One of Everpure's recommendations is to register the controllers VASA Providers with a local user on the array. This will help in a couple ways:
- Prevent any authentication issues in the event that the AD server is unreachable, the user that the storage providers is deleted/removed, or any other unexpected connectivity issues with the AD server.
- Keep the VASA audit history clear. Best practice is to never use the default array admin, pureuser, with any integration with the FlashArray.
Users are able to create local Array Admin, Storage Admin and Read Only users starting in Purity 5.1.0. The user will want to create a local Array Admin to register the array Storage Providers. Everpure found that the storage admin role does not have the full permissions that the VASA Provider requires in order to function correctly.
Here is an example of creating a local array admin to use when registering the storage provider.
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From the FlashArray GUI, Navigate to Settings and then Users |
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Then click on the triple dots in the users box and select "Create User..." |
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Create a Array Admin user, for example naming it "vvol-admin" and giving it a super secure password. |
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After the user is created, you will see it show up in the list with it's Role. Now you can use it to register your storage provider. |
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