Users Guide

Installing the VASA provider

This section describes prerequisites and installation steps for the VASA provider.

Before you install

Before installing the VASA provider, read through the information in this section.

Supported operating systems and platforms

The VASA provider depends on specific operating system (OS) and application platform requirements.

Before installing and configuring VASA, ensure that your environment meets the requirements described

in this section.

NOTE:

• Install VASA provider on a separate Windows host server than the vCenter Server platform.

• For more information about supported OSs, see MD Storage Array support matrix.

Required VMware application platforms

Install and configure the following VMware application platforms before installing the VASA provider:

• VMware vSphere Client

• VMware vCenter Server (installed separately from the VASA provider)

NOTE: For information about supported VMware platforms, see the Support Matrix available at

www.dell.com/support/home.

For information about installing and configuring VMware platforms, see https://www.vmware.com/

support/pubs/. For information about configuring your VMware environment, see the VMware Fibre

Channel SAN Configuration Guide available at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/.

Supported MD series storage arrays

For information about supported MD storage arrays and controller firmware versions, see the Support

Matrix available at www.dell.com/support/home.

Required RAID controller module firmware

For information about controller firmware versions, see the Support Matrix available at www.dell.com/

support/home.