Creating an IBM Storwize V7000 unified user

1. Log in to IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Storage Management as an administrator (usually admin/admin).

2. In the Access > Users panel, click Create User.

The Create User dialog is displayed.

4. Provide a name for the new user, enter a password, and confirm it.

5. Click OK to save your information.

The following message states that the creation of the new user is confirmed:

6. Click Close.

7. For security purposes, the new user credentials are temporary, and the Password State is automatically set to expired by default.

8. The new user's password needs to be activated. To do so, log out of IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Storage Management and re-log in with the new user's username and password.

The Password State is now Active.

The new user account can now be used to configure BMC Discovery for IBM Storwize storage.

Because some connectivity issues may exist and cause the storage discovery to fail, it is highly recommended to test the connection to these specific software components.

Testing the connection

The storage patterns rely on software components such as SMI-S providers to discover the storage systems in BMC Discovery.

Prerequisites

The WBEM Troubleshooting Tool provided by Sentry Software requires Java version 1.6 or later to operate properly.

Procedure

1. Run the java -jar WBEM-Troubleshooting-Tool.jar command to launch the troubleshooting tool.

2. Enter all the information required to connect to the system.

3. Click Test Connection, to run the queries.

4. Wait for the test to complete. If a connectivity issue is detected, an error message details the origin of the problem. If the connection test is successful, this message is displayed:

5. (Optional) Click Save As to export the connection test results into a .txt file.