Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Register a VMware vCenter Server

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

1. Click the Servers view.
2. Select the Servers folder in the Servers pane.
3. In the right pane, click Register Server and select Add VMware vCenter Server.
   The Register Server dialog box opens.
4. In the Host or IP Address field, enter the host name or IP address of a vCenter Server.
5. Type the user name and password of an administrator on the vCenter Server in the User Name and User Password fields.
6. Select a parent folder for the server in the Folder navigation tree.
7. Configure automatic management settings for the Storage Center for Storage Centers to which the server is connected.
   • To automatically create and manage the server on the Storage Center, select the Auto Manage Storage Centers checkbox.
   • To automatically create and manage virtual machines hosted by the server on the Storage Center, select Auto Manage Virtual Machines On Storage Centers.
8. 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 Dell Storage Manager 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.
9. Click OK.