EMC VNXe Tasks

This chapter contains the following sections:

Add VNXe Host Initiator

Summary
Add new initiator to Host
Description
This task is to add initiator(ISCSI/FCP) to Host.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an EMC VNXe account EMCVNXEAccount​Identity Y
Host Identity Choose a host to which to add the initiator EMCVNXEHost​Identity Y
Initiator Type Choose a host initiator type EMCVNXEHost​Initiator​Type​Selector Y
IQN or WWN Enter an IQN in case of i​SCSI access or a WWN in case of FC access gen_​text_​input Y
CHAP User Name Enter the CHAP user name.​ Applies to i​SCSI initiators only.​ gen_​text_​input
CHAP Secret Enter the CHAP secret to use to authenticate i​SCSI sessions.​ Applies to i​SCSI initiators only.​ password
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​HOST_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Host Identity EMCVNXEHost​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​HOST_​INITIATOR_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Host Initiator Identity EMCVNXEHost​Initiator​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​ACCOUNT_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Account Identity EMCVNXEAccount​Identity

Associate VNXe LUN As Datastore

Summary
Mount the selected LUN as VMFS datastore in the selected hosts
Description
This task will mount the selected LUN to the selected hosts as datastore
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an EMC VNXe account EMCVNXEAccount​Identity Y
Host Node Choose one or more hosts to create the datastore vmware​Host​Node​Identity Y
LUN Identity Choose a LUN to mount as a datastore EMCVNXELUNIdentity Y
Datastore Name Enter a datastore name gen_​text_​input
Initiator Type Choose an initiator type gen_​text_​input
VDC Name Choose a v​DC to assign to the storage policy v​DC
Success Criteria Choose the success criteria emc​Vnx​Mount​Datastore​Success​Criteria Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​DATASTORE_​NAME Datastore name data​Store​Name
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​ACCOUNT_​NAME VMware account name.​ gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​DATASTORE_​IDENTITY Datastore name identity vmware​Datastore​Identity
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​DATASTORE_​INFO_​IDENTITY Datastore Info identity gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​HOST_​NODE_​IDENTITY VMware Host Node Identity vmware​Host​Node​Identity
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​HOST_​NODE_​NAME Host Node Name.​ vmware​Host​Multi​Select
OUTPUT_​VM_​PROVISIONING_​DATASTORE_​IDENTITY VM Provisioning Datastore Identity vmware​Datastore​Identity

Create VNXe CIFS Server

Summary
Create EMC VNXe CIFS Server
Description
This task is used to create CIFS Server.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Select NAS Server Choose a NAS server EMCVNXENASSever​Identity Y
Net​Bios Name Enter the Net​BIOS name gen_​text_​input Y
Work​Group Enter the workgroup gen_​text_​input Y
Local Admin Password Enter the local admin password password Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​CIFS_​SERVER_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe CIFS Server Identity EMCVNXECIFSSERVERIDENTITY

Create VNXe CIFS Share

Summary
Create EMC VNXe CIFS Share
Description
This task is used to creates a CIFS share for existing file system to CIFS clients.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an EMC VNXe account EMCVNXEAccount​Identity Y
File System Choose a file system to add CIFS share to EMCVNXEFile​System​Identity Y
Path Enter a local path to a location within the file system gen_​text_​input Y
Name Enter a unique name for the CIFS share gen_​text_​input
Description Enter a description gen_​text_​input
CIFS Server Choose the CIFS server EMCVNXECIFSSERVERIDENTITY Y
Is Read Only Check to enable read-only Boolean
Is Encryption Enabled Check to enable CIFS encryption Boolean
Is Continuous Availability Enabled Check to enable continuous availability Boolean
Is Access Entry Enabled Check to enable access level permissions Boolean
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​FILE_​SYSTEM_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe File System Identity EMCVNXEFile​System​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​CIFS_​SHARE_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe CIFS Share Identity EMCVNXECIFSShare​Identity

