Release Notes

10 Dell Virtual Storage Manager: Installation Considerations and Local Data Protection | 2079-BP-V-VSM
2 Installation considerations
To ensure a smooth installation of Virtual Storage Manager v4.x, a few considerations should be taken into account and
prerequisites completed. The installation process for VSM can be completed using either the vCenter Web Client or the
legacy vCenter Client, however, it is recommended that the vSphere Web Client is used.
VSM 4.x can only be used with the vCenter Web Client. For users of the legacy vCenter Client, VSM 3.5 provides similar
functionality. For information on VSM 3.5, see the technical reports, Dell Virtual Storage Manager 3.5: Installation
Considerations and Datastores Manager and Virtual Machine Protection with Dell Virtual Storage Manager 3.5.
Note: Minor workflow and GUI differences between the vSphere Web Client under vSphere 5.5 and 6.0 are not called
out, and only significant differences are identified.
2.1 vCenter Server managed IP requirement
The installation process for Virtual Storage Manager v4.x has been significantly streamlined over prior versions, with
most of the configuration completed during the import of the VSM virtual appliance.
One setting that is populated automatically is the vCenter IP address. This is pulled from querying the vCenter where
the VSM virtual appliance is being installed and is dependent on the vCenter Server managed IP address field being
populated, as shown in Figure 1. Depending on the version of vCenter in use, this may or may not be already
populated.