Users Guide

Table 13. Options for the PS Group Access Panel
Option Description
PS Group Name PS Series group name
Group IP PS Series group address, in either IPv4 or IPv6 format
VSS/VDS Access Settings The Virtual Disk Service (VDS) and Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) must be able
to access the PS Series group. These credentials must match the VSS/VDS access
control record specified in the PS Series group.
To find the user-name and password information for the PS Series group, start the
Group Manager GUI, click Group Configuration, and then click the VSS/VDS tab.
● Type the user name already configured on the group.
● Type the password for the specified user name.
Using CHAP credentials for iSCSI
discovery
Select this option to specify that CHAP credentials must be supplied during discovery,
and the computer discovers only those targets for which it is authorized.
If PS Series groups accessible by this computer are configured to prevent
unauthorized hosts from discovering their targets, you must select this option.
To display the local CHAP account in the group, start the Group Manager GUI, click
Group Configuration, and then click the iSCSI tab.
Smart Copy access If you are importing Smart Copies created on a different computer, you must have the
appropriate credentials to access those Smart Copies. These credentials are the same
as the global CHAP credentials on the originating computer.
PowerShell/SMP access
● PS Group Management IP—Specify the group IP address or the management IP
address (if configured on the PS Series group).
● PS Group Username—Specify a valid administrator account user name that is
already configured on the group (such as grpadmin).
● PS Group Password—Specify the password for the specified administrator
account.
● (Optional)—Select the option to use single-sign-on (SSO), if configured on the
group.
NOTE: Selecting this option dims the PS Group Username and PS Group
Password fields. They are not needed if you are using SSO.
Configure PS Group Access
If you manage multiple hosts, to make the same changes to multiple hosts, multiselect the hosts in the middle panel. The
changes affect all selected hosts.
1. In the navigation area, click Settings.
2. Click the PS Group Access tab.
3. Click Add PS Group.
4. In the Group Settings panel, enter the group name and IP address in the fields.
5. If your host system uses HBAs on a dedicated network (instead of a software initiator) to access your groups, select the
Use Host Bus Adapters checkbox.
6. Click Save.
Press F1 to view online help for any of these dialog boxes. To restore settings to their current saved state, click Discard.
VSS/VDS Settings
On the PS Group Access panel, the VSS/VDS settings enable you to configure the VSS and VDS services on which ASM/ME
depends to function properly. VDS and VSS services running on a computer must be able to automatically access a PS Series
group. A VSS/VDS access control record must exist in the group, and the computer’s VSS/VDS access control credentials must
match the credentials on the PS Series group. CHAP credentials are typically specified for VSS/VDS access.
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