You can configure DDVE block storage in GCP using the Command Line Interface (CLI) on Google Cloud Platform.
About this task
If you assigned an SSH key for the default user sysadmin when you deployed DDVE from the Google Cloud console, login to DDVE using either a key pair or a password.
Steps
Log in to the DDVE instance to configure the system. The default password for the DDVE instance is the instance ID (instanceid).
# ssh sysadmin@<IP address of DDVE>
EMC DD Virtual Edition
Password:
Welcome to DD OS 6.2.0.10-xyz
------------------------------------------
sysadmin@myddve0#
During the first login, you are prompted to accept the EULA and change the password.
The configuration wizard is launched.
Follow the steps in the wizard to add elicenses.
Do you want to configure system using GUI wizard (yes|no) [no]:
Network Configuration
Configure Network at this time (yes|no) [no]:
eLicenses Configuration
Configure eLicenses at this time (yes|no) [no]: yes
Available eLicense Files
# File Name
- ------------
1 elicense.lic
- ------------
Do you want to use an existing eLicense file (yes|no)
[yes]: yes
Enter the index of eLicense file [1|cancel]
: 1
Pending eLicense Settings
Existing Licenses:
Capacity licenses:
## Feature Capacity Type State Expiration Date Note
-- -------- -------- -------------------- ------ --------------- ----
1 CAPACITY 0.45 TiB unexpired evaluation active n/a
-- -------- -------- -------------------- ------ --------------- ----
Feature licenses:
## Feature Count Type State Expiration Date Note
-- ------------------------- ----- -------------------- ------ --------------- ----
1 REPLICATION 1 unexpired evaluation active n/a
2 DDBOOST 1 unexpired evaluation active n/a
3 RETENTION-LOCK-GOVERNANCE 1 unexpired evaluation active n/a
4 ENCRYPTION 1 unexpired evaluation active n/a
-- ------------------------- ----- -------------------- ------ --------------- ----
New Licenses:
Capacity licenses:
## Feature Capacity Type State Expiration Date Note
-- -------- --------- --------------- ------ --------------- ----
1 CAPACITY 87.31 TiB permanent (int) active n/a
-- -------- --------- --------------- ------ --------------- ----
** New license(s) will overwrite existing license(s).
Do you want to save these settings (Save|Cancel|Retry): Save
Successfully updated eLicenses.
Filesystem Configuration
Configure Filesystem at this time (yes|no) [no]:
System Configuration
Configure System at this time (yes|no) [no]:
CIFS Configuration
Configure CIFS at this time (yes|no) [no]:
NFS Configuration
Configure NFS at this time (yes|no) [no]:
SMT Configuration
Configure SMT at this time (yes|no) [no]:
Storage object-store profile Configuration
Configure Storage object-store profile at this time (yes|no) [no]:
Configuration complete.
Run the following command to add storage:
# storage add tier active dev3
sysadmin@myddve1# disk show state
Dev 1 2 3
--- ---------
1-3 Y Y U
--- ---------
Legend State Count
------ -------------- -----
U Unknown Device 1
Y System Device 2
------ -------------- -----
Total 0 disks and 3 devs
sysadmin@myddve1# storage add tier active dev3
Object-store is not enabled. Filesystem will use block storage for user data.
Do you want to continue? (yes|no) [no]: yes
Checking storage requirements...done
Adding dev3 to the active tier...done
Updating system information...done
dev3 successfully added to the active tier.
Run the following command to add multiple storage devices at the same time.
# storage add tier active dev4-6
Checking storage requirements...done
Adding dev4 to the active tier...done
Updating system information...done
dev4 successfully added to the active tier.
Checking storage requirements...
done
Adding dev5 to the active tier...done
Updating system information...done
dev5 successfully added to the active tier.
Checking storage requirements...
done
Adding dev6 to the active tier...done
Updating system information...done
dev6 successfully added to the active tier.
Run the following command to view the attached disks.
# storage show all
sysadmin@myddve1# storage show all
Active tier details:
Device Device Device
Group Size
----------- ------ -------
(available) 3 1.0 TiB
----------- ------ -------
Spindle Devices Count Total Size
Group
------- ------- ----- ----------
1 3 1 1.0 TiB
------- ------- ----- ----------
Current active tier size: 1.0 TiB
Active tier maximum capacity: 16.0 TiB
Capacity License:
License Total Used Remaining
-------- --------- -------- ---------
CAPACITY 14.55 TiB 0.90 TiB 13.65 TiB
-------- --------- -------- ---------
Run the following command to create the file system.
#filesys create
sysadmin@myddve1# filesys create
A filesystem of approximate size 846.65 GiB will be created.
Do you want to continue? (yes|no) [yes]: yes
ok, continuing.
This will take 5 - 10 minutes.
Provisioning storage...
########################################### [100%]
Initializing filesystem...
########################################### [100%]
snapshot schedules deleted
You now have a freshly initialized filesystem.
Enable the filesystem using 'filesys enable'.
Run the following command to enable the file system
# filesys enable
sysadmin@myddve1# filesys enable
Please wait..............................
The filesystem is now enabled.
NOTE If a license file cannot be found in
/ddr/var, its content can be pasted in the console.
# elicense update license.lic
Existing licenses:
No licenses found.
New licenses:
Capacity licenses:
## Feature Capacity Type State Expiration Date Note
-- -------- --------- --------------- ------ --------------- ----
1 CAPACITY 87.31 TiB permanent (int) active n/a
-- -------- --------- --------------- ------ --------------- ----
** New license(s) will overwrite all existing license(s).
Do you want to proceed? (yes|no) [yes]: yes
eLicense(s) updated.
Results
The DDVE configuration is complete.
To manually add an elicense or to update an elicense after the initial configuration, place the license file in the folder,
/ddr/var/license.lic. Then run the command
elicense update license.lic.
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