Getting Started Guide
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...Enterprise Linux® • SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server • VMware® NOTE: For the latest information on support.dell.com/manuals and read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents. NOTE: Always check for configuring and managing... • The SMI-S Programmer's Guide provides information about using the SMI-S provider and SMI-S programming. • Any media that ships with your system that provides documentation and tools for updates on all the supported operating system versions, see the Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. 6...
...Enterprise Linux® • SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server • VMware® NOTE: For the latest information on support.dell.com/manuals and read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents. NOTE: Always check for configuring and managing... • The SMI-S Programmer's Guide provides information about using the SMI-S provider and SMI-S programming. • Any media that ships with your system that provides documentation and tools for updates on all the supported operating system versions, see the Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. 6...
SMI-S Provider Installation Guide
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Contents 1 Introduction 5 Version Information 6 Supported Profiles and Sub-Profiles 6 2 Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider 7 System Requirements 7 Installing SMI-S Provider 7 For Windows 7 For Linux 8 Configuring CIM Server 8 Uninstalling SMI-S Provider 10 For Windows 10 For Linux 11 3 Managing SMI-S Provider 13 Starting and Stopping the OpenPegasus CIM Server 13 For Windows 13 For Linux 13 Contents 3
Contents 1 Introduction 5 Version Information 6 Supported Profiles and Sub-Profiles 6 2 Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider 7 System Requirements 7 Installing SMI-S Provider 7 For Windows 7 For Linux 8 Configuring CIM Server 8 Uninstalling SMI-S Provider 10 For Windows 10 For Linux 11 3 Managing SMI-S Provider 13 Starting and Stopping the OpenPegasus CIM Server 13 For Windows 13 For Linux 13 Contents 3
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Adding or Removing a Storage Array From SMI-S Provider 13 Changing the Debug Tracing Option 14 4 Troubleshooting the SMI-S Provider . . . 15 4 Contents
Adding or Removing a Storage Array From SMI-S Provider 13 Changing the Debug Tracing Option 14 4 Troubleshooting the SMI-S Provider . . . 15 4 Contents
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... industry standard application programming interface (API) called the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S). The Dell SMI-S Provider, referred to the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk storage array family. The SMI-S Provider provides the SMI-S interface to as : • A proxy interface that translates the existing API of a device to SMI-S compliance, but it requires that receives, validates, and authenticates CIM requests from the...
... industry standard application programming interface (API) called the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S). The Dell SMI-S Provider, referred to the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk storage array family. The SMI-S Provider provides the SMI-S interface to as : • A proxy interface that translates the existing API of a device to SMI-S compliance, but it requires that receives, validates, and authenticates CIM requests from the...
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Table 1-1. Version Information Table 1-1 lists the version details of the components. Version Information Component SMI-S SMI-S Provider OpenPegasus CIMOM Version 1.4 10.10 2.9.1 Supported Profiles and Sub-Profiles SMI-S Provider version 10.10 supports the following profiles and sub-profiles: • Physical package • Profile registration • Device credentials • Proxy server system management • ...
Table 1-1. Version Information Table 1-1 lists the version details of the components. Version Information Component SMI-S SMI-S Provider OpenPegasus CIMOM Version 1.4 10.10 2.9.1 Supported Profiles and Sub-Profiles SMI-S Provider version 10.10 supports the following profiles and sub-profiles: • Physical package • Profile registration • Device credentials • Proxy server system management • ...
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...• Storage array password-The device credentials profile requires the storage array password (SharedSecret) to install the SMI-S Provider and double-click the installation executable icon and follow the instructions on your system. Do not enter the ...modify operations. Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider 7 The SMI-S Provider is packaged as an installation executable file. The SMI-S Provider persistently tracks an instance of both management ports. 3 Click Finish. To install the SMI-S Provider: 1 Move the SMI-S Provider installation executable file on the server ...
...• Storage array password-The device credentials profile requires the storage array password (SharedSecret) to install the SMI-S Provider and double-click the installation executable icon and follow the instructions on your system. Do not enter the ...modify operations. Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider 7 The SMI-S Provider is packaged as an installation executable file. The SMI-S Provider persistently tracks an instance of both management ports. 3 Click Finish. To install the SMI-S Provider: 1 Move the SMI-S Provider installation executable file on the server ...
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...environment variables to the following (assuming the /opt/dell as an archive file. Configuring CIM Server Use the following commands to perform basic CIM server configuration operations. To install the SMI-S Provider: 1 Move the SMI-S Provider RPM package file into the file system on ...page 8. For Linux The SMI-S Provider is packaged as the default install path) export PEGASUS_HOME /opt/dell/pegasus export LD_LIBRARY_PATH /opt/dell/pegasus/lib To change the ...
...environment variables to the following (assuming the /opt/dell as an archive file. Configuring CIM Server Use the following commands to perform basic CIM server configuration operations. To install the SMI-S Provider: 1 Move the SMI-S Provider RPM package file into the file system on ...page 8. For Linux The SMI-S Provider is packaged as the default install path) export PEGASUS_HOME /opt/dell/pegasus export LD_LIBRARY_PATH /opt/dell/pegasus/lib To change the ...
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false true false false External Pegasus SLP registration is run in CIM server. Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider 9 Commands are of the format cimconfig -s ={true|false} -p where is started when CIM server starts. Table 2-1. Additional Setting Information if SLP is Enabled propertyName Behavior ...
false true false false External Pegasus SLP registration is run in CIM server. Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider 9 Commands are of the format cimconfig -s ={true|false} -p where is started when CIM server starts. Table 2-1. Additional Setting Information if SLP is Enabled propertyName Behavior ...
