Prerequisites, Procedure, Troubleshooting – HP XP7 Storage User Manual

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Prerequisites

SMI-S Provider software application must be installed.

Procedure

1.

Create a Remote Web Console user account in the management software. The user account
must belong to one of the following built-in user groups:

Storage Administrator (View & Modify) User Group. Users have full permissions to access
the SMI-S function from the management software.

Storage Administrator (View Only) User Group. Users have read- only permissions to
access the SMI-S function from the management software.

2.

In the management software program, enter the following storage system information:

IP Address of the storage system

Protocol: specify HTTPS

Port: 5989

Namespace:root/hitachi/smis or interop

Troubleshooting

If you cannot access the SMI-S function, check the network environment and access destination. If
access cannot be made even though there is no problem with the network environment and access
destination, contact Hitachi Data Systems Support Center.

Uploading a signed certificate to the SMI-S provider

To use certificates in SSL communication with the SMI-S provider, you must update and upload the
private key and the signed server certificate (public key) to the SMI-S provider to update the
certificate. Use the following procedure to upload and update certificates using a certificate update
tool.

Prerequisites

Ensure that the following items have been completed:

A private key (.key file) has been created. Change the file name to server.key unless the file
is already named that.

A signed public key certificate (.crt file) has been acquired. Change the file name to server.crt
unless the file is already named that.

The private key (server.key file) and the signed public key certificate (server.crt file) are in
X509 PEM format.

Procedure

1.

Close all Remote Web Console sessions on the SVP.

2.

On the Remote Web Console computer, open a web browser and enter the following URL to
open the Tool Panel dialog box.

http://IP-address-or-host-name-of-SVP/cgi-bin/utility/toolpanel.cgi

Using the SMI-S function with a Remote Web Console user account

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