If you see some datastores do then you have successfully installed VASA for HP 3PAR StoreServ on vSphere 5.5 U2
Verify that you have some datastores that meet the system capability of ThinBaseFCR5NoRC which means Thin Provisioned, Fibre Channel, RAID 5, No Remote Copy In this instance I have chosen ThinBaseFCR5NoRC To verify that the VASA integration is working correctly, go to Home > VM Storage Policies > Create New PolicyĮnter any details to take you across to the Rule-Set 1 area and then you will