review the ViPR-managed physical and virtual assets, such as Virtual Arrays,

Virtual Pools, Storage Systems and Hosts.

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Capacity Report

1. Please expand and then select the Capacity reports2. Review the Raw Capacity Usage3. Review Usable Capacity report4. Review Capacity Trend report5. Scroll down and review additional reports, such as List of Virtual Pools, etc.

Details Report

There is also an additional set of reports detailing the storage infrastructure managedby ViPR - the Details Report:

1. Please expand and select the Details Report - This report lists all components ofmanaged infrastructure, both Physical and Virtual, i.e. Storage Arrays, StoragePorts, Virtual Arrays, Virtual Pools, etc.

2. It also provide the Count of the managed storage components - please feel freeto explore these reports as needed.

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Note: The actual numbers in the Count column reflect your activities in this lab, suchas discovering physical and creating virtual storage objects.

Conclusion

In this exercise we reviewed the ViPR SRM monitoring and reporting of capacity,utilization and performance of the storage infrastructure managed by EMC ViPR.

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Conclusion

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ConclusionWhat we have learned in this lab

You have experienced the capabilities of how a Policy Based Storage ManagementVMware environment can be set up with EMC ViPR. As a Software-Defined Storagelayer, it abstracts storage from physical arrays into pools of virtual shared storageresources that enable the delivery of innovative data services across arrays. RainPolecan now Leverage the management, automation and orchestration tools in their VMwareenvironments to more effectively discover, consume, monitor and control those storageresources.

As storage policy based management becomes more instrumental for automation andorchestration of virtual environment, VMware and EMC recognize the value of enablingthe integrations of ViPR plug-in for VMware tools.

Even complex, heterogeneous, multu-vendor environments with every conceivableapplication and workload can be made simple to manage, extensible and open forinnovation in value-added data services.

As a result the RainPole storage team is able to simply expose a consistent set ofstorage services in ViPR to be consumed, and their virtualization teams can discover,consume, monitor and leverage that storage resource.

• No need for manual workflows on either side• No lengthy back-and-forth between the virtualization team and the storage team• A consistent way of doing things, independent of the specific storage array• Less time, less hassle, more speed, more efficiency, and fewer errors

And this is another example of how EMC and VMware are working together to make thevalue of SDDC real.

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Documents

Table of Contents - VMwaredocs.hol.vmware.com/HOL-2014/hol-prt-1461_pdf_en.pdfTable of Contents Lab Overview - HOL ... such as VMAX and VNX • EMC Isilon cluster for ViPR file storage