Installing EMC SMI-S Provider

3 Installation and Setup for Data Migration

This chapter describes requirements for an online import migration.

Configuration Rules for HP 3PAR Online Import for EMC Storage Support

For detailed information about ensuring that the source EMC Storage system and the destination HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system are configured properly for data migration, see the HP SPOCK website:

HP SPOCK (http://www.hp.com/storage/spock)

The HP SPOCK website lists the supported system environment, including:

•The supported source EMC Storage systems and the associated firmware levels.

•The supported destination HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems and the associated HP 3PAR OS levels.

•The supported host operating systems.

•The supported HBAs and the associated BIOS/firmware/driver versions to allow HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage and EMC Storage coexistence.

•The supported configuration environments for installing HP 3PAR Online Import for EMC Storage.

The HP 3PAR Online Import Utility manages the EMC Storage systems through the EMC SMI-S Provider software. The EMC SMI-S Provider is a component of EMC Solutions Enabler and requires underlying EMC Solutions Enabler code to function correctly. However, installation of the base EMC Solutions Enabler software does not include the EMC SMI-S Provider component.

Installation of the EMC SMI-S Provider includes only the necessary underlying EMC Solutions Enabler code, not a full installation of EMC Solutions Enabler.

NOTE: It is technically possible to install the EMC SMI-S Provider on a machine where EMC Solutions Enabler is already installed, but be aware that the EMC SMI-S Provider installation uninstalls any existing EMC Solutions Enabler software and reinstalls only the subset of EMC Solutions Enabler that comes with the EMC SMI-S Provider.

SMI-S Provider and VMAX require a Fibre Channel connection. VNX and CLARiiON CX4 connect to the SMI-S Provider over an Ethernet Connection.

For VMAX, a VMAX gatekeeper device must be presented to the SMI-S server.

The EMC Solutions Enabler and the EMC SMI-S Provider are provided by EMC as separately installable products and are available from the EMC Powerlink website. To install the EMC SMI-S Provider software, follow these steps:

NOTE: The HP 3PAR Online Import Utility supports installation of the EMC SMI-S Provider only on Windows.

See product release notes for full installation details:

SMI Provider Release Notes (https://developer-content.emc.com/developer/devcenters/storage/ snia/smi-s/downloads/SMI_Provider_RN.pdf)

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