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Setting up a VPLEX Local implementation
Task 4: Launch the
EZ-Setup Wizard
Task 5: Verify the
product version
Task 6: Expose
back-end storage
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8. Type the following command to connect to the VPlexcli:
vplexcli
Log in with username service and password Mi@Dim7T.
The EZ-Setup Wizard performs several tasks to set up a VPLEX implementation,
including:
Configures CA and host certificates
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Configures event notifications to EMC and (optional) your organization
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(Optional) Sets up SNMP for gathering performance statistics
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(Optional) Configures VPLEX for authentication directory service (LDAP/AD)
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Note: Before you start EZ-Setup, confirm that you have the EMC VPLEX with GeoSynchrony 4.2
Pre-installation Configuration Worksheet with all the applicable information.
To run EZ-Setup, type the following command from the VPlexcli prompt, and follow
the steps in the automated interview:
configuration system-setup
Note: At any time during the interview part of the setup, you can exit EZ-Setup by typing the
command exit. To resume the setup, type the command configuration system-setup again.
EZ-Setup returns to the first step, and any values you already entered now appear as the new
default values.
From the VPlexcli prompt, type the following command:
version
In the output, confirm that the Product Version matches the required version in the
VPLEX release notes.
To zone storage to VPLEX, you need to know the port WWNs of the back-end VPLEX
ports (the ports that connect to the storage arrays). You can determine the WWNs in
either of two ways:
Using the VPLEX Port WWN Calculator — If you have not already done this,
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download the calculator from Powerlink to your laptop. Then launch the
calculator and follow the instructions.
Using the VPlexcli — From the VPlexcli prompt, type the following command to
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list all director port WWNs (identified in the command output as addresses):
ll /engines/**/ports -p
where -p enables paging mode, which displays long output one "page" at a time.
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