IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter Orchestrator

The IBM® Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter Orchestrator allows VMware administrators to include IBM storage discovery and provisioning in their vCenter Orchestrator (vCO) automation workflows.

The plug-in package can be downloaded from Spectrum Control Base and can then be deployed on the vCenter Orchestrator server. The deployment includes the matching of a unique token key that is set on both servers.

Through vCenter Orchestrator Client, dedicated IBM Storage control elements become available, allowing the issuing of workflows with storage pools that are attached to the vCenter Orchestrator server.

Rather than issuing volume operations manually and being limited to one manual operation at a time, VMware administrators can preplan and automate storage operations in their virtualized cloud environments, either directly from vCenter Orchestrator or through the VMware vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) platform.

To visualize how this cloud interface is integrated in a virtualized environment, see Concept diagram.