Create VNXe File Interface

Summary
Create EMC VNXe File Interface
Description
This task is used to create network file interfaces to the system.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Select NAS Server Choose a NAS server EMCVNXENASSever​Identity Y
Ethernet Port Choose the Ethernet port EMCVNXEIPPort​Identity Y
IP Address Enter the IP address of the network interface gen_​text_​input Y
Gateway Enter the gateway address of the network interface gen_​text_​input
Net Mask Enter the net mask gen_​text_​input
Prefix Length Enter the prefix length gen_​text_​input
vlan ID Enter a value between 0 and 4094 gen_​text_​input
Configuration Choose the configuration of the interface EMCVNXEInterface​Configuration​Selector
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​FILE_​INTERFACE_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe File Interface Identity EMCVNXEFile​Interface​Identity

Create VNXe File System

Summary
Create new file system
Description
This task is to create new file system
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an EMC VNXe account EMCVNXEAccount​Identity Y
Storage Pool Choose a storage pool for the new file system EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity Y
Name Enter a unique name for the new file system gen_​text_​input
Protocol Choose a protocol to be configured EMCVNXEFSprotocol​Selector Y
NAS Server Choose a NAS server EMCVNXENASSever​Identity Y
Size Enter a size for the file system gen_​text_​input Y
Capacity Units Choose the file system capacity units EMCSize​Unit Y
Description Enter a description gen_​text_​input
Tiering Policy Choose a FAST VP tiering policy for the storage resource EMCVNXETiering​Policy​Selector
Thin Check to enable thin provisioning for the file system Boolean
FLR Enabled Check to enable FLR Boolean
Enable Deduplication Check to enable deduplication Boolean
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​FILE_​SYSTEM_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe File System Identity EMCVNXEFile​System​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​STORAGE_​POOL_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Storage Pool Identity EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​NAS_​SERVER_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe NAS Server Identity EMCVNXENASSever​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​ACCOUNT_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Account Identity EMCVNXEAccount​Identity

Create VNXe Host

Summary
Create new host
Description
This task is to add new Host
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an EMC VNXe account EMCVNXEAccount​Identity Y
Host Type Choose the type of host configuration EMCVNXEHost​Type​Selector Y
Name Enter a unique name for the new host gen_​text_​input Y
Description Enter a description gen_​text_​input
OS Type Enter the operating system running on the host gen_​text_​input
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​HOST_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Host Identity EMCVNXEHost​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​ACCOUNT_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Account Identity EMCVNXEAccount​Identity

Create VNXe Host IP Port

Summary
Create VNXe Host IP Port
Description
This task is to create host IP Port.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an EMC VNXe account EMCVNXEAccount​Identity Y
Host Identity Choose a host to which to add the IP port EMCVNXEHost​Identity Y
Network Address Enter an IP address or network name of the port gen_​text_​input Y
Subnet Mask Enter a subnet mask for the IP address, if any gen_​text_​input
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​HOST_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Host Identity EMCVNXEHost​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​HOST_​IP_​PORT_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Host IP Port Identity EMCVNXEHost​IPPort​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​ACCOUNT_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Account Identity EMCVNXEAccount​Identity

Create VNXe ISCSI Interface

Summary
Create new ISCSI Interface
Description
Thsi task is to create new iscsi interface
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an EMC VNXe account EMCVNXEAccount​Identity Y
ISCSI Node Choose an i​SCSI node on which an interface to be created EMCVNXEISCSINode​Identity Y
IP Address Enter the IP address of the i​SCSI interface gen_​text_​input Y
Subnet Mask Enter an IPV4 net mask for the network interface, if the interface uses an IPv4 address.​ gen_​text_​input Y
IPV6 Prefix Length Enter an IPv6 prefix length for the i​SCSI interface, if the interface uses an IPv6 address.​ gen_​text_​input
Gateway Enter the gateway of the i​SCSI portal gen_​text_​input
VLAN ID Enter an ethernet virtual LAN identifier used for tagging.​ Allowed values are from 1 to 4095.​ gen_​text_​input
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​ISCSI_​INTERFACE_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe ISCSI Interface Identity EMCVNXEISCSIInterface​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​ACCOUNT_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Account Identity EMCVNXEAccount​Identity

