Information Storage and Management

July 2014

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Revision Date: 07/14/2014 Revision Number: ISM.2.0.0

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2.0 Information Storage and Management - 7/14/2014 Lab Guide.docx

EMC Education Services ii Table of Contents LAB EXERCISE 1: DATA CENTER ENVIRONMENT ...... 1

LAB 1: PART 1 – INSTALL THE VNX E SIMULATOR ...... 2 LAB 1: PART 2 – DISCOVER THE INFRASTRUCTURE ...... 4 LAB EXERCISE 2: INTELLIGENT STORAGE SYSTEM ...... 7

LAB 2: PART 1 – NAVIGATE THE STORAGE SYSTEM ...... 8 LAB 2: PART 2 – CREATE A BLOCK DEVICE ...... 13 LAB 2: PART 3 – CREATE A FILE DEVICE ...... 18 LAB EXERCISE 3: FC SAN ...... 22

LAB 3: PART 1 – FC SAN CONFIGURATION ...... 23 LAB 3: PART 2 – FC SAN TRACE ...... 28 LAB EXERCISE 4: IP SAN ...... 29

LAB 4: PART 1 – IP SAN CONFIGURATION ...... 30 LAB 4: PART 2 – ISCSI SAN TRACE ...... 35 LAB EXERCISE 5: HOST-BASED BUSINESS CONTINUITY ...... 36

LAB 5: PART 1 – MULTIPATH ...... 37 LAB EXERCISE 6: MANAGING PROTECTION SERVICES ...... 41

LAB 6: PART 1 – ARRAY -BASED PROTECTION ...... 42 LAB 6: PART 2 – CONFIGURING LUN PROTECTION ...... 44 LAB EXERCISE 7: MANAGING STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE ...... 50

LAB 7: PART 1 – MONITORING AND REPORTING ...... 51

EMC Education Services iii Lab Exercise 111:1: Data Center Environment

Purpose: Review and understand the components and systems in a data center.

Tasks: • Read data collects to determine system compliance • Map connections between systems • Validate systems, models and other details within the infrastructure

EMC Education Services 1 Lab 111:1: ParPartt 111 ––– Install the VNXe Simulator

Step Action

Download the Unisphere simulator installer using the following link: http://www.emc.com/collateral/demos/microsites/vnxe/vnxe-demo.exe

Launch the VNXe simulator installation by double-clicking on its shortcut:

Follow the instructions displayed by the installation wizard

Once the installation is complete press the “Done” button

Open the folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\EMC VNXe Demo

Right click on the index.html file Choose Open with > Internet Explorer

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If presented, select the “Allow blocked content” button.

Enter the following in the User and Password fields. User: admin Password: password Press the “Login” button

The system is ready to use

End of Lab Exercise

EMC Education Services 3 Lab 111:1: Part 222 ––– Discover the Infrastructure

Step Action

1 Log into the VNXe Simulator

2 Navigate the menu bar to locate the following information.

3 Examine the System menu choices

What is the model of the VNXe? ______

What software version is installed? ______

How much total space is available in the array? ______

How much space is currently allocated? ______

How much space is allocated for File? ______

Are there any errors or alerts? ______

What types of drives are included in DPE Disk 21? ______

What ports are available on SP A I/O Module 0? ______

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4 Examine the Storage menu

List the File Systems that are currently allocated Name Protocol Size

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List the LUNs that are currently allocated Name Protocol Size

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What Storage Pool exists? ______

Does the Storage Pool support FAST VP? ______

How many Spare Disks are available to the array? ______

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5 Examine the Hosts

What choices are available under the Hosts category? ______

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List the Hosts that are currently available Name Protocol Operating System

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What initiators are not currently associated with a host?

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List the vCenter systems associated with this array Name ESXi system Number of VMs

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End of Lab Exercise

EMC Education Services 6 Lab Exercise 222:2: Intelligent Storage System

Purpose: To explore the management interface and general tasks to be performed within an intelligent storage system.

Tasks: • Validate the storage system configuration • Review the steps to create storage resources

EMC Education Services 7 Lab 222:2: Part 111 ––– Navigate the Storage System

Step Action

1 In this lab you will explore the Unisphere interface and storage infrastructure from the viewpoint of the storage array.

Open the Dashboard of the EMC Unisphere System.

Navigate the Dashboard and discover the options you can access from this screen.

