vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
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n Alarms indicate a change in storage system availability. For example, when you use profile-based storage<br />
management, you can specify virtual machine storage requirements. When changes to underlying storage<br />
occur that might violate the storage requirements of the virtual machine, an alarm gets triggered.<br />
For more information about events and alarms, see the <strong>vSphere</strong> Monitoring and Performance documentation.<br />
Thin-provisioned LUNs have special reporting requirements. For information about space monitoring on thinprovisioned<br />
LUNs, see “Array Thin Provisioning and VMFS Datastores,” on page 230.<br />
Register Vendor Providers in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client<br />
To establish a connection between the vCenter Server and a vendor provider, you must register the vendor<br />
provider.<br />
Prerequisites<br />
Verify that the vendor provider component is installed on the storage side and obtain its credentials from your<br />
storage administrator.<br />
Use the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client to connect to the vCenter Server system.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Select View > Administration > <strong>Storage</strong> Providers.<br />
2 Click Add.<br />
3 In the Add Vendor Provider dialog box, type connection information for the vendor provider, including<br />
the name, URL, and credentials.<br />
4 (Optional) To direct the vCenter Server to the vendor provider certificate, select the Use Vendor Provider<br />
Certificate option and specify the certificate's location.<br />
If you do not select this option, the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client displays a thumbprint of the certificate. You can check<br />
the thumbprint and approve it.<br />
5 Click OK to complete the registration.<br />
The vCenter Server has registered the vendor provider and established a secure SSL connection with it.<br />
Securing Communication with Vendor Providers<br />
Chapter 23 Using <strong>Storage</strong> Vendor Providers<br />
To communicate with a vendor provider, the vCenter Server uses a secure SSL connection. The SSL<br />
authentication mechanism requires that both parties, the vCenter Server and the vendor provider, exchange<br />
SSL certificates and add them to their truststores.<br />
The vCenter Server can add the vendor provider certificate to its truststore as part of the vendor provider<br />
installation. If the certificate is not added during the installation, use one of the following methods to add it<br />
when registering the vendor provider:<br />
n Direct the vCenter Server to the vendor provider certificate. In the Add Vendor Provider dialog box, select<br />
the Use Vendor Provider Certificate option and specify the certificate's location.<br />
n Use a thumbprint of the vendor provider certificate. If you do not direct the vCenter Server to use the<br />
provider certificate, the certificate thumbprint is displayed. You can check the thumbprint and approve<br />
it. The vCenter Server adds the certificate to the truststore and proceeds with the connection.<br />
The vendor provider adds the vCenter Server certificate to its truststore when the vCenter Server first connects<br />
to the provider.<br />
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