Users Guide

Getting Started

Introduction to vSphere Web Client Plugin

The Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin provides management of Dell Storage.

NOTE: Use the VMware vSphere Web Client to perform all procedures in this guide, unless instructed otherwise.

Key Features

The Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin provides these functions:

• Adding and removing VMFS storage, such as datastores and Raw Device Mappings, on Storage Centers

• Adding and removing NFS datastores on FluidFS clusters

• Provisioning virtual machines on Dell Storage

• Configuring VMware ESXi hosts on Dell Storage

• Creating and managing Storage Center snapshots for VMFS datastores

• Creating and managing FluidFS cluster snapshots for NFS datastores

• Replicating VMFS datastores between Storage Centers

• Adding and managing Live Volumes

• Recovering VMFS datastores and VMs from VMFS datastore snapshots

• Managing Disaster Recovery for VMFS datastores

In addition, the vSphere Web Client Plugin displays information tabs within the VMware vSphere Web Client inventory views.

Status of vSphere Web Client Plugin Tasks

The Recent Tasks pane displays the status of tasks performed using the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin. If a task's status is not

displayed in the Recent Tasks pane, click Refresh to update the pane, or click More Tasks to display the Task Console page.

Requirements for the vSphere Web Client Plugin

Hardware and software requirements must be met before installing the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin. Also, Storage Center

requirements must be met to replicate data

Hardware and Software Requirements

The Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin Release Notes list the minimum hardware and software requirements for installation of the

Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin.

Replication Requirements for VMFS Datastores

To replicate data from one Storage Center to another, make sure that the following requirements are met:

• Storage Center: Both the source and destination Storage Centers must be configured in Storage Manager. They must be configured

for the Storage Manager user credentials supplied to the vSphere Web Client Plugin in Configuring Dell Storage vSphere Web Client

Plugin.

• QoS Definition: A Quality of Service (QoS) definition must be set up on the source Storage Center for replication. See the Dell Storage

Manager Administrator’s Guide for instructions on creating QoS definitions.

If you are using iSCSI connections for replications:

• The destination Storage Center must be defined as an iSCSI Remote System on the source Storage Center.

• The source Storage Center must be defined as an iSCSI Remote Connection on the destination Storage Center.

See the Dell Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide for instructions on configuring iSCSI connections between Storage Centers.

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