2 It is easy to customize the Dashboard to show you the most important information that you use each day. Perform these customization steps:

Select and hold onto the title bar of the System Information window and move it to the top right position.

Release the mouse button.

3 Drop down the Customize list. The widgets will appear at the top of the page.

Select the LUNs widget and drag it to the top left position.

Release the mouse button.

Notice how the screen arranges itself for the best fit. You can rearrange the positions as in the previous step.

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4 Next, navigate to System > Storage Resource Health .

You can see the storage resources, LUNs, LUN Groups, Datastores and File systems. Explore this window and its tabs. Note the types of information and reports you can view.

Take note of the configuration changes you can make to the system and components through this menu choice.

5 List the File systems here and note their status.

File systems Status

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6 Select the Storage menu choice. You will see several options here, select Storage Configuration > Storage Pools

There are two tabs on this page. Remain on the List View tab. Select the MultiTier Storage Pool Select the Details button on the bottom of the page.

You can see the Utilization, FAST VP, Disks, Settings and Pool History View. Explore this window and its tabs. Note the types of information and reports you can view.

Take note of the configuration changes you can make to the system and components through this menu choice.

7 Alter the Alert Threshold to allow for more alerts to be generated during these labs. In the data center you will select the correct level of alerting based on the needs of the business.

Select the Utilization tab.

Alter the Alert Threshold to 50%

Select the Apply button to save the changes

Monitor the Alerts in the Status Bar during the rest of these labs for changes.

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8 Select the Host menu choice. You will see several options here, select Initiators

There are two tabs on this page. Select the Initiator Paths tab

You can see the Initiators and Initiator Paths here. Explore this window and its tabs. Note the types of information and reports you can view.

Take note of the configuration changes you can make to the system and components through this menu choice.

9 Use the Initiators tabs to document the configuration of a host.

Locate the host named Windows 2k8

What protocol does this host use for storage access? ______

Is the host logged into the array? ______

Select the host name hyperlink . This opens a detailed view of the host configuration.

How many initiators exist for this host? ______

How many paths exist for this host? ______

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10 Select the Settings menu choice. You will see several options here, select iSCSI Settings

There are two tabs on this page. Select the iSCSI Interfaces tab

You can see the iSCSI Initiators and CHAP Security settings here. Explore this window and its tabs. Note the types of information and reports you can view.

Take note of the configuration changes you can make to the system and components through this menu choice.

11 Use the iSCSI Settings tabs to document the configuration of a host.

Locate the active iSCSI ports and report their configuration below:

Port # SP IP Address Link State

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End of Lab Exercise

EMC Education Services 12 Lab 222:2: Part 222 ––– Create a Block Device

Step Action

1 From the Dashboard of the EMC Unisphere System. Choose Create a LUN or LUN group option

2 This opens the LUN Group or LUN Wizard . The difference between a LUN Group and a LUN is that a LUN Group maintains a consistent state across all of the LUNs in the group. For example if you applied a SnapShot to a LUN Group, all of the LUNs in that group will be snapped at the same point in time. For this exercise we will create a LUN Group.

Select Create a LUN group

Enter a Group Name for the LUN Group and set a Description . Select Next

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3 Now configure the LUNs in the LUN Group

We will create 10 total LUNs in this group with 2 different size configurations.

For the first set of LUNs, set the LUN Size to 100 GB Set this as a Thin device. Set the Add field for 5 LUNs and select Add

You should see 5 LUNs added to the pool configured as you set them.

4 Now add the second set of LUNs to the Group

For the first set of LUNs, set the LUN Size to 10 GB Set this as a Thin device. Set the Add field for 5 LUNs and select Add

You should see additional 5 LUNs added to the pool configured as you set them.

Click the Next button after verifying the configuration of the LUNs.

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5 In this step you have the opportunity to set protection for the LUN Group. You will add protection in a later lab so select Do not configure a snapshot schedule .

After choosing the Snapshot schedule, select the Next button.

6 Next, configure the host connectivity. You saw earlier that there are several Hosts connected to this array using multiple protocols.

Filter for Protocols and select FC You should only see the 10.244.214.222 host in the list.

You have four choices in Access.

• No Access – The host is denied all access to the LUN Group • LUN – The host is granted access to the LUN Group • Snapshot – The host is granted access to the Snapshot • LUN and Snapshot – The host is granted access to LUN Group and the Snapshot

Select LUN and then select the Next button.

