Administrator Guide

Set Up a VMware vCenter Host from Initial Setup
Congure a VMware vCenter host to access block-level storage on the Storage Center.
Prerequisites
• Client must be running on a system with a 64-bit operating system.
• The Dell Storage Manager Client must be run by a Dell Storage Manager Client user with the Administrator privilege.
• The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator or Volume Manager
privilege.
• On a Storage Center with Fibre Channel IO ports, congure the Fibre Channel zoning before starting this procedure.
• To congure a host to access block-level storage on a Storage Center with SAS HBAs, you must connect to the Storage Center
through a Dell Storage Manager Data Collector.
• To download the correct SAS HBA driver for an ESXi host, go to www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility and search for
Dell mpt3sas 04.00.00.00.1. Click the Dell 12GB/s HBA external link, and download the mpt3sas version
04.00.00.00.1vmw driver.
• To update the SAS HBA driver on an ESXi host, see www.dell.com/Support/Article/us/en/19/HOW11081.
• Congure only one ESXi host or server object at a time.
Steps
1. On the Conguration Complete page of the Discover and Congure Storage Center wizard, click Congure VMware
vSphere to access a Storage Center.
The Set up VMware Host on Storage Center wizard appears.
2. Enter the IP address or host name, the user name, and password of the vCenter Server.
3. Click Next.
The Verify vCenter Information page appears and displays the VMware hosts that are connected or partially connected.
4. Click Next.
5. Enter the IP address or host name, the user name, and password of a VMware host.
6. Select an available port, and then click Next. The server denition is created on the Storage Center.
The Host Setup Successful page displays the best practices that were set by the wizard and best practices that were not set.
Make a note of any best practices that were not set by the wizard. It is recommended that these updates be applied manually
before starting I/O to the Storage Center.
7. (Optional) To create a volume after nishing host setup, select the Launch wizard to create a volume for this host checkbox.
8. Click Finish.
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