Administrator Guide
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 elds in the Specify Discovery Scope wizard page.
a In the Provider IP address or FQDN eld, type the IP address or the fully qualied domain name of the Storage Manager Data
Collector
server that hosts the SMI-S provider.
b In the TCP/IP port eld, 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 Certicate dialog appears. Review the
certicate 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 modied 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 classication for the storage array does not exist, click Create classication and create a classication for the storage
array
A classication 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 Classication column, select the storage classication you want to assign to the storage array.
d Select storage arrays and associated classications for all storage pools you want SCVMM to manage.
e When you have nished selecting storage pools, click Next.
8 Conrm all settings on the Summary Page and click Finish
9 Verify the newly discovered storage information.
NOTE
: It can take several minutes for SCVMM to discover storage pools. Use the Jobs view to monitor discovery process.
a On the Home tab of the Fabric workspace, click Fabric Resources.
b Expand the Storage node, and verify any of the following:
• To view the storage pools that are assigned to a classication, click Classications and Pools. Expand the classication
where you added storage; expand a storage pool to view logical unit information for the storage pool.
• To view storage provider information, click Providers. You can view the storage provider name, management address,
managed arrays, and the provider status.
• To view discovered storage arrays, click Arrays. You can view the name of the array, total and used capacity, the number of
managed storage pools, the provider name and port, and the provider status.
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