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Deploy and configure Object Data Services EMC ViPR 2.0

In my previous posts I whowed how to deploy, discover physical arrays, create virtual arrays and pools, and create and authentication provider. Next I will show how to deploy and configure object data services.

From the web GUI select settings, data service nodes

The data services nodes screen pops up. There are 3 basic steps. Define the node by IP, configure the node, and deploy services. Click on Configuration Properties

In my lab i am deploying a VM ovf for my dataservices node. It will use the Isilon file array I previously setup to provide storage for object. The IP i assign here will be the same IP I assign the ovf VM during deployment. Enter the IP address in the Extra Node IP field and click Save. The ViPR controller will reboot and bring you back to the data service configuration page

Click OK to reboot the controller

After the reboot completes click Download Configuration File and save it to the directory where you have downloaded the ViPR datservices ovf

In virtual center click the deploy ovf link. The wizard will pop up. Browse to the ViPR dataservices ovf and click Next

 

Click Next

Accept the licensing agreement. Click Next

Choose and inventory location. Click Next

Choose a host cluster. Click Next

Choose a resource pool. Click Next

Choose a data store. Click Next

Accept the disk format. Click Next

Choose a network to use. Click Next

Note that you should be able to communicate to the controller from this network

Enter the IP information for the data service VM. Note that the IP address should be the same configured on the controller for the data services. Click Next

Review your settings. Select Power on after deployment. Click Finish

After the deployment finishes back on the controller gui, the next step is to click Data Service settings. However we first need to setup a data store and Virtual object pool to house the object data.

Got to Virtual assets, Data stores

Click Add

Create a data store and associate it with a file Virtual array and file virtual pool. Click Save

A data store is now created that will be used for object data.

Go to Virtual Assets and Object Virtual pool

Click Add

Create a Virtual Object pool and associate it with a file virtual array. Click Save

An Object virtual pool is created. Now we can go to the Data Service Settings and configure it.

Switch from the admin role to the user role

Click tenant settings and projects

Create a project. Click Save

We now have a project. Projects get associated with tenant namespaces and contain the ACL to control provisioning accesss. Tenant namespaces are a 1 to one relationship with a project

Go to tenant settings, data service seettings

Create a tenant namaespace and associate it with a Virtual Pool and project. Click Save

We have now setup a Object data store, associated it with a tenant and are ready to provision a bucket. 

As the user, click the services and choose the HDFS and Object based Storage Services tile

Choose Create a new bucket

Give the bucket a name  (note that if you wish to use s3 tools, conform to their standards for bucket names HERE) and associate it with a virtual pool and project. If you wish to enable HDFS on this bucket select the Enable File System Support check box. Click Order

The bucket is created. To access it we can use something like s3 browser

Downlaod HERE

To access the bucket

From the emc community page https://community.emc.com/docs/DOC-27823 we can find the networking guide for ViPR Data services. For applications to access ViPR s3 buckets we must create DNS or local host records. First we need an “A” record for our data services VM that was deployed to host ViPR data services. For this blog we have the following

Object.cto.emc.local                          10.10.81.160

Next we have to create a URL and generate a access key

As the admin user click Settings, Object Base URL

Give the URL a name and a base. Choose use base URL with namespace. Click Save

Click root, Object Access Keys

Click Add

A key is generated. Copy it.

Install the s3 browser. Open it and click Accounts, Manage Accounts

Click Add

Enter an account name, the Access Key Id (root) and the Secret Access Key (generated on the ViPR controller in previous step). Click Advance

 

Click Use Amazon s3 compatiable storage. Click Close

ViPR s3 is accessed on the following ports

• 9020: S3 (HTTP)
• 9021: S3 (HTTPS)

Click Add new account

Click Save changes

The s3 browser should now connect to the bucket.

 

Authentication Providers and Tenant Users EMC ViPR 2.0

Having now set up a physical and virtual array (HERE) we next need to create an Authentication provider to validate logins by tenants to ViPR services.

From the ViPR web GUI click security Authentication Provider

Note that a user has to be setup to provide access to LDAP. See this post HERE on how to setup a delegation in AD.

Authentication Provider screen pops up. Click Add

Enter the information for your enviornment. Note the AD manager DN user must have been given delgation rights

Once all the informationis entered click Save

Next we give a user a role assignment to verify that the provider is working correctly. Go to Security and Role Assignments

Create a user using the AD  or LDAP credentials from the provider. Give the user tenant rights

You also can give the user VDC rights as well. click Save

The user is verified against the provider

 

Create Virtual Array's and Pools EMC ViPR 2.0

Having deployed ViPR and discovered physical arrays the next step is to abstract them into Virtual arrays and Pools for consumption. Below youll see examples using our Isilon array,

From the left side select Virtual Assets and then select Virtual Array

On the virtual Array screen click Add

give you Virtual Array a name. Click Save

The edit Virtual array screen opens up. On the top part of the screen we see the name and zoning info. No edits are needed here. 

