VNX not able to login in glogal domain or Control Station

Problems :

  • Uninitializing and recreating the VNX Unified/File domain for both the Block and File  components
  • EMC SW: VNX Operating Environment (OE) for Block 05.31.000.5.502 and later
  • EMC SW: VNX Operating Environment (OE) for File 7.0.35.3 and later
  • Product: VNX File/Unified
  • /nas/http/webui/bin/domain_admin
  • Security not initialized on the storage system.
  • issue the Control Station and the Clariion back end is not on the same domain

Severity :     Warning
System :     VNXCS01
Domain :     Local
Created :     Apr 25, 2012 5:15:21 PM
Message :     Logging into 10.0.50.131 encountered an error.
Full Description :     An error occurred during the login process. The control station did not log in properly.
Recommended Action :     The login error may have occurred because:
1. Certificates are not accepted.
2. Both storage processors or the control station are not accessible.
3. You have logged in to a File or Block system using a local user account not defined on both the File and Block systems.
Event Code :     0xfffffffffffffff9

Solution :

[root@VNXCS01 ~]# /nas/sbin/navicli -h spa domain -list

Node:                 VNXCS01

IP Address:           10.0.50.132

Name:                 SPB

Port:                 80

Secure Port:          443

IP Address:           10.0.50.131 (Master)

Name:                 SPA

Port:                 80

Secure Port:          443

[root@VNXCS01 ~]# ls -la /nas/http/domain

total 2

drwxr-xr-x  2 apache apache 1024 Feb  9 17:17 .

drwxr-xr-x 14 root   root   1024 Feb  9 17:38 ..

[root@VNXCS01 ~]#

[root@VNXCS01 ~]# ls -la /nas/http/domain
total 2
drwxr-xr-x  2 apache apache 1024 Feb  9 17:17 .
drwxr-xr-x 14 root   root   1024 Feb  9 17:38 ..
[root@VNXCS01 ~]# cd /nas/http/domain
[root@VNXCS01 domain]# /nas/sbin/navicli -h 10.0.50.131 domain -messner          -uninitialize 10.0.50.131
WARNING: You are about to remove the domain and security configuration. Proceed?                                                                              (y/n) y

[root@VNXCS01 domain]# /nas/sbin/navicli -h 10.0.50.132 domain -messner -uninitialize 10.0.50.132
WARNING: You are about to remove the domain and security configuration. Proceed?  (y/n) y
The current system is not participating in a domain. Add this system to a domain or use the -setmaster command to create a new domain.

[root@VNXCS01 domain]# /nas/sbin/naviseccli -h 10.0.50.131 -user sysadmin -password sysadmin -scope 0  security -adduser -user sysadmin -password sysadmin -scope 0  -role administrator -type system
WARNING: You are about to add user:  sysadmin

Proceed?(y/n) y

[root@VNXCS01 domain]# /nas/sbin/navicli -h spa domain -list
Node:                 VNXCS01
IP Address:           10.0.50.131 (Master)
Name:                 SPA
Port:                 80
Secure Port:          443
IP Address:           10.0.50.132
Name:                 SPB
Port:                 80
Secure Port:          443

[root@VNXCS01 domain]# /nas/sbin/naviseccli -h 10.0.50.132 -user sysadmin -password sysadmin -scope 0 domain -list
Node:                 VNXCS01
IP Address:           10.0.50.132
Name:                 SPB
Port:                 80
Secure Port:          443
IP Address:           10.0.50.131 (Master)
Name:                 SPA
Port:                 80
Secure Port:          443

[root@VNXCS01 domain]# /nas/sbin/naviseccli -h 10.0.50.131 -user sysadmin -password sysadmin -scope 0 domain -list
Node:                 VNXCS01
IP Address:           10.0.50.131 (Master)
Name:                 SPA
Port:                 80
Secure Port:          443
IP Address:           10.0.50.132
Name:                 SPB
Port:                 80
Secure Port:          443

[root@VNXCS01 domain]# /nas/http/webui/bin/domain_admin -i 10.0.50.131

[root@VNXCS01 domain]# /nas/sbin/naviseccli -h 10.0.50.131 -user sysadmin -password sysadmin -scope 0 domain -messner -add -system 10.0.50.135
WARNING: This command is intended only to push a File system’s IP at initialization and by appropriate personnel. Any other use of the command may result in undefined behavior, including an unusable domain.
File IP Address: 10.0.50.135
Proceed? (y/n) y

[root@VNXCS01 domain]# /nas/http/bin/set_passphrase
Set Domain Passphrase.  ( passphrase= 7VTS0J344T82PR2I9TQP1V3OGB0771KE )
[root@VNXCS01 domain]# /nas/sbin/cst_setup -getKey domain
7VTS0J344T82PR2I9TQP1V3OGB07sbin/navicli -h spa domain -list                                                                                                 Node:                 VNXCS01
IP Address:           10.0.50.132
Name:                 SPB
Port:                 80
Secure Port:          443
IP Address:           10.0.50.131 (Master)
Name:                 SPA
Port:                 80
Secure Port:          443
IP Address:           10.0.50.135
Name:                 control_station
Port:                 80
Secure Port:          443

[root@VNXCS01 domain]# ls -la /nas/http/domain
total 12
drwxr-xr-x  3 apache apache 1024 Apr 26 12:50 .
drwxr-xr-x 14 root   root   1024 Feb  9 17:38 ..
drwxr-xr-x  2 apache apache 1024 Apr 26 12:50 bak
-rw-r–r–  1 apache apache   58 Apr 26 12:50 domain_list
-rw-r–r–  1 apache apache  126 Apr 26 12:50 domain_master
-rw-r–r–  1 apache apache 5597 Apr 26 12:50 domain_provider_xml
-rw——-  1 apache apache   56 Apr 26 12:50 domain_users
-rw-r–r–  1 apache apache    0 Apr 26 12:50 lock_file
[root@VNXCS01 domain]#

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