GUI – Managing and monitoring VASA access

You can control and monitor the utilization of the IBM® Storage Provider for VMware VASA, which is part of the IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition solution.

Note: This functionality is not applicable to DS8000® systems, which are not supported by the IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA.

To display a list of all vCenter servers that are currently registered and are utilizing VASA functions. Instructions on adding Spectrum Control as a storage provider to the VMware vCenter Server are detailed in the Registering Spectrum Control as a storage provider in vCenter Server section.

This image shows registered VASA servers. — Figure 1. Registered VASA servers (vCenter servers that employ VASA services)

If you want to disconnect a vCenter server, click and highlight the row of the vCenter server that you want to disconnect, and then click the Remove button.

If you want to upload a new certificate, click Add > Upload Certificate > Browse and attach your certificate file.

Before any vCenter server can be registered and start utilizing the IBM Storage Provider, you must first set the VASA credentials, as explained in the following section.