Setting Up a Unisphere Management

Station for the VNX Series

300-013-508 Rev 01

This document describes the different types of Unisphere™ management stations and tells how
to install and configure software on each type. It also tells how to start Unisphere on a station
running the Unisphere Client.
Topics in this document include:

Unisphere management station overview...........................................................................................................2

Types of Unisphere management stations...........................................................................................................3
Software for each type of Unisphere management station...............................................................................6
Installing the required software............................................................................................................................7
Configuring a Unisphere Management Station................................................................................................19
Initializing security for a Unisphere management station..............................................................................20
Adding a Unisphere management station to a domain...................................................................................21
Starting Unisphere on the Unisphere management station............................................................................22
Unisphere management station overview

Unisphere management station overview

A Unisphere management station is a Microsoft Windows® Server 2008, Windows Server
2003, Windows Vista, or Windows XP host that is connected to the system management
ports through a network and is running any of the following VNX® software:
◆ Unisphere Client for Windows
◆ Unisphere Server Utility for Windows
◆ Unisphere Host Agent for Windows
◆ EMC Secure Remote Support (ESRS) IP Client for VNX software
◆ Unisphere Service Manager (USM)

Note: The ESRS IP Client for VNX and the Unisphere Server for Windows cannot coexist on the same
server. A pre-installation check in the ESRS IP Client for VNX prevents installation of the ESRS IP
Client for VNX on a system that already has the Unisphere Server installed on it.

Table 1. Operating system support for Unisphere management software

Operating system Supported software

Windows 2008, Windows server 2003 All listed software
Windows XP Unisphere UIs, Unisphere Server and
USM
Windows Vista Unisphere UIs and Unisphere Server

Depending on the type of Unisphere management station, you may or may not be able to
access the Unisphere UI from it.
You can update a Unisphere management station with new VNX ® software without requiring
a host reboot. You cannot update a system with new operating environment software, which
includes the Unisphere Client and Unisphere Server, without a system reboot.

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Types of Unisphere management stations

The types of Unisphere management stations are:

◆ Remote user station

◆ Secure entry point station
◆ Standalone performance station
◆ Event monitoring station
◆ EMC Secure Remote Support (ESRS) IP client

Full-function station

A full-function station is a one-stop Unisphere management station because it runs all software
that can be installed on an Unisphere management station and performs all the functions
that any other type of station can perform.
From it you can use Unisphere to:

◆ Manage a VNX system domain and multi-domain environment

◆ Monitor system operations
◆ Monitor and adjust storage system performance
A full-function station should be made part of a domain, and we recommend that it be the
domain master so that a storage system is not burdened with performing the domain master
tasks.

Note: We strongly recommend that you do not connect an Unisphere management station that is
running event monitor or ESRS to the system’s data ports.

Remote user station or secure entry point station

A remote user station or a secure entry point station is an off-array management station (a
local host) that is connected to storage-system management ports through a network and
is running only the Unisphere UIs. For a remote user, this configuration eliminates the
overhead of accessing the UI from a storage system. For additional security, you can limit
management access to the system to only those authorized users who have installed the
client on their Windows host by disabling the ability to launch the UIs from the system.

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Domain member station

A domain member station is an Unisphere management station that has been added to a
Unisphere domain.

You can make it the domain master, if you want to offload a small amount of overhead from
a storage system. You can use this station to add a storage system running a newer version
of the Unisphere Server and Unisphere UIs to a domain made up of storage systems running
earlier versions.

Note: A Unisphere 1.0 domain member station can be added to any domain containing legacy
CLARiiON systems, but not to a domain containing VNX systems.
A Unisphere 1.1.25 domain member station can be added to any domain of VNX systems, but not to
a domain contain legacy CLARiiON systems.

Note: The Unisphere Server Utility and Unisphere UIs are part of the system’s operating environment
software (OE).