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7 Now you will verify the configuration order for this LUN Group.

The settings you have elected will be shown in the Summary screen.

Once you are sure the order is correct, select the Finish button.

8 The job will now be performed and all devices created. This may take a few minutes depending on the number of LUNs and Snapshots you selected.

Once the job is complete, select the Close button to continue.

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9 Now that the LUN Group has been created, look at the storage configuration.

Select Storage > LUNs to open the LUN view Expand the LUN Group you just created.

Verify the configuration of the LUN Group matches the previous steps.

10 Select the LUN Group and select the Details button.

You can see the Capacity , Host Access , and other information about the LUN Group from this window.

You also can view the new LUN Group from the Host perspective by selecting Hosts > Hosts > 10.244.214.222 to see the individual LUNs along with their SCSI LUN ID . It is possible to change the LUN ID from this window if the system or an application has a specific requirement.

11 Your Block Device LUN Group is successfully created.

End of Lab Exercise

EMC Education Services 17 Lab 222:2: Part 333 ––– Create a File Device

Step Action

1 From the Dashboard of the EMC Unisphere System. Choose Create a file system option

2 You will configure a file system for a Windows host.

Choose the type of file-level protocol for your common share. Possible options provided by the VNXe system are:

• CIFS used mostly for Windows OS systems in order to organize the file-based access • NFS used mostly for Unix-like systems in order to organize the file-based access

Select the Windows shares (CIFS) option.

Select the Next button.

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3 In this example the name of the folder is set as the FileSystem02 . Enter a description of the share to help identify it later.

Select the Next button to continue.

4 Select a suitable Storage Pool for your file system.

Set the Tiering Policy , size, and type of the share. Select Start High for the Tiering Policy Select 100 GB and Thin for the share.

Select the Next button after setting the parameters.

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5 Configure the share to be created and specify its Name and Description . The share will serve as an interface of accessing the shared folder by different hosts.

Select the Next button to continue.

6 In this step you will have to configure the Snapshot protection that you would like to apply to your share.

Select the option Select a snapshot schedule and leave the Default Protection in place.

After choosing the Snapshot setting, select the Next button.

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7 Verify the job from the Summary screen

Once you are satisfied with the configuration, select the Finish button to start the job.

8 The job will now be performed and all devices created. This may take a few minutes depending on the number of LUNs and Snapshots you selected.

Once complete, select the Close button.

9 Your File System share is successfully created.

End of Lab Exercise

EMC Education Services 21 Lab Exercise 333:3: FC SAN Configuration

Purpose: To explore the management interface and general tasks to be performed within a Fibre Channel SAN.

Tasks: • Verify the configuration of the switch properties • Determine VSAN membership and configuration of the virtual switch • Validate the zoning configuration of a switch

EMC Education Services 22 Lab 333:3: Part 111 ––– FC SAN Configuration

Step Action

1 Log into the VNXe system

2 Gather and document the World Wide names of the storage ports. Go to VNXe > Setting > More configuration… > Port Settings

3 Expand IO Module 0 and select each Fibre Channel (FC) port to determine the World Wide Name (WWN) and other information for each port.

4 To read the WWN on the VNX you will see a number similar to this example: 50:06:01:60:88:E0:02:22 :50:06:01:64:08:E0:02:22

The first 16 characters are the World Wide Node Name (WWNN) while the second 16 characters are the World Wide Port Name (WWPN). The WWPN is the name you will use for zoning on the Fibre Channel switch.

5 Enter the storage WWN data on the zoning worksheet for this lab on page 25 .

6 Gather and document the World Wide names of the host initiator ports. Go to VNXe > Hosts > Initiators

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7 To read the host WWN on the VNX you will see a number similar to this example: 20:00:00:90:FA:14:3D:60 :10:00:00:90:FA:14:3D:60

8 Enter the host WWN data on the zoning worksheet for this lab on page 25 .

9 Using the collected data in your Zoning Worksheet , validate the output of the zone configuration on the Fibre Channel switch shown in the FC Fabric Data collection on page 26 .

