Users Guide

Getting Started

Introduction to vSphere Web Client Plugin

The Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin provides management of Dell Storage.

NOTE: Use the VMware vSphere Web Client to perform all procedures in this guide, unless instructed otherwise.

Key Features

The Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin provides these functions:

• Adding and removing VMFS storage, such as datastores and Raw Device Mappings, on Storage Centers

• Provisioning virtual machines on Dell Storage

• Configuring VMware ESXi hosts on Dell Storage

• Creating and managing Storage Center Replays for VMFS datastores

• Replicating VMFS datastores between Storage Centers

• Adding and managing Live Volumes

• Recovering VMFS datastores and VMs from VMFS datastore Replays

• Managing Disaster Recovery for VMFS datastores

In addition, the vSphere Web Client Plugin displays information tabs within the VMware vSphere Web Client inventory views.

Status of vSphere Web Client Plugin Tasks

The Recent Tasks pane displays the status of tasks performed using the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin. If a task's status is not

displayed in the

Recent Tasks pane, click Refresh to update the pane, or click More Tasks to display the Task Console page.

Requirements for the vSphere Web Client Plugin

Hardware and software requirements must be met before installing the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin. Also, Storage Center

requirements must be met to replicate data

Software Requirements

The following list identifies the minimum software requirements for using the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin.

• Dell Storage Manager 2018 R1

• Storage Center OS version 7.1

• VMware ESXi version 6.5 - 6.7

• VMware vCenter Server version 6.5 - 6.7

NOTE:

Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin v5.1 supports VMware vCenter Server Web Client (Flex-based). It does

not support the VMware vCenter Server HTML5 web interface.

NOTE: FluidFS is no longer supported in Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin v5.1.

Replication Requirements for VMFS Datastores

To replicate data from one Storage Center to another, make sure that the following requirements are met:

• Storage Center: Both the source and destination Storage Centers must be configured in Dell Storage Manager. They must be

configured for the Dell Storage Manager user credentials supplied to the vSphere Web Client Plugin in Configuring Dell Storage

vSphere Web Client Plugin.

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