The domain member station must be running the latest Unisphere Server Utility and
Unisphere UIs versions or at least the same versions that are running on the storage system
you are adding to the domain. Without a domain member station, you must update the OE
software version running on one of the storage systems in the domain to get the latest or
same version of the Unisphere Server Utility and Unisphere UIs. This update is more difficult
and disruptive than updating the Unisphere Server Utility and Unisphere Client on a domain
member station.

Standalone performance station

A standalone performance station is an Unisphere management station used mostly by a
service provider to analyze system performance with Unisphere Analyzer and/or manage
system quality of service with Unisphere Quality of Service Manager (QoS). Standalone
stations can be used to analyze archives from any system VNX or legacy CLARiiON system.

Event monitor station or ESRS IP client

In a centralized event monitoring environment, a Unisphere management station can be a
monitor station for Event Monitor or ESRS, sending alerts or automatically notifying your
service provider when certain events occur. By offloading this work from one or more
systems to a monitor station, you can improve the performance of these systems.
For a centralized event monitoring station, you must configure at least one event monitoring
template. For an ESRS IP client, you must install the ESRS template.

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Note: We strongly recommend that you do not connect an Unisphere management station that is
running event monitor or ESRS IP client to the system’s data ports.

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Software for each type of Unisphere management station

Software for each type of Unisphere management station

Table 2 on page 6 lists the software you must install on each type of Unisphere management
station.

Table 2. Unisphere management station software

Unisphere type Software to install

Unisphere Client Unisphere Server Host Agent ESRS IPClient for Unisphere Ser-
VNX vice Manager

Remote user sta- Yes No No No No

tion

Secure entry point Yes No No No No

station

Standalone perfor- Yes Yes No No Optional

mance station

Monitor station No No Yes No No

ESRS IP Client for No No No Yes No

VNX

Note: Host Agent is bundled with ESRS IP Client and does not require a separate installation.

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Installing the required software

This section describes how to install the required software on the Windows host that will
be a Unisphere management station.

This Windows host must be on the same network as the system management ports.

Installing the Unisphere Server Utility

Download and install the Unisphere Server Utility from the EMC Online Support website
to your Unisphere Management station:

1. From the EMC Online Support website, locate the VNX support by product page.

2. From the Downloads section, select the management server version of the Unisphere
Server Utility you want to download.

3. Select the option to save the software to your management station.

4. Install the Unisphere Server Utility:

a. In the directory where you saved the download, double-click the executable.
b. Follow the installation wizard instructions.

Installing the EMC Unisphere Client

Download and install the EMC Unisphere Client from the EMC Online Support website to
your Unisphere management station:

1. From the EMC Online Support website, locate the VNX support by product page.

2. From the Downloads section, select the EMC Unisphere Client version you want to
download.

3. Select the option to save the software to your off-array management station.

4. Install the EMC Unisphere Client:

a. In the directory where you saved the download, double-click the executable.
b. Follow the installation wizard instructions.

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Install the Unisphere Host Agent

If the Unisphere management station that you are setting up is a ESRS IP client, you do not
need to install the host agent because it is installed automatically as part of the ESRS
installation. You need to install this software only on an Unisphere management station
that you are setting up as an event monitoring station.

1. Log in as the administrator or a user who has administrative privileges.

2. If your server is behind a firewall, open TCP/IP port 6389.

This port is used by the host agent. If this port is not opened, the host agent will not
function properly.

3. Download the software.

a. From the EMC Online Support website, locate the Support section and the link to
Software Downloads.
b. Select the option to save the Unisphere Host Agent software to your server.
c. Double-click one of the executable files listed below to start the installation wizard.
UnisphereHostAgent-Win-32-x86-en_US-version-build.exe where version
and build are the version number and the build number of the software.

4. Follow the instructions on the installation screens to install the Unisphere Host Agent.

If you selected the default destination folder, the software is installed in the C:\Program
Files\EMC\HostAgent (32–bit) or C:\Program Files
(x86)\EMC\HostAgent (64–bit).
Once the Unisphere Host Agent installation is complete, the Initialize Privileged User List
dialog box is displayed.

