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What you need:Box cutter or knife

Instructions:VNXe System Installation Guide

How-To-Video:VNXe3100 or VNXe3300: InstallingYour System

The VNXe system can include two component types,

each packaged separately:

VNXe main processing component (DPE) Optional VNXe disk enclosures (DAEs)

For detailed information about the VNXe package contents,

refer to the VNXe System Installation Guide.

VNXe system (DPE) packages contain: DPE Storage system component Rack kit (optional for some models) Screw kit Cables and labels Product documents: VNXe Quick Start poster (this document) VNXe System Installation Guide VNXe Conguration Worksheet

BEFORE YOU BEGIN VISIT emc.com/vnxesupport

VNXeSeries Quick Start

While at the VNXe Product page (emc.com.vnxesupport), clickRegister Hereto create an EMC Online Support account.

To create a user account, specify:

A user name An account password Contact address information (including email address) Answers to security questions for retrieving a lost password

EMC sends an email conrmation to the specied addressvalidating your account, usually within 48 hours.

Later, you can use this account to register your system, obtain

product license les, and to update your system software.

You can also download VNXe product documents and viewhelpful task-based videos from the VNXe Product page atemc.com.vnxesupport.

To view product documents, clickDocumentation.

To view How-to videos, clickGetting Started > How-To-Videos.

To view training videos, clickTraining, choose a preferred

language, select an eLearning module, and click Register.

At the VNXe installation site

Fill out the VNXe Series Conguration WorksheetThis worksheet is bundled with the VNXe system.

Plan for the type of storage that you want to provide andidentify the hosts that will access the storage.

Requirements

Site requirements Two people to lift the VNXe system Box cutter or knife Phillips screwdriver to install the system in a rack Laptop or PC with Internet access to register for EMC On-

line Support, and with local network access to congure theVNXe system

Four Ethernet cables bulk Category (Cat) 5, 5e, 6, 6a orhigher for IP connectivity to your network

For high availability, at least two 110 or 220 volt AC,or two -48 or -60 volt DC circuits.

Network requirements

Four 1 Gb Ethernet connections two for systemmanagement, two for data transfer

Network recommendations

DNS server for network address resolution and ESRSsupport

NTP server for network time synchronization N etwork Windows Domain controller for Windows shared

folders

SMTP mail server for ConnectEMC support

Note:You can download language pack software from the

Downloads page at emc.com/vnxesupport.

What you need:Phillips screwdriverInstructions:VNXe System Installation Guide

How-To-Video:VNXe3100 or VNXe3300: Installing

Your System

Use the VNXe System Installation Guide, which is

bundled with the VNXe system, to install thehardware. Some VNXe systems include rail kits for

installing them into racked cabinets.

The major steps include:

When applicable, installing VNXe components in a rack Install included rail kits and secure the VNXe components inside the rack.

Get someone to assist with lifting the hardware.

Connecting cables to VNXe system componentsConnect cables between the DPE and DAE and connect the DPE to the network.

Connecting power cables and powering up the systemConnect power to the VNXe components and wait until the LEDs indicate thatthe system is ready.

What you need:VNXe Connection Utility software Instructions: VNXe System Installation Guide

How-To-Video:VNXe Series: How to Connect and

Congure Your System for the First Time

Before you can register, license, or congure your VNXe

system, its management interface must be associated with anIP address on your network. You can assign an IP address to a VNXe system in thefollowing ways:

If you are running the VNXe system on a network that includes a DHCP serverand a DNS server, the management IP address can be assigned automatically.Once the system acquires an IP address, you can access the VNXemanagement interface by opening a web browser and entering a URL thatconsists of the system serial number and the network domain where it resides(for example, FM100000000017.mylab.xyz.com).

If you are running the VNXe system in a network without DHCP, or you wantto assign a static IP address to the system, you must download, install, and runthe VNXe Connection Utility to assign a static IP address to the VNXemanagement interface.

Note:By default, VNXe systems are congured to accept dynamic IP addressassignments from DHCP servers on a network. For specic instructions aboutdynamically assigning an IP address (via DHCP), or about assigning a static IPaddress to the VNXe management interface, refer to the instructions in your VNXe

Installation Guide.

