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Adding, editing, removing, rediscovering and refreshing SMI-S Storage

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The SMI-S providers are managed using the DCNM Web Client.

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This section contains the following:

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<div class="pSmartList1"><ul class="pSmartList1">
<a name="wp1371175"> </a><li class="pSmartList1"><a href="wc121.html#wp1367987">Adding SMI-S Provider</a>.
</li>
<a name="wp1371199"> </a><li class="pSmartList1"><a href="wc121.html#wp1368020">Editing SMI-S Provider</a>.
</li>
<a name="wp1371226"> </a><li class="pSmartList1"><a href="wc121.html#wp1368252">Deleting SMI-S Provider</a>.
</li>
<a name="wp1371247"> </a><li class="pSmartList1"><a href="wc121.html#wp1368382">Re-Discover SMI-S Provider</a>.
</li>
<a name="wp1371268"> </a><li class="pSmartList1"><a href="wc121.html#wp1368321">Refresh SMI-S Provider</a>
</li>
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Adding SMI-S Provider
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<a name="wp1367764"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">From the menu bar, choose <span style="font-weight: bold">Admin</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">General</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">Data Sources</span>.
</li>
<a name="wp1367820"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click the <span style="font-weight: bold">Add SMIS Provider </span>icon.
</li>
<a name="wp1367839"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">In the Add SMI-S Provider window, use the drop-down to select the Vendor. Only EMC and NetApp are 
currently supported. Additional SMI-S storage vendors are discovered through a ‘best effort’ handler 
using the ‘Other’ vendor option in the drop-down.
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<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> At least one valid DCNM license must be provisioned before adding SMI-S storage discovery 
datasources.

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<a name="wp1367859"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Specify the SMI-S Server IP, User Name and Password.
</li>
<a name="wp1367876"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Specify the Name Space and Interop Name Space.
</li>
<a name="wp1367970"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">By default, the Port number is pre-populated. If you select the <span style="font-weight: bold">Secure</span> checkbox, then the default secure 
port number is populated. 
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When using the Secure mode with EMC, the default setting is mutual authentication. For more 
information, see EMC’s documentation about adding an SSL certificate to their trust store, or set 
<span style="font-weight: bold">SSLClientAuthentication</span> value to ‘<span style="font-weight: bold">None</span>’ in the <span style="font-weight: bold">Security_Settings.xml</span> config file and then restart the 
ECOM service.

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<a name="wp1367983"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Add</span>. The credentials are validated and if it’s valid the storage discovery starts. If the credential 
check fails, you will be prompted to enter valid credentials.
</li>
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Editing SMI-S Provider
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<div class="pSmartList1"><ol type="1" class="pSmartList1">
<a name="wp1368056"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">From the menu bar, choose <span style="font-weight: bold">Admin</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">General</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">Data Sources</span>.
</li>
<a name="wp1368086"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Use the check-box to select the SMI-S provider and click the<span style="font-weight: bold"> Edit SMIS Provider</span> icon.
</li>
<a name="wp1368114"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">In the Edit SMI-S Provider window, use the drop-down to select the Vendor.
</li>
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<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> Only EMC and NetApp are currently supported.

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<a name="wp1368158"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Specify the SMI-S Sever IP, User Name and Password.
</li>
<a name="wp1368181"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Specify the Name Space and Interop Name Space.
</li>
<a name="wp1368186"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">By default, the Port number is pre-populated. If you select the <span style="font-weight: bold">Secure</span> checkbox, then the default secure 
port number is populated.
</li>
<a name="wp1368204"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Apply</span>. The Storage Discovery is stopped and a new task is created using the new information and 
the Storage Discover is re-started.
</li>
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<a name="wp1368252"> </a><h2 class="pHeading2">
Deleting SMI-S Provider
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<div class="pSmartList1"><ol type="1" class="pSmartList1">
<a name="wp1368288"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">From the menu bar, choose <span style="font-weight: bold">Admin</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">General</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">Data Sources</span>.
</li>
<a name="wp1368276"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Use the check-box to select the SMI-S provider and click the <span style="font-weight: bold">Remove SMIS Provider</span> icon.
</li>
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The provider is removed and all data associated with the provider is purged from the system.

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Re-Discover SMI-S Provider
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<a name="wp1368414"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">From the menu bar, choose <span style="font-weight: bold">Admin</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">General</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">Data Sources</span>.
</li>
<a name="wp1368474"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Use the check-box to select the SMI-S provider and click the<span style="font-weight: bold"> Re-discover SMIS Provider</span> icon
</li>
</ol></div>
<a name="wp1368321"> </a><h2 class="pHeading2">
Refresh SMI-S Provider
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<div class="pSmartList1"><ol type="1" class="pSmartList1">
<a name="wp1368342"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">From the menu bar, choose <span style="font-weight: bold">Admin</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">General</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">Data Sources</span>.
</li>
<a name="wp1368364"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Use the check-box to select the SMI-S provider and click the <span style="font-weight: bold">Refresh Table </span>icon.
</li>
<a name="wp1368513"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
The providers are re-discovered.

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