Administrator Guide
Getting Started
The Dell Storage Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin enables storage administrators the ability to manage Storage Centers and Dell
Fluid File System (FluidFS) clusters with the VMware vSphere Web Client.
Introduction to vSphere Web Client Plugin
The Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin provides management of Dell Storage.
NOTE: Use the VMware vSphere Web Client to perform all procedures in this guide, unless instructed otherwise.
Key Features
The Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin provides these functions:
• Adding and removing VMFS storage, such as datastores and Raw Device Mappings, on Storage Centers
• Adding and removing NFS datastores on FluidFS clusters
• Provisioning virtual machines on Dell Storage
• Conguring VMware ESXi hosts on Dell Storage
• Creating and managing Storage Center snapshots for VMFS datastores
• Creating and managing FluidFS cluster snapshots for NFS datastores
• Replicating VMFS datastores between Storage Centers
• Adding and managing Live Volumes
• Recovering VMFS datastores and VMs from VMFS datastore snapshots
• Managing Disaster Recovery for VMFS datastores
In addition, the vSphere Web Client Plugin displays information tabs within the VMware vSphere Web Client inventory views.
Status of vSphere Web Client Plugin Tasks
The Recent Tasks pane displays the status of tasks performed using the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin. If a task's status is not
displayed in the Recent Tasks pane, click Refresh to update the pane, or click More Tasks to display the Task Console page.
Requirements for the vSphere Web Client Plugin
Hardware and software requirements must be met before installing the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin. Also, Storage Center
requirements must be met to replicate data
Hardware and Software Requirements
The Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin Release Notes list the minimum hardware and software requirements for installation of the Dell
Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin.
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