Users Guide
Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin
The Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin is a plugin for VMware vCenter that provides storage administrators the ability to manage Dell
storage with the VMware vSphere Web Client.
Installing the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin
To install the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin, register the plugin with VMware vCenter.
Prerequisites
• Deploy CITV and congure the time zone and network settings.
• Identify the host name or IP address of the VMware vCenter Server.
• Identify the user name and password of a VMware vCenter user with administrator privileges.
• Make sure that Dell Storage Manager (or Enterprise Manager) Data Collector is communicating with Storage Center.
Steps
1 Log in to CITV.
2 At the CLI prompt, type 4 and press Enter.
3 Type the host name or IP address of the VMware vCenter Server and press Enter.
4 Type the user name of a VMware vCenter Server user with administrator privileges and press Enter.
5 Type the password of the user with administrator privileges and press Enter.
6 If necessary, retype the password and press Enter to conrm the password.
NOTE
: If a server certicate message is displayed, type y and press Enter to trust the
certicate.
7 Type the host name or IP address of CITV and press Enter.
8 Type y and press Enter.
9 After the vSphere Web Client Plugin is installed, press Enter to return to the main menu.
Refer to the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin Administrator’s Guide for details about managing and using the vSphere Web
Client Plugin.
Related links
Logging In to CITV
Register the vSphere Web Client Plugin After an
Upgrade Installation
After a successful upgrade of the CITV appliance, a reboot is required. You then must unregister and reregister the vSphere Web Client
Plugin from the CITV appliance’s CLI menu. This action removes the old plugin and registers the new plugin to vCenter.
After performing these steps, if the Dell Storage icon does not appear in the vSphere Web Client, restart the vSphere Web Client service.
See Troubleshooting the vSphere Web Client Plugin.
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