Instructions:VNXe Series Conguration Worksheet,VNXe online help

How-To-Video:VNXe Series: How to Connect and

Congure Your System for the First Time

Point a web browser to the IP address you assigned to theVNXe system in the previous step (if you clicked theOpen Unispherelink in the VNXe Connection Utility, thismay have occurred automatically).If a certicate error appears, follow theinstructions in your browser to bypass the error.

Log in to Unisphere with the default user name and password (case sensitive): Username: admin

Password: Password123#The rst time you open Unisphere, the Unisphere Conguration wizard runs.This wizard enables you to c ongure the following system settings: Passwords for the default system administrator and service accounts. Advanced proactive EMC support through the ESRS and ConnectEMC features. DNS and NTP time synchronization support settings. Storage pool conguration: automatic or custom storage pool conguration.

If you choose automatic disk c onguration, skip the next step and go toStep 6: REGISTER.

Unisphere Storage Server settings for managing iSCSI and shared folder storage.

Instructions:VNXe online help

If you chose not to perform automatic disk

conguration in the previous step, the DiskConguration wizard opens. This wizard allows you tocreate common storage proles called pools for groups ofdisks based on expected storage usage. Congurationoptions include: Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007 or Exchange 2010 Shared folders VMware datastores Generic iSCSI storage

Hyper-V storage Custom pool based on available disk types and RAID preferences

Standard pool congurations (used for automatic disk conguration) include: Performance: Provide high-speed performance for data reads and writes

with midrange efciency per GB of disk storage. Capacity: Provide maximum efciency with midrange performance

for data reads and writes.

Extreme performance: Provide maximum performance for data readsand writes with lower efciency per GB of disk storage.

Instructions: EMC Online Support website,VNXe online help

How-To-Video: VNXe Series: How to Register and

License Your System

After completing the Conguration wizard (andoptionally, the Disk Conguration wizard), clickObtain License Filesto register your system and

obtain product licenses on the EMC Online Support website. The link takesyou to the Servic e Center page and automatically copies your system ProductID / SN to the page. Log in with the account information you specied whensetting up your EMC online support account (see BEFORE YOU BEGIN).

Register your product and obtain VNXe product feature licenses for your systemaccording to the web page instructions. You can download license les directlyto a computer or have them mailed to a specic email address. Ensure that thelicense les are accessible from the laptop or PC from which you r un Unisphere.

Sites with restricted Internet access

This step assumes that the host from which you open Unisphere has access tothe EMC Online Support website: emc.com/vnxesupport. For information aboutregistering VNXe systems, activating licenses, and updating Unisphere softwarein sites with restricted Internet access, refer to the VNXe Series release notes.

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Instructions:VNXe online help

How-To-Video: VNXe Series: How to

Register and License Your System

In Unisphere, upload and installthe product licenses to the VNXesystem by choosing Settings >

More conguration > Manage

Licenses.

Click Upload and Install License File.Unisphere uploads and activates the selected licenses andenables the associated features and functionality on your

VNXe system.

When the VNXe license activation process completes,Unisphere prompts you to update your system software.

Clicking OKopens the Downloads page on the EMC OnlineSupport website.

Sites with restricted Internet access

This step and step 8 (UPDATE SOFTWARE)assumes that thehost from which you open Unisphere has access to the EMCOnline Support website: emc.com/vnxesupport. For informationabout registering VNXe systems, activating licenses, andupdating Unisphere software in sites with restricted Internet

access, refer to the VNXe Series release notes.

Instructions:VNXe online help

Training Video:VNXe Series:Allocating and Managing Storage

Create storage resources that hosts canuse for network storage.

In Unisphere, click Storageto view a list of supportedstorage types.

Click the ty pe of storage that you want to create. Click Createto start the storage wizard for the selected

storage type.

Each storage wizard walks you through the steps necessaryfor conguring a VNXe storage resource. Settings include:

Storage resource name Quantity of storage to provision for the storage resource Optional protection storage and snapshot schedule for

the storage resource

Host access settings for VNXe host congurations When you click Finish, Unisphere provisions the storage

resource on the VNXe system.

