In the left pane of the ESI window, select EMC Storage Integrator > Storage Systems.
In the Actions pane, click Add Storage System.
In the Add Storage System dialog box, specify the following for the storage system.
|
Field |
Description |
|
System Type |
Type of storage system to add |
|
Friendly Name |
Short name for the storage system that is unique across different storage systems |
Note: The
credentials required for each storage system are different. Fields
marked with an * are
required. The following tables list the storage system parameters
for supported storage systems.
For VNXe storage systems, specify the following.
|
Field |
Description |
|
Management Server IP Address |
IP address for the VNXe management server |
|
Username |
Username for the storage system |
|
Password |
Password for the storage system |
For VNX-block and CX4 storage systems, specify the following.
|
Field |
Description |
|
Username |
Username for the storage system |
|
Password |
Password for the storage system |
|
SPA's IP Address |
IP address of SP A |
|
SPB's IP Address |
IP address of SP B |
|
Port Number (VNX-Block or CX4) |
Control station port number. The default port is automatically selected. If the field is empty, you can leave it blank to use the default port. |
For VNX-CIFS storage systems, specify the following.
|
Field |
Description |
|
Username |
Control station username for the CIFS storage system Note: If username has changed, use the nsadmin or equivalent username and password. |
|
Password |
Control station password for the CIFS storage system |
|
IP Address |
IP address of the control station |
|
Port Number |
Control station port number. The default port is automatically selected. You can leave it empty to use the default port. |
|
Add Host Key if Missing |
Select this checkbox when adding a VNX-CIFS system for the first time to ESI 3.0. ESI uses Secure Shell (SSH) to establish a connection with the VNX control station, which uses the storage system host key for authentication. After adding the system the first time, ESI stores the host key and then you can choose to clear this checkbox. Note: If ESI is missing the correct host key data and this checkbox is not selected, the connection will fail and cause a "host key is missing" error. |
|
Replace Host Key if Changed |
If you add the system with this setting, ESI always accepts the new host key data, and updates the key. Even if the host key data does not match from the previous connection, ESI connects and updates the key. Note: This choice can cause a security risk. To update ESI with the host key changes without causing a security risk, you can select the checkbox, click Test Connection, and then clear the checkbox before adding the storage system to ESI. |
For VNX storage systems with both block and file storage, specify the following.
|
Field |
Description |
|
Block–Username |
Block username of the storage system |
|
Block–Password |
Block password of the storage system |
|
SPA’s IP address |
IP address of SP A |
|
SPB’s IP address |
IP address of SP B |
|
Block Port Number |
Block port number |
|
CIFS–Username |
Control station username for the CIFS storage system Note: If username has changed, use the nsadmin or equivalent username and password. |
|
CIFS–Password |
Control station password for the CIFS storage system |
|
CIFS IP Address |
IP address of the control station. |
|
CIFS Port Number |
Control station port number. The default port is automatically selected. If the field is empty, you can leave it blank to use the default port. |
|
Add Host Key if Missing |
Select this checkbox when adding a VNX-CIFS system for the first time to ESI 3.0. ESI uses SSH to establish a connection with the VNX control station, which uses the storage system host key for authentication. After adding the system the first time, ESI stores the host key, and then you can choose to clear this checkbox. Note: If ESI is missing the correct host key data and this checkbox is not selected, the connection will fail and cause a "host key is missing" error. |
|
Replace Host Key if Changed |
If you add the system with this setting, ESI always accepts the new host key data, and updates the key. Even if the host key data does not match from the previous connection, ESI connects and updates the key. Note: This choice can cause a security risk. To update ESI with the host key changes without causing a security risk, you can select the checkbox, click Test Connection, and then clear the checkbox before adding the storage system to ESI. |
For VMAX storage systems, specify the following.
Note: In the System Type field, the VMAX selection represents the group of VMAX storage systems supported with this release of ESI. For supported VMAX systems, see Prerequisites for ESI.
|
Field |
Description |
|
Array serial number |
Serial number of the array |
|
SMI provider host |
Hostname 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 |
Use Microsoft Windows authentication |
|
Username and Password |
Not used and can be skipped Or type the username and password for the SMI-S provider |
|
Connection timeout (seconds) |
Time limit for a connection to connect to the SMI-S provider |
|
Operation timeout (seconds) |
Time limit for an operation to be completed |
|
Ignore server certificate name validation |
Bypass security certificate name validation |
|
Ignore server certificate name validation |
Bypass security certificate name validation |
Click Test Connection to test the connection before adding it.
Click Add. The storage system appears in the Available Systems list in the center pane.
