Users Guide

NOTE: Any time you change passwords, stop, and then restart the VASA service before the

password change takes effect. Use the Stop Service and Start Service options in the

Configuration Manager window.

5. When you register the VASA provider with the vSphere Client in the next section, you will need the

URL of the server containing VASA. To copy the server URL to your clipboard and paste it into a text

file, click

Copy Provider URL to Clipboard.

Bringing storage arrays under VASA management

Before you can use the capabilities of the VASA provider to manage your MD storage arrays, do the

following:

1. Add your storage arrays to VASA control (by using VASA's Array Manager).

2. Register the VASA provider with your vSphere Client.

Adding your storage arrays to VASA control

1. On VASA's Configuration Manager, click Launch Array Manager. Alternately, you can start the array

manager by using URL: http://<host_address>:8080/arraytree.

NOTE: If you are using static IP address, substitute a standard IP address for <host_address>. If

you are using DHCP, substitute a DNS name for <host_address>.

Figure 3. Array Manager Window

2. In the Array Manager window, click Add Array in the Commands section.

NOTE: vSphere supports a Discover Arrays option to perform automatic array discovery based

on a range of RAID controller module IP addresses that you provide. You can use either method

of specifying arrays—Add Array or Discover Arrays (if available).

3. Click Add Folder to create a separate folder to contain the storage arrays that you want to add.