The Unisphere Host Agent software is installed on the Windows server.

5. In the Initialize Privileged User List dialog box, select Create/Overwrite File and browse to
the agent.config file. You will then need to add users to the Privileged User List (login
names for this server). Only users logged in as listed in the Privileged User List can send
CLI commands to the storage system.perform one of the following:
◆ If the Config File field contains a file entry, then a host agent configuration file already
exists on the server from a previous agent installation. Select Use Existing File to use
this configuration file or select Browse to use a different file. The host agent
configuration file contains a list of login names for this server. Only users logged in
as listed in the Privileged User List can send CLI commands to the storage system.

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◆ If the Config File field does not contain a file entry, a host agent configuration file does
not exist on the server. Select Create/Overwrite File and browse to the agent.config
file. You will then need to add users to the Privileged User List (login names for this
server). Only users logged in as listed in the Privileged User List can send CLI
commands to the storage system.

Note: There must be at least one entry in the Privileged User List or an error message will appear.

To add a user to the list:

a. Click Add to open the Add Privileged User dialog box.

b. In the Add Privileged User dialog box, under User Name, enter the person’s account
username, for example, Administrator.
c. Under System Name, Navisphere Manager Unisphere (for example, Host4) and click
OK.

To remove a privileged user from the list:

Select the privileged username, and click Remove.

6. Click OK to save the new privileged user list and/or the new configuration file.
The program saves the host agent configuration file with the new privileged user entries
and starts the host agent.

7. Click Finish.
A command line window opens indicating that the host agent service is starting.

8. If you are prompted to reboot the server, click Yes.

Windows servers with NIC initiators – If you do not reboot before you run the
Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator, the NIC initiators cannot log in to the storage system.

9. If you updated the host agent and were using event monitor, restore the event monitor
configuration from a previously copied Navimon.cfg file:
a. Stop the agent:

a. At the Windows server, log in as the administrator or the equivalent.

b. Open the Services pane.
◆ From the desktop, right-click My Computer and select Manage ➤ Services and
Applications ➤ Services.
or

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◆ Select Start ➤ Administrative Tools ➤ Computer Management ➤ Services and

Applications ➤ Services.
The Services pane opens.

c. In the Services pane, right-click Unisphere Host Agent and select Stop.
d. If asked to confirm your request to stop the agent service, click Yes, and close the
Services pane or dialog box.

b. Move or copy the saved Navimon.cfg to the real Navimon.cfg file.

c. Start the agent:

a. At the Windows server, log in as the administrator or the equivalent.

b. Open the Services pane.
◆ From the desktop, right-click My Computer and select Manage ➤ Services and
Applications ➤ Services .
or

◆ Select Start ➤ Administrative Tools ➤ Computer Management ➤ Services and

Applications ➤ Services.
The Services pane opens.

c. In the Services pane, right-click Unisphere Host Agent and select Start.
d. If you want the host agent to start automatically at system startup:
◆ Right-click Unisphere Host Agent and select Properties.
The Unisphere Host Agent Properties dialog box opens.

◆ Select the General tab.

◆ In Startup Type, select Automatic.
The host agent will now start automatically at system startup.

e. Close Computer Management.

It may take a few minutes for the host agent to start if either applications are using
the storage system or the SP event log is large and the host agent configuration
file is not set up.

10. Click Done to exit the installation wizard.

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11. If you have a multihomed host (multiple NIC cards installed on the host), create an
agentID.txt file to ensure that the agent finds the correct NIC card.

