In the left pane of the ESI window, select EMC Storage Integrator or Storage Systems.
In the Actions pane, click Add Storage System.
The Add Storage System dialog box appears.
Set the following field values for the storage system.
Note: In the dialog box, the * indicates mandatory fields.
|
Field |
Description |
|
System Type |
VMAX |
|
Friendly Name |
Short name for the storage system that is unique across different storage systems |
|
Array serial number |
Serial number for the array |
|
SMI provider host |
Host name or IP address of the SMI-S provider |
|
SMI provider port |
IP port of the SMI-S provider, or you can accept the default port 5988 for HTTP or 5989 for HTTPS |
|
Use secured connection |
Use a secure connection to the SMI-S provider |
|
Use Windows Authentication |
If selected, disregard the Username and Password fields |
|
Username and Password |
Not used if Windows Authentication is selected; otherwise, type a username and password for the SMI-S provider |
|
Connection timeout (seconds) |
Time limit for a connection to be made to the SMI-S provider |
|
Operation timeout (seconds) |
Time limit for an operation to be completed |
|
Ignore server certificate chain validation |
Bypass security certificate chain validation |
|
Ignore server certificate name validation |
Bypass security certificate name validation |
Click Test Connection to test the connection before adding the system.
Click Add.
The VMAX storage system appears in the Available Systems list in the center pane.
