Administrator Guide

About this task
NOTE: vSphere is not supported on servers connected to the Storage Center over SAS.
Steps
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 Click the Storage tab.
3 In the Storage tab, click Servers.
4 Click Create Server from a VMware vSphere or vCenter.
The Set Up VMware Host on Storage Center wizard appears.
5 Enter the IP address or hostname, the user name and password. Then click Next.
• If the Storage Center has iSCSI ports and the host is not connected to any interface, the Log into Storage Center via iSCSI page
appears. Select the target fault domains, and then click Log In.
• In all other cases, the Verify vSphere Information page appears. Proceed to the next step.
6 Select an available port, and then click Create Server.
The server denition is created on the Storage Center.
7 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 are applied manually before
starting IO to the
Storage Center.
8 (Optional) Place a check next to Create a Volume for this host to create a volume after nishing host setup.
9 Click Finish.
Create a Server from a VMware vCenter Host
Congure a VMware vCenter cluster to access block level storage on the Storage Center.
Prerequisites
• Client must be running on a system with a 64-bit operating system.
• The Storage Manager Client must be run by a 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 Fibre Channel zoning before starting this procedure.
About this task
NOTE
: VMware vCenter is not supported on servers connected to the Storage Center over SAS.
Steps
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 Click the Storage tab.
3 In the Storage tab, click Servers.
4 Click Create Server from a VMware vSpehere or vCenter.
The Set Up VMware Host on Storage Center wizard appears.
5 Enter the IP address or hostname, the user name and password. Then click Next.
• If the Storage Center has iSCSI ports and the host is not connected to any interface, the Log into Storage Center via iSCSI page
appears. Select the target fault domains, and then click Log In.
• In all other cases, the Verify vCenters Information page appears. Proceed to the next step.
6 Select an available port, and then click Create Servers.
The server denition is created on the Storage Center.
7 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 are applied manually before
starting IO to the
Storage Center.
8 (Optional) Place a check next to Create a Volume for this host to create a volume after nishing host setup.
Storage Center Server Administration
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