View embedded Unisphere SE settings details

Unisphere supports the display of embedded applications.

Prerequisites

Embedded applications are installed on the storage system.

About this task

See Understanding serviceability for an overview of the Unisphere for PowerMax Serviceability functionality.

Steps

  1. Select the storage system.
  2. Select Serviceability > Applications > UNISPHERE.
  3. Select the SE SETTINGS tab.
  4. Select Base Configuration from the left panel to view the General SYMAPI Options.
    The following properties display:
    • GNS Mirrored Group Control - Allows group modifications to device groups created by a remote GNS daemon using remote SRDF mirroring. Select ENABLE or DISABLE (default value) from the drop-down menu.
    • Use Access ID - This option applies to Symmetrix Access Control. It specifies whether to use the access ID generated on client or server. Select SERVER, CLIENT (default value), or ANY from the drop-down menu.
  5. Click Save to save changes, click Reset to reset the values to their defaults.
  6. Select Service Configuration from the left panel to view the services.
    The following properties display for Event Notification Services:
    • Log Level - Specifies a severity-based control over logging volume. Select error, info, debug, verbose, or warning(default setting) from the drop-down menu.
    • Logfile Retention - Specifies the number of days logs are retained. Select the number of days, the default setting is 3 days.
    • Log Event SysLog Host - Specifies the host on which the remote syslog server is running. This option is for event logging to the syslog (Log Event Targets option should contain 'syslog') and is a host name or an IP address. There is no default.
    • Log Event Syslog Port - Specifies the port to which the remote syslog server is listening. This option is for event logging to the syslog (Log Event Targets option should contain 'syslog'). The value for this options is a decimal port number. The default value is 514.

    The following properties display for Global Name Services:

    • Log Level - Specifies a severity-based control over logging volume. Select error, info, debug, verbose, or warning(default setting) from the drop-down menu.
    • Logfile Retention - Specifies the number of days logs are retained. Select the number of days, the default setting is 3 days.
    • GNS Device Poll Interval - Specifies how frequently storgnsd polls for changes that are made to groups from other hosts. The default value is 15 s.
    • GNS PPATH Poll Interval - Specifies how frequently storgnsd checks to see whether PowerPath or SRDF consistency group updates are necessary. The default value is 60 s.
    • GNS Remote Mirror - Specifies whether storgnsd should automatically mirror RDF1 and RDF2 type DG and CG group definitions for use on remote (SRDF) storage systems. Select enable or disable(default value) from the drop-down menu.
    • GNS Remote Array Update Interval - Specifies how frequently storgnsd should attempt to propagate device groups over to remote (SRDF) storage systems. The default value is 60 s.
  7. Click Save to save change, click Reset to reset the values to their defaults.
  8. Select Symavoid from the left panel to view the services.
    Available Systems and Symavoid Systems are listed. Add systems from Available Systems to Symavoid Systems or from Symavoid Systems to Available Systems.