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Summary of Contents for EMC VxRack FLEX

Page 1: ...Dell EMC VxRack System FLEX Administration Guide Document revision 1 3 June 2017 ...

Page 2: ...e April 2017 1 2 Added Configuring system monitoring for the VxRack server October 2016 1 1 Updated management software information Updated to support ScaleIO 2 0 Updated product name Added Configuring the baseboard management controller to send SNMP alerts July 2016 1 0 Initial release Revision history 2 ...

Page 3: ...eIO logs using the Installation Manager web client 8 Collecting ScaleIO logs using the Installation Manager Command Line Interface CLI 9 Configuring ScaleIO features 10 Configuring SNMP and SMTP to monitor VxRack System FLEX 11 Configuring SNMP trap forwarding for Cisco Nexus Switches 11 Configuring VMware vCenter to send SNMP and SMTP alerts 11 Configuring system monitoring for the VxRack server ...

Page 4: ...k FLEX including the system administrator and Dell EMC personnel responsible for remote management of VxRack FLEX The document assumes that the person administering VxRack FLEX Is familiar with VMware ScaleIO and Cisco networking technologies Is familiar with VxRack FLEX concepts and terminology Has VxRack FLEX troubleshooting skills Refer to Glossary for terms definitions and acronyms Introductio...

Page 5: ...ocedure to log on to the VMware vSphere Web Client on the VxRack Controller Procedure 1 Using a web browser launch the VMware vSphere Web Client Refer to the customer s Logical Configuration Survey for the required vCSA URL 2 When prompted type the username and password 3 Click Login Monitoring VSAN Use this procedure to monitor VSAN on the VxRack Controller About this task Exercise caution when a...

Page 6: ... flash drives and data disks b Ensure the network status displays normal 6 Click Monitor Virtual SAN Health 7 Verify all test results display Passed If a test result displays Warning or Failed investigate and troubleshoot the cause Managing VMware vSphere operations 6 ...

Page 7: ... tab The manager that does not show a state status of normal is the Master MDM 2 Use a remote desktop session and the applicable IP address or hostname as identified in the customer s Logical Configuration Survey LCS to log on to the VxRack Controller jump server 3 Click the ScaleIO icon on the desktop to launch the GUI 4 Type the following details a Management IP address or host name of the Maste...

Page 8: ... s Logical Configuration Survey for the required vCSA URL 2 Log on with administrative privileges 3 From the Home tab click the ScaleIO icon What to do next Refer to the ScaleIO User Guide for information about using the plug in Collecting ScaleIO logs Collecting ScaleIO logs using the Installation Manager web client Use this procedure to gather ScaleIO logs from all nodes using the Installation M...

Page 9: ...from the ScaleIO Home screen Obtain the administrator username and password for the Installation Manager Procedure 1 Log on to the Installation Manager server using the CLI java jar install CLI jar im login username admin password gateway admin password host gateway IP address no certificate validation true 2 Run the get_info command im get_info mdm_ip master mdm ip mdm_password MDM password lia p...

Page 10: ...e basic configuration and state opt emc scaleio sdc bin drv_cfg query_mdms opt emc scaleio sdc bin drv_cfg query_tgts opt emc scaleio sdc bin drv_cfg query_vols Configuring ScaleIO features VxRack System FLEX supports the following ScaleIO features Extended 5 node Meta Data Manager MDM cluster LDAP user authentication In flight checksum Public and private key pair authentication Instant maintenanc...

Page 11: ...NMP trap forwarding for Cisco Nexus Switches Use this procedure to configure SNMP trap forwarding for Cisco Nexus Switches Note that the system forwards SNMP traps to the Vision software appliance by default Procedure 1 Access the management port on the Cisco Nexus Switch 2 Type the following commands snmp server host customer ip traps customer snmp string snmp server enable traps Configuring VMwa...

Page 12: ...icense expired Lost network connectivity Lost storage connectivity 5 Select Send a notification email as the action to take when the alarm state changes and apply the following triggers Green to yellow ONCE Yellow to red REPEAT Red to yellow ONCE Yellow to green ONCE 6 For repeat actions enter Every 15 minutes Configuring SNMP and SMTP to monitor VxRack System FLEX 12 ...

Page 13: ...e check box and click Apply Customer monitoring must support SNMP v2 and use the Community string already configured on the VxRack System compute server for Vision software 6 Under Destination Email Addresses type the information in the following fields Parameter Description Email Alert 1 4 Email address to send the alert Primary SMTP Email Server IP address or FQDN DNS Name The IP address associa...

Page 14: ...nce management and the Vision software shell which provides network configuration and other capabilities necessary to manage a VxRack System Dell EMC recommends using Vision software as your primary management interface for VxRack Systems For more information about Vision software refer to the documentation on the Technical Resource Center VxRack System FLEX management software 14 ...

Page 15: ...bution of any software described in this publication requires an applicable software license Copyright 2016 2017 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All Rights Reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners Published in the USA in June 2017 Dell EMC believes the information in this document is accurate ...

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