Users Guide

Configuring Storage Center Connections
Use the Dell Storage Settings tab to configure a connection between an HBA and a Storage Center.
Steps
1. In the left navigation pane, select a host.
2. Click the Configure tab.
3. In the middle navigation pane, scroll down and select Dell Storage Settings.
The HBAs associated with the host are displayed.
4. In the HBAs area, select an HBA to display the Adapter Details
5. Expand the HBA to view the Storage Centers that are connected to the HBA.
6. Select a Storage Center connection that is unconfigured and shows the Storage Center Ready to Configure icon.
7. Click Configure.
The configure operation performs the following tasks for a Fibre Channel or a SAS connection:
● Creates a server definition on the Storage Center if it does not exist.
● Creates corresponding HBA definition that is 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 that is
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.
Using Dell Storage Views
Use Dell Storage views to display information about a Dell datastore or RDM. The Dell Storage view is accessible from the
Monitor tab of a host, cluster, datastore, datastore cluster, virtual machine, or datacenter.
Viewing General Information
The General tab in the Dell Storage Monitor view displays information about a Storage Center object and the Storage Center
to which it is connected.
Steps
1. In the left navigation pane, select a Storage Center object such as one of the following:
● Host
● Datacenter
● Datastore
● Datastore cluster
● Virtual machine
2. Click the Monitor tab.
3. In the middle navigation pane, scroll down and select Dell Storage.
4. In the top pane of the view, select a datastore.
5. In the lower pane of the view, click the General tab.
Viewing Dell Storage Information
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