Unisphere and Unisphere Central 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Register a VMware vCenter Server

Register a VMware vCenter Server to manage it on the Servers view.

1. If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click (Home).
   The Unisphere CentralHome page is displayed.
2. From the STORAGE menu, click Servers.
   The Servers view is displayed.
3. Click the Registered Servers tab.
4. Click (New), then select Add VMware vCenter Server.
   The Add VMware vCenter Server dialog box opens.
5. Enter the host name or IP address of a Windows server in the Host or IP Address field.
   NOTE If the server is a member of a server cluster, enter the host name or IP address of a server, not a server cluster.
6. Enter the User Name and Password of an administrative user on the server.
7. Select the HTTPS check box to use HTTPS to connect to the server.
8. Configure automatic management settings for the Storage Center to which the server is connected.
   • To automatically create and manage the server on the Storage Center, select the Auto Manage Storage Centers check box.
   • To automatically create and manage virtual machines hosted by the server on the Storage Center(s), select Auto Manage Virtual Machines On Storage Centers.
     NOTE If the server has physical iSCSI HBAs, Unisphere Central may not automatically recognize the WWNs for the server. In this situation, configure the iSCSI HBA(s) to target the Storage Center, create a server on the Storage Center, then manually map the Storage Center server to the Server Agent.
9. Select a parent folder for the server in the Folder navigation tree.
10. To register a VASA provider, select the Register VASA Provider check box.
    A VASA provider must be registered to use VMware virtual volumes (VVols) in your storage environment.
    1. Select the version of VASA to use:
       • Select VASA 1 for an ESXi 5.5 host. The format of the URL for VASA 1.0 is https://host ID:3034/vasa-provider/vasa1/vasa-version.xml
       • Select VASA 2 for an ESXi 6.0 or later host. The format of the URL for VASA 2.0 is https://host ID:3034/vasa-provider/vasa2/vasa-version.xml

       The host ID is either the IP address or the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the host on which the Data Collector is installed.

       CAUTION The host must use an FQDN known by DNS so that IP address changes do not cause vCenter to lose connection to the VASA provider. If FQDN use is not possible, IP address changes will not automatically be known by vCenter, and unregistering and reregistering the VASA provider will be required after each change. For this reason, nonphysical address locked DHCP addressing is discouraged.

       NOTE If the VASA provider is unregistered and reregistered, the option for selecting VASA1 or VASA2 during VASA registration no longer displays because the Storage Manager Data Collector automatically selects the latest version of VASA that is supported by the ESXi host.
    2. Type the user name and password of the Unisphere Central associated with the VASA provider.
       CAUTION The user name for the VASA Provider should be a service account, not a user account. If a user account is specified in this field, and the user is deleted, the VASA information could be lost.
11. Click OK.