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ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10.1

Associate a storage backend with a vCenter Server instance

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The vCenter Server listing page shows the associated number of storage backends. Each vCenter Server instance has the option to associate a storage backend.

About this task

This task helps you to create mapping between storage backend and the onboarded vCenter Server instance globally.

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 vCenter from the sidebar.

  4. Click on the vertical ellipses against the vCenter that you want to associate with storage backends.

  5. Select storage backend from the dropdown in the pop up.

  6. Select Associate Storage Backend option to associate vCenter Server instance with the required storage backend.