10 Based on your review, list the changes that should be made to the zoning configuration

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EMC Education Services 24 Zoning Worksheet

World Wide Port Name Node Name

Example: 10:00:00:00:C9:12:34:56 Windows Host 1

EMC Education Services 25 FC Fabric Data

show interface brief

------Interface Vsan Admin Admin Status SFP Oper Oper Port Mode Trunk Mode Speed Channel Mode (Gbps) ------fc1/1 100 E on up swl E 8 -- fc1/2 10 FX on up swl F 4 -- fc1/3 1 FX on down swl -- -- fc1/4 20 FX on up swl F 4 -- fc1/5 10 FX on up swl F 4 -- fc1/6 1 FX on down swl -- -- fc1/7 20 FX on up swl F 4 -- fc1/8 100 E on up swl E 8 -- fc1/9 10 FX on up swl F 8 -- fc1/10 20 FX on up swl F 8 -- fc1/11 10 FX on up swl F 8 -- fc1/12 20 FX on up swl F 8 -- fc1/13 10 FX on up swl F 8 -- fc1/14 20 FX on up swl F 8 -- fc1/15 10 FX on up swl F 8 -- fc1/16 20 FX on up swl F 8 -- fc1/17 1 FX on down swl -- -- fc1/18 1 FX on down swl -- --

`show flogi database` ------INTERFACE VSAN FCID PORT NAME NODE NAME ------fc1/2 10 0x150000 10:00:00:90:FA:14:3D:60 20:00:00:90:FA:14:3D:60 fc1/4 20 0x290001 10:00:00:90:FA:14:3D:61 20:00:00:90:FA:14:3D:61 fc1/5 10 0x150002 10:00:00:90:FA:14:3f:10 20:00:00:90:FA:14:3F:10 fc1/7 20 0x290003 10:00:00:90:FA:14:3f:11 20:00:00:90:FA:14:3F:11 fc1/9 10 0x150004 50:06:01:64:08:E0:02:22 50:06:01:60:88:E0:02:22 fc1/10 20 0x290005 50:06:01:6C:08:E0:02:22 50:06:01:60:88:E0:02:22 fc1/11 10 0x150006 50:06:01:65:08:E0:02:22 50:06:01:60:88:E0:02:22 fc1/12 20 0x290007 50:06:01:6D:08:E0:02:22 50:06:01:60:88:E0:02:22 fc1/13 10 0x150008 50:06:01:66:08:E0:02:22 50:06:01:60:88:E0:02:22 fc1/14 20 0x290009 50:06:01:6E:08:E0:02:22 50:06:01:60:88:E0:02:22 fc1/15 10 0x15000a 50:06:01:67:08:E0:02:22 50:06:01:60:88:E0:02:22 fc1/16 20 0x29000b 50:06:01:6F:08:E0:02:22 50:06:01:60:88:E0:02:22

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show zoneset active vsan 1-4093 zoneset name FABRICA vsan 10 zone name WIN1_HBA0_VNX_SPA_0 vsan 10 * fcid 0x150004 [pwwn 50:06:01:64:08:E0:02:22] * fcid 0x150000 [pwwn 10:00:00:90:FA:14:3D:60] zone name LIN1_HBA0_VNX_SPA_0 vsan 10 * fcid 0x150004 [pwwn 50:06:01:64:08:E0:02:22] * fcid 0x150002 [pwwn 10:00:00:90:FA:14:3f:10] zone name HP1_HBA0_VNX_SPA_1 vsan 10 * fcid 0x150006 [pwwn 50:06:01:65:08:E0:02:22] pwwn 50:06:0b:00:00:1c:d6:4a zoneset name FABRICB vsan 20 zone name WIN1_HBA1_VNX_SPB_0 vsan 20 * fcid 0x290005 [pwwn 50:06:01:6C:08:E0:02:22] * fcid 0x290001 [pwwn 10:00:00:90:FA:14:3D:61] zone name LIN1_HBA1_VNX_SPB_0 vsan 20 * fcid 0x290004 [pwwn 50:06:01:6C:08:E0:02:22] * fcid 0x290003 [pwwn 10:00:00:90:FA:14:3f:11] zone name HP1_HBA1_VNX_SPB_1 vsan 20 * fcid 0x290007 [pwwn 50:06:01:6D:08:E0:02:22] pwwn 50:06:0b:00:00:1c:d6:4a

End of Lab Exercise

EMC Education Services 27 Lab 333:3: Part 222 ––– FC SAN Trace

Step Action

1 Start Wireshark. Install the application if it is not already installed. www.wireshark.org 2 Open the trace labeled FC_SAN_Trace.pcap

