You can open the DE Plugin for vCenter from within a vSphere Client session.
Make sure that:
- You have followed all instructions in the DE Plugin for vCenter Installation and Configuration Guide.
- You know the login credentials of the account that has read/configure privileges assigned for the plugin.
- From the vSphere Client Home page, click DE Plugin for vCenter.
The plugin opens within a vSphere Client window. In the top panel, the vSphere Client task bar is displayed. In the middle panel, the plugin's main page opens to Manage-All. At the bottom, a panel for Recent Tasks and Alarms is displayed.
- Access storage management tasks from the navigation sidebar on the left:
- Manage – Discover storage arrays in your network, launch System Manager for an array, import settings from one array to multiple arrays, manage array groups, upgrade the OS software, and provision storage.
- Certificate Management – Manage certificates to authenticate between browsers and clients.
- Operations – View the progress of batch operations, such as importing settings from one array to another.
Some operations are not available when a storage array has a non-optimal status.
- Support – View technical support options, resources, and contacts.