VNX5300 and vSphere 5.0 Configuration

Hello all,

Recently my I purchased a VNX5300 for File for use with my vSphere 5.0 cluster. I'm not really sure how to explain this but basically I can't get the VNX and vSphere to connect to one another.

I have been reading several different articles on how to configure the VNX in vSphere using the VSI plugins. Under Storage Viewer I am able to discover my VNX in the "Block" section but in the "File" section I get an error:

Failed to discover the file side of the new VNX system. Error = Invalid storage configuration. There are no storage pools configured.

In the EMC Unisphere web interface I went to Storage > Storage Pools and created a pool using all disks (there is also a Storage Pools for File which I am unsure if I should use that instead?).

Next I went to Storage > LUNs and created a test LUN.

Finally I went to Hosts > Storage Groups and created a group named "VM Pool" which I assume is the pool that vSphere will be connecting to once I figure out how to add the hosts to this pool.

I have added a vSwitch in vSphere with an IP (192.168.15.50) that is on the same subnet that the VNX should be using for traffic (192.168.15.0/24). I am able to vmkping two of the four NICs on SP-A (a range of 192.168.15.2-15.5 i can ping 15.3 and 15.5).

vSphere, the Control Station management port, and both Storage Processor A and B management ports are on a different subnet (10.0.0.0/23) but I don't think that is causing issues.

I am extremely lost and any direction would be greatly appreciated.