Add and discover the SMIS server for the Storage Direct agent
In order to enable protection of data with the Storage Direct agent in
PowerProtect Data Manager, the addition of an SMIS server is required. The SMIS server facilitates the discovery of LUNs for the storage groups configured in the VMAX. Perform the following steps to discover the SMIS server as an asset source in the
PowerProtect Data Manager UI.
Steps
Select
Infrastructure > Asset Sources.
The
Asset Sources window appears.
Select the
SMIS server tab.
Click
Add.
The
Add SMIS Server dialog box appears.
Provide the name, IP address, and port number of the SMIS server.
Under
Host Credentials, choose an existing entry from the list to use for the SMIS server user credentials, or click
Add from this list to add new credentials.
Click
Verify to check that the trusted certificate is valid for the specified host.
Click
Save.
An entry appears for SMIS in the table on the
Asset Sources window.
NOTE A message does not appear if credential verification for this host was unsuccessful. If the credentials are invalid, the status of the SMIS server entry in the
SMIS Server tab of the
Infrastructure > Asset Sources window will indicate
Failed.
Select the check box next to the entry and click
Discover to initiate discovery of the assets, or storage groups, in the VMAX.
NOTE Asset discovery is also initiated by default after registration of the host to
PowerProtect Data Manager, and at daily intervals. Discovery time is based on networking bandwidth. Note that each time that you initiate a discovery process, the resources that are discovered and those that are handling the discovery impact system performance.
When the discovery completes successfully, the
Discovery Status column updates to
OK.
Next steps
PowerProtect Data Manager initiates the automatic discovery of the assets (storage groups) within the VMAX. To verify the discovery of storage groups, go to the
Infrastructure > Assets window and select the
VMAX Storage Groups tab. Upon host registration with the
PowerProtect Data Manager server, all of the assets for the host (both those currently protected and unprotected) are displayed in the
Assets window along with the host name.
NOTE Ensure that you run a
Discover of the SMIS server each time that you add a LUN to a storage group.
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