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Service and ESI SCOM Management Packs prerequisites
These are the ESI system prerequisites:
Before you install ESI, ensure that the environment meets the requirements as follows:
Install .NET Framework 4.5 on the ESI controller (the host on which ESI runs).
Ensure that one of the following 64-bit full installations of Windows Server is installed on the ESI controller (Server Core installations are not supported):
Windows Server 2012 R2 or 2012
Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1
Windows Server 2008 with SP2
Ensure that Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0 is installed. Otherwise, the ESI installer prompts you to upgrade to MMC 3.0 before installing ESI.
Enable the following firewall exceptions on the ESI controllers and ESI controllees (the host on which ESI provisions storage):
Remote Volume Management - Virtual Disk Service (RPC) (vds.exe)
Remote Volume Management - Virtual Disk Service Loader (RPC) (vdsldr.exe)
Remote Volume Management (RPC-EPMAP) (svchost.exe)
Windows Management Instrumentation
Confirm that Microsoft PowerShell 4.0 is installed on the controller and controllee. If it is not, download and install it from the Microsoft website.
Confirm that PSLanguageModel is set to FullLanguage in Windows PowerShell.
Enable the remote PowerShell on the controller and controllee hosts by running the following PowerShell cmdlet on the controllee host:
Enable-PSRemoting -force
If iSCSI transport is used for SAN connectivity:
Use the iSCSI initiator to log in to the storage systems.
Configure zoning for the FC (Fibre-Channel) initiator and use the FC initiator to log in to the storage system.
Install the latest version of EMC PowerPath or Microsoft Multipath Input/Output (MPIO) with the Microsoft Device Specific Module (MSDSM) on the controllee host.
Ensure that ESI is installed and runs in a domain user login session with administrative privileges for the controller host. The controller and controllee hosts must be members of the same Windows domain or in trusted domains.
CX4 and VNX block storage systems must have Access Logix enabled on a storage array before connecting a host disk on a Windows host.
To use Microsoft Directory Services with ESI, confirm that Windows Server 2012 or 2008 R2 Active Directory is installed. For using AD LDS, confirm an AD LDS instance is installed on the Windows Server.
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Storage system |
Required software versions |
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Symmetrix VMAX storage series |
Enginuity release level 5876.159.102 and EMC Solutions Enabler 7.6.2 or later with EMC SMI-S Provider version 4.6.2 or later |
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VNX5100, VNX5200, VNX5300, VNX5400, VNX5500, VNX5600, VNX5700, VNX5800, VNX7500, VNX7600, and VNX8000 |
Block 05.31, 05.32, or 05.33.000.5.015 File 7.0.12.0, 7.1.55.3, or 8.1.0.15 |
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VNXe3100, VNXe3200, and VNXe3300 |
VNXe 2.3.1.20364 OE Note: ESI SCOM Management Packs do not support VNXe systems. |
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CLARiiON CX4-120C, CLARiiON CX4-240C, CLARiiON CX4-480C, and CLARiiON CX4-960C |
FLARE 04.30 |
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Microsoft Hyper-V |
64-bit version of Windows Server 2012 R2, 2012, or 2008 R2 SP1 |
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Citrix XenServer |
XenServer Version 6.0.0 |
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VMware vSphere |
vSphere 5.0 Update 1 or later |