GUI – Managing integration with vCenter Orchestrator

The IBM Storage Plug-in for the VMware vCenter Orchestrator is used for discovery of the IBM storage resources and provisioning automation workflows in the vCenter Orchestrator (vCO).

Note: This functionality is applicable only to XIV® storage systems.

To access the vCO management options, select the vCO server on the Applications pane. You can then manage the integration with vCO as explained in the following sections:

This image shows the vCO option on the Applications pane — Figure 1. vCO server on the Applications pane

GUI – Attaching storage services to the vCO server
Before you can use the IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter Orchestrator on the vCenter Orchestrator (vCO) server side, you must attach the storage services that you want to make available for vCenter Orchestrator.
GUI – Detaching storage services from a vCO server
When required, you can detach a storage service from the vCO server to which it is attached.
GUI – Downloading and installing the plug-in package for vCO
To enable the IBM Storage workflows in vCenter Orchestrator, you must first download the IBM Storage plug-in package from Spectrum Control Base and install it on the vCenter Orchestrator server.
GUI – Regenerating the vCO token
The vCO token used during installation of the IBM Storage Plug-in for vCO can be regenerated.

Parent topic: Managing Spectrum Control Base from the graphical user interface (GUI)