Administrator Guide

IPv6 Connection Requirements
• Data Collector server must have both an IPv4 address and an
IPv6 address.
Data Collector to Storage Center
• Data Collector server must have both an IPv4 address and an
IPv6 address.
• Storage Center SAN must have both an IPv4 address and an
IPv6 address on the management interface.
Unisphere Features
Unisphere provides the following features.
Storage Center Management
Unisphere allows you to centrally manage multiple Storage Centers. For each Storage Center, you can congure volumes, snapshot proles,
and storage proles. You can also present congured storage to servers by dening server objects and mapping volumes to them.
Related link
Storage Center Administration
Servers
Unisphere allows you to manage the storage that is allocated to servers.
There are two ways to manage servers in Unisphere:
• Add the servers to a Storage Center
• Register Windows and VMware servers with the Storage Manager Data Collector.
Related link
Storage Center Server Administration
SMI-S
Unisphere Central supports the Storage Management Initiative Specication (SMI‑S), a standard interface specication developed by the
Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). SMI-S allows Unisphere Central to interoperate with storage management software and
hardware from other vendors.
NOTE
: The Storage Manager Data Collector must be installed in a Microsoft Windows environment. SMI-S is not supported on a
Virtual Appliance.
VVols
Unisphere Central supports the VMware virtual volumes (VVols) framework. VMware administrators use vCenter to create virtual machines
and VVols. You must be connected to a Data Collectorto use VVols.
When properly congured, you can use Unisphere Central to manage and view VVols, storage containers, datastores, and other aspects of
VMware infrastructure.
Related link
Managing Virtual Volumes With Unisphere Central
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Unisphere Overview