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Monitor EMC Symmetrix VMAX/VMAXe/DMX-4 arrays in SRM

EMC Symmetrix VMAX/VMAXe/DMX-4 arrays are monitored through an external SMI-S Provider, which is contained in the EMC Solutions Enabler Appliance.

The SMI-S Provider is supported only in PowerMaxOS 5978 and earlier (including HYPERMAX OS 5977 and 5876). The following systems are supported:

  • PowerMaxOS 5978 - PowerMax 2000, PowerMax 8000
  • HYPERMAX OS 5977- VMAX100K, VMAX200K, VMAX400K, VMAX 250F, VMAX 450F, VMAX 850F, VMAX 950F
  • HYPERMAX OS 5876 - VMAX-1, VMAX10K, VMAX20K, VMAXe

For information on enabling the provider, see the Enable the Solutions Enabler Appliance knowledge base article.

After the array is enabled, you can begin monitoring as described in Add your storage array for monitoring with SRM.

Hardware Health Monitoring is available for the following EMC VMAX array sensors:

  • Batteries
  • Fans
  • Management Controllers
  • I/O Modules,
  • Memory
  • Ports
  • Power Supplies