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EMC® Solutions Enabler Version 7.5 Installation Guide P/N 300-014-868 REV 02 Copyright © 2012 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Published in the USA. Published November, 2012 EMC believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date. The information is subject to change without notice. The information in this publication is provided as is. EMC Corporation makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the information in this publication, and specifically disclaims implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Use, copying, and distribution of any EMC software described in this publication requires an applicable software license. EMC2, EMC, and the EMC logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. For the most up-to-date regulatory document for your product line, go to the technical documentation and advisories section on the EMC Online Support. 2 EMC Solutions Enabler Installation Guide CONTENTS Preface Chapter 1 Pre-install Considerations Introduction................................................................................................ 18 Before you begin......................................................................................... 18 General tasks........................................................................................ 18 UNIX-specific tasks ............................................................................... 18 Windows-specific tasks......................................................................... 19 z/OS-specific tasks ............................................................................... 19 Linux on System z-specific tasks ........................................................... 21 Environment and system requirements ....................................................... 22 Host systems and Enginuity support...................................................... 22 Disk space requirements....................................................................... 22 Client/server interoperability................................................................. 24 Security settings ................................................................................... 25 z/OS-specific requirements................................................................... 25 Backward/forward compatibility for applications .................................. 27 VNX or CLARiiON array discovery prerequisites ...................................... 27 Client or server installation ......................................................................... 28 Remote connection ............................................................................... 28 Client/server IP communication ............................................................ 28 Client/server security ............................................................................ 28 Client/server system installation........................................................... 29 Installation cheat sheets............................................................................. 29 Windows installation cheat sheet.......................................................... 30 UNIX installation cheat sheet ................................................................ 31 Chapter 2 Installation Installing Solutions Enabler on UNIX and Linux............................................ 34 Step 1: Mount the installation DVD ....................................................... 34 Step 2: Run the install script ................................................................. 34 Step 3: Select the installation directories .............................................. 38 Step 4: Select installation options......................................................... 39 Step 5: Complete the installation .......................................................... 41 Installing Solutions Enabler on Windows..................................................... 42 Using the InstallShield wizard ............................................................... 42 Using the command line........................................................................ 44 Using a response file............................................................................. 47 Installing Solutions Enabler on z/OS ........................................................... 48 Step 1: Copy the files from installation disc........................................... 48 Step 2: Receive the transmit file ............................................................ 49 Step 3: Extract the additional files from the XMITLIB.............................. 49 Step 4: Customize the JCL ..................................................................... 50 Step 5: Run the jobs.............................................................................. 51 Step 6: Complete the installation .......................................................... 54 Starting over ......................................................................................... 54 Restoring the RIMLIB ............................................................................. 55 Installing Solutions Enabler on OpenVMS.................................................... 55 EMC Solutions Enabler Installation Guide 3 Contents Step 1: Access the software .................................................................. 55 Step 2: Install the software.................................................................... 56 Installing Solutions Enabler on Solaris 11 Local Zones ................................ 59 Chapter 3 Post-Install for UNIX, Windows, and OpenVMS Licensing your software............................................................................... 62 Licenses................................................................................................ 62 Managing Symmetrix arrays running different Enginuity versions .......... 67 Capacity measurements........................................................................ 68 Installing Symmetrix-based licenses ..................................................... 71 Installing host-based licenses............................................................... 72 Displaying licenses ............................................................................... 72 Querying licenses.................................................................................. 77 Deleting licenses................................................................................... 80 Initial steps for post-install of Solutions Enabler.......................................... 80 Building the SYMAPI database .............................................................. 80 Setting environment variables............................................................... 80 Setting access permissions to directories.............................................. 81 Starting the SCSI generic driver ............................................................. 81 Verifying the existence of dedicated gatekeepers.................................. 81 Setting the CLI path..................................................................................... 81 Setting the online help path........................................................................ 82 Managing database and gatekeeper locking................................................ 82 Semaphore requirements on UNIX......................................................... 83 Meeting semaphore requirements......................................................... 83 Refreshing the semaphores................................................................... 83 De-allocating semaphores..................................................................... 83 OpenVMS locking.................................................................................. 84 Windows locking................................................................................... 84 Avoidance and selection files...................................................................... 84 Editing and file format........................................................................... 84 gkavoid and gkselect ............................................................................ 85 inqfile ................................................................................................... 85 symavoid .............................................................................................. 85 Changing the default behavior of SYMCLI .................................................... 85 Editing the options file .......................................................................... 86 Removing default options ..................................................................... 86 Options file parameters......................................................................... 86 Oracle multiple instances through a remote server ...................................... 86 Client/server RDBMS environment variable behavior............................. 87 Setting up daemons for distributed application support.............................. 87 Starting daemons.................................................................................. 89 Stopping daemons................................................................................ 89 Viewing daemons.................................................................................