NetApp Storage Discovery

Amit Sharma4 · ‎08-30-2015

Hi All

I have some NetApp boxes to discover. I have installed SMI-S agent 5.2 on one of my MID servers and did the repository of one of the boxes for testing.

The box was added via root privileges and same credentials were created as CIM credentials in instance.

Once I tried discovery , the result remains same as "Active, could not classified". For client installation I followed the steps mentioned in the document and took help from storage admin but no luck with discovery.

Don't know what I am missing. Please guide.

Thanks

Amit

Amit Sharma4 · ‎09-23-2015

Hi All

Thanks for the replies.
This is what worked for me.

1. Install the SMI-S agent in a server. Might be MID server with good configuration.
2. Create a local user on server and add to local admin group.
3. Login to the server with that user.
4. Run the SMI-S agent with elevated permissions.
5. Check SIM server status with command --> smis cimserver status
5. Add the for CIM access on SIM-S agent console via command --> cimuser -a -u user_name
6. Set below value on the SIM-S agent console --> cimconfig -p -s enableAuthentication=false
7. Restart the service via commands

net stop cimserver
net start cimserver
Or
smis cimserver stop
smis cimserver start

8. Take help from storage admin to add the storage controller via

smis add storage_sys storage_sys_user
Or
smis addsecure storage_sys storage_sys_user

9. Wait for 20 miutes for the repository to complete
10. Try discovery now and discover the IP on which you have installed the host.

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Ravindra Duggi1 · ‎11-05-2016

Thank you Doug,

Can you help me to understand amit steps .my question on bold

1. Install the SMI-S agent in a server. Might be MID server with good configuration. (

(the SMI-S should install on mid server or storage server)

2. Create a local user on the server and add to local admin group.

(Mid server/storage server)

3. Login to the server with that user.

(Mid server/storage server)

4. Run the SMI-S agent with elevated permissions.

in step one we have installed the SMI-S ,why again we have to run the smi-s server?

5. Check SIM server status with command --> smis cimserver status
5. Add the for CIM access on SIM-S agent console via command --> cimuser -a -u user_name

6. Set below value on the SIM-S agent console --> cimconfig -p -s enableAuthentication=false
7. Restart the service via commands

net stop cimserver
net start cimserver
Or
smis cimserver stop
smis cimserver start

8. Take help from storage admin to add the storage controller via

smis add storage_sys storage_sys_user
Or
smis addsecure storage_sys storage_sys_user

9. Wait for 20 miutes for the repository to complete
10. Try discovery now and discover the IP on which you have installed the host.

Amit Sharma4 · ‎05-12-2016

Sorry Rajendra... Saw your response very late, but unfortunately i have no idea about it.

Please let know if i can be of any help in NetApp discovery.

glennpinto · ‎11-08-2016

If you need additional information on Storage this video may provide some additional guidance.

Storage Discovery - YouTube

Ravindra Duggi1 · ‎11-08-2016

Thank you Glenn,

I don't see the smi-s installation/configuration information .

My storage team asking me to install smi-s agent and configure.

Here I have few questions :

If I install smi-s on mid server ,do we need to any configuration change on

mid server to access smi-s?

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stevefrancis · ‎11-08-2016

SMI-S server installation and configuration is vendor-dependent. Amit's answer is an excellent summary of how to install NetApp's SMI-S server. No additional configuration should be necessary.