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ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10.1

Add and manage vCenter Server instances

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vCenter Server provides the central management platform that allows you to control hosts, virtual machines (VMs), and storage backends.

Add a vCenter Server instance

About this task

You can add and manage multiple vCenter Server instances with one instance of ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere.

Steps

  1. Launch ONTAP tools Manager from a web browser: https://loadBalanceIP:8443/virtualization/ui/

  2. Log in with the ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere administrator credentials you provided during deployment.

  3. Select vCenters from the sidebar.

  4. Select Add to onboard vCenter Server instances and provide your vCenter IP address/hostname, username, password, and port details.

When you add a vCenter Server instance to ONTAP tools, the following actions are performed automatically:

  • The vCenter Client Plug-in is registered

  • Custom privileges for the plug-ins and APIs are pushed to the vCenter Server instance

  • Custom roles are created to manage the users.

Register ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere plug-in with vCenter Server instance

When you add a vCenter Server instance, ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere plug-in is registered automatically to vCenter Server as a remote plug-in. The plug-in is visible on the vSphere user interface shortcuts.

The plug-in is registered with a key com.netapp.otv to the vCenter Server instance and can be seen in the ExtensionManager of the vCenter Server instance.

Unregister ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere plug-in

You can unregister the ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere Plug-in from a vCenter Server instance using the following steps.

Steps

  1. Launch ONTAP tools Manager from a web browser: https://loadBalanceIP:8443/virtualization/ui/

  2. Log in with the ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere administrator credentials you provided during deployment.

  3. Select vCenters from the sidebar.

  4. Click on the vertical ellipses against the vCenter you want to remove and select the Remove option.

    Note You cannot remove a vCenter Server instance if there is a storage mapping attached to it. You need to remove the mapping before removing the vCenter Server instance.

When you remove vCenter Server instances in ONTAP tools, the following actions are performed automatically:

  • Plug-in is unregistered.

  • Plug-in privileges and plug-in roles are removed.