3 Examine the trace and answer the questions below

4 How long did it take to capture this trace? ______5 What is the FLOGI frame number? ______6 What is the WWN of the first port that is logging into the Fabric? ______7 Why does the S_ID field of the FLOGI frame contain all zeroes? ______8 What address is assigned to the first port that is logging into the Fabric? ______9 What class or classes of service are valid for the node that is attempting to login? ______10 One of the frames, sent by the node that has logged in, is decoded as “GID_FT (Get Port Ids - FC- 4 Type)”. What is the hex representation of the FC-4 TYPE being requested and what protocol does it represent? ______11 Which Service responds to the request “GID_FT”? ______12 How many storage ports are in the zone to which the logged in node belongs? ______13 Are there any HBAs in this zone? ______

End of Lab Exercise

EMC Education Services 28 Lab Exercise 444:4: IP SAN Configuration

Purpose: To configure the interface and provision storage within an iSCSI SAN.

Tasks: • Verify the configuration of the iSCSI configuration • Configure an iSCSI LUN and assign it to a host • Validate the login process in iSCSI

EMC Education Services 29 Lab 444:4: Part 111 ––– IP SAN Configuration

Step Action

1 Open the Dashboard of the EMC Unisphere System.

2 Begin by creating an iSCSI interface

Click Settings > iSCSI Settings > iSCSI Interfaces . Select an Ethernet Port 3 and click Create .

3 In the Create iSCSI Network Interface window, specify the following settings for one or both Storage Processors

SPA SPB IP Address 10.244.214.145 10.244.214.146 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 Gateway 10.244.214.1 10.244.214.1 IQN Alias 4285.a1 4285.b1

Select Create

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4 Now create a LUN to be served using iSCSI.

Choose Create a LUN or LUN Group option.

5 Select Create a LUN.

Enter a name for this LUN and s short description is you desire.

Select Next.

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6 Next, configure the LUN.

Select the Storage Pool from which to extract the LUN Set the Tiering Policy . Finally, set the Size and LUN type. Use 100 GB and Thin provisioned.

Select Next to continue.

7 On the Configure Snapshot Schedule you will not protect this LUN.

Select Do not configure a snapshot schedule.

Select Next .

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8 The final configuration step is to Configure Host Access . In this case you will select a host that has already logged into the array using the iSCSI protocol. You can use the filter option to select only iSCSI hosts, in large environments this is a very useful filter.

Select the LUN option next to the Windows 2k8 host.

Select Next to continue.

9 Verify the settings you selected in the Summary window. If there are changes you wish to make, select the Back button to move to the window to change.

When satisfied, select Finish .

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10 Once the job has finished, go to the Hosts > Hosts > Windows 2k8 menu option.

Open the Details on the host and navigate to the LUNs tab. Verify the LUN you created has been assigned.

Your generic iSCSI storage is successfully created.

End of Lab Exercise

EMC Education Services 34 Lab 444:4: Part 222 ––– iSCSI SAN Trace

Step Action

1 Start Wireshark. Install the application if it is not already installed. www.wireshark.org 2 Open the trace labeled iSCSI_SAN_Trace.pcap

3 Examine the trace beginning at frame 1 and answer the questions below

4 What is the IP address of the initiator? ______5 What is the IP address of the Target? ______6 What filer should you use to view only the iSCSI communications? ______7 What is the iSCSI Login success frame number? ______8 What is the name of the initiator? ______9 What is the name of the Target? ______10 During the negotiation of the Full Feature Phase, how are the sessions options configured? HeaderDigest= ______DataDigest= ______MaxRecvDataSegmentLength= ______11 What is the frame number where the SCSI CDB command for Report LUNs is issued? ______12 How many LUNs are available to this initiator? ______13 What command and response tells you what the size of the LUNs are? ______

End of Lab Exercise

EMC Education Services 35 Lab Exercise 555:5: HostHost----basedbased Business Continuity

Purpose: To explore the benefits and configuration of multipath protection and host level business continuity.

Tasks: • Verify the configuration of the PowerPath adapter • Validate the multipath configuration of the host • Read data collects to determine system compliance

EMC Education Services 36 Lab 555:5: Part 111 ––– MultiMultipathpath Configuration

Step Action

1 You can validate and change configuration of the PowerPath multi-path software by using the command line. In this lab you will use the EMC PowerPath command output in a log format on page 39 .

Use this logged information to determine the multipath configuration and status for this host.

