Unisphere for PowerMax Implementation and Administration (Documentation and Installation)

Question 1

What should be installed before installing Unisphere on PowerMax?

Answer 1

Solutions Enabler (v9.0)

installation process checks if SE is installed on the server host and if server meets memory and disk space requirements

Question 2

What does installation of Unisphere allow you to change?

Answer 2

overwrite default Unisphere Lockbox Password

Question 3

What is the default Unisphere Lockbox Password?

Answer 3

host_name@Smas-1

Question 4

What is the Unisphere Lockbox Password required for?

Answer 4

when performing any upgrades to the Unisphere Server

keep record of lockbox passwords you create

Question 5

What are the preferred browsers for Unisphere?

Answer 5

Chrome
FireFox

Question 6

What is the requirement to run Unisphere client?

Answer 6

600MB
supported on Windows only

Question 7

What platforms can you install Unisphere server on?

Answer 7

Windows
Linux

Question 8

What are the hardware requirements for the Unisphere Server OS?

Answer 8

64 bit OS w/ minimum of 2-core 1.8GHz procs

Question 9

What are the hardware requirements for Unisphere server if you’re running max of 64000 volumes and 10 arrays?

Answer 9

12GB memory
120GB available disk space

Question 10

What are the hardware requirements for Unisphere server if you’re running max of 128000 volumes and 20 arrays?

Answer 10

16GB memory
140GB available disk space

Question 11

What are the hardware requirements for Unisphere server if you’re running max of 256000 volumes and 20 arrays?

Answer 11

24GB memory
180GB available disk space
4-core 1.8GHz procs

Question 12

What is specifically required to install Unisphere on Linux environments?

Answer 12

to install Postgres SQL on Linux minimum of 2GB shared memory must be available
event and statistic daemons should be set to autostart and started

Question 13

What are the installation steps for Unisphere?

Answer 13

run UNIVMAX installer
choose the install folder
enter unisphere initial setup user and SymAPI connection type
port configuration
unisphere lock password
review installation choices

Question 14

What is the default HTTPS port?

Answer 14

8443

Question 15

What is the default DB port?

Answer 15

3324

Question 16

What is the Initial Setup User in unisphere installation?

Answer 16

intended to be a temporary role

allows you to only perform administrative tasks on storage systems that don’t have defined user roles

after admin or securityadmin is assigned initial setup user will no longer be able to access or see system