Installation Guide

Requirements

PyU4V Version	10.2.0.1
Minimum Unisphere Version	10.2.0
Array Model	VMAX-3, VMAX AFA, PowerMax
Array uCode	HyperMax OS, PowerMax OS
Platforms	Linux, Windows
Python	3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10
Requirements	Requests, Six, urllib3, prettytable
Test Requirements	TestTools, Tox

Note

If you want to continue to use Unisphere 8.4.x or 9.0.x with PyU4V you will need to remain on PyU4V 3.1.x. There is no support for PyU4V 8.4.x with any version of Unisphere older than 9.1.x

Note

PyU4V officially supports Python 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 & 3.10 Python 2.x support has been dropped since January 1st 2020.

PyU4V Version Compatibility

PyU4V version 10.2.0.1 is compatible with scripts written for PyU4V versions >= 9.x, there is zero support or compatibility for PyU4V 2.x or earlier scripts in later versions of PyU4V.

Installation

PyU4V can be installed from source, via pip, or run directly from the source directory. To clone PyU4V and install from source use git and pip:

$ git clone https://github.com/dell/PyU4V
$ cd PyU4V/
$ pip install .

Installing via pip without cloning from source can be achieved by specifying PyU4V as the install package for pip:

$ pip install PyU4V
# Install a specific version
$ pip install PyU4V==10.2.0.1