Task 30: Expose Storage To Hosts; Vplex Management Console: Provision Storage Button - EMC VPLEX with GeoSynchrony 4.2 Installation And Setup Manual

Task 30: Expose
storage to hosts
If you are using the
GUI
Figure 34
Use a VPlexcli session or the VPLEX Management Console GUI to perform this task.
Recommendations:
If a storage volume is equal to or larger than the desired virtual volume capacity,
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create an extent the size of the desired virtual volume.
If a storage volume is smaller than the desired virtual volume capacity, create a
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single extent per storage volume, and then use devices to concatenate or stripe
these extents into a larger device.
Create one view for each set of hosts that require access to the same storage.
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You can use the VPlexcli or the Management Console GUI to expose storage. The
basic steps are the same for either:
To use the GUI, proceed to
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To use the VPlexcli, proceed to
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To use the GUI:
1. Open a browser and type the following:
https://<mgmt_server_address>
where <mgmt_server_address> is the IP address of the management server's public
IP port.
2. Log in with username service and password Mi@Dim7T.
Note: If the security message screen was enabled during system setup, a security message
appears. Read the message, and then click Continue.
3. Click System Status to view the status of the system, clusters, and directors.
Confirm that the health state and operational status are ok.
4. To begin provisioning and exporting storage, click Provision Storage on the main
screen of the VPLEX Management Console GUI (shown in

VPLEX Management Console: Provision Storage button

Note: To display online help and product information, click the question mark at the upper
right corner of the screen. To display documentation and additional resources for the current
VPLEX release, click Help on the task bar.
Setting up a VPLEX Metro implementation
"If you are using the GUI"
"If you are using the VPlexcli"
VPLEX Metro setup procedure
Figure 34).
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