GUI – Managing integration with vSphere Web Client

Before you can use the IBM® Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client on the web client side, you need to define on the Spectrum Control Base side the vCenter servers for which you want to provide storage resources. Then, you can attach storage services that you want to make available to each vCenter server.

The storage services that you attach on the Spectrum Control Base side become visible on vSphere Web Client, and can be used for volume creation by using the IBM Storage Enhancements for vSphere Web Client (for more information, see Using the IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client).

GUI – Adding a vCenter server
Add the VMware vCenter servers for which you want to provide storage resources through IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition.
GUI – Updating the credentials of a vCenter server
At any time, you can update the credentials that are used by Spectrum Control Base to access a vCenter server.
GUI – Removing a vCenter server
When a vCenter server is no longer needed, you can disconnect it from Spectrum Control Base by removing it from the Applications pane.
GUI – Attaching storage services to a vCenter server
You must attach to the vCenter server any storage service that you want to use for volume management operations on the vSphere Web Client side.
GUI – Detaching storage services from a vCenter server
When required, you can detach a storage service with all its pools from the vCenter server to which it is attached.

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