Managing storage systems

All IBM® storage systems that provide storage resources to your VMware platforms must be defined as storage systems on IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition.

To access the storage system management options, go to the Storage Systems pane of the Spectrum Control Base GUI, illustrated below. You can then view, add, manage the storage systems and their resources, as explained in the following sections.

This image shows the Storage Systems pane. — Figure 1. Storage Systems pane

Note: The same operations are available from the CLI as well, as explained CLI – Adding or removing storage system credentials and in CLI – Managing storage systems.

Entering the storage system credentials
The storage system credentials are used to connect to the IBM storage system or systems, which your VMware platforms use for storage provisioning.
Adding a storage system
After the storage system credentials are set, you can start adding storage systems to Spectrum Control Base.
GUI – Working with storage system views
Spectrum Control Base offers powerful search tools to help you locate a specific storage system or resource, according to its name or other attributes.
Modifying the IP address or hostname of a storage system
At any time, you can modify the IP address or hostname of an added storage system.
Removing a storage system
If a storage system is no longer needed, you can remove and disconnect it from Spectrum Control Base.

Parent topic: Operation and management