Note: A multihomed host machine has multiple IP addresses connected to networks; it is physically
connected to multiple data links that can be on the same or different networks. When you install
Unisphere Host Agent on a multihomed host, the host agent, by default, binds to the first NIC in
the host. If your host is multihomed, for the host agent to successfully register with the desired
system, you need to configure the host agent to bind to a specific NIC. You do this by setting up
an agentID.txt file.

a. Using a text editor that does not add special formatting, create a file named
agentID.txt (case sensitive). Save this file by doing one of the following:
◆ Set the EV_AGENTID_DIRECTORY environmental variable to the location you want
to save the agentID.txt file. The Unisphere Host Agent will then look for the
agentID.txt file in the location you specified.
◆ If you do not specify a location in the EV_AGENTID_DIRECTORY environmental
variable, Unisphere Host Agent will look for the agentID.txt file in the location
specified by the registry entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\
EMC\Agent\1.0\ConfigPath. This location is usually C:\Program
Files\emc\HostAgent.
◆ If EV_AGENTID_DIRECTORY or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE\EMC\Agent\1.0\ConfigPath does not exist, create the
agentID.txt file in the C:\ directory.

b. Add the following two separate lines to the agentID.txt file, with no special
formatting:

First line: Fullyqualified hostname of the host

Second line: IP address of the NIC port that you want host agent to use

For example, if your host is named host28 on the domain mydomain.com and your
host contains two NICs, HBA1/NIC1 with IP address 192.111.222.2 and HBA2/NIC2
with IP address 192.111.222.3, and you want the host agent to use NIC 2, you would
configure agentID.txt as follows:

host28.mydomain.com
192.111.222.3

Note: The agentID.txt file should contain only these two lines, without any formatting.
The first line should contain the hostname and the second line should contain the IP address
of the NIC port as described above. Both lines should end with a carriage return. As a result,
the cursor will be on a third line but this line should not contain any text.

c. Save the agentID.txt file.

d. Restart the host agent.

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e. Once the host agent has restarted, verify that the host agent is using the correct IP
address that is entered in the agentID.txt file by doing one of the following:
◆ In Unisphere, verify that the host IP address is the same as the IP address that you
entered in the agentID.txt file. If the address is the same, the agentID.txt
file is configured correctly.
◆ View the new HostIdFile.txt file. You should see the IP address that is entered
in the agentID.txt file.

12. Verify that Unisphere Host Agent is installed using the Add/Remove Programs dialog
box.

13. Create and apply any Event Monitor templates.

Installing the ESRS IP Client for VNX

You can access and download the ESRS IP Client UI-based installer wizard from either the
EMC Online Support website.

ESRS IP Client for VNX requirements

Note: Refer to the EMC ESRS IP Client Release Notes for the latest ESRS IP Client environment and
systems requirements.

The version of ESRS IP Client for VNX software must be at or later than the version of the
management software bundled with the VNX Operating Environment (OE) running on each
VNX for Block or legacy system that is being monitored. Also, legacy file system is not
supported by ESRS IP Client, only VNX for File is supported. ESRS IP Client for VNX
installation requires:

◆ Monitor station:
The monitor station must be a host or virtual machine with a CPU speed
of 1.0 GHz or greater, have a total physical memory size of 2 GB or greater
and 1 GB of hard disk space, must be running a supported Windows
operating system, have the .NET Framework version 2.0 installed, and
use the latest JRE version 1.6.0_xx (version 1.6.0_24 or later). The monitor
station cannot be a client (host connected to storage-system data ports),
and the monitored systems must be able to connect to it over your
network. Also, the ESRS IP Client for VNX and the Unisphere Server for
Windows cannot coexist on the same server. A pre-installation check in
the ESRS IP Client for VNX prevents installation of the ESRS IP Client for
VNX on a system that already has the Unisphere Server installed on it.

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Note: For the latest list of supported Windows operating systems, refer to the
EMC ESRS IP Client for VNX Release Notes.

• If you do not have an existing monitor station—You can create a

monitor station by installing ESRS IP Client on a Windows host.
• If you have an existing monitor station running CLARalert — You can
upgrade to ESRS IP Client for VNX on the monitor station. When you
perform an upgrade, the wizard asks if you want to preserve your
existing email configuration or if you want to reconfigure it.

• If you have an existing monitor station running event monitor — You

can install ESRS IP Client on the monitor station.

