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Login and navigation

Follow the instructions in this section to log in to the DE Series Plugin for vCenter and to navigate the user interface.

  1. Before you log in to the ThinkSystem DE Series Plugin for vCenter, make sure you are using one of the following browsers:

    • Google Chrome 75 or later

    • Mozilla Firefox 60 or later

    • Microsoft Edge 44 or later

  2. Log in to the vSphere Client under the user account that has read/write privileges for the DE Series Plugin for vCenter.
  3. From the vSphere Client Home page, click Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series Plugin for vCenter. The ThinkSystem DE Series Plugin for vCenter opens within a vSphere Client window. The ThinkSystem DE Series Plugin for vCenter main page opens to Manage-All.
  4. Access storage management tasks from the navigation sidebar on the left:
    • Manage — Discover storage arrays in your network, opens ThinkSystem 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 import settings from one array to another.
    • Support — View technical support options, resources, and contacts.