VMAX - Powerpath, Unisphere, Solution Enabler Installation ( SE Install)

Powerpath Host Registartion

rpowermt register host=abc.xyz.com username=root password=xxxx

Powerpath Installation Procedure


1) Uninstall ELMS
2) Uninstall Rtools
3) verify service running service

From task manager

check wheather lmrgd is running from service
if running stop

4) check for license path

EMC - powerpath -rpowermt

move license to d:powerpath_server

5) Check for services


Check for lmrg path

6) disable emc powerpath (EMC_PP_LIC)

from services - powerpath properties

7) INSTALL POWERPATH ELMS

c:programfiles\emc\
choose powerpath license path
install

8) Install Rtools

windows folder
install

organization : statefarm
location default

install


9)

rpowermt version
check for license path
if it is C: change it to d using environmental settings

10) Change Environmental variables

control panel
system properties
PPMT_lic_path

D:\powerpath_version\filename

11)

verify rpowermt version

12) Verify LMTOOLS
Verify service name should be only LMTOOLS
programfiles(86)\emc\elms\

13) register esx hosts

Solution Enabler Installation (SE Install)

1. Stop ECOM service.
2. Make a backup of these folders:
On Windows:
C:\Program Files\EMC\ECIM\ECOM\conf\cst
C:\Program Files\EMC\ECIM\ECOM\conf\ssl
3. Uninstall existing version of SE and SMI provider. Sometimes we need to delete the symapi folders manually and then reboot the host
4. Install SE with SMI-S provider
Reboot the host and start the required daemons
5.Copy the backup(you made) folders mentioned in step 2 with the .
6. Start ECOM service.
7. Put back the deamon_options and deamon_users files back without replacing them
8. Restart the all the daemons order being storapid first
And verify storsrvd is running


Unisphere Install

Unisphere for VMAX: on D drive
Run the install.exe file --> Takes around 30 mins and install Flash if needed
Register the array for collecting stats
Login-->Performance tab-->settings-->select array and register

Requirement:
RAM-8Gb available
Disk space-25Gb available

Alert suppression:
AS a part of matrix upgrade, unisphere is getting upgraded to new code 1.6. As a part of installation process, there might be some alerts generated that needs
to be suppressed.

Implementation steps:
1. Log into the arms server "arms.test.com"
2. Uninstall SMAS 1.3.3 application through control panel
3. Run the Installation file "UNIVMAX_V1.6.0.8_WINDOWS_X86_64". Select D drive
4. After installation, Register the array into Unisphere for collecting stats as shown below
i) Login to Unisphere using "https://192.168.10.10:8443/"
ii) Select Performance tab
iii) Select settings
iv) Select the VMAX array and click register