Unisphere and Unisphere Central 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Register a VMware vSphere ESXi 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 vSphere ESXi Host.
   The Add VMware vSphere ESXi Host 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. Click OK.