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  3. Section X. Storage (Capacity)
  4. Configuration for EMC VNX Celerra
  5. Start the XML API server

Start the XML API server

Before collecting data from the EMC VNX (Celerra) server, the XML API server must be enabled (By default, the XML API server is disabled.). The XML API provides a communication protocol that supports authentication and XML requests.

To start the XML API server, take the following steps on the VNX server.

  1. Login as root.

  2. In the /nas/sys/nas_mcd.cfg file, uncomment the following lines:

    daemon "XML API Server"
        executable "/nas/sbin/start_xml_api_server"
        optional yes
        canexit yes
        autorestart yes
        ioaccess no
  3. Restart the NAS services:

    service nas start

    At this point, the XML API is started and is controlled by the primary control daemon.

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