Administrator Guide

Volume Names
SCVMM 2012 does not allow spaces or special characters such as underscores or dashes in volume names. However, volumes that have
been created prior to discovery can include spaces in their names.
When creating LUNs using SCVMM 2012, do not include spaces in volume names.
Storage Center Controller Failover
In the event of a Storage Center controller failover, some operations may appear to fail in SCVMM due to timeouts. For instance, if
controller failover occurs when creating a volume in SCVMM, the volume is created successfully on the Storage Center but the operation
appears to fail in SCVMM.
In the event of a Storage Center controller failover, refresh the Dell SMI-S Provider in SCVMM. Refreshing the provider after failover
helps ensure that the information in SCVMM remains accurate.
Modify the SCVMM 2012 Management Server Registry to
Allow HTTPS
If you configured the Data Collector to use HTTPS for SMI-S connections, certificate errors can occur when SCVMM 2012 imports the
Dell SMI-S Provider certificate. To prevent these errors, edit the registry on the SCVMM 2012 management server.
About this task
CAUTION:
Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. For added protection, back up the
registry before you modify it.
Steps
1. Start the Registry Editor application.
2. If the User Account Control dialog box appears, click Yes to continue. The Registry Editor window appears.
3. Disable CN verification for the storage provider certificate.
a) In Registry Editor, navigate to the following folder:
Windows Server 2012: Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE→ Software→ Microsoft→ Windows→ CurrentVersion→ Storage
Management
b) If the DisableHttpsCommonNameCheck entry does not exist, select Edit→ New→ DWORD (32-bit) Value, and then type
DisableHttpsCommonNameCheck to create it.
c) Double-click DisableHttpsCommonNameCheck.
d) In the Value data box, type 1, then click OK.
4. If the server that hosts SCVMM is running Windows Server 2012, disable client certificate checking.
a) In Registry Editor, select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE→ Software→ Microsoft → Windows→ CurrentVersion→ Storage
Management.
b) Double-click EnableHTTPListenerClientCertificateCheck.
c) In the Value data box, type 0, then click OK.
5. If the server that hosts SCVMM is running Windows Server 2012 with the January 2012 Microsoft Security Update KB2585542
installed, perform the following steps to modify the registry.
a) In Registry Editor, select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE→ System→ CurrentControlSet→ Control→ SecurityProviders→
SCHANNEL.
b) If the SendExtraRecord entry does not exist, select Edit→ New→ DWORD (32-bit) Value, and then type
SendExtraRecord to create it.
c) Double-click SendExtraRecord.
d) In the Value data box, type 2, then click OK.
NOTE: For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2643584
6. Close Registry Editor.
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