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Symmetrix Management Console (SMC) Hands-on Workshop

Brian RettmanRick BonvinoJohn Madden

EMC Corporation


Objectives

At the end of this session, you will be able to

� Understand the concepts of implementation and use of the software.

� Understand how to launch the tool and navigate the console.

� Understand how to configure storage, map and mask volumes, and manage replication.


Challenges with Storage Management

� Simplify device management– Accelerate routine processes– Reduce manual errors– Gain flexibility– Monitor and report on Symmetrix activities

� Ensure efficient security task management

– Secure all user actions– Secure all host actions

� Provide effective storage resource management (SRM)

– Monitor and report on the SAN environment

– Plan capacity and infrastructure requirements

– Better provision storage resources3


New Bundle Addresses These Challenges

� Combined Symmetrix Management Console V6.0 and ControlCenter Symmetrix Manager V6.0 bundle

– Customers with one product now will receive the other free with maintenance

– Both products can be simultaneously used on the same Symmetrix system§ Enables smooth and gradual transition of device

management tasks to Symmetrix Management Console

� Symmetrix Management Console V6.0 simplifies and accelerates device management

– Flexible, browser-based GUI – “Day-one” Enginuity support– Tiered storage controls and monitoring– New security management features

� Symmetrix Manager V6.0– Integrates with ControlCenter SRM, planning,

provisioning, monitoring, and reporting– Remains an option to perform device management

ControlCenterSymmetrix

Manager V5.2

SymmetrixManagementConsole V5.3

Bundled Products

FORMERLY

PRESENTLY

ControlCenterSymmetrix

Manager V6.0

SymmetrixManagementConsole V6.0


Introducing the Symmetrix Management Console

� Web-based application for managing Symmetrix DMX– Built on open source web-server technology – Runs stand-alone or with ControlCenter– Full device management functionality

� Enables day-one support of all new Symmetrix features, with support back to Symmetrix 5 and Enginuity 5568

Element ManagerWeb Browser

SMCApplication Host

Symmetrix


Introducing the Symmetrix Management Console (cont.)

� Works the same as the CLI/API – the same rules apply

� Makes it easier to perform complex CLI tasks

� Online help makes it easier for novice users that have little or no CLI or Symmetrix knowledge

� Role-based security to control access


SMC Deployment Options

1

SRDF

WindowsLinux

SMCSE

SRDFSMC SYMAPI

Server

WindowsLinuxSolarisAIXHP-UXz/OS

2

Windows


Symmetrix Management Console – Server Details

� Supports up to 6 Symmetrix DMX arrays – Number of volumes per array depends on Enginuity release– Will launch/discover 32K volumes in < 2 minutes

� All functions process at Solutions Enabler speed– All data memory-resident– Shares the SYMAPI database with Solutions Enabler (SYMCLI)

� SMC server memory usage– Average use is 384 MB of memory, maximum is 684 MB

� CPU load is approximately 20% of a dual 2.2 GHz Xeon processor


Symmetrix Management Console – Client Details

� Client is browser-based (Internet Explorer or Firefox)– Uses an applet, automatically downloaded to browser– Java JRE plug-in 1_5_X or later– Uses <128 MB of memory on a client machine

� Choice of HTTPS128-bit SSL security or standard HTTP

� No software to install on client machine

� No dynamic ports

� Functions through most VPNs/firewalls


Installation of SMC V6.0

� Requires Solutions Enabler V6.4 to be installed

� Requires the SMC license

� Requires appropriate Solutions Enabler licenses– Local or remote– Features not licensed by customer are not available– SMC allows management of Solutions Enabler license keys

� Local or remote connections– SAN connection– SYMAPI remote connection


Installation Information Required

� Install directory

� Initial Setup User

� HTTP / HTTPS port numbers– Any available TCP port on host– Defaults are provided (but can be overridden)

� Enable/Disable functions – Force all communication via HTTP– Force all communication via HTTPS (128-bit only)– Allow both


Initial Setup Decisions

� Users– Local accounts or active directory– Security admin / auditor– Who gets administrative rights vs. storage admin– Single account vs. multiple accounts

� Enable alerts?– Other tools running at site– Avoid redundancies

� Block access to a Symmetrix array


Enough Talking!!! Let’s Do Some Work…


Lab 1 – Install Symmetrix Management Console

� Don’t blink …

� It’s fast !!

