Record the network information for the CLARalert monitor station and the portal system in Table 14.
Table 14 CLARalert worksheet
Monitor station network information Host identifier: IP address:
Portal system network information
Portal identifier: IP address: Username: Password:
Monitor station network information
Fill out the monitor station network information section of the worksheet using the information that follows
Host identifier
Enter the optional name or description that identifies the Windows host that will be the monitor station.
IP address
Enter the network IP (Internet Protocol) address (for example,
128.222.78.10) for connecting to the monitor station. This address must be a static or DHCP reserved IP address. The portal system uses this IP address to manage the monitor station. Since the monitor station can have multiple NICs, you must specify an IP address. This IP address cannot be 128.221.1.250, 128.221.1.251,192.168.1.1, or 192.168.1.2 because these addresses are reserved.
Portal system network information
Fill out the portal system network information section of the worksheet using the information that follows.
Portal identifier
Enter the optional identifier (such as a hostname) for the storage system that is or will be the portal system.
IP address
Enter the network IP address for connecting to the portal system. This IP address is the IP address that you assign to one of the storage system’s SPs when you initialize it.
Username
Enter the username for logging into the portal. Password
Enter the password for the username for logging into the portal.
Navisphere® management software
The Navisphere management software consists of the following software products:
Navisphere Manager
Unisphere Server Utility for supported operating systems Unisphere Host Agent for supported operating systems
Navisphere host-based command line interface (CLI) for supported operating systems
Navisphere Manager
Navisphere Manager (called manager) lets you manage multiple storage systems on multiple servers simultaneously. It includes an
event monitor that checks storage systems for fault conditions and can notify you and/or customer service if any fault condition occurs. Some of the tasks that you can perform with Navisphere Manager are: Manage server connections to the storage system
Create RAID groups and thin pools and LUNs on the RAID groups and thin pools
Create storage groups Manipulate caches
Examine storage-system status and events recorded in the storage-system event logs
Transfer control from one SP to the other
Manager features a user interface (UI) with extensive online help. All CX4 storage systems running FLARE 04.29.000.5.xxx or earlier ship with Navisphere Manager installed and enabled.
Navisphere provides the following security functions and benefits: Authentication
Authorization Privacy Audit Authentication
Manager uses password-based authentication that is implemented by the storage management server on each storage system in the domain. You assign a username and password when you create either global or local user accounts. Global user accounts apply to all storage systems in a domain and local user accounts apply to a specific storage system. A global user account lets you manage user accounts from a single location. When you create or change a global user account or add a new storage system to a domain, Manager automatically distributes the global account information to all storage systems in the domain. Authorization
Manager bases authorization on the role associated with the authenticated user. Four roles are available — monitor, manager, administrator, security administrator. All users, except a security administrator, can monitor the status of a storage system. Users with
can maintain user accounts, as well as configure a storage system. Security administrators can only manage security and domain settings. Privacy
Manager encrypts all data that passes between the browser and storage management server, as well as the data that passes between storage-system management servers. This encryption protects the transferred data whether it is on local networks behind corporate firewalls or on the Internet.
Audit
Manager maintains an SP event log that contains a time-stamped record for each event. This record includes information such as an event code and event description. Manager also adds time-stamped audit records to the SP event log each time a user logs in or enters a request. These records include information about the request and the requestor. Unisphere Server Utility, Unisphere Host Agent, and Navisphere CLI
The Unisphere Server Utility and the Unisphere Host Agent are provided for different operating systems. The Unisphere Server Utility replaces the Navisphere Server Utility and the Unisphere Host Agent replaces the Navisphere Host Agent.
You should install the server utility on each server connected to the storage system. Depending on your application needs, you can also install the host agent on each server connected to a storage system to: Monitor storage-system events and notify personnel by e-mail,
page, or modem when any designated event occurs.
Retrieve LUN world wide name (WWN) and capacity information from Symmetrix® storage systems.
Register the server’s HBAs with the storage system. Alternatively, you can use the Unisphere Server Utility to register the server’s HBAs with the storage system. Table 15 describes the host
Table 15 Host Registration differences between the host agent and the server utility
Function Unisphere Host Agent Unisphere Server Utility Pushes LUN mapping
and OS information to the storage system.
Yes – LUN mapping information is displayed in the Manager UI next to the LUN icon or with the CLI using the lunmapinfo command.
CX4 series, CX3 series, and CX series storage systems No – LUN mapping information is not sent to the storage system. Only the server’s name, ID, and IP address are sent to the storage system. Note: The textManually Registeredappears next to the hostname icon in the Manager UI indicating that the host agent was not used to register this server.
Runs automatically to send information to the storage system.
Yes – No user interaction is required.
CX4 series, CX3 series, and CX series storage systems No – You must manually update the information by starting the utility or you can create a script to run the utility. Since you run the server utility on demand, you have more control as to how often or when the utility is executed.
Requires network connectivity to the storage system.
Yes – Network connectivity allows LUN mapping information to be available to the storage system.
CX4 series, CX3 series, and CX series storage systems No – LUN mapping information is not sent to the storage system. Note that if you are using the server utility to upload a high-availability report to the storage system, you must have network connectivity. The Navisphere CLI provides commands that implement Navisphere Manager UI functions for in addition to commands that implement the functions of the UIs for the optional data replication and data mobility software. A major benefit offered by the CLI is the ability to write command scripts to automate management operations.
Using Navisphere manager software
With Navisphere manager you can assign storage systems on an intranet or Internet to a storage domain. For any installation, you can create one or more domains, provided that each storage system is in only one domain. Each storage domain must have at least one member with Manager installed.
Each storage system in the domain is accessible from any other in the domain. Using an Internet browser, you point at a storage system that has Manager installed. The security software then prompts you to log in. After logging in, depending on the privileges of your account, you can monitor, manage, and/or define user accounts for any storage system in the domain. You cannot view storage systems outside the domain from within the domain.
You can run the Internet browser on any supported station (often a PC or laptop) with a network controller. At least one storage system – ideally at least two for higher availability – in a domain must have or Navisphere Manager installed, preferably Unisphere.
Figure 15 shows an Internet configuration that connects 9 storage systems. It shows 2 domains, a U.S. Division domain with 5 storage systems (4 systems on SANs) and a European Division with 4 storage systems. The 13 servers that use the storage system may be connected to the same or a different network, but the intranet shown is the one used to manage the storage systems.
Server Server Server Server EMC2276 Storage System Storage System Storage System Storage System Storage System Storage System Storage System Storage System Switch Fabric Switch Fabric Switch Fabric Switch Fabric
Domain 1 - U.S. Division
Domain 2 - European Division Internet
Browser
Server Server Server Server Server Server
Server
Storage System
Server Server Internet
Figure 15 Storage domains on the Internet