Administrator Guide

Convert a Physical Server to a Virtual Server
If you migrated a physical server to a virtual machine, change the physical server object to a virtual server object and select the
host physical server.
Steps
1. 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.
2. From the STORAGE menu, click Servers.
The Servers view is displayed.
3. Select the physical server to convert to a virtual server.
4. Click (More Actions), then select Convert to Virtual Server.
The Convert to Virtual Server dialog box opens.
5. Select the parent server or server cluster that hosts the virtual server.
6. Click OK.
Convert a Virtual Server to a Physical Server
If you migrated a virtual machine to a physical server, modify the corresponding virtual server object accordingly.
Steps
1. 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.
2.
From the
STORAGE menu, click Servers.
The Servers view is displayed.
3. Select the virtual server to convert to a physical server.
4. Click
(More Actions), then select Convert to Physical Server.
The Convert to Physical Server dialog box opens.
5. Click OK.
Add One or More HBAs to a Server
To map a volume to a server, the Storage Center must be able to communicate with at least one HBA on the server.
Steps
1. Make sure the server HBAs have connectivity with the Storage Center HBAs.
● Fibre Channel – Configure Fibre Channel zoning to allow the server HBAs and Storage Center HBAs to communicate.
● iSCSI – Configure the iSCSI initiator on the server to use the Storage Center HBAs as the target.
● SAS – Directly connect the controller to a server using the SAS 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.
5. Click (More Actions), then select Add HBAs.
The Add HBAs to Server dialog box opens.
6. 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 for the server.
● If a server HBA is not visible to the Storage Center, click Manually Add HBA to define an HBA manually.
NOTE: For SAS front-end ports, use the SAS device name as the world wide name to manually add the HBA.
7. Click OK.
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