HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring Virtual Infrastructure user's guide (T2558-96095, April 2008)

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Connect to the Administrative Servers
For both the SMVI server and the VirtualCenter server, you will need to enter valid credentials that
will allow you to connect to interfaces that these services are publishing on the network.
Connect to the SMVI server
In order to configure or manage any server, you must first enter credentials that have the appropriate
permissions to perform the desired tasks. The first time you launch Storage Mirroring for Virtual
Infrastructure, the Connect to SMVI Server dialog box will appear.
This dialog box will also appear if there are no previously-saved credentials, if the previously-saved
credentials are refused by the server, or if you have intentionally disconnected from the servers.
The SMVI server is where replication and licensing management takes place. The account you specify
must have permission to read and write files to that server. Typically, this account has administrator
permission.
Enter the following information in the appropriate fields:
z Server—Enter the IP address or fully-qualified domain name of the SMVI server.
z User name—Enter the user name for the account that will access the SMVI server.
z Password—Enter the password that is associated with the user name.
When you have finished entering the login information, click Next. Storage Mirroring for Virtual
Infrastructure will verify the credentials that you have entered for the SMVI server. If any of the
information entered is invalid or if the server refuses a connection, a warning message will appear.
Because logging on is a two-step process, you will also need to enter credentials if you are logging
on to a VirtualCenter server. Continue to the next section, Connect to the VirtualCenter server.
NOTE: If you have changed the default port (6331) used by the SMVI server, specify the port
as well. Enter the IP address and port in the Server field, using the format
IP
Address:Port.