Create VNXe LUN

Summary
Create new LUN by selecting storage pool and capacity information
Description
This task is to create new LUN
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an EMC VNXe account EMCVNXEAccount​Identity Y
Storage Pool Choose a storage pool for the new LUN EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity Y
Name Enter a unique name for the new LUN gen_​text_​input
Size Enter a size for the new LUN gen_​text_​input Y
Capacity Units Choose the capacity units EMCSize​Unit Y
Description Enter a description gen_​text_​input
Default Node Choose a storage processor that owns the LUN EMCVNXENode​Selector
Tiering Policy Choose a tiering policy EMCVNXETiering​Policy​Selector
Thin Check to enable thin provisioning for the LUN Boolean
LUN Access Hosts Choose one or more hosts with access to the LUN EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity​For​LUNs
Snapshot Access Hosts Choose one or more hosts with access to snapshots of the LUN EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity​For​LUNs
LUN and Snapshot Access Hosts Choose one or more hosts with access to both the LUN and its snapshots EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity​For​LUNs
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​LUN_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe LUN Identity EMCVNXELUNIdentity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​STORAGE_​POOL_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Storage Pool Identity EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​ACCOUNT_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Account Identity EMCVNXEAccount​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​MULTI_​HOST_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Multi-Host Identity EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity

Create VNXe NAS Server

Summary
Create EMC VNXe NAS Server
Description
This task is to create new NAS Server
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Storage Pool Choose a storage pool for the new NAS server EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity Y
Name Enter a unique name for the NAS server gen_​text_​input
Mode Choose the mode of operation EMCVNXENa​SServer​Mode​Selector
Storage Processor Choose a storage processor for the new NAS server EMCVNXEStorage​Processor​Identity Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​NAS_​SERVER_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe NAS Server Identity EMCVNXENASSever​Identity

Create VNXe NFS Datastore

Summary
Create new NFS Datastore
Description
This task is to create new NFS datastore from selected nfs share
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an EMC VNXe account EMCVNXEAccount​Identity Y
NFS Share Choose a VNXe NFS share with which to create the datastore EMCVNXENFSShare​Identity Y
Host Node Choose one or more hosts with which to create the datastore vmware​Host​Node​Identity Y
Datastore Name Enter a datastore name gen_​text_​input
Access Mode Choose an access mode EMCVNXEAccess​Mode​Selector Y
Success Criteria Choose the success criteria EMCVNXEASuccess​Criteria​Selector Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​ACCOUNT_​NAME VMware account name.​ gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​DATASTORE_​NAME Datastore name data​Store​Name
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​DATASTORE_​IDENTITY Datastore name identity vmware​Datastore​Identity
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​DATASTORE_​INFO_​IDENTITY Datastore Info identity gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​HOST_​NODE_​IDENTITY VMware Host Node Identity vmware​Host​Node​Identity
OUTPUT_​VMWARE_​HOST_​NODE_​NAME Host Node Name.​ vmware​Host​Multi​Select
OUTPUT_​VM_​PROVISIONING_​DATASTORE_​IDENTITY VM Provisioning Datastore Identity vmware​Datastore​Identity

Create VNXe NFS Server

Summary
Create EMC VNXe NFS Server
Description
This task is to create new NFS Server.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Select NAS Server Choose a NAS server configured with NFS protocol EMCVNXENASSever​Identity Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​NFS_​SERVER_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe NFS Server Identity EMCVNXENFSServer​Identity

Create VNXe NFS Share

Summary
Create new NFS share
Description
This task is to create new NFS Share
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an EMC VNXe account EMCVNXEAccount​Identity Y
File System Choose a file system to add NFS share to EMCVNXEFile​System​Identity Y
Path Enter a local path to a location within the file system gen_​text_​input Y
Name Enter a unique name for the NFS share gen_​text_​input
Description Enter a description gen_​text_​input
Default Access Choose a default access type EMCVNXENFSShare​Default​Access​Selector
No Access Hosts Choose one or more hosts with no access to the NFS share EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity
Read-Only Hosts Choose one or more hosts with read-only access to the NFS share EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity
Read/Write Hosts Choose one or more hosts with read-write access to the NFS share EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity
Root Access Hosts Choose one or more hosts with root access to the NFS share EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​FILE_​SYSTEM_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe File System Identity EMCVNXEFile​System​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​NFS_​SHARE_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe NFS Share Identity EMCVNXENFSShare​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​ACCOUNT_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Account Identity EMCVNXEAccount​Identity

