Managing SMI-S

The implementation model with our SMI-S provider is embedded within Purity vs using a Proxy which requires more complex management. An administrator has just two services to enable as shown below, these are disabled by default.

Service Location Protocol (port 427) -- This protocol is used by SMI-S clients as a directory service to identify resources.
SMI-S Provider (HTTPS, port 5989) -- FlashArray administrators use the SMI-S provider to manage the FlashArray through an SMI-S client (Eg. Windows Server, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, SolarWinds, ServiceNow).
The SMI-S provider is optional and must be enabled before use. The services can be enabled through the Web Management interface or via the Purity Command Line Interface (CLI) using puresmis. Below is an example of using the Web Management interface and puresmis command.

Example of enabling using the Purity CLI:
```
pureuser@solutions-lab-m20-c09-29> puresmis list
Name                      SLP       WBEM-HTTPS
solutions-lab-m20-c09-29  disabled  disabled  
pureuser@solutions-lab-m20-c09-29> puresmis enable
Name                      SLP      WBEM-HTTPS
solutions-lab-m20-c09-29  enabled  enabled   
```
Another option is to use a Everpure PowerShell cmdlet, New-PfaCliCommand,this runs a command from PowerShell which passes the CLI command to the FlashArray for configuration.
```
PS C:\> New-PfaCLICommand -EndPoint 10.0.0.1 -UserName pureuser -CommandText "puresmis enable"

cmdlet New-PfaCLICommand at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
(Type !? for Help.)
Password: ********
Name                      SLP      WBEM-HTTPS
solutions-lab-m20-c09-29  enabled  enabled
```