Dell Storage vSphere Client Plugin Version 6.0 Administrator’s Guide

Configuring Storage Center Connections

Use the Dell Storage Settings tab to configure a connection between an HBA and a Storage Center.

1. In the left navigation pane, select a host.
2. Click the Configure tab.
3. In the middle navigation pane, scroll down and select Dell Storage Settings.
   The HBAs associated with the host are displayed.
4. In the HBAs area, select an HBA to display the Adapter Details
5. Expand the HBA to view the Storage Centers that are connected to the HBA.
6. Select a Storage Center connection that is unconfigured and shows the Storage Center Ready to Configure icon.
7. Click Configure.

   The configure operation performs the following tasks for a Fibre Channel or a SAS connection:

   • Creates a server definition on the Storage Center if it does not exist.
   • Creates corresponding HBA definition that is associated with this server.
     NOTE: If the host is in a cluster that does not exist on the Storage Center, the cluster definition is created on the Storage Center.

   The configure operation performs the following tasks for an iSCSI connection:

   • If necessary, enables the iSCSI software initiator on the ESXi host side.
   • Sets the ESXi host firewall rules to enable iSCSI connections
   • Configures iSCSI software initiators with Storage Center IP (IQN) targets (the targets are added to a list of iSCSI static targets on the ESXi host)
   • Creates a server definition on the Storage Center if it does not exist and creates a corresponding HBA definition that is associated with this server.
     NOTE: If the host is in a cluster that does not exist on the Storage Center, the cluster definition is created on the Storage Center.