◆ Fixed or static IP address:

The monitor station must have a fixed or static IP address. If DHCP is
used, a reserved IP address must be configured. The wizard automatically
detects and configures the ESRS IP Client with the IP address for the
monitor station, which is required for ESRS IP Client installation.

◆ Open TCP Ports:

The monitor station uses the following TCP ports:

• TCP port 80 (for HTTP, inbound/outbound)

• TCP port 443 (for HTTPS, inbound/outbound)
• TCP port 25 (for SMTP server, outbound)
• TCP port 6389 (for Unisphere Host Agent, outbound)
• TCP port 5414 (for EMCRemote Client, outbound)
• TCP port 9519 (for RemotelyAnywhere on CX4 systems running
FLARE version 04.29 or later or on VNX systems, outbound)
• TCP port 6391, 6392, and 60020 (for Remote Diagnostic Agent,
outbound)
• TCP port 22 (for CLI via SSH)
• TCP port 13456 (for KTCONS)
• TCP port 22 and 9519 (for RemoteKtrace)
• TCP port 80, 443, 2162, 2163, and 8000 (for Unisphere Service Manager,
Unisphere, and Navisphere® SecureCLI)

◆ Proxy server:
If the monitor station connects to the Internet through a proxy server, you
must indicate this during ESRS IP Client installation and provide the IP
address, port, and protocol (HTTPS or SOCKS) for the proxy server. If

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the proxy server requires authentication (SOCKS is supported only with

authentication), you must also indicate this during installation and supply
login credentials for the proxy server. You must supply both username
and password for authentication.

◆ EMC Online Support account:

You must have an existing and proper EMC Online Support account. You
are required to log in to the EMC Online Support website and supply
your valid storage-system serial number before you can download and
install the ESRS IP Client software.

◆ Registered monitoring site:

The monitoring site must be registered on Powerlink. During ESRS IP
Client installation, you must specify contact information that includes
the name, email address and phone number of a person to contact at the
monitoring site.

◆ Portal system:
The portal system must be a VNX for Block or legacy system running the
latest VNX Operating Environment (OE) version that is running on the
VNX for Block or legacy systems it is monitoring. You must provide the
IP address for either SP of the portal system during ESRS IP Client
installation. You must also supply global administrator login credentials
for the portal system during installation.

Note: If your ESRS IP Client installation will use the optional email notification, for example, as a
backup communication method for the Call Home feature, you will need connectivity to an outgoing
SMTP server. You must provide the IP address for the SMTP server during ESRS IP Client installation.
You must also provide your email address (in the from field) for email notification.

Download and install ESRS IP Client software (EMC Online Support website)
You can access and download the ESRS IP Client UI-based installer wizard from the EMC
Online Support website. Use the wizard to download and configure all the ESRS IP Client
software components required to set up a centralized monitoring environment for your
VNX for block or legacy systems.

Note: The ESRS IP Client for VNX and the Unisphere Server for Windows cannot coexist on the same
server. A pre-installation check in the ESRS IP Client for VNX will prevent installation of the ESRS IP
Client for VNX on a system that already has the Unisphere Server installed on it. If this is the case,
uninstall the Unisphere Server before installing the ESRS IP Client for VNX. The ESRS IP Client for
VNX uses the presence of the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\EMC\
ManagementServer to determine if the Unisphere Server is installed. If that key is not removed
by the Unisphere Server uninstaller, it can prevent the ESRS IP Client for VNX from being installed.
You can delete the key from the registry by using regedit and then you should be able to install the
ESRS IP Client for VNX.

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From the monitor station:

1. Go to the EMC Online Support website at http://Support.EMC.com and locate the link
to download the ESRS IP Client software.

2. Select Download ESRS IP Client and save the software to your monitor station.

3. In the folder where you saved the ESRS IP Client, double-click the ESRS IP Client
executable file or if necessary, right-click the file and select Run as to run the installation
wizard using a different user's credentials.

