Administrator Guide

The Register Server dialog box opens.
4. In the Host or IP Address field, enter the host name or IP address of a vCenter Server.
5. Type the user name and password of an administrator on the vCenter Server in the User Name and User Password fields.
6. Select a parent folder for the server in the Folder navigation tree.
7. Configure automatic management settings for the Storage Center for Storage Centers to which the server is connected.
• To automatically create and manage the server on the Storage Center, select the Auto Manage Storage Centers checkbox.
• To automatically create and manage virtual machines hosted by the server on the Storage Center, select Auto Manage Virtual
Machines On Storage Centers.
8. To register a VASA provider, select the Register VASA Provider check box.
A VASA provider must be registered to use VMware virtual volumes (VVols) in your storage environment.
a) Select the version of VASA to use:
• Select VASA 1 for an ESXi 5.5 host. The format of the URL for VASA 1.0 is https://host ID:3034/vasa-provider/
vasa1/vasa-version.xml
• Select VASA 2 for an ESXi 6.0 or later host. The format of the URL for VASA 2.0 is https://host ID:3034/vasa-
provider/vasa2/vasa-version.xml
The host ID is either the IP address or the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the host on which the Data Collector is
installed.
CAUTION: The host must use an FQDN known by DNS so that IP address changes do not cause vCenter to lose
connection to the VASA provider. If FQDN use is not possible, IP address changes will not automatically be known
by vCenter, and unregistering and reregistering the VASA provider will be required after each change. For this
reason, nonphysical address locked DHCP addressing is discouraged.
NOTE: If the VASA provider is unregistered and reregistered, the option for selecting VASA1 or VASA2 during
VASA registration no longer displays because the Storage Manager Data Collector automatically selects the latest
version of VASA that is supported by the ESXi host.
b) Type the user name and password of the Storage Manager associated with the VASA provider.
CAUTION:
The user name for the VASA Provider should be a service account, not a user account. If a user
account is specified in this field, and the user is deleted, the VASA information could be lost.
9. Click OK.
Results
NOTE:
After a Storage Manager update, the VASA version number displayed in vCenter is not updated unless the VASA
provider is unregistered and reregistered with that vCenter.
NOTE: If the VASA provider loses network access to the external database, the VASA provider needs to be unregistered
and reregistered to continue with VVols operations.
Organizing and Removing Registered Servers
Use server folders to organize servers into groups.
Create a Server Folder
Create a server folder to group servers together.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the Servers node.
4. In the right pane, click Create Server Folder.
The Create Server Folder dialog box opens.
5. Type a name for the folder in the Name field.
6. (Optional) Type information about the server folder in the Notes field.
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