Create VNXe Route

Summary
Create new route
Description
This task is to create new Route either of type Default/Subnet/Host.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
IP Interface Choose an interface to connect to EMCVNXEIPInterfaces​Identity Y
Type Select the type of route EMCVNXERoute​Type​Selector Y
Gateway Enter the gateway address if it is the default route gen_​text_​input Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​ROUTE_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Route Identity EMCVNXERoute​Identity

Create VNXe Storage Pool

Summary
Create new storage pool
Description
This task is to create new storage pool by specifing storge tier configuration.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an EMC VNXe account EMCVNXEAccount​Identity Y
Name Enter a unique name for the new storage pool gen_​text_​input
Description Enter a description gen_​text_​input
Extreme Performance Tier Check to configure an extreme performance storage tier Boolean
Raid Type Choose the RAID type of the disk group EMCVNXERaid​Type​Selector Y
Stripe Width Choose a stripe width for the selected RAID group EMCVNXERaid​Stripe​Width​Selector Y
Disk Groups Choose one or more disk groups EMCVNXEMulti​Disk​Group​Identity Y
Number Of Disks Enter the number of disks to be added to the pool for each group.​ Separate values with commas if more than one disk group is selected.​ For example: 5, 5, 10.​ gen_​text_​input Y
Performance Tier Check to configure the performance storage tier Boolean
Raid Type Choose the RAID type of the disk group EMCVNXERaid​Type​Selector Y
Stripe Width Choose a stripe width for the selected RAID group EMCVNXERaid​Stripe​Width​Selector Y
Disk Groups Choose one or more disk groups EMCVNXEMulti​Disk​Group​Identity Y
Number Of Disks Enter a number of disks to be added to the pool for each group.​ Separate values with commas if more than one disk group is selected.​ For example: 5, 5, 10.​ gen_​text_​input Y
Capacity Tier Check to configure a capacity storage tier Boolean
Raid Type Choose the RAID type of the disk group EMCVNXERaid​Type​Selector Y
Stripe Width Choose a stripe width for the selected RAID group EMCVNXERaid​Stripe​Width​Selector Y
Disk Groups Choose one or more disk groups EMCVNXEMulti​Disk​Group​Identity Y
Number Of Disks Enter a number of disks to be added to the pool for each group.​ Separate values with commas values if more than one disk group is selected.​ For example: 5, 5, 10.​ gen_​text_​input Y
Alert Threshold Enter the threshold at which the system generates notifications about the amount of space remaining in the pool, specified as a percent.​ Allowed values are from 1 to 84.​ gen_​text_​input
Enable FAST Cache Check to enable the FAST cache for the new pool Boolean
Enable FAST VP Schedule Check to enable scheduled data relocations for the pool Boolean
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​STORAGE_​POOL_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Storage Pool Identity EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​ACCOUNT_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Account Identity EMCVNXEAccount​Identity

Delete VNXe CIFS Server

Summary
Delete the selected CIFS Server
Description
This task is to delete existing CIFS Server.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
CIFS Server Choose a CIFS server to be deleted EMCVNXECIFSSERVERIDENTITY Y
Outputs
No Outputs

Delete VNXe CIFS Share

Summary
Delete VNXe CIFS Share
Description
This task is to delete existing CIFS Share.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
CIFS Server Choose a CIFS server to be deleted EMCVNXECIFSShare​Identity Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​FILE_​SYSTEM_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe File System Identity EMCVNXEFile​System​Identity

Delete VNXe FAST Cache

Summary
Disable FAST Cache on selected storage pool
Description
This task will disable FAST cache on slected storage pool
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
FAST Cache Identity Choose a FAST cache to disable EMCVNXEFASTCache​Identity Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​FAST_​CACHE_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe FAST Cache Identity EMCVNXEFASTCache​Identity

