EMC VPLEX with GeoSynchrony 4.1 Installation and Setup Guide
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Setting up VPLEX
If you are using the
GUI
To use the GUI:
1. Open a browser and type the following:
https://<mgmt_server_address>
where <mgmt_server_address> is the IP address of the management server's public
IP port.
2. Log in with username service and password Mi@Dim7T.
Note: If the security message screen was enabled during system setup, a security message
appears. Read the message, and then click Continue.
3. To begin provisioning and exporting storage, click Provision Storage on the main
screen of the VPLEX Management Console GUI (shown in Figure 49).
Figure 49 VPLEX Management Console: Provision Storage button
Note: To display online help and product information, click the question mark at the upper
right corner of the screen. To display documentation and additional resources for the current
VPLEX release, click Help on the task bar.
If you are using the
VPlexcli
Note: The VPLEX CLI guide contains details on using VPlexcli commands.
To claim and name a storage volume:
1. Type the following commands to display a list of available storage volumes:
cd /clusters/cluster-<Cluster_ID>/storage-elements/storage-volumes
ls
2. Type the following command to claim and name a storage volume:
storage-volume claim -n <storage_volume_name> -d
<storage_volume_ID>
where:
• <storage_volume_name> is an unique name you are assigning to the volume.
• <storage_volume_ID> is the ID (for example, Symm2206_2ADF, or
clar2065_LUN537) in the output from step 1.
Note: If you want to claim multiple storage volumes, separate the volume IDs with
commas or use the command storage-volume claimingwizard, as described in the
VPLEX CLI Guide.
3. Type the following command to create the extent:
extent create -d <storage_volume_name>
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