Can vVNX work with ViPR?

Question

I've tried adding the vVNX to ViPR as a VNX file device and also adding it to SMI-S as a block device.     Both fail.  Is this because it emulates the VNXe, not the VNX?

Rainer_EMC · Answer

Its definitely closer to a VNXe than to a VNX block I don’t think ViPR support it yet

chenw87 · Answer

Yes, you cannot add it as a VNX device. There is an SMI-S provider on the vVNX though so you could try adding it as a VNXe3200.

CockneyUSA · Answer

Any idea how I do that?  I've tried adding it as a storage provider and it fails to establish connection to the storage provider.

chenw87 · Answer

Here you go: ViPR 2.2 - Add EMC VNXe Storage to ViPR Using the ViPR REST API

CockneyUSA · Answer

Wei, I will try this when I get back to the data center.

PAC-MAN · Answer

I think you are right, vVNX has on array SMI-S v1.6 provider. In ViPR controller support matrix SMI-S version 4.6.29 (v1.5) is listed as supported. All the lower versions are also supported. But the latest ones are not. SMI-S version used in vVNX seems to be still in development by SNIA. May be that's why ViPR does not support v1.6 yet.

http://www.snia.org/forums/smi/tech_programs/tech_activities/spec_activities

emc139668 · Answer

Is there any update on vVNX supporting ViPR ?

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