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... and falls back to uninstall it. false true false true External Pegasus SLP registration is /Dell/pegasus/provider/array. 10 Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider For more information, see the documentation available in the Control Panel. 2 Double-click Dell SMI-S Provider to external Pegasus SLP registration if it fails. NOTE: The default install directory for Microsoft...
... and falls back to uninstall it. false true false true External Pegasus SLP registration is /Dell/pegasus/provider/array. 10 Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider For more information, see the documentation available in the Control Panel. 2 Double-click Dell SMI-S Provider to external Pegasus SLP registration if it fails. NOTE: The default install directory for Microsoft...
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NOTE: The default install directory for SMI-S Provider is /opt/dell/pegasus/array. Manually delete these files to completely remove SMI-S Provider. Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider 11 For Linux Run the command rpm -e The un-installation process may leave files that were not part of the original installation.
NOTE: The default install directory for SMI-S Provider is /opt/dell/pegasus/array. Manually delete these files to completely remove SMI-S Provider. Installing and Uninstalling the SMI-S Provider 11 For Linux Run the command rpm -e The un-installation process may leave files that were not part of the original installation.
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...one of the management ports of the storage array must use the SMI-S Provider proxy server system management profile to enter the IP addresses into a file. Managing SMI-S Provider 13 After this initial setup, the SMI-enabled client must be supplied (and not both management ports of... a single storage array causes unpredictable behavior of the SMI-S Provider. Right-click cimserver service and select start or stop the service, type: cimserver -s Adding or Removing a Storage Array From SMI-S Provider At installation, you are prompted to add or remove devices. Or ...
...one of the management ports of the storage array must use the SMI-S Provider proxy server system management profile to enter the IP addresses into a file. Managing SMI-S Provider 13 After this initial setup, the SMI-enabled client must be supplied (and not both management ports of... a single storage array causes unpredictable behavior of the SMI-S Provider. Right-click cimserver service and select start or stop the service, type: cimserver -s Adding or Removing a Storage Array From SMI-S Provider At installation, you are prompted to add or remove devices. Or ...
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Turn on page 13. 14 Managing SMI-S Provider The default install directories are: • For Windows: /Dell/pegasus/provider/array • For Linux: /opt/dell/pegasus/array 2 Edit providerTraceLog.properties file in the field File and directory you want. To change the debug tracing option: 1... messages. 3 Save providerTraceLog.properties and exit the text editor. 4 Stop and start OpenPegasus CIM server for the changes to the directory where SMI-S Provider is installed. Remove the pound sign (#) from the lines containing File, Level, and Events. You can edit the file name in a ...
Turn on page 13. 14 Managing SMI-S Provider The default install directories are: • For Windows: /Dell/pegasus/provider/array • For Linux: /opt/dell/pegasus/array 2 Edit providerTraceLog.properties file in the field File and directory you want. To change the debug tracing option: 1... messages. 3 Save providerTraceLog.properties and exit the text editor. 4 Stop and start OpenPegasus CIM server for the changes to the directory where SMI-S Provider is installed. Remove the pound sign (#) from the lines containing File, Level, and Events. You can edit the file name in a ...
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Common Issues and Resolutions Issue Recommended Action The following message is displayed if SMI-S Provider is installed on a system that previously did not have the API: cimserver not started on port 5989: Address already in use is...message is displayed to bind socket on a non-standard port, dynamic SLP discovery of the common issues and their resolutions. Troubleshooting the SMI-S Provider 15 4 Troubleshooting the SMI-S Provider Table 4-1 lists some of the CIM service is not be active because SAs require the environments. Service Location Protocol Service Agents Only ...
Common Issues and Resolutions Issue Recommended Action The following message is displayed if SMI-S Provider is installed on a system that previously did not have the API: cimserver not started on port 5989: Address already in use is...message is displayed to bind socket on a non-standard port, dynamic SLP discovery of the common issues and their resolutions. Troubleshooting the SMI-S Provider 15 4 Troubleshooting the SMI-S Provider Table 4-1 lists some of the CIM service is not be active because SAs require the environments. Service Location Protocol Service Agents Only ...
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...Navigator). However, after you add the storage arrays, a Return Code - 4 message is incorrect in ClientOpPerformanceData 16 Troubleshooting the SMI-S Provider Exiting the SMI time. Common Issues and Resolutions (continued) Issue Recommended Action Turning the Linux system off, takes a long No action recommended...message is not displayed other than the return value, but the SMI-S Provider trace log shows that runs. You can ignore this operation from the client used for communicating with SMI-S Provider (for any issues with the current storage array password in Linux...
...Navigator). However, after you add the storage arrays, a Return Code - 4 message is incorrect in ClientOpPerformanceData 16 Troubleshooting the SMI-S Provider Exiting the SMI time. Common Issues and Resolutions (continued) Issue Recommended Action Turning the Linux system off, takes a long No action recommended...message is not displayed other than the return value, but the SMI-S Provider trace log shows that runs. You can ignore this operation from the client used for communicating with SMI-S Provider (for any issues with the current storage array password in Linux...
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... shared For example, with default installation of libraries: libpegclient.so.1: SMI-S Provider, you can set this variable cannot open shared object as follows: file: No such file or directory set LD_LIBRARY_PATH= /opt/dell/pegasus/lib set correctly during the previous uninstall step of the provider; Common Issues and Resolutions (continued) Issue Recommended Action On...
... shared For example, with default installation of libraries: libpegclient.so.1: SMI-S Provider, you can set this variable cannot open shared object as follows: file: No such file or directory set LD_LIBRARY_PATH= /opt/dell/pegasus/lib set correctly during the previous uninstall step of the provider; Common Issues and Resolutions (continued) Issue Recommended Action On...