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Instructions:VNXe online help

Training Video:VNXe Series:

Allocating and Managing Storage

Create host congurations toidentify hosts, subnets, ornetgroups that can access storage

resources on the VNXe system.

In Unisphere, click Hoststoview a list of supported hostconguration types.

Choose a host conguration type and clickCreateto start theHost wizard. The wizard congures:

Host operating system Network IP address or iSCSI initiator IQN address of the

host

After you create a host conguration, you can grant the hostaccess to storage resources in the following ways:

New storage resourcesSpecify host access when creating the resource with a

storage wizard. Existing storage resources

View the storage resource conguration details, and clickHost Access.

Instructions:VNXe online help,

VNXe host access documents

Training Video:VNXe Series:

Allocating and Managing Storage

After creating VNXe hostcongurations, provisioningstorage resources, and granting

access permissions to hosts, you can connect hosts and appli-

cations to VNXe storage.

The procedures for connecting hosts to VNXe storage

resources vary based on the type of storage, and theapplication and operating system on the host.

For information on connecting Windows or Linux/UNIX hoststo VNXe storage, go to the EMC Online Support website(emc.com/vnxesupport) and clickGetting Started.

Online resources offer a wealthof information and training to

help you get the most out of your

VNXe system:

View how-to videos:Watch step-by-step videosshowing how to perform tasks

with your VNXe system.

Get online training:Access videos, slideshows, and other educational material tolearn about your VNXe system.

Search EMC Online Support:

Search for articles, white papers, and other information

regarding known issues, and questions related to systeminstallation, conguration, and operation.

Join the VNXe online community:

Read, share, and ask questions about VNXe products whileinteracting with other customers.

Engage in online chat:

Chat online with VNXe EMC Technical Support.

Visit the VNXe Product Page at emc.com/vnxesupport for moreinformation about your online support options.

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7 ACTIVATE LICENSESInstructions:VNXe online help

How-To-Video:VNXe Series: How to

Upgrade Your System Software

From Unisphere, check the currentVNXe software version running on yoursystem by clicking

Settings > More conguration > Update Software.Go to the Downloads section of the VNXe product page(emc.com/vnxesupport) to see if a newer version of the VNXeoperating environment software is available. If a newer version isavailable, download the software to a local host.

After you download the software, use Unisphere to upgrade theVNXe system software:

Go to the Unisphere Update software page by clickingSettings > More conguration >and choosing theSoftwaretab.

Click Upload Candidate Versionto upload the systemsoftware to the VNXe system.

Click Install Candidate Versionto install the system softwareon the VNXe system.

Note:You can also download Unisphere language pack softwarefrom the VNXe Downloads page. You can install languagepack software in Unisphere by clicking Settings > More

conguration > and choosing the Language Packstab. For

more information, refer to Updating system software, rmware,and language packsin the VNXe online help.

8 UPDATE SOFTWARE 9 CREATE HOSTCONFIGURATIONS

You can access localized versions of this and other VNXe seriesdocuments at emc.com/vnxesupport.

Chinese (Simplied): www.emc2.com.cn/vnxesupportVNXe

French:

Des versions traduites du prsent document et dautresdocuments sur le VNXe sont disponibles sur le site Web www.emc2.fr/vnxesupport.

German:

bersetzte Dokumente zu dieser und anderen VNXe Seriennden Sie unter www.emc2.de/vnxesupport.

Italian: possibile accedere alle versioni localizzate di questo e di altridocumenti sulla serie di prodotti VNXe - allindirizzo www.italy.emc.com/vnxesupport.

Japanese:VNXehttp://japan.emc.com/vnxesupport

Korean: VNXe http://korea.

emc.com/vnxesupport .

Portuguese (Brazil):

Voc pode acessar as verses localizadas deste e de outrosdocumentos da srie VNXe em www.emc2.com.br/vnxesupport.

Russian: V NXe http://russia.emc.com/vnxesupport.

Spanish (LA):Puede obtener acceso a versiones localizadas de este y otrosdocumentos de VNXe en www.emc.com/vnxesupport.

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Language packsFor information about installing optional Unisphere language

packs, refer to Updatingsystem software,firmware,and languagepacksin the Unisphere online help. You can download languagepack software from the Download page at emc.com/vnxesupport.