Table Of Contents - Dell PowerVault MD3060e Installation And Configuration Manual

Dell powervault md storage array vmware vcenter plug-in installation and configuration guide

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Administrator's manual (48 pages)

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Table of Contents

Contents

Overview..................................................................................................................................... 5

Installation Prerequisites ...................................................................................................................................... 6

Configuration Limitations ...................................................................................................................................... 6

Localization Support ............................................................................................................................................. 6

Downloading the MD vCenter Plug-in .................................................................................................................... 6

Application Server Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 6

Before You Install the MD vCenter Plug-in ............................................................................................................. 7

Installing the MD vCenter Plug-in .......................................................................................................................... 8

Configuring the Application Server and MD vCenter Plug-in .................................................... 9

Configuring Storage Administrator Roles ............................................................................................................... 10

Adding an Existing User to the Storage Administrator Role .................................................................................... 12

Configuring SAS Support on ESX and ESXi Hosts ................................................................................................... 13

Installing the SAS Provider Upgrade ..................................................................................................................... 14

MD vCenter Plug-in Security ................................................................................................................................ 16

MD vCenter Plug-in Features ................................................................................................... 21

MD vCenter Plug-in Features ............................................................................................................................... 21

Configuring Storage Arrays .................................................................................................................................. 21

Adding a Storage Array ....................................................................................................................................... 22

Removing a Storage Array ................................................................................................................................... 23

Editing System Properties .................................................................................................................................... 23

Storage Array Configuration Backup ..................................................................................................................... 23

Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in