4. Follow the steps in the wizard to complete the installation.

Note: For all CX4 systems that are running FLARE version 04.29 or later and VNX for block systems
and that are deployed in this ESRS IP Client configuration, you must add the monitor station IP
address to the RemotelyAnywhere filter tables of those systems.

The ESRS IP Client software installation generates four log files. Two of these log files
(esrsagent_installer.log and esrsipclient_installer.log) are located under
the user's home directory in the EMC\ESRSIPClient folder. The other two logs,
esrs_rscapi.log, and esrs_jema.log, are located in the directory where the ESRS IP
Client is installed. The esrs_rscapi.log log is created for VNX for block registrations
only. The esrs_jema.log log is created for VNX for file registrations only.

Download and install ESRS IP Client software (VNX Installation Toolbox CD)

You can access and download the ESRS IP Client UI-based installer wizard from your VNX
Installation Toolbox CD. Use the wizard to download and configure all the ESRS IP Client
components required to set up a centralized monitoring environment for your VNX for
block and legacy systems.

Note: The ESRS IP Client for VNX and the Unisphere Server for Windows cannot coexist on the same
server. A pre-installation check in the ESRS IP Client for VNX will prevent installation of the ESRS IP
Client for VNX on a system that already has the Unisphere Server installed on it. If this is the case,
uninstall the Unisphere Server before installing the ESRS IP Client for VNX. The ESRS IP Client for
VNX uses the presence of the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\EMC\
ManagementServer to determine if the Unisphere Server is installed. If that key is not removed
by the Unisphere Server uninstaller, it can prevent the ESRS IP Client for VNX from being installed.
If that is the case, you can delete the key from the registry by using regedit and then you should be
able to install the ESRS IP Client for VNX.

From the monitor station:

Note: If your PC or browser is running pop-up blocking software, you must disable it before using
the software on the VNX Installation Toolbox CD.

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1. Insert the VNX Installation Toolbox CD.

The VNX Installation Toolbox CD software license agreement appears.

2. After reading the license agreement, click Accept and then click Submit to continue.
The Install Your VNX Storage System screen appears.

3. Select the applicable model and storage type from the respective list boxes.

4. Click View Procedure.

The installation instructions specific to the model and storage type you selected appear.

5. Follow the hardware installation instructions and when directed to download the ESRS
IP Client wizard, return to the Install Your VNX Storage System screen and click ESRS IP
Client.
A File Download dialog box appears.

6. Either select Run to run the ESRS IP Client executable file from the VNX Installation Toolbox
CD or select Save to save the software to your monitor station.

Double-click the ESRS IP Client executable file you saved to a folder, or if necessary,
right-click the file and select Run as to run the installation wizard using a different user's
credentials.

7. Follow the steps in the wizard to complete the installation.

Note: For all CX4 systems that are running FLARE version 04.29 or later and VNX for block systems
and that are deployed in this ESRS IP Client configuration, you must add the monitor station IP
address to the RemotelyAnywhere filter tables of those systems.

The ESRS IP Client software installation generates four log files. Two of these log files
(esrsagent_installer.log and esrsipclient_installer.log) are located under
the user's home directory in the EMC\ESRSIPClient folder. The other two logs,
esrs_rscapi.log, and esrs_jema.log, are located in the directory where the ESRS IP
Client is installed. The esrs_rscapi.log log is created for VNX for block registrations
only. The esrs_jema.log log is created for VNX for file registrations only.

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Installing the Unisphere Service Manager

The Unisphere Service Manager (USM) is a Java-based desktop application that helps you
update, install, and maintain your system hardware and software, and provide contact and
system information to your service provider.

Use the wizards within the USM to perform hardware installation tasks, such as adding a
new disk drive or disk-array enclosure, or hardware maintenance tasks, such as replacing
a faulted disk drive or verifying that your storage system is operating normally. You can
also use the USM to update your system software.

