Administrator Guide

• iSCSI – Configure the iSCSI initiator on the server to use the Storage Center HBAs as the target.
• Fibre Channel – Configure Fibre Channel zoning to allow the server HBAs and Storage Center HBAs to communicate.
• SAS – Directly connect the controller to a server using SAS ports configured as front-end connections.
2. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of Unisphere
Central.
3. From the
STORAGE menu, click Servers.
The Servers view is displayed.
4. Click (New), then select New Server.
The New Server dialog box opens.
5. Configure the server attributes.
The server attributes are described in the online help.
a) Enter a name for the server in the Name field.
b) Select a server folder from the Server Folder drop-down menu.
c) Select the operating system for the server from the Operating System drop-down menu.
d) To generate Storage Center alerts when connectivity is lost between the Storage Center and the server, select Alert On Lost
Connectivity.
e) To generate Storage Center alerts when the Storage Center only has partial connection to the server, select Alert On Partial
Connectivity.
f) Select or define one or more HBAs for the server.
• If one or more server HBAs are visible to the Storage Center, select the checkboxes of the HBAs to add from the HBAs table.
• If a server HBA is not visible to the Storage Center, click
(New) to define it manually. For SAS front-end connections, use
the SAS device name as the World Wide Name (WWN) to manually add the HBA.
NOTE:
IP addresses can be added for HBAs that will be installed on the server in the future. When the HBA that
uses that IP address is installed, it will be configured and ready to use.
6. Click OK.
Related tasks
Configure Front-End I/O Ports (Fibre Channel and SAS)
Configure Front-End I/O Ports (iSCSI)
Create a Virtual Server
Create a virtual server object to represent a virtual machine in your environment.
Prerequisites
The server that hosts the virtual server must be added as a physical server.
Steps
1. Make sure the server HBAs have connectivity to the Storage Center HBAs.
• iSCSI – Configure the iSCSI initiator on the server to use the Storage Center HBAs as the target.
• Fibre Channel – Configure Fibre Channel zoning to allow the server HBAs and Storage Center HBAs to communicate.
• SAS – Directly connect the controller to a server using SAS ports configured as front-end connections.
2. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of Unisphere
Central.
3.
From the
STORAGE menu, click Servers.
The Servers view is displayed.
4. Select the server that hosts the virtual server in the Server view.
5. Click (New) and select New Virtual Server.
The New Virtual Server dialog box opens.
6. Configure the server attributes.
The server attributes are described in the online help.
a) Enter a name for the server in the Name field.
b) Select the operating system for the server from the Operating System drop-down menu.
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