Removing an EMC Symmetrix System from the SMI-S Provider
KB1152 - Aug 21, 2014
Type: Best practice
Description: This article explains how to remove an EMC Symmetrix array from the SMI-S provider using the remsys command and the TestSmiProvider utility.
Additional Keywords: EMC, Performance, remsys, SMI-S provider, Symmetrix, TestSmiProvider
Objective
To reduce the SMI-S provider workload and therefore improve performance, it is recommended to remove some EMC systems from the SMI-S provider. This action can be performed with the remsys command.
Pre-requisites
The “remsys” command requires SMI-S 4.3.x or later.
Procedure
- Log into the server where the SMI-S Provider is installed.
- Open a command prompt.
- Change directory to: C:\Program Files\EMC\ECIM\ECOM\bin (where C:\ is the ECIM install drive).
- Type TestSmiProvider to launch the utility.
- Login with an Admin username and password.
- Type “ein” to enumerate instance names.
- Type the class value “Symm_StorageSystem”. The utility should produce an output similar to the following:
++++ Testing EnumerationInstanceNames: Symm_StorageSystem ++++
Instance 0:
Symm_StorageSystem.CreationClassName="Symm_StorageSystem",Name="SYMMETRIX+0001949xxxxx"Instance 1:
Symm_StorageSystem.CreationClassName="Symm_StorageSystem",Name="SYMMETRIX+0001949xxxxx” - Copy the entire path of the array that you wish to remove
Example: Symm_StorageSystem.CreationClassName="Symm_StorageSystem",Name="SYMMETRIX+0001949xxxxx" - Append the EMC Symmetrix path to WBEM server path.
Example: //11.1.11.111/root/emc:Symm_StorageSystem.CreationClassName="Symm_StorageSystem",Name="SYMMETRIX+0001949xxxxx" - Type “remsys”.
- Type “Y” to confirm.
- Paste the new object path at the Systems ObjectPath prompt.
- Type “Y” to confirm.
The EMC Symmetrix array should now be removed. You can run a “dv” command to verify the system has actually been removed.
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