Viewing the IBM storage resource information

After the IBM® Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Client are properly installed, the IBM Storage category is shown under the standard vSphere Web Client categories for each vCenter server, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 1. IBM Storage category in vSphere Web Client
This image shows the IBM Storage category in vSphere Web Client.

For each vCenter server, the IBM Storage category shows how many IBM storage arrays are available for that vCenter server. The number and type of available IBM storage arrays is determined on the IBM Spectrum Control Base side, as explained in GUI – Managing storage arrays and GUI – Managing integration with vSphere Web Client.

You can click and open the IBM Storage category, and then click an IBM storage array to view the currently available storage volumes on that particular storage array, and also to check which VMware entities are currently using storage resources on that storage array.

Figure 2. IBM Storage information per storage array
This image shows IBM Storage information per storage array.
Figure 3. Currently available storage pools per storage array
This image shows the currently available storage pools per storage array.

In addition, IBM Storage information and functions are available per vCenter server in the different category views on the Related Objects tab, as shown in the following figures.

Figure 4. IBM Storage information per vCenter server
This image shows IBM Storage information per vCenter server.
Figure 5. IBM Storage information per datacenter
This image shows IBM Storage information per datacenter.
Figure 6. IBM Storage information per datastore
This image shows IBM Storage information per datastore.
Figure 7. IBM Storage information per all ESXi hosts of a vCenter server
This image shows IBM Storage information per all ESXi hosts of a vCenter server.
Figure 8. IBM Storage information per all VM templates of a vCenter server
This image shows IBM Storage information per all VM templates of a vCenter server.
Figure 9. IBM Storage information per all vApps of a vCenter server
This image shows IBM Storage information per all vApps of a vCenter server.

And so on, click the other information categories that are available in vSphere to view the relevant IBM Storage information in these categories as well.