Dell PowerVault MD3260 Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array VMware vCenter Plug-in - Page 5

Overview

Get Dell PowerVault MD3260 PDF manuals and user guides View all Dell PowerVault MD3260 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 5 highlights

1 Overview The Dell™ PowerVault™ MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in allows integrated management of Dell MDseries storage arrays from a VMware® vSphere™ client. Enabling a single vSphere-based management interface eliminates the need to install, maintain and learn to use proprietary storage array-based management tools. Using the MD vCenter Plug-in, an administrator can: » configure ESX/ESXi hosts to connect to MD storage arrays and » create, map and delete virtual disks, » view the vCenter datastores available to Dell MD storage array virtual disks, and » create snapshots, virtual disk copies, and remote replication between arrays (if premium features activated). The MD vCenter Plug-in uses an application server interface between the vSphere Client and MD storage array and fully supports role-based user authentication. NOTE: The MD vCenter Plug-in requires that a vCenter Server be installed within the environment. The MD vCenter Plug-in does not function in a vSphere client and ESX/ESXi host-only configuration. Figure 1. MD vCenter Plug-in a VMware Environment Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in | 5

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in
|
5
1
Overview
The Dell
™
PowerVault
™
MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in allows integrated management of Dell MD-
series storage arrays from a VMware
®
vSphere
™
client. Enabling a single vSphere-based management
interface eliminates the need to install, maintain and learn to use proprietary storage array-based
management tools.
Using the MD vCenter Plug-in, an administrator can:
»
configure ESX/ESXi hosts to connect to MD storage arrays and
»
create, map and delete virtual disks,
»
view the vCenter datastores available to Dell MD storage array virtual disks, and
»
create snapshots, virtual disk copies, and remote replication between arrays (if premium features
activated).
The MD vCenter Plug-in uses an application server interface between the vSphere Client and MD storage
array and fully supports role-based user authentication.
NOTE:
The MD vCenter Plug-in requires that a vCenter Server be installed within the environment. The
MD vCenter Plug-in does not function in a vSphere client and ESX/ESXi host-only configuration.
Figure 1. MD vCenter Plug-in a VMware Environment