Dell/EMC Autodiscovery

Device42 discovers Dell and EMC storage arrays including Compellent, VNX/VMAX, Data Domain, Unity, and Isilon. This page lists the access protocols and default ports for each array, and provides steps for setting up users with minimum read-only permissions.

For general storage array discovery job setup, see Storage Arrays Discovery.

Access Protocols by Array

Vendor	Array	Access Mechanism	Default Port
Dell	Compellent	REST	3033
Dell	VNX or VMAX	SMIS	5988 or 5989
EMC	Data Domain	REST or SSH	3009 or 22
EMC	Unity	REST	443
Dell	Isilon (Gen 6)	Vendor API	8080

Minimum Permissions for Storage Array Discovery

Follow the steps below to set up users or roles with minimum read-only permissions for storage array discovery jobs.

Dell Compellent

Compellent discovery requires an associated Dell Storage Manager (DSM) appliance.

1. Log in to your DSM deployment’s web UI.
2. Select Data Collector settings.
3. Go to the Users tab.
4. Go to the Users & User Groups tab.
5. Create a user and assign it the Reporter role.
6. Select your new user and connect it to your target Storage Center via the Select Storage Center Mappings menu.

VNX or VMAX Using EMC SMIS Provider

Log in to the SMIS provider using http://<SMIS-Provider-IP>:5988/ECOMConfig or https://<SMIS-Provider-IP>:5989/ECOMConfig.

1. Click Add User and create a user with the monitor role.

   

2. Use the Dynamic Settings shown below.

   

EMC Data Domain

1. Log in to the Data Domain console.
2. Select Administration > Access on the left panel.
3. Go to the Local Users tab.
4. Create a user and assign it the minimum user role. The available roles are:
   • admin
   • limited-admin
   • security
   • user
   • back-operator
   • none
5. Click OK and save the user.

EMC Unity

1. Log in to the EMC Unity console.
2. Click the gear icon in the toolbar to open the Settings window.
3. Click the Users and Groups tab.
4. Click the + button to add a user. This launches the Create User wizard.
5. Select the type of user and click Next.
6. Enter a username and password, and click Next.
7. Assign the minimum Operator role. The available roles are:
   • Administrator
   • Storage Administrator
   • Operator
   • VM Administrator
8. Click Finish and save the user.

Isilon

Create a new role and add the following read-only permissions:

Isilon read-only permissions

• ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_CONSOLE
• ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_PAPI
• ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_SSH
• ISI_PRIV_SYS_SHUTDOWN
• ISI_PRIV_SYS_SUPPORT
• ISI_PRIV_AUTH
• ISI_PRIV_AUDIT
• ISI_PRIV_CLUSTER
• ISI_PRIV_DEVICES
• ISI_PRIV_FTP
• ISI_PRIV_HDFS
• ISI_PRIV_HTTP
• ISI_PRIV_MONITORING
• ISI_PRIV_NDMP
• ISI_PRIV_NETWORK
• ISI_PRIV_NFS
• ISI_PRIV_NS_TRAVERSE
• ISI_PRIV_NS_IFS_ACCESS
• ISI_PRIV_QUOTA
• ISI_PRIV_REMOTE_SUPPORT
• ISI_PRIV_SMARTPOOLS
• ISI_PRIV_SMB
• ISI_PRIV_STATISTICS

You can also use CLI commands to create roles:

1. Log in to the cluster using SSH.

2. Run the following commands:

   • To create a read-only role:

     isi auth roles create --name readonly_role --description “Read-only role for D42”

   • To give permissions to this role, add all the permissions from above:

     isi auth roles modify readonly_role --add-priv-ro=ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_PAPI

   • To create a user:

      isi auth users create readonly_user --enabled yes --password xxxxxx

   • To add a user to the role:

     isi auth roles modify readonly_role --add-user=readonly_user

Alternatively, you can create the role and user via the web UI:

1. Log in to the cluster web UI.

2. Select Access Tab > Membership & Roles.

3. Select the Users tab.

4. Select LOCAL: System for the provider.

5. Create a user:

   • Set the username and password.
   • Select Users as the primary group.
   • Enable the account.

6. Select the Roles tab.

7. Create a role:

   • Set the Role Name.
   • Add the member (the user created above).
   • Add the following privileges as read-only:
   Isilon web UI privileges

   • Console
   • Platform API
   • SSH
   • Shutdown
   • Support
   • Auth
   • Audit
   • Cluster
   • Devices
   • FTP
   • HDFS
   • HTTP
   • Monitoring
   • NDMP
   • Network
   • NFS
   • Remote Support
   • SmartPools
   • SMB
   • Statistics
   • Namespace Traverse
   • Namespace Access