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ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10

Discover storage systems and hosts

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When ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere is launched in the vSphere Client for the first time, it automatically discovers ESXi hosts, their associated LUNs and NFS exports, as well as the NetApp storage systems that own these resources.

Before you begin

  • Ensure all ESXi hosts are powered on and connected.

  • Ensure all storage virtual machines (SVMs) to be discovered are running, and each cluster node has at least one data LIF configured for the storage protocol in use (NFS or iSCSI).

About this task

You can discover new storage systems or update existing ones to get the latest capacity and setup details. You can also change ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere credentials for storage system access.

While discovering the storage systems, ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere collects information from the ESXi hosts that are managed by the vCenter Server instance.

Steps

  1. From the vSphere Client home page, select Hosts and Clusters.

  2. Right-click on the required data center and select NetApp ONTAP tools > Update Host Data .

    In the Confirm dialog box, confirm your choice.

  3. Select the discovered storage controllers that have the status Authentication Failure and select Actions > Modify.

  4. Fill in the required information in the Modify Storage System dialog box.

  5. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all storage controllers with Authentication Failure status.

After the discovery process is complete, perform the following actions:

  • Use ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere to configure ESXi host settings for hosts that display the alert icon in the adapter settings column, the MPIO settings column, or the NFS settings column.

  • Provide the storage system credentials.