2 Review the powermt display command output. These commands are captured from a Windows host with EMC PowerPath installed

3 Reviewing the initial status, which initiators are managed by PowerPath?

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4 Reviewing the initial status, which arrays have LUNs assigned to this host?

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5 Reviewing the initial status, we see there are several “ dead ” I/O paths. The administrator runs the powermt check command to probe and correct the failed and missing paths.

Answer the following questions about the PowerPath configuration after the repairs have been made to the paths.

6 Reviewing the final status, which initiators are managed by PowerPath?

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7 Reviewing the initial status, which arrays have LUNs assigned to this host?

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8 Are the same initiators available after the repair is completed?

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What is a possible explanation for any changes to the initiators?

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9 Are the same arrays available after the repair is completed?

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What is a possible explanation for any changes to the arrays?

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EMC Education Services 38 Multipath Data Collection

C:\>powermt display Symmetrix logical device count=0 CLARiiON logical device count=37 Generic logical device count=0 ======----- Host Bus Adapters ------I/O Paths ------Stats ------### HW Path Summary Total Dead IO/Sec Q-IOs Errors ======2 port2\path0 degraded 58 28 - 0 43 3 port3\path0 degraded 43 28 - 0 43 4 port4\path0 failed 24 24 - 0 24

C:\>powermt display paths Symmetrix logical device count=0 ======----- Host Bus Adapters ------Storage System ------I/O Paths - ### HW Path ID Interface Total Dead ======CLARiiON logical device count=37 ======----- Host Bus Adapters ------Storage System ------I/O Paths - ### HW Path ID Interface Total Dead ======2 port2\path0 APM00134202454 SP B8 15 0 2 port2\path0 APM00134202454 SP A6 15 0 2 port2\path0 APM00121802197 SP B2 14 14 2 port2\path0 APM00121802197 SP A0 14 14 2 port2\path0 APM00121802197 SP B2 14 14 2 port2\path0 APM00121802197 SP A0 14 14 2 port2\path0 APM00121802197 SP B2 14 14 2 port2\path0 APM00121802197 SP A0 14 14 2 port2\path0 APM00121802197 SP B2 14 14 2 port2\path0 APM00121802197 SP A0 14 14 3 port3\path0 APM00134202454 SP A7 15 0 3 port3\path0 APM00121802197 SP A1 14 14 3 port3\path0 APM00121802197 SP B1 14 14 3 port3\path0 APM00121802197 SP A1 14 14 3 port3\path0 APM00121802197 SP B1 14 14 3 port3\path0 APM00121802197 SP A1 14 14 3 port3\path0 APM00121802197 SP B1 14 14 3 port3\path0 APM00121802197 SP A1 14 14 3 port3\path0 APM00121802197 SP B1 14 14 4 port4\path0 APM00121802197 SP A4 2 2 4 port4\path0 APM00121802197 SP A5 4 4 4 port4\path0 APM00121802197 SP B4 2 2 4 port4\path0 APM00121802197 SP B5 4 4

EMC Education Services 39 4 port4\path0 APM00121802193 SP A4 6 6 4 port4\path0 APM00121802193 SP B4 6 6 4 port4\path0 APM00121802197 SP A4 2 2 4 port4\path0 APM00121802197 SP A5 4 4 4 port4\path0 APM00121802197 SP B4 2 2 4 port4\path0 APM00121802197 SP B5 4 4 4 port4\path0 APM00121802193 SP A4 6 6 4 port4\path0 APM00121802193 SP B4 6 6 4 port4\path0 APM00121802197 SP A4 2 2 4 port4\path0 APM00121802197 SP A5 4 4 4 port4\path0 APM00121802197 SP B4 2 2 4 port4\path0 APM00121802197 SP B5 4 4 4 port4\path0 APM00121802193 SP A4 6 6 4 port4\path0 APM00121802193 SP B4 6 6 4 port4\path0 APM00121802197 SP A4 2 2

C:\>powermt check Warning: CLARiiON device path c2t0d0 is currently dead. Do you want to remove it (y/n/a/q)? a

C:\>powermt display Symmetrix logical device count=0 CLARiiON logical device count=30 Generic logical device count=0 ======----- Host Bus Adapters ------I/O Paths ------Stats ------### HW Path Summary Total Dead IO/Sec Q-IOs Errors ======2 port2\path0 OK 30 0 - 0 43 3 port3\path0 OK 15 0 - 0 43

End of Lab Exercise

EMC Education Services 40 Lab Exercise 666:6: Managing Protection Services

Purpose: To review the use of local protection systems to provide highly available resources within a storage network.

