Storage Provisioning Services

Summary:

Familiarize with the Storage Provisioning Services of EMC ControlCenter 5.1.1.

Objectives:

a)                 Create and populate Storage Pools.

b)                 Define Storage Policies.

c)                 Create Storage Allocation Tasks.

d)                 Execute Storage Allocating Tasks.

1. Create a Storage Pool and populate it with devices.

1. In the Tree Pane, expand the Storage Administration folder.

2. Right-click on Storage Pools and select New -> Storage Pool.

3. A folder New Storage Pool appears under Storage Pools. Rename this folder to “mypool”. Replace “my” with your initials.

4. Populate the Storage Pool by dragging and dropping assigned devices into it. It might be convenient to spilt the Target Pane vertically in order to perform the drag and drop. Ask your instructor for device assignments.

5. Expand the Storage Pool and verify that the devices have been assigned to it.

2. Create a Storage Policy.

1. Right-click on Storage Policies folder and select New.

2. Name the policy “mypolicy”, again replacing “my” with your initials.

3. Choose Primary Only as the Replica Class.

4. Choose the pool you created (“mypool”) from the drop-down menu in the Storage Pool Column. (Hint – Click in the box to activate the pull down.)

5. Choose “Symmetrix” under Storage Type

6. Choose “RAID_1” as the Raid level

7. Port Balancing – Leave at default

8. # of Paths – Ask Instructor

9. Mapped Device Only – Leave this box unchecked

10. Zoned Storage Only – Check this box

11. Zoning Type – Leave at WWN Zoning

12. Disable Host Actions - Check this box

13. Click on Save to save the Policy

14. Verify that “mypolicy” appears under Storage Policies folder.

3. Create Storage Allocation Task and execute Task.

1. In the Tree Pane, expand the Hosts folder and right-click on the host assigned to you.

2. Select Allocation -> Storage Provisioning Services.

3. In the Storage Provisioning Services Wizard, verify that “mypolicy” has been selected. If not select “mypolicy” from the drop-down menu.

4. Select More Options.

5. Specify At Most xx GB. Ask your instructor for the amount of storage to be allocated. Click Next

6. Verify the Details of Proposed Path. Change any fields if necessary. Click Next.

7. Review Specification and Path Details. Click on Execute Later.

8. Specify “mytasklist” for the Task List Name and “mytask” for the Task Name, replacing “my” with your initials.

9. Verify that “mytask” has been placed under “mytasklist” in the Allocation Task Lists sub-folder of the Task List folder, in the Tree Pane.

10. Prior to executing the task list, consult your instructor. You can execute the task list by right-clicking on the task list -> Execute Task List.

End of Exercise.

Good Luck!