Delete VNXe File Interface

Summary
Delete EMC File Interface
Description
This task is to delete existing File Interface
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Select File Interface Choose a file interface to be deleted EMCVNXEFile​Interface​Identity Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​FILE_​INTERFACE_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe File Interface Identity EMCVNXEFile​Interface​Identity

Delete VNXe File System

Summary
Delete the selected file system
Description
This task is to delete the selected file system
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
File System Identity Choose an EMC VNXe file system to be deleted EMCVNXEFile​System​Identity Y
Outputs
No Outputs

Delete VNXe Host

Summary
Delete the selected host
Description
This task is to delete the selected host
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Host Identity Choose an EMC VNXe host to be deleted EMCVNXEHost​Identity Y
Outputs
No Outputs

Delete VNXe Host IP Port

Summary
Delete VNXe Host IP Port
Description
This task is to delete existing host IP Port.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Host IP Port Identity Choose a host IP port to be deleted EMCVNXEHost​IPPort​Identity Y
Outputs
No Outputs

Delete VNXe ISCSI Interface

Summary
Delete the selected ISCSI interface
Description
This task is to delete the selected ISCSI interface
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
ISCSI Inteface Choose an i​SCSI interface to be deleted EMCVNXEISCSIInterface​Identity Y
Outputs
No Outputs

Delete VNXe LUN

Summary
Delete the selected LUN
Description
This task is to delete the selected LUN
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
LUN Identity Choose an EMC VNXe LUN to be deleted EMCVNXELUNIdentity Y
Outputs
No Outputs

Delete VNXe NAS Server

Summary
Delete EMC VNXe NAS Server
Description
This task is to delete NAS Server
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Select NAS Server Choose a NAS server to be deleted EMCVNXENASSever​Identity Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​NAS_​SERVER_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe NAS Server Identity EMCVNXENASSever​Identity

Delete VNXe NFS Server

Summary
Delete EMC VNXe NFS Server
Description
This task is to delete NFS Server
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Select the NFS Server Choose an NFS server to be deleted EMCVNXENFSServer​Info​Identity Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​NFS_​SERVER_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe NFS Server Identity EMCVNXENFSServer​Identity

Delete VNXe NFS Share

Summary
Delete the selected NFS Share
Description
This task is to delete the selected NFS share
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
NFS Share Choose an EMC VNXe NFS share to delete EMCVNXENFSShare​Identity Y
Outputs
No Outputs

Delete VNXe Route

Summary
Delete EMC VNXe Route
Description
This task is to delete the Route.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Route Choose the route to be deleted EMCVNXERoute​Identity Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​ROUTE_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Route Identity EMCVNXERoute​Identity

Delete VNXe Storage Pool

Summary
Delete the selected storage pool
Description
This task will dlete the selected storage pool
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Storage Pool Identity Choose a storage pool to be deleted EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity Y
Outputs
No Outputs

Expand VNXe Storage Pool

Summary
Expand storage pool capacity by adding additional disks
Description
This task will expand storage pool capacity
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Storage Pool Identity Choose a storage pool EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity Y
Extreme Performance Tier Check to configure an extreme performance storage tier Boolean
Raid Type Choose the RAID type of the disk group EMCVNXERaid​Type​Selector Y
Stripe Width Choose a stripe width for the selected RAID group EMCVNXERaid​Stripe​Width​Selector Y
Disk Groups Choose one or more disk groups EMCVNXEMulti​Disk​Group​Identity Y
Number Of Disks Enter a number of disks to be added to the pool for each group.​ Separate values with commas values if more than one disk group is selected.​ For example: 5, 5, 10.​ gen_​text_​input Y
Performance Tier Check to configure the performance storage tier Boolean
Raid Type Choose the RAID type of the disk group EMCVNXERaid​Type​Selector Y
Stripe Width Choose stripe width for the selected raid group EMCVNXERaid​Stripe​Width​Selector Y
Disk Groups Choose one or more disk groups EMCVNXEMulti​Disk​Group​Identity Y
Number Of Disks Enter a number of disks to be added to pool for each group.​ Separate values with commas if more than one disk group is selected.​ For example: 5, 5, 10.​ gen_​text_​input Y
Capacity Tier Check to configure the capacity storage tier Boolean
Raid Type Choose the RAID type of the disk group EMCVNXERaid​Type​Selector Y
Stripe Width Choose a stripe width for the selected RAID group EMCVNXERaid​Stripe​Width​Selector Y
Disk Groups Choose one or more disk groups EMCVNXEMulti​Disk​Group​Identity Y
Number Of Disks Enter a number of disks to be added to the pool for each group.​ Separate values with commas values if more than one disk group is selected.​ For example: 5, 5, 10.​ gen_​text_​input Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​STORAGE_​POOL_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Storage Pool Identity EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity

