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Setting up Dell Compellent DSM 2018 R1 (Unisphere Central for SC) in preparation for monitoring the array in SRM Orion

How to enable smi-s , create local user account, connecting storage centers to a dell DSM 2018R1 host in order to be able to add it in SRM for monitoring

First published date

9/4/2019 7:10 PM

Last published date

9/4/2019 7:10 PM

Overview

Outlines the steps to enable smi-s and create a local user account with smi-s and rest api access and associate this account to storage centers as part of the prerequisite before compellent array can be monitored in SRM.

Product section

Storage Resource Monitor

Resolution

1. RDP to the server where the Dell software is installed.

2. Access the Dell Collector (https://localhost:3033/)

3. Enable smis:
Click "Data Collector" > go to "General" > click the "Ports" tab > click Edit > Enable smi-s service port 5989

4. Create a user with Admin role

5. After the account is create, launch the Dell Client app and login using that new account, set the server to 'localhost' (assuming you are launching the client from the Dell DSM server)

6. Click Add storage Center to associate the SCs to the account.

To test the new account in Orion, RDP to the SRM server > launch SolarWinds.CIMBrowser.exe from C:\Program Files (x86)\SolarWinds\Orion\SRM

Enter the DSM host IP, port, username, password and namespace. If you can login in cimbrowser you should not have any issues adding the array in SRM.

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Disclaimer: Please note, any content posted herein is provided as a suggestion or recommendation to you for your internal use. This is not part of the SolarWinds software or documentation that you purchased from SolarWinds, and the information set forth herein may come from third parties. Your organization should internally review and assess to what extent, if any, such custom scripts or recommendations will be incorporated into your environment. You elect to use third-party content at your own risk, and you will be solely responsible for the incorporation of the same if any.