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Enabling the Embedded EMC SMI-S Provider

To discover EMC Celerra storage systems, the product leverages the SMI-S Provider embedded within the Control Station. This SMI-S Provider is installed by default when the base NAS software is installed in the directory /celerra/wbem on the Control Station.

To enable this SMI-S Provider on the Control Station:

  • Uncomment the following lines in the nas_mcd.cfg file:

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  • Restart the NAS services

/etc/rc.d/init.d/nas stop
/etc/rc.d/init.d/nas start

  • Start the CIM Server

Usage: start_cim_server <ecom-install-dir>
<ecom-install-dir> : /celerra/wbem
[root@emc-vnx  ~]# /celerra/wbem/bin/start_cim_server /celerra/wbem

 

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