Modify EMC VNXe Storage Pool

Summary
Modify attributes of the selected storage pool
Description
This task will help modifying storage pool attributes
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Storage Pool Identity Choose a storage pool to be modified EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity Y
Name Enter a name for the selected storage pool gen_​text_​input Y
Description Enter a description gen_​text_​input
Alert Threshold Enter the threshold at which the system generates notifications about the amount of space remaining in the pool, specified as a percent.​ Allowed values are from 1 to 84.​ gen_​text_​input
Enable FAST Cache Check to enable the FAST cache for the pool Boolean
Enable FAST VP Schedule Check to enable scheduled data relocations for the pool Boolean
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​STORAGE_​POOL_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Storage Pool Identity EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity

Modify VNXe CIFS Server

Summary
Modify EMC VNXe CIFS Server
Description
This task is to modify EMC VNXe CIFS Server Settings.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
CIFS Server Choose a CIFS server to be modified EMCVNXECIFSSERVERIDENTITY Y
Net​BIOS Name Enter the Net​BIOS name gen_​text_​input
Work​Group Enter the workgroup gen_​text_​input
Local Admin Password Enter the local admin password password
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​CIFS_​SERVER_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe CIFS Server Identity EMCVNXECIFSSERVERIDENTITY

Modify VNXe CIFS Share

Summary
Modify EMC VNXe CIFS Share
Description
This task will modify CIFS share rooted at the specified path.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
CIFS Server Choose the CIFS server to be modified EMCVNXECIFSShare​Identity Y
Description Enter a description gen_​text_​input
Is Read Only Check to enable read-only Boolean
Is Encryption Enabled Check to enable CIFS encryption Boolean
Is Continuous Availability Enabled Check to enable continuous availability Boolean
Is Access Entry Enabled Check to enable access level permissions Boolean
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​CIFS_​SHARE_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe CIFS Share Identity EMCVNXECIFSShare​Identity

Modify VNXe DNS Server

Summary
Modify EMC VNXe DNS Server
Description
This task is to modify EMC VNXe DNS Server Settings.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Select DNS Server Choose a DNS server EMCVNXEDNSSever​Identity Y
Enter the addresses Enter one or more addresses.​ Separate the addresses with commas.​ gen_​text_​input Y
Origin Choose the source of the DNS server address EMCVNXEDNSSever​Origin Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​DNS_​SERVER_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe DNS SERVER Identity EMCVNXEDNSSever​Identity

Modify VNXe File Interface

Summary
Modify EMC File Interface
Description
This task is to modify selected File Interface to alter its mask,IP Address,Gateway etc..
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Select File Interface Choose a file interface to be modified EMCVNXEFile​Interface​Identity Y
IP Port Choose the Ethernet port EMCVNXEIPPort​Identity
IP Address Enter the IP address of the network interface gen_​text_​input
Gateway Enter the gateway address of the network interface gen_​text_​input
Net Mask Enter the net mask gen_​text_​input
Prefix Length Enter the prefix length gen_​text_​input
vlan ID Enter a value between 0 and 4094 gen_​text_​input
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​FILE_​INTERFACE_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe File Interface Identity EMCVNXEFile​Interface​Identity

