Unisphere for PowerMax Implementation and Administration (Overview and Architecture) Flashcards

1
Q

What does Unisphere encompass when talking about PowerMax?

A

management of PowerMax and VMAX array running PowerMax OS 5978

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What does Unisphere encompass when talking about VMAX?

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management of VMAX All Flash and VMAX arrays running HYPERMAX OS 5977 and Enginuity OS 5876

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3
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What does the All Systems view on Unisphere Home page allow?

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view system dashboard of all systems being managed

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What does the All Systems view on Unisphere Performance page allow?

A

monitor and manage storage performance data

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5
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What does the All Systems view on Unisphere VMWare page allow?

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register vCenter and ESXi servers

view all relevant storage objects of an ESXi server and troubleshoot performance issues

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What does the All Systems view on Unisphere Databases page allow?

A

monitor and troubleshoot database performance

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What does the All Systems view on Unisphere Events page allow?

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view alerts and job list

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What does the All Systems view on Unisphere Support page allow?

A

display support information

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What does the Selected Systems view on Unisphere Home page allow?

A

view system dashboard of all storage systems being managed

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What does the Selected Systems view on Unisphere Dashboard page allow?

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view capacity/performance, system health, storage group compliance, replication

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What does the Selected Systems view on Unisphere Storage page allow?

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manage storage (storage groups, service levels, templates, SRPs, volumes, vVols etc.)

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What does the Selected Systems view on Unisphere Host page allow?

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manage hosts (hosts, masking views, port groups, initators, PowerPath Hosts)

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What does the Selected Systems view on Unisphere Data Protection page allow?

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manage data protection (storage groups, device groups, SRDF groups, migrations etc.)

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What does the Selected Systems view on Unisphere Performance page allow?

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monitors and manages storage system performance data

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What does the Selected Systems view on Unisphere System page allow?

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view hardware, symmetrix properties, file (eNAS), and iSCSI

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16
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What does the Selected Systems view on Unisphere Events page allow?

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view alerts, job list, and audit log

17
Q

What does the Selected Systems view on Unisphere Support page allow?

A

display support information

18
Q

What are the new features available in the latest versionof Unisphere?

A

System Health Score
RBAC

19
Q

Where do REST APIs reside on PowerMax?

A

reside above the Unisphere Server at the same level as Unisphere GUI

20
Q

What can APIs be used for on PowerMax?

A

provisioning storage
managing alerts/jobs
managing SRDF/TimeFinder SnapVX replication tasks
gathering performance statistics

21
Q

What is the base of API use in PowerMax?

A

most operations built on Storage Group as control entity

22
Q

What is a Unisphere local configuration?

A

unisphere server and solutions enabler are installed on same host

has a direct connection to one or more storage systems

23
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What is a Unisphere remote configuration?

A

unisphere server discovers the SYMAPI server (storsrvd) over the network

host on which unisphere server is installed does not need direct connectivity to a storage system

instead communicated over IP network w/ host connected to arrays and running SYMAPI Server

24
Q

What is the embedded management configuration for Unisphere?

A

eManagement container application

embeds Solution Enabler, SMI-S, and Unisphere for PowerMax on the array

enables management of arrray w/o requiring software installed on a separate host

25
Q

What is something to know if you’re doing an embedded management configuration for Unisphere?

A

only permits the management of local array

to manage remote SRDF configuration the eManagement application on the remote array must be accessed by the client