task-verify-the-cim-server-status.adoc

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Verify the CIM server status

After installing NetApp SMI-S Provider, you must verify that the CIM server automatically started after you access SMI-S Provider.

Before you begin

You must already have login credentials as Administrator.

Steps

1. Log in as Administrator.

2. Access NetApp SMI-S Provider by navigating to the directory where the executables reside:

   If you are using…​	Then do this…​
   Command prompt (with elevated administrative privileges)	Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\NetApp\smis\pegasus\bin
   Start > Programs menu	Right-click NetApp SMI-S Provider and select Run as Administrator.

3. View the CIM server status:

   smis cimserver status

   If the CIM server has been started, the following message is displayed:

   NetApp SMI-S Provider is running.