If you have more than one array, the vRO plugin offers an automated way to authenticate all of your arrays. Once you have authenticated a Pure1 organization, there is a workflow called Register FlashArrays from Pure1 under Library > Everpure > Pure1 Meta > Array Registration.
Right-click on the workflow and click Start Workflow.
There are a few required inputs:
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Pure1 Connection. Specify the Pure1 organization from which you would like to register the arrays. |
Use same credentials? If one set of credentials is valid for all targets, you can specify them here. If not, choose No and it will not require credentials. They can be added one at a time during the workflow |
Resolve IPs? Pure1 (currently) does not offer the FQDN of arrays, only the IP. The vRO workflow will attempt to do a DNS lookup of the IPs and use the identified FQDN. If the lookup fails, it will use the IP. If you would like it to skip arrays that it cannot resolve, choose No. |
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When ready click Submit.
If you have chosen to specify credentials one at a time, or the credentials are wrong, it will prompt for credentials for arrays that the credentials are not valid for. You will see the workflow is waiting for input by the person icon next to the workflow run:
You can right-click on it and choose Answer to enter credentials.
Enter the credentials and click Submit.
You can choose to skip arrays if you prefer that cannot be authenticated with the specified credentials.
Once done, all of the arrays in that organization will be authenticated and added to the Pure1 organization in the vRO inventory.
There are a few points to make about this workflow:
- This is only supported for FlashArray and Cloud Block Store. FlashBlades will be skipped. Inclusion of FlashBlades will come in a future release.
- Arrays that cannot be reached on the network will be skipped.
- Arrays that are already registered will be skipped.
- The workflow will automatically import certificates.
- There is no option to choose a REST version--it will automatically choose the latest available on that target.