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separate Run As account to manage SMP. Refer to the Microsoft SCVMM documentation regarding correct setup of the service login account. 2. In the SCVMM server GUI, configure PowerShell/SMP access (PS Authentication). 3. Use the SCVMM Command Shell (SCVMM PowerShell environment) and run the Import-SCStorageProvider command. Alternatively, import SMP using the SCVMM Console GUI. See Import the SMP through the SCVMM GUI. Create a Classification for Dell EqualLogic Storage Resources 1. In the SCVMM Console GUI, click Storage → Classification and Pools, then right-click and select Create Classification. 2. Specify a unique classification name (for example, EqualLogic) and optionally provide a description. Click Add. 3. Confirm that the new classification is displayed in the Classification view. 4. Continue with Configure PS Series Groups. Import the SMP Through the SCVMM GUI 1. Open the VMM Console GUI and switch to the Fabric workspace view in the bottom-left workspace selection pane. 2. Select Providers under the Storage subtree. Right-click to select Add Storage Devices. 3. On the Select Provider Type screen, select Add a storage device that is managed by an SMP provider, then click Next. 4. On the Specify Discovery Scope screen (see the following figure), select Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Provider from the Provider drop-down list, click Import, then click Next. Figure 6. Specify Discovery Scope Screen 5. Verify that the configured PS Series groups (in this example, WinDev74Grp) are discovered, then click Next. (See the following figure.) Use SCVMM With the Dell EqualLogic SMP 47

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separate Run As account to manage SMP. Refer to the Microsoft SCVMM documentation regarding correct setup of
the service login account.
2.
In the SCVMM server GUI, configure
PowerShell/SMP access (PS Authentication)
.
3.
Use the
SCVMM Command Shell
(SCVMM PowerShell environment) and run the
Import-SCStorageProvider
command.
Alternatively, import SMP using the SCVMM Console GUI. See
Import the SMP through the SCVMM GUI
.
Create a Classification for Dell EqualLogic Storage
Resources
1.
In the SCVMM Console GUI, click
Storage
→
Classification and Pools
, then right-click and select
Create Classification
.
2.
Specify a unique classification name (for example, EqualLogic) and optionally provide a description. Click
Add
.
3.
Confirm that the new classification is displayed in the
Classification
view.
4.
Continue with
Configure PS Series Groups
.
Import the SMP Through the SCVMM GUI
1.
Open the
VMM Console GUI
and switch to the
Fabric
workspace view in the bottom-left workspace selection pane.
2.
Select
Providers
under the Storage subtree. Right-click to select
Add Storage Devices
.
3.
On the
Select Provider Type
screen, select
Add a storage device that is managed by an SMP provider
, then click
Next
.
4.
On the
Specify Discovery Scope
screen (see the following figure), select
Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Provider
from the
Provider
drop-down list, click
Import
, then click
Next
.
Figure 6. Specify Discovery Scope Screen
5.
Verify that the configured PS Series groups (in this example,
WinDev74Grp
) are discovered, then click
Next
. (See the following
figure.)
Use SCVMM With the Dell EqualLogic SMP
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