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Configuring arrays and management servers – HP OneView for VMware vCenter User Manual

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To access the Storage Administrator Portal:
1.

Start the Storage Administrator Portal using one of the following methods:

From the Start menu—Select Start

→HP Insight Control Storage Administrator Portal for

vCenter.

From the Desktop—Double-click the HP Insight Control Storage Administrator Portal for
vCenter icon on the Desktop.

The Storage Administrator Portal login screen appears.

2.

Enter your user name and password, and then click OK.

This is the login information that you configured during the installation process.

A list of configured arrays and management servers appears, displaying the array name,
type, model, firmware, identifier, management servers/managed arrays, storage pools, and
storage pool access settings. If an array was added recently without performing a refresh, or
if there are no active management servers for an array, the Array Firmware column displays
the text No Active Managers.

TIP:

If an active manager was added recently, and No Active Managers is displayed,

click Refresh to retrieve information about the new manager.

Configuring arrays and management servers

1.

Verify that the HP storage arrays and management servers meet the network connectivity
requirements described in the HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server Installation Guide.

2.

Use the following procedures to add, modify, and remove arrays and management servers:

“Adding HP P4000 arrays” (page 12)

“Adding HP 3PAR arrays” (page 12)

“Adding HP P6000 Command View management servers” (page 13)

“Adding HP P6000 EVAs” (page 14)

“Adding HP MSA2000 G2 arrays” (page 15)

“Adding HP P2000 G3 MSA Systems” (page 15)

“Adding HP P9000 arrays” (page 16)

“Adding HP XP arrays” (page 16)

“Modifying configured arrays and management servers” (page 17)

“Removing an array or management server” (page 18)

3.

Click Refresh in the Storage Administrator Portal, or click the page reload icon

in the top

right section of any Storage Module for vCenter page to manually refresh the Storage Module
for vCenter data.

For instructions, see

“Manually refreshing the data” (page 44)

.

4.

Verify the configuration of the arrays.

For example, select a host, and navigate to the Storage Details page. Confirm that the HP
Insight Management tab displays data from the arrays used by the selected host. For information
about navigating the GUI, see

“Navigating HP Insight Management with the Storage Module”

(page 39)

.

Configuring the Storage Module for vCenter

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