Administrator Guide
Set Up a VMware vCenter Host from Initial Setup
Congure a VMware vCenter host to access block-level storage on the Storage Center.
Prerequisites
• Client must be running on a system with a 64-bit operating system.
• The Storage Manager Client must be run by a Storage Manager Client user with the Administrator privilege.
• The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator or Volume Manager
privilege.
• On a Storage Center with Fibre Channel IO ports, congure the Fibre Channel zoning before starting this procedure.
• To congure a host to access block-level storage on a Storage Center with SAS HBAs, you must connect to the Storage Center
through a Dell Storage Manager Data Collector.
• To download the correct SAS HBA driver for an ESXi host, go to www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility and search for Dell
mpt3sas 04.00.00.00.1. Click the Dell 12GB/s HBA external link, and download the mpt3sas version 04.00.00.00.1vmw driver.
• To update the SAS HBA driver on an ESXi host, see www.dell.com/Support/Article/us/en/19/HOW11081.
• Congure only one ESXi host or server object at a time.
Steps
1 On the Conguration Complete page of the Discover and Congure Storage Center wizard, click Congure VMware vSphere to
access a Storage Center.
The Set up VMware Host on Storage Center wizard appears.
2 Enter the IP address or host name, the user name, and password of the vCenter Server.
3 Click Next.
The Verify vCenter Information page appears and displays the VMware hosts that are connected or partially connected.
4 Click Next.
5 Enter the IP address or host name, the user name, and password of a VMware host.
6 Select an available port, and then click Next. The server denition is created on the Storage Center.
The Host Setup Successful page displays the best practices that were set by the wizard and best practices that were not set. Make
a note of any best practices that were not set by the wizard. It is recommended that these updates be applied manually before
starting I/O to the Storage Center.
7 (Optional) To create a volume after nishing host setup, select the Launch wizard to create a volume for this host checkbox.
8 Click Finish.
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