Modify VNXe File System

Summary
Modify selected file system attributes
Description
This task will help modifying the attributes of file system like name, description, size etc
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
File System Identity Choose an EMC VNXe file system EMCVNXEFile​System​Identity Y
Size Enter a size for the file system gen_​text_​input Y
Capacity Units Choose the file system capacity units EMCSize​Unit Y
Description Enter a description gen_​text_​input
Tiering Policy Choose a tiering policy EMCVNXETiering​Policy​Selector
Thin Check to enable thin provisioning for the file system Boolean
Deduplication Choose the state of deduplication EMCVNXEDedup​State​Selector
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​FILE_​SYSTEM_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe File System Identity EMCVNXEFile​System​Identity

Modify VNXe Host

Summary
Modify selected host attributes
Description
This task will help modifying the attributes of selected host.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Host Identity Choose an EMC VNXe host to be modified EMCVNXEHost​Identity Y
Name Enter a unique name for the host gen_​text_​input
Description Enter a description gen_​text_​input
OS Type Enter the operating system running on the host gen_​text_​input
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​HOST_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Host Identity EMCVNXEHost​Identity

Modify VNXe Host IP Port

Summary
Modify VNXe Host IP Port
Description
This task is to modify the host IP Port Settings.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Host IP Port Identity Choose a host IP port to be modified EMCVNXEHost​IPPort​Identity Y
Network Address Enter an IP address or network name of the port gen_​text_​input Y
Subnet Mask Enter a subnet mask for the IP address, if any gen_​text_​input
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​HOST_​IP_​PORT_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Host IP Port Identity EMCVNXEHost​IPPort​Identity

Modify VNXe Host Initiator

Summary
Modify ISCSI initiator CHAP information
Description
Thsi task will modify CHAP information of selected ISCSI initiator
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Host Initiator Identity Choose a host initiator to be modified EMCVNXEHost​Initiator​Identity Y
CHAP User Name Enter the CHAP user name.​ Applies to i​SCSI initiators only.​ gen_​text_​input
CHAP Secret Enter the CHAP secret to use to authenticate i​SCSI sessions.​ Applies to i​SCSI initiators only.​ password
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​HOST_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Host Identity EMCVNXEHost​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​HOST_​INITIATOR_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Host Initiator Identity EMCVNXEHost​Initiator​Identity

Modify VNXe ISCSI Interface

Summary
Modify ISCSI interface attributes
Description
This task is to modify selected iscsi interface properties like IP address, subnet mask, etc information.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
ISCSI Inteface Choose an i​SCSI interface to be modified EMCVNXEISCSIInterface​Identity Y
IP Address Enter the IP address of the i​SCSI interface gen_​text_​input Y
Subnet Mask Enter an IPV4 net mask for the network interface, if the interface uses an IPv4 address.​ gen_​text_​input
IPV6 Prefix Length Enter an IPv6 prefix length for the i​SCSI interface, if the interface uses an IPv6 address.​ gen_​text_​input
Gateway Enter the gateway of the i​SCSI portal gen_​text_​input
VLAN ID Enter an ethernet virtual LAN identifier used for tagging.​ Allowed values are from 1 to 4095.​ gen_​text_​input
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​ISCSI_​INTERFACE_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe ISCSI Interface Identity EMCVNXEISCSIInterface​Identity

Modify VNXe LUN

Summary
Modify attributes of the selected LUN
Description
This task will help modifying LUN attributes like name, size, etc information
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
LUN Identity Choose an EMC VNXe LUN to be modified EMCVNXELUNIdentity Y
Size Enter a new size for the LUN gen_​text_​input
Capacity Units Choose the capacity units EMCSize​Unit
Description Enter a description gen_​text_​input
Default Node Choose a storage processor that owns the LUN EMCVNXENode​Selector
Tiering Policy Choose a tiering policy EMCVNXETiering​Policy​Selector
Thin Check to enable thin provisioning for the LUN Boolean
LUN Access Hosts Choose one or more hosts with access to the LUN EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity​For​LUNs
Snapshot Access Hosts Choose one or more hosts with access to snapshots of the LUN EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity​For​LUNs
LUN and Snapshot Access Hosts Choose one or more hosts with access to both the LUN and its snapshots EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity​For​LUNs
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​LUN_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe LUN Identity EMCVNXELUNIdentity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​MULTI_​HOST_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Multi-Host Identity EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity

