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Contents

1 Overview of the Modular Disk Storage Manager Plug-in for VMware

vCenter Web Client..................................................................................................7

MD vCenter Plug-in features................................................................................................................ 8

Installation prerequisites....................................................................................................................... 8

2 Installing the MD vCenter Plug-in for VMware vCenter web client............9

Downloading the MD vCenter Plug-in for VMware vCenter.............................................................. 9

Installing the application server............................................................................................................ 9

Upgrading from previous versions........................................................................................................9

Installing the MD vCenter Plug-in...................................................................................................... 10

3 Configuring the application server and plug‑in ...........................................12

Configuring application server memory.............................................................................................12

Configuring storage administrator roles.............................................................................................13

Creating a role............................................................................................................................... 13

Adding a user ID to a role..............................................................................................................15

No access.......................................................................................................................................16

MD vCenter Plug-in security...............................................................................................................16

Mozilla firefox.................................................................................................................................17

Google Chrome............................................................................................................................. 17

Microsoft Internet Explorer........................................................................................................... 18

Application server certificate management....................................................................................... 19

Import signed application server certificate.................................................................................19

Register vCenter server to application server..............................................................................20

Import - export configuration file...................................................................................................... 20

Export............................................................................................................................................. 21

Import.............................................................................................................................................21

Application server user management.................................................................................................21

4 Configuring VMware ESXi hosts...................................................................... 23

Configuring ALUA SUPPORT.............................................................................................................. 23

Adding ALUA SATP claim rule....................................................................................................... 23

Configuring iSCSI storage...................................................................................................................24

Additional information.................................................................................................................. 25

Configuring SAS support on ESXi hosts............................................................................................. 25

Upgrading the SAS SMI-S provider............................................................................................... 25

Enabling root login from a console login on ESXi hosts............................................................. 26

Creating a new user login.............................................................................................................26