How to make storage managed in PowerPath for Windows

In certain scenarios, when a customer reports that they are not able to notice any disks provided from a storage array in PowerPath. When you run powermt display options, if you notice that storage array as "Unmanaged" Then in a windows Environment with PowerPath. Follow the recommended action plan in this KB to make the same as "Managed."

Here is a Scenario, where the customer has presented disks from Symmetrix Storage array and has reported that they are not able to discover any disks in PowerPath post the upgrade.
The output of the "powermt display options" shows:

*****************************
** POWERMT DISPLAY OPTIONS **
*****************************

    Show CLARiiON LUN names:      true

    Path Latency Monitor: Off

    Persist Path Information: On

    Performance Monitor: disabled

    Autostandby:  IOs per Failure (iopf): enabled
                  iopf aging period     : 1 d
                  iopf limit            : 6000

    Auto Host Registration: disabled

    Storage
    System Class  Attributes
    ------------  ----------

    Symmetrix     periodic autorestore = on
                  reactive autorestore = on
                  status = unmanaged
                  proximity based autostandby = on
                  proximity based autostandby threshold = default

    CLARiiON      periodic autorestore = on
                  reactive autorestore = on
                  status = unmanaged
                  proximity based autostandby = N/A

    Invista       periodic autorestore = on
                  reactive autorestore = on
                  status = managed
                  proximity based autostandby = N/A

    Hitachi       periodic autorestore = on
                  reactive autorestore = on
                  status = unmanaged
                  proximity based autostandby = N/A

    HP xp         periodic autorestore = on
                  reactive autorestore = on
                  status = unmanaged
                  proximity based autostandby = N/A

    Ess           periodic autorestore = on
                  reactive autorestore = on
                  status = unmanaged
                  proximity based autostandby = N/A

    Generic       periodic autorestore = on
                  reactive autorestore = on
                  status = managed
                  proximity based autostandby = N/A

    VPLEX         periodic autorestore = on
                  reactive autorestore = on
                  status = managed
                  proximity based autostandby = on
                  proximity based autostandby threshold = default

    VNX           periodic autorestore = on
                  reactive autorestore = on
                  status = unmanaged
                  proximity based autostandby = N/A

    NetApp        periodic autorestore = on
                  reactive autorestore = on
                  status = unmanaged
                  proximity based autostandby = N/A

    XtremIO       periodic autorestore = on
                  reactive autorestore = on
                  status = managed
                  proximity based autostandby = N/A

    Unity         periodic autorestore = on
                  reactive autorestore = on
                  status = unmanaged
                  proximity based autostandby = N/A

    SC            periodic autorestore = on
                  reactive autorestore = on
                  status = managed
                  proximity based autostandby = off

Notice how some of the storage array and especially Symmetrix here is "unmanaged"
Here are the steps along with the screenshot from our lab server, how to make it "Managed"

1. Open Control Panel:
   

2. Select Program and Features
   

3. Select PowerPath and choose modify/Change which opens the installer prompt:
   

4. Click Next and follow the select change:
   

   Which takes you to Custom Setup:
   

5. You can now Expand the Storage Array support, If not already and Also expand Dell Storage Arrays which display all the storage array that are supported under PowerPath:
   

6. Then you can further use the small down key near any of the storages. For Example here, let us take Symmetrix. It further show two options:

   • Will be installed on local hard drive
   • Entire feature will be installed on local hard drive
   

   If you want all the Dell Storage array to be managed (which essentially is the default), you can do the same at the Dell Storage Array drop down as well:
   

7. Once Completed, Select next
   

8. Click Change which completes the necessary changes:
   

9. Post which you should see this where in you can select "Finish"
   

Post finish you get a window asking for Reboot, select to reboot the Server Since the Changes have to be implemented in the Server level which then make the Storage array disks visible in PowerPath.

Post reboot when you run powermt display options, this is how the output looks:

*****************************
** POWERMT DISPLAY OPTIONS **
*****************************

        Show CLARiiON LUN names:      true

        Path Latency Monitor: Off

        Persist Path Information: On

        Performance Monitor: disabled

        Autostandby:  IOs per Failure (iopf): enabled
                      iopf aging period     : 1 d
                      iopf limit            : 6000

        Storage
        System Class  Attributes
        ------------  ----------

        Symmetrix     periodic autorestore = on
                      reactive autorestore = on
                      status = managed
                      proximity based autostandby = off
                      auto host registration = enabled
                      app finger printing = enabled
                      device to array performance report = enabled
                      device in use to array report = enabled

        CLARiiON      periodic autorestore = on
                      reactive autorestore = on
                      status = managed
                      proximity based autostandby = N/A
                      auto host registration = disabled
                      app finger printing = N/A
                      device to array performance report = N/A
                      device in use to array report = N/A

        Invista       periodic autorestore = on
                      reactive autorestore = on
                      status = managed
                      proximity based autostandby = N/A
                      auto host registration = N/A
                      app finger printing = N/A
                      device to array performance report = N/A
                      device in use to array report = N/A

        Hitachi       periodic autorestore = on
                      reactive autorestore = on
                      status = unmanaged
                      proximity based autostandby = N/A
                      auto host registration = N/A
                      app finger printing = N/A
                      device to array performance report = N/A
                      device in use to array report = N/A

        HP xp         periodic autorestore = on
                      reactive autorestore = on
                      status = unmanaged
                      proximity based autostandby = N/A
                      auto host registration = N/A
                      app finger printing = N/A
                      device to array performance report = N/A
                      device in use to array report = N/A

        Ess           periodic autorestore = on
                      reactive autorestore = on
                      status = unmanaged
                      proximity based autostandby = N/A
                      auto host registration = N/A
                      app finger printing = N/A
                      device to array performance report = N/A
                      device in use to array report = N/A

        Generic       periodic autorestore = on
                      reactive autorestore = on
                      status = managed
                      proximity based autostandby = N/A
                      auto host registration = N/A
                      app finger printing = N/A
                      device to array performance report = N/A
                      device in use to array report = N/A

        VPLEX         periodic autorestore = on
                      reactive autorestore = on
                      status = managed
                      proximity based autostandby = on
                      proximity based autostandby threshold = default
                      auto host registration = N/A
                      app finger printing = N/A
                      device to array performance report = N/A
                      device in use to array report = N/A

        VNX           periodic autorestore = on
                      reactive autorestore = on
                      status = managed
                      proximity based autostandby = N/A
                      auto host registration = disabled
                      app finger printing = N/A
                      device to array performance report = N/A
                      device in use to array report = N/A

        NetApp        periodic autorestore = on
                      reactive autorestore = on
                      status = unmanaged
                      proximity based autostandby = N/A
                      auto host registration = N/A
                      app finger printing = N/A
                      device to array performance report = N/A
                      device in use to array report = N/A

        XtremIO       periodic autorestore = on
                      reactive autorestore = on
                      status = managed
                      proximity based autostandby = N/A
                      auto host registration = N/A
                      app finger printing = N/A
                      device to array performance report = N/A
                      device in use to array report = N/A

        Unity         periodic autorestore = on
                      reactive autorestore = on
                      status = managed
                      proximity based autostandby = N/A
                      auto host registration = disabled
                      app finger printing = N/A
                      device to array performance report = N/A
                      device in use to array report = N/A

        SC            periodic autorestore = on
                      reactive autorestore = on
                      status = managed
                      proximity based autostandby = N/A
                      auto host registration = N/A
                      app finger printing = N/A
                      device to array performance report = N/A
                      device in use to array report = N/A