Modify VNXe NAS Server

Summary
Modify EMC VNXe NAS Server
Description
This task is to modify selected NAS Server Name.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Select NAS Server Choose a NAS server to be modified EMCVNXENASSever​Identity Y
Enter the Name Enter a new name for the NAS server gen_​text_​input Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​NAS_​SERVER_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe NAS Server Identity EMCVNXENASSever​Identity

Modify VNXe NFS Share

Summary
Modify selected NFS share
Description
This task will help modifying NFS share attributes
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
NFS Share Choose an EMC VNXe NFS share to modify EMCVNXENFSShare​Identity Y
Description Enter a description gen_​text_​input
Default Access Choose a default access type EMCVNXENFSShare​Default​Access​Selector
No Access Hosts Choose one or more hosts with no access to the NFS share EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity
Read Only Hosts Choose one or more hosts with read-only access to the NFS share EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity
Read Write Hosts Choose one or more hosts with read-write access to the NFS share EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity
Root Access Hosts Choose one or more hosts with root access to the NFS share EMCVNXEMulti​Host​Identity
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​NFS_​SHARE_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe NFS Share Identity EMCVNXENFSShare​Identity

Modify VNXe Route

Summary
Modify EMC VNXe Route
Description
This task is to modify route specifications and its type.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Route Choose the route to be modified EMCVNXERoute​Identity Y
IP Interface Choose an interface to connect to gen_​text_​input Y
Type Choose the type of route to be modified EMCVNXERoute​Type​Selector Y
Destination Enter the destination to be modified gen_​text_​input Y
Gateway Enter the gateway address if it is default route.​ gen_​text_​input
Net Mask Enter the netmask.​ gen_​text_​input
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​ROUTE_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Route Identity EMCVNXERoute​Identity

Register VNXe Host Initiator

Summary
Register selected initiator to host
Description
This will register selected initiator to host
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Host Initiator Identity Choose a host initiator to be registered with the host EMCVNXEHost​Initiator​Identity Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​HOST_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Host Identity EMCVNXEHost​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​HOST_​INITIATOR_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Host Initiator Identity EMCVNXEHost​Initiator​Identity

Register VNXe iSCSI storage with Hostnode

Summary
Description
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose an EMC VNXe account EMCVNXEAccount​Identity Y
ISCSI Interface Choose an i​SCSI interface to be registered EMCVNXEISCSIInterface​Identity Y
Initiator Name Choose a host node adapter for i​SCSI storage registration vmware​Host​Storage​Adapter​Identity Y
Outputs
No Outputs

Unregister VNXe Host Initiator

Summary
Unregister selected initiator from host
Description
Unregister selected host from initiator
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Host Initiator Identity Choose a host initiator to be unregistered from the host EMCVNXEHost​Initiator​Identity Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​HOST_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Host Identity EMCVNXEHost​Identity
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​HOST_​INITIATOR_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Host Initiator Identity EMCVNXEHost​Initiator​Identity

VNXe Storage Pool Start Relocation

Summary
Start data relocation on selected storage pool
Description
Thsi will start data relocation on selected storage pool
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Storage Pool Identity Choose a storage pool on which FAST VP data relocation is to be started EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity Y
Data Relocation Rate Choose the rate of data relocation EMCVNXEFASTVPData​Relocation​Rate​Selector
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​STORAGE_​POOL_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Storage Pool Identity EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity

VNXe Storage Pool Stop Relocation

Summary
Stop data relocation on selected storage pool
Description
This task will stop data relocation operation on selected storage pool
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Storage Pool Identity Choose a storage pool on which FAST VP data relocation is to be stopped EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​EMC_​VNXE_​STORAGE_​POOL_​IDENTITY EMC VNXe Storage Pool Identity EMCVNXEStorage​Pool​Identity