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Unity Initial Setup with Unisphere

Configure the initial setup for a Unity device with Unisphere using the following steps.

Step 1 – Edit the NAS Server > Protection and Events > Events Publishing > Select Pool settings:

  • Add CEPA server – This is the server where the Dell Common Event Enabler (CEE) is installed. This should also be the server where the Activity Monitor activity agent is deployed.
  • Enable the following events for Post Events.

Required Unity events needed for CIFS Activity:

NAM Required Events For CIFS

Required Unity events needed for NFS Activity:

NAM Required Events For NFS

Step 2 – Enable Events Publishing:

  • Edit the FileSystem > Advanced settings:

    • NFS Events Publishing – Enabled (required for NFS protocol monitoring)
    • SMB Events publishing – Enabled (required for SMB / CIFS protocol monitoring)

Once Unity setup is complete, it is time to configure and enable monitoring with the Activity Monitor.