� We listened to you …


User Authentication

� Local accounts – Defined in SMC

� Active directory– Username/password authentication against the active directory– Administrator defines users to SMC

� LDAP – Defined after installation– Administrator defines users to SMC

� All authentication modes require a security role to be defined


SMC Security Roles

� Fixed security roles– ISU: Initial setup of system (bootstrap account) – Administrator: Full access– Storage Admin: Manage storage only– Security Admin: Manage security only– Auditor: Can only read security info– Monitor: Can view properties of Symmetrix arrays – None: No access to Symmetrix arrays

� Designed to control access at the Symmetrix level

� Lives within the confines of Symmetrix Access Control

� Default for an account is no access


Lab 2 – Setting up Symmetrix Management Console

� Launch the client: SMC Favorite in Internet Explorer

� Use username and password specified during install

� Create a new user account (smd), password (smd)

� Grant the smd account admin rights on one array, monitor on another

� Open a new browser session and log in as smd

� What’s different about the menu / right-click options on the Symmetrix arrays?

� When completed, log out and exit browser


Using SMC – Reference Only; To Be Demonstrated

� The SMC user interface

� Controlling SMC– Administrative menus– Diagnostics– Licensing management– Alerts– Optimizer

� Key views– Properties– Alerts– Configuration Manager

� Help


Console Demo

� Administrative tasks

� Key views

� Alerts

� Help

� The Symmetrix tree

� Device properties view

� Replication and device groups

� Replication Monitoring

� QoS


Lab 3 – Navigating in the SMC Client

� Connect to the SMC client using the account SMC

� What model Symmetrix arrays are we looking at?

� How many physical disks are in each array?

� What size disks are installed?

� How much free space is available on each array?

� How many HBAs are visible?

� Are there any aliases on the HBAs?

� What director types are there on each array?


Managing Storage Allocation

� Improving the ease of the provisioning – Creating volumes– Creating metadevices– Device attributes– Mapping– Masking – Port controls– Duplicate device

� Improving the reprovisioning of storage– Unmapping/unmasking– Dissolving metadevices– Deleting volumes


Lab 4 – Managing Storage Provisioning

� Connect to the SMC client using the SMC account

� Create eight 18,414-cylinder (8632 MB) RAID 5 volumes

� Create eight 18,414-cylinder local replica volumes

� Create 8-way metadevices for standard and replica

� Map both the standard and replica volumes to FA storage ports 3B:0 and 4B:0

� Mask standard volume to HBA 1111111111111111 on FA storage port 3B:0

� Mask replica volume to HBA 2222222222222222 on FA storage port 4B:0

� Attempt to set various port flags (VCM flag)

� Validate changes


Managing Local Replication

� Review TimeFinder views

� Create a device group– Add standard volumes to group– Add replica volumes to group

� Execute Replication functions– Define standard/replica pairs– Create replica– Terminate replica


Lab 5 – Managing Local Replication

� Create a device group using SRDF protected standard 69 GB volume

� Add local replica volume

� Create replica session (BCV vs. VDEV)

� Verify replica is created (BCV vs. VDEV)

� Terminate replica session (BCV vs. VDEV)


Managing Remote Replication

� Review SRDF views

� Create pair

� Delete pair

� Replication controls

� Controlling modes


Lab 6 – Managing Remote Replication (SRDF)

� Use the device group created in Lab 5

� Do a split/establish of the group

� Look at the SRDF attributes of the group

� Extra credit– Delete an SRDF pair – Create an SRDF pair


SMC 6.0 and Securing the Symmetrix

� Symmetrix Security Suite– SYMACLs– Symmetrix authorizations– Securing the CLI– Masking features

� Using SMC to manage security– Authorizations– SYMACLs– Masking features– iSCSI


Lab 9 – Security

� Create a SYMACL entry granting all TimeFinder access to a host

� Grant admin rights to a host

� Add individual rights to a host

� Remove access to a host


Conclusion

� Symmetrix Management Console is a Device Manager– Browser-based access– Single array at time management– Role-based– Detailed help


Questions?


Related Sessions at EMC World

� Symmetrix DMX Storage Management Using Symmetrix Management Console (SMC)

� Symmetrix DMX Platform Overview

� Symmetrix Software Birds-of-a-Feather

� Security Enhancements in Symmetrix DMX Enginuity 5772

� Performance Update for Symmetrix DMX Enginuity 5772

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