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VMAX3 Onboarding

CISCO VPN

  1. Connect to the [[../../All Company/CISCO AnyConnect|CISCO AnyConnect]] using your trakker credentials

Create the machine on our server

  1. Connect to the credential server with Remote Desktop
    1. IP: 10.101.201.135
      1. user: admin / pass: seitech1
  2. Open command prompt as administrator
  3. Create the machine on our credentials server
    vmax3 -M <serial number of machine>
  4. Create token for VMAX
    vmax3 <serial number of machine> -O <target directory>
    1. example: C:\WINDOWS\system32>vmax3 123456 -O c:\
  5. Copy Vmax3_ClientProvision-v1.0.0 to your laptop to be installed onto the VMAX Service Processor

VMAX configuration

  1. Log into the MMCS
    1. user: MMCS / pass: Admin4MMCS
  2. Connect the provided USB-GigE adapter into the USB extension cable coming from the back of the machine to above the KVM
  3. Set the newly created network adapter to an IP address of 192.168.148.14/24
  4. Install tightvnc onto the Service Processor, as well as the FE's laptop (if needed)
    1. password for tightvnc server on the VMAX should be set to symmcare
  5. Establish a network connection from the FE's laptop to the VMAX
    1. Set laptop IP address to 192.168.148.1/24 or something similar within range
    2. Connect FE laptop via RJ45 cable to the newly installed network adapter on the VMAX
  6. Create the directory C:\EMC\SE
  7. Inside of the newly created directory copy the archive Vmax3_ClientProvision-v1.0.0.zip and the token previously created
  8. Extract the contents of the .zip file and from a command prompt started as administrator, navigate to C:\EMC\SE and run the .exe file
    1. Tokens have now been cleaned up and are added to the system

Final Onboarding steps

  1. Connect to the credential server with Remote Desktop
    1. IP: 10.101.201.135
      1. user: admin / pass: seitech1
  2. Generate keys to log into the VMAX
    1. ```
      vmax3
  3. Log in with RSA account, using the information given from the output above
  4. From symmwin run a healthcheck and an Environmental check