Administrator Guide

4 On the Select Provide Type wizard page, select SAN and NAS devices discovered and managed by a SMI-S provider and click
Next.
5 Complete the elds in the Specify Discovery Scope wizard page.
a In the Provider IP address or FQDN eld, type the IP address or the fully qualied domain name of the Storage Manager Data
Collector
server that hosts the SMI-S provider.
b In the TCP/IP port eld, type the connection port of the SMI-S Provider.
The default port is 5989.
c Select the Use Secure Socket Layers (SSL) connection check box.
d Click Browse.
The Select a Run As Account dialog box opens
e Select the SMI-S user account that you added to the SMI-S Provider and click OK.
By default, Run As account users that are assigned to the Storage Device category are listed.
NOTE: If no Run As account user exists, click Create Run As Account in the Select a Run As Account dialog box.
6 Complete the Gather Information wizard page.
SCVMM automatically attempts to discover and import the storage device information
a If you selected the Use Secure Socket Layers (SSL) connection option, the Import Certicate dialog appears. Review the
certicate information and click Import.
When the discovery process succeeds, the discovered storage arrays, storage pools, manufacturer, model, and capacity are
listed on the page.
NOTE: If an error appears, make sure you have modied the registry of the SCVMM 2012 server to allow HTTPS
connections. See Modify the SCVMM 2012 Management Server Registry to Allow HTTPS.
7 Complete the Select Storage Devices wizard page to select storage devices that you want SCVMM to manage.
a If the classication for the storage array does not exist, click Create classication and create a classication for the storage
array
A classication is a means for providing descriptive information about the array, such as location, purpose, or capacity.
b Select the storage device that you want SCVMM to manage.
c In the Classication column, select the storage classication you want to assign to the storage array.
d Select storage arrays and associated classications for all storage pools you want SCVMM to manage.
e When you have nished selecting storage pools, click Next.
8 Conrm all settings on the Summary Page and click Finish
9 Verify the newly discovered storage information.
NOTE
: It can take several minutes for SCVMM to discover storage pools. Use the Jobs view to monitor discovery process.
a On the Home tab of the Fabric workspace, click Fabric Resources.
b Expand the Storage node, and verify any of the following:
• To view the storage pools that are assigned to a classication, click Classications and Pools. Expand the classication
where you added storage; expand a storage pool to view logical unit information for the storage pool.
• To view storage provider information, click Providers. You can view the storage provider name, management address,
managed arrays, and the provider status.
• To view discovered storage arrays, click Arrays. You can view the name of the array, total and used capacity, the number of
managed storage pools, the provider name and port, and the provider status.
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