Administrator Guide

Prepare the SCVMM 2012 Server for Indications
If you are using the Dell SMI-S Provider with SCVMM 2012 running on Windows Server 2012 or later, configure the SCVMM server to
accept SMI-S indications.
Steps
1. Make sure the Windows Standards-Based Storage Management feature is installed.
2. In Windows PowerShell, run the following command to open the required ports:
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="CIM-XML" dir=in protocol=TCP localport=5990
action=allow
3. In Windows PowerShell, run the following command to allow the Network Service to bind to the HTTPS port:
netsh http add urlacl url=https://*:5990/ user="NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE"
Use SCVMM to Discover the SMI-S Provider
The Add Storage Devices wizard allows you to add the SMI-S Provider.
About this task
Depending on the configuration of your Storage Center, it might take several minutes to discover the SMI-S provider.
Steps
1. Start the Microsoft SCVMM Administrator Console.
2. Open the Fabric workspace.
3. On the Home tab, click Add Resources, and then select Add Storage Devices.
The Add Storage Devices Wizard opens.
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 fields in the Specify Discovery Scope wizard page.
a) In the Provider IP address or FQDN field, type the IP address or the fully qualified domain name of the Storage Manager Data
Collector server that hosts the SMI-S provider.
b) In the TCP/IP port field, 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 Certificate dialog appears. Review the
certificate 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 modified 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 classification for the storage array does not exist, click Create classification and create a classification for the storage
array
A classification 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 Classification column, select the storage classification you want to assign to the storage array.
d) Select storage arrays and associated classifications for all storage pools you want SCVMM to manage.
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