Release Notes

13 Dell Virtual Storage Manager: Installation Considerations and Local Data Protection | 2079-BP-V-VSM
Note: Option 1 does not require a second NIC in the VSM. Option 2 requires a second NIC in the VSM. Option 3 may
require a second NIC in the VSM depending on the network configuration of the environment. See section 2.4.3,
“Adding a second NIC to VSM”.
2.4 Post-install configuration
The installation process of importing the VSM appliance into vCenter configures the network settings of VSM. However,
a few important steps remain:
1. Configure the VASA Provider credentials (section 2.4.1). This is required for the Virtual Volumes to function
since the VASA Provider is the out-of-band communication channel between the vCenter server and the PS
Series array.
2. Change the VSM appliance root password from the default (section 2.4.2).
3. In some environments, as discussed in section 2.3, a second NIC may be required for communication with the
PS Series array (section 2.4.3).
4. Finally, register PS Series groups with VSM.
2.4.1 Configuring the VASA Provider
Note: This is a required step for Virtual Volumes.
1. Open the virtual machine console to the VSM appliance.
2. Log in to the VSM console using the default credentials: username: root and password: eql.
3. From the Setup menu, select Configuration.
4. From the Configuration menu, select Register VMware vSphere Storage APIs for Storage Awareness.
5. Provide a username for the credentials of the account to be created for the vCenter VASA Service and the PS
Series VASA Provider to communicate with, and then press [Enter].
Note: This is a set of credentials unique to the VASA communication between the vCenter VASA Service and the PS
Series VASA Provider.
6. Enter a password for this account, press [Enter] and then re-enter the password for verification.
Figure 2 Creating the VASA provider service account