Use the procedure in this topic to register
VMAX All Flash/PowerMax storage system to the VSI plug-in.
Prerequisites
You must have administrator privileges to register
VMAX All Flash/PowerMax storage system. You can also register with read-only privileges, but you can only view the
VMAX All Flash/PowerMax storage system properties and cannot provision.
Steps
Log in to the VMware vSphere Client.
Click
Menu > Dell VSI.
Click
Storage Systems on the left side.
The
Storage Systems page is displayed. It displays all the storage systems that are registered to VSI.
On the
Storage Systems page, click the
+ (add) icon.
The
Register Storage System dialog box is displayed.
To register the
VMAX All Flash/PowerMax storage system, follow the on-screen step by step process:
In the
Type and Connection Settings step, select or enter the values for following parameters:
Storage System Type
Unisphere Host Name/IP
Port: 8443 is the default.
Unisphere Username
Unisphere Password
Once all the values are specified, the
NEXT button is enabled. Click
NEXT.
In the
Import Certificates step, you can import the certificates if the storage system or vCenter uses third party or intermediate certificate.
NOTE The
Import Certificates step is optional, you can click
NEXT to proceed without importing certificates.
In
Storage Systems to Register step, select the
VMAX All Flash/PowerMax storage systems from the list and click
NEXT.
NOTE VSI displays only the local arrays and does not display remote arrays.
In the
Storage Groups step, the discovered storage groups are displayed. Select the storage groups from the list and click
NEXT.
NOTE The
Storage Groups step is optional. You can proceed with registration and add storage group after the registration of the storage system.
If the PowerMax storage system supports NAS servers, the
NAS Servers step is displayed, select the NAS server to be registered from the list of NAS servers displayed. Click
NEXT.
NOTE The
NAS Servers step is optional. You can proceed with registration and add NAS server after the registration of the storage system.
In the
Storage Access step, all the users/groups along with their role/privileges are displayed. To grant access to the storage group, select the user/group and click
NEXT.
NOTE You can select multiple users with different roles/privileges and grant them access to all the storage groups selected in the previous step.
In the
Ready to Register step, review the details of the
VMAX All Flash/PowerMax storage systems, storage groups, and storage access and click
FINISH.
The progress of storage system registration is displayed in the
Recent Tasks panel.
The
VMAX All Flash/PowerMax storage system is now registered and displayed on the
Storage Systems page.
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