SRM: Enable a HPE Primera array

5/19/2022 3:51 PM

5/19/2022 3:51 PM

The article contains information on enabling the HPE Primera array so that it can be monitored by SRM. 
It should be used in conjunction with the Add your storage array for monitoring with SRM topic in the Success Center documentation or online help.

HPE Primera arrays communicate with SRM using SMI-S and REST APIs.

For more information, see the documentation that came with your Hewlett-Packard array, visit HP Support (© 2022 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, available at https://www.hpe.com/us/en/support.html ), or contact your device vendor.

Storage Resource Monitor

Credential required to add the array

Ensure you have the following information:

SMI-S

• IP address or hostname for the array
• Provider username. The default is 3paradm
• Provider password. The default is 3pardata
• Protocol. The default is HTTPS
• HTTP port. The default is 5988
• HTTPS port. The default is 5989
• Interop namespace. The default is /root/pg_interop
• Array namespace. The default is /root/tpd

REST API

• IP address or hostname for the array
• Credential name
• Array API username. The default is 3paradm
• Array API Password. The default is 3pardata
• Protocol. The default is HTTPS
• API port. The default is 443

Enable the provider

The HPE PRIMERA provider must be enabled before it can be added to SRM. The following example shows how to use PuTTY to access and configure the HPE PRIMERA SMI-S provider.

Log into the HPE PRIMERA Command Line Interface (CLI) using PuTTY

1.  Using SSH, enter the IP address of the HPE PRIMERA array and enter the session name:

           

2. Click Save, choose already created session, click Load, and click Open.
3. Login using the username and password set up on the array. The defaults are 3paradm/3pardata.
4.  Enter setcim. This command can be used to start or stop the provider.

Troubleshooting HPE PRIMERA Provider using the CLI

Q: How do I know if the Provider is running?
A: Log in to the array and enter showcim. This will show the overall status of the cim server and the status and ports being used for HTTP and HTTPS.


Q: How do I get the version of InForm OS?
A: Log into the array as described above and enter showversion.


Q: How do I get help?
A: Log into the array as described above and enter help. For help on a particular command, enter help <command>, where <command> is the command for which help is needed. Example: help show.

Q: How do I restart the provider?
A: Log onto the provider as described above. Then:
1. Enter stopcim –f –xcim

2. Enter startcim

3. Enter showcim and wait for -STATE-ACTIVE


Q: How do I exit the CLI?
A: Enter exit