Populating vCenter server information to Spectrum Control Base

At any time and whenever needed, you can manually update the vCenter server information on the IBM® Spectrum Control Base Edition side.

About this task

By default, the vCenter server information is automatically updated on Spectrum Control Base every 30 minutes (as defined in vwc_config.ini, see Checking and modifying the configuration files). If you want to run the update earlier without having to wait for the next automatic update, perform the following procedure.

Important: Before you can use this option, the relevant vCenter server must already be added on Spectrum Control Base, as explained in GUI – Adding a vCenter server.

Procedure

In vSphere Web Client, focus on the relevant vCenter server.
Refresh Spectrum Control Base, as follows:
- In vSphere 6.0, go to Manage > Settings > IBM Server, and click Refresh IBM Spectrum Control.
- In vSphere 5.5, go to the Actions menu, select All IBM Storage Enhancements for... > Refresh IBM Spectrum Control.
Figure 1. Populate vCenter Information option in vSphere 6.0

Figure 2. Populate vCenter Information option, vSphere 5.5
A confirmation message appears.
Figure 3. Populate vCenter confirmation message
Click Yes to send the specified vCenter information to Spectrum Control Base.