Downloading and installing the Unisphere Service Manager

If you do not already have USM installed on your host or management station, download
and install the latest version:

1. From the EMC Online Support website, navigate to the VNX support by product page.

2. From the Downloads tab, select the Unisphere Service Manager link and save the software
to your host or management station.

3. In the folder where you saved the USM, double-click the executable (.exe) file.

4. If necessary, click Run to start the installation wizard.

5. Follow the instructions that appear.

After you accept the license agreement, the wizard verifies that the host or management
station is running the latest supported Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version.
◆ If the server is running an earlier version of the JRE, select Yes when asked if you
want to continue with the installation.
The installation wizard prompts you to download and install the latest supported
version of the JRE from the Oracle website.

◆ If the server is running a later version of the JRE, the installation wizard asks if you
want to continue with the installation.
Select Yes to continue or No to quit the installation.

Important:
If you select Yes, the USM may not work properly with a later JRE version. If you select No, and
manually remove the later version of the JRE, other applications that require this version may
not work properly.

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6. When the installation is complete, click Done.

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Configuring a Unisphere Management Station

1. Open a new Internet browser and enter the appropriate url below:
◆ If a web server such as IIS is running on the Unisphere management station, you
cannot use standard ports to access Unisphere. You must specify the ports that
Unisphere defines by entering the following url: http://localhost:2162/setup
◆ If a web server is not running on the Unisphere management station, enter the
following url: http://localhost/setup

The Management Server Networking Configuration dialog box opens.

2. Verify the following:

◆ IP to listen on lists the IP address(es) of the server.

Note: If you have multiple LAN cards or ports, select one of the IP addresses from the drop-down
list or use the default IP address.

◆ Management Ports lists the ports of the server that are available for communication.

3. Click Apply Settings so the Management Server recognizes the IP address.

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Initializing security for a Unisphere management station

Initializing security for a Unisphere management station

1. In the Internet browser, enter the IP address of the Unisphere management station.

This IP address is the same IP address listed in IP to listen on when you configured the
Unisphere management station.

The Confirm: Unisphere Security dialog box opens.

2. Click Yes to set the security.

The Create Global Administrator dialog box opens.

3. Enter a username and password, and click OK.

4. In the Confirm: Add User? dialog box, click Yes to add the new user.

5. In the Success: Initialize Security dialog box, click OK.

6. In Unisphere, log in as the global administrator using the account that you just created
(File ➤ Login).

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 Adding a Unisphere management station to a domain

Adding a Unisphere management station to a domain

When you add a Unisphere management station to a domain, we strongly recommend that
you make the station the domain master so a storage system does not have to perform the
domain master tasks.

Note: A Unisphere 1.0 domain member station can be added to any domain containing legacy
CLARiiON systems, but not to a domain containing VNX systems.
A Unisphere 1.1.25 domain member station can be added to any domain of VNX systems, but not to
a domain contain legacy CLARiiON systems.

1. Start Unisphere on the Unisphere management station.

2. Log in as the global administrator.

3. Use Unisphere, as described in the manager help, to:

a. Configure the Unisphere management station as a domain master.
b. Create a domain or configure a multi-domain environment to which you will add
your storage systems.

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Starting Unisphere on the Unisphere management station

Starting Unisphere on the Unisphere management station

You can start Unisphere on any management station that has the Unisphere UIs installed
on it. That is, on all types of stations except for a monitor station or an ESRS station.

Start Unisphere using a browser, the Unisphere icon on the station’s desktop, or the path
Start ➤ All Programs ➤ EMC ➤ Unisphere ➤ Unisphere Management UI. If you want to connect
to the station using a connection type other than the station’s IP address, you must use the
Unisphere icon.

Starting Unisphere using a browser

1. Start a supported browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox.

2. In the browser, enter the IP address or host name of the Unisphere management station.

Starting Unisphere using the Unisphere icon

1. On the Unisphere management station’s desktop, double-click the Unisphere icon.

2. Enter the Unisphere management station’s IP address and click Connect.

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