Users Guide

Connectivity Legend
Icon Label Description
Connected FC
A Fibre Channel connection between the HBA and
Storage Center exists.
Disconnected FC
A Fibre Channel connection between the HBA and
Storage Center does not exist.
Connected iSCSI
An iSCSI connection between the HBA and Storage
Center exists.
Disconnected iSCSI
An iSCSI connection between the HBA and Storage
Center does not exist.
Connected Storage Center
The Storage Center is connected to the ESXi host.
Partially Connected
Storage Center
The Storage Center is partially connected to the ESXi host.
Not Connected Storage
Center
The Storage Center is not connected to the ESXi host.
Storage Center Ready to
Configure
The Storage Center is ready to be configured to connect
to the ESXi host.
Select a Storage Center connection to display configuration information for the HBA and Storage Center.
Configuring Storage Center Connections
To configure a connection between an HBA and a Storage Center:
1. Select a Storage Center connection that is unconfigured and shows the Storage Center Ready to
Configure icon.
2. Click Configure.
The configure operation performs the following tasks for a Fibre Channel connection:
• Creates a server definition on the Storage Center if it does not exist
• Creates corresponding HBA definitions associated with this server
NOTE: If the host is in a cluster that does not exist on the Storage Center, the cluster
definition is created on the Storage Center.
The configure operation performs the following tasks for an iSCSI connection:
• If necessary, enables the iSCSI software initiator on the ESXi host side
• Sets the ESXi host firewall rules to enable iSCSI connections
• Configures iSCSI software initiators with Storage Center IP (IQN) targets (the targets are added to
a list of iSCSI static targets on the ESXi host)
• Creates a server definition on the Storage Center if it does not exist and creates a corresponding
HBA definition associated with this server
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