Tasks: • Verify the protection system is configured correctly • Configure a Snapshot Schedule • Protect a LUN on the array • Validate local protection configuration

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Step Action

1 Open the Dashboard of the EMC Unisphere System. Choose Settings > Snapshot Schedules option.

2 Review the existing Snapshot schedules. There are three system default schedules and one user defined schedule in the list.

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3 Define the parameters of the schedules

Snapshot Frequency Time Auto-Delete Policy Access Type

______

4 Select Storage > LUNs on the menu.

Review the assigned protection for each LUN and LUN Group . Repeat the same procedure for the File Systems .

End of Lab Exercise

EMC Education Services 43 Lab 666:6: Part 222 ––– Configuring LUN Protection

Step Action

1 You will now apply protection to a LUN Group.

Open the Dashboard of the EMC Unisphere System. Choose Settings > Snapshot Schedules option

2 Select LUNGroup-FC.

Select Details to open the configuration information on this LUN. Select the Snapshots tab. There should be no protection assigned to this LUN currently. Select Modify Protection .

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3 In the Modify Protection Schedule Wizard you can assign, modify or create a Snapshot schedule for data protection.

Since there is no protection in place for this LUN, select Protect data using a snapshot schedule .

4 In this lab you will create a new Snapshot schedule.

Select Customize Schedule You will receive a warning pop-up that allows you to modify the selected schedule or create a new schedule. Select Create to begin the schedule creation process.

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5 You can create a very detailed protection schema spanning hours, days or longer periods of time. You can also auto-delete old snapshots to conserve disk space.

In this lab we accept the existing rule but want to add another Snapshot for long-term protection.

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6 Create the new rule. In the wizard window select the following options:

• Type of Rule – On Selected Days • Frequency – Saturday • Time – 01:00 • Auto-Delete Policy – Expiration value Keep for – 7 Days • Access Type – Hidden

When the rule is set, select Add Rule to continue.

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7 The new rule you created should now appear in the Modify Protection Schedule wizard.

Select Next .

8 Verify the changes to protection in the Summary.

When satisfied with the changes select Finish to start the job.

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9 As with all other jobs in Unisphere, you can watch the progress in the Results window or in the Jobs window. Once the changes are made you will be notified.

10 Another way to verify that protection is enabled for this LUN is to go to Storage > LUNs > LUNGroup-FC (or the name of the LUN you are checking).

You should see the rules you made in the Protection Schedule .

End of Lab Exercise

EMC Education Services 49 Lab Exercise 777:7: Managing Storage Infrastructure

Purpose: Review reports and data collections in order to determine operational status and health of the infrastructure

Tasks: • Review reports and graphs for system health • Validate operational status of the array • Download historical performance data

EMC Education Services 50 Lab 777:7: Part 111 ––– Monitoring and Reporting

Step Action

1 Open the Dashboard of the EMC Unisphere System.

2 Review the displayed alerts. Select System > System Alerts option.

Are there any Warning or Critical alerts displayed? ______

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3 Select the DPE > SP A . Select System > System Health option.

Navigate the components to validate the health of the hardware.

4 Compare the Current use against the Historical view. Note the changes you made on the system during these labs and how they affected the capacity of the array.

Select System > System Capacity option.

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5 Review the chart while selecting the metrics, note that a separate chart open for each.

Select System > System Performance option.

6 Select the download icon on the right side of the Performance window.

Follow the Wizard to download the historical statistics to a .CSV file. In Step 1, select LUN IO Size , CPU , and LUN IOPs In Step 2, select download and save the data to your host. Open the file in Excel and view the statistical information.

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7 Review the displayed logs.

Select System > Logs option.

Are there any Warning or Critical events in the log file? ______

8 It is possible to send logged events to an external syslog server. Configure the Unisphere Manager to send events to your host.

Collect the host name of your system. On Windows open a command line and issue the command hostname Copy the name of the host to a note.

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9 Configure Unisphere to send the events to your host

Select Settings > Management Settings option.

Select Enable logging to a remote host

Enter the hostname you captured in the previous step

Select Apply

If you have configured a syslog server on your host you would see the events displayed in that application. Remember that this lab uses the Virtual VNXe and does not have connectivity to your host.

End of Lab Exercise

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