DCFM Enterprise User Manual (53-1001775-01, June 2010)

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VMware vCenter plug-in

NOTE

You must have host management privileges to access the Plug-in for VMware vCenter dialog box.

The VMware vCenter plug-in is a web application hosted on the Management server. This web

application sends dynamic HTML content to the vSphere or VI client and the client renders the

HTML content. The content includes the following:

• SAN connectivity information of each virtual machine (VM) (across all managed ESX hosts of

the vCenter server)

• Switch or AG port statistics of the switch to which the Host is directly connected

• End-to-end (EE) monitor statistics (collected by EE monitors on the switch)

• SAN events based on Fabric OS events displayed in the vSphere client. These events include a

crossed threshold at the switch or AG ports for transmit or receive percent utilization as well an

adapter port logging out of the fabric.

The VMware vCenter plug-in is supported on the following configurations:

• ESX 4.0 and 3.5

• vCenter 4.0

• Management application Professional Plus or Enterprise edition 10.4

• Plug-in will support managing ESX hosts with adapters from following vendors:

- Brocade Communications

- Q-Logic

- Emulex

Registering a vCenter server

1. Select Tools > Plug-in for VMware vCenter.

The Plug-in for VMware vCenter dialog box displays.

2. Click Add.

The Add vCenter Server dialog box displays.

3. Enter an IP address or fully qualified domain name for the vCenter host in the Host field.

The Management application accepts IP addresses in IPv4 and IPv6 formats. The IPv4 format

is valid when the operating system has IPv4 mode only or dual stack mode. The IPv6 format is

valid when the operating system has IPv6 mode only or dual stack mode.

4. Enter the port number in the Port field.

Default is 443. Valid port number are between 1 and 65535.

5. Enter your user ID and password.

6. Click OK on the Add vCenter Server dialog box.

7. Clic k Close on the Plug-in for VMware vCenter dialog box.