Unisphere VMAX Configuration Guide

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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


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Copyright 2010 EMC Corporation Page 3 of 17 EMC2

, IBM and Disney Confidential

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

NumberDate Author(s) Changes

1.0 12/01/11 Jeff Barrett Initial write

1.1 01/04/12 Guy ButchUpdated management server list/added

templates

1.2 03/29/2012 Edd SmithUpdated 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 .......................................................................................................................4Document 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 .......................................................................................... 11Management 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 orto 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 onpage 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 theError!eference source not found.section of this document.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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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 ManagementThe 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)

or5 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 agento

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

Device configuration TDEV

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

o

Persistent preallocation Persist preallocated capacity through reclaim or copy Notselected


Template 4- {VMware_1TB_Meta_Device}


o Devices Find Existing


o Emulation FBA


o

RDF None

o Persistent preallocation Persist preallocated capacity through reclaim or copyNot

selected


o

Meta Yes

o Meta member count (including head) 10

o Meta configuration Striped

DREAMS FAST VP Arrays

Default allocation templates will be built

Template 1- {DREAMS_32GB_Device}


o Devices create


o

Emulation FBA


o RDF None

o

Persistent preallocation Persist preallocatedcapacity through reclaim or copy Not

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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 createo


o Emulation FBA


o RDF None

o

Persistent preallocation Persist preallocated capacity through reclaim or copy Not

selected




o Devices create

o


o Emulation FBA


o RDF None


selected




o Devices create

o


o Emulation FBA


o RDF None

o Persistent preallocation Persist preallocatedcapacity through reclaim or copy Not

selected


Template 4-{100GB_Device}


o

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o Emulation FBA


o

RDF Noneo Persistent preallocation Persist preallocated capacity through reclaim or copy Not

selected


Template 5- { SAP_256GB_Device}


o Devices create


o Emulation FBA

o

Capacity for each device 34953 Cyl (32GB)

o RDF None


selected

o

Preallocate per device 100 %

Template 6- {VMware_1TB_Meta_Device}


o Devices Find Existing


o

Emulation FBA


o RDF None

o Persistent preallocation Persist preallocatedcapacity through reclaim or copy Not

selected

o

Preallocate per device 100 %

o Meta Yes

o

Meta member count (including head) 10

o

Meta configuration Striped


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Default alerts will be

Alert 1-{Name Here} : This alert will notify DMT team when ..

o Config Variables

o

Config Variableso

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 ONLYthrough 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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Table 1: Revision Notes and Requests

Documents

Unisphere VMAX Configuration Guide