4.
(Optional) Select
Create a Volume for this host
to create a volume after finishing host setup.
5.
Click
Finish
.
Set Up a VMware vSphere Host from Initial Setup
Configure a VMware vSphere 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 Dell Storage Client must be run by a Dell Storage Client user with the Administrator privilege.
• On a Storage Center with Fibre Channel IO ports, configure Fibre Channel zoning before starting this
procedure.
About this task
NOTE: Block-level storage cannot be set up for a VMware cluster on a Storage Center with SAS IO
ports.
Steps
1.
On the
Configuration Complete
page of the
Discover and Configure Storage Center
wizard, click
Configure VMware vSpheres 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. Then click
Next
.
• If the Storage Center has iSCSI ports and the host is not connected to any interface, the
Log into
Storage Center via iSCSI
page appears. Select the target fault domains, and then click
Log In
.
• In all other cases, the
Verify vSpheres Information
page appears. Proceed to the next step.
3.
Select an available port, and then click
Create Server
.
The server definition is created on the Storage Center.
4.
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 IO to the Storage Center.
5.
(Optional) Select
Create a Volume for this host
to create a volume after finishing host setup.
6.
Click
Finish
.
Set Up a VMware vCenter Host from Initial Setup
Configure a VMware vCenter cluster to access block-level storage on the Storage Center.
Prerequisites
• Client must be running on a system with a 64-bit operating system.
• The Dell Storage Client must be run by a Dell Storage Client user with the Administrator privilege.
• On a Storage Center with Fibre Channel IO ports, configure Fibre Channel zoning before starting this
procedure.
About this task
NOTE: Block-level storage cannot be set up for a VMware vCenter on a Storage Center with SAS IO
ports.
Steps
1.
On the
Configuration Complete
page of the
Discover and Configure Storage Center
wizard, click
Configure VMware vSpheres to access a Storage Center
.
Discover and Configure the Storage Center
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