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  3. Section X. Storage (Capacity)
  4. Configuration for EMC Symmetrix
  5. Adding an EMC Symmetrix Data Collector policy
  6. If the EMC solutions enabler is on a remote server (Recommended)

If the EMC solutions enabler is on a remote server (Recommended)

If the EMC Solutions Enabler is running on a server that is not the Data Collector Server, then you must:

  • Verify that the Solutions Enabler on the remote host is the same version that is installed on the Data Collector. In EMC Solutions Enabler, select the SMCLI_COMPONENT and BASE_COMPONENT software.

  • Verify that the SYMAPI server daemon is running on the Solutions Enabler server. The following diagram illustrates this configuration.

  • For the Solutions Enabler User account, set it to StorageAdmin instead of Monitor.

  • In the Data Collector policy, configure the SYMAPI Service Name Alias.

  • The SYMCLI_CONNECT variable on the SYMCLI server must be set to match NETCNFG alias.

To check if the SYMAPI storsrvd daemon is running on each of the EMC Solutions Enabler Servers:

  1. Log on to the server as root (Linux) or as a user with Administrative privileges (Windows).

  2. At the command prompt, type: stordaemon list

    A list of available and running daemons will be listed in the command's output. Running daemons are prefaced with an asterisk in square brackets: [*]

    Example:

    [*]			storapid EMC Solutions Enabler Base Daemon
    		 	storgnsd EMC Solutions Enabler GNS Daemon
    			storevntd EMC Solutions Enabler Event Daemon
    [*]			storwatchd EMC Solutions Enabler Watchdog Daemon
    			storsrvd EMC Solutions Enabler SYMAPI Server Daemon
  3. If the storesrvd daemon is not running, type: stordaemon start storsrvd

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