EMC ViPR is a product that allows the creation of software defined storage with in your data center using existing storage resources. It is deployed as a vAPP in your VMware virtual enviornment and provides a simple, extensible, open platform for both your physical, and virtual enviornmets.
My next series of blogs will focus on deploying EMC ViPR for use by Openstack Havana Cinder. Ill show deployment, setup, Openstack integration, and configuring it with EMC VNX for block storage, and EMC Isilon for File. Ill focus on creating Virtual arrays and pools, integration with Active directory for security, creating a storage service catalog, and ultimately using it to provide cinder block services for Openstack. AS with all good things we will start with deployment.
Start by downloading the ovf from EMC. The download can be found at support.emc.com
In Virtual Center, or the web client, choose to deploy ovf
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Select the ovf downloaded from EMC. Click Next |
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You will see detail of the ovf. Make sure you have enough storage for deployment. Click Next |
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Accept the licensing agreement. Click Next |
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Give the vApp a name and location for deployment. Click Next |
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Choose a resource pool for deployment. Click Next |
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Choose storage to deploy to. Click Next |
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Choose storage type. Click Next |
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Map the source network to your management network. Click Next |
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Enter the public IP information for the VM’s that compries the vApp. Enter a Public VIP that is used to access services. Click Next |
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Review your settings. Click Finish The vApp will begin deployment |
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When deployment completes, you will see the powered on vApp in your vCenter view. |
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Using the public VIP, logon to the Vipr appliance (https://Virtual_IP_Address) using a browser. The initial credential are root for the user, and ChangeMe for the password |
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On the initial setup screen enter new passwords for the root and system accounts. |
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If you are using ConnectEMC enter the correct transport, and Email |
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Enter SMTP information for your organization. Click Finish |
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Vipr will restart. After the restart is complete you can login using the new root password |
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