On the bottem part of the screen we see the options that need to be configured. 

Click Add Storage System to associate a physical array with the virtual array

We see the 2 physical arrays that ViPR has discovered. Select the Isilon array

Back on the edit Virtual Array screen under the associated Storage systems tab we see the array has been added.

Next we need to add a network to connect on. Click Networks

The Network screen pops up. Select Create IP Network

Give the network a name and click Done

The edit ip network screen pops up.  Check the Virtual array you wish to associate this network with then click Add under IP Ports. Note that there is down arrow on the add button. Click that to see the options.

Choose Add Array Ports to associate the host ports with this network.

Select the Isilon array and click Add

The IP port is now added. In the middle of the page click Save

The Virtual array is now setup. To check you can navigate back to Virtual arrays and then open up your new array. You will see the configuration information listed. Besides the Associated storage system,Network, and storage ports you will see that the Isilon storage pool has been associated with this virtual array. Click on it for more details about the pool

Click on Storage Pool

You can also see the port info. go back to the Virtual array screen.

Click storage ports

You can see the associated port. 

Add Virtual Pool

Navigate to Virtual Assets, File Virtual Pools

 

The File Virtual Pool screen pops up. Click Add 

Enter the details of the pool. At a minimum it needs to be given a name, description and associated with a Virtual Array. Enabling quotas is optional. Without a quota ViPr can consume the whole physical pool

Choose the Provisioning type, access Protocol(s), and system type

Data protection details max snapshots

Who has access (at this point no tenants have been setup so give access to the provider tenant). Later as you add tenants come back here to give them access

Choose a physical storage pool to use. Click Save

Now ViPR is ready to use this asset to provide services

Discover File and Block Services ViPR 2.0

After deploying the ViPR controller the next thing to do is add storage resources. This is done through a discovery.

Discover Isilon File

 From the dashbard, on the left is a series of buttons. Under the dashboard button is the Physical assets. Click it and on the pop out select "Storage Systems". Note that these options are only avaliable to the admin user. If you dont see them, on the upper right corner select switch user and switch to the admin user.

The add storage system window appears. Click the add button.

From the storage provider host drop down selct  EMC Isilon.

 

 

Enter the connection information for you EMC Isilon Cluster for discovery. Note that to discover Isilon, ViPR does not use the SmartConnect FQDN. Instead it uses the SmartConnect service IP.

Click Save

Vipr will connect to the cluster.

Discover VNX block

To discover VNX block services you need to use an SMI-S service provider. Details on setting up a provider can be found here

From the left side select Physical assets, storage systems

Click Add

From the storage provider host drop down select storage provider for EMC VMAX, VNX Block. Enter the connection information for your SMI-S provider. Click Save

The VNX system is discoverd.

We now have discoverd a block and File system for use by ViPR.

Deploy and Configure EMC ViPR 2.0

With the launch of EMC ViPR 2.0 I figured i would update my install in the lab and publish my notes here. The basics are still the same as 1.0 and 1.1 but the interface is slightly differnt. 

This is the first in a series to deploy and configure ViPR 2.0 for Block (VNS), file (Isilon) and Object (HDFS)

Discover Physical Assets Isilon and VNX

Create Virtual Arrays and Pools

Authentication Providers and Users

Deploy and Configure Object Services

Deploy

In your vCenter client click deploy ovf and using the wizard browse to the location of the ViPR ovf

Details of the ovf. Click Next

Accept the license agreement. Click Next

Choose a folderto deploy the vAPP. Click Next

Choose a data store to deploy to. Click Next

Accept the format. Click Next

Choose the network. Click Next

Enter the VIP and IP for your vAPP. this is a 1+0 configuration so there will only be 1 Controller vm. Click Next

Review your settings. Click Finish. ViPR will deploy

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

CONFIGURE

Browse to the location of your license file. Click Upload  License 

Next set the initial settings

Change the default root password

Enter your systme password

Click Next

 

Enter DNS and NTP server IPS

Enter ConnectEMC infro (this can be blank)

Enter SNMP info 

Click Finish

the settings are pushed to the vAPP

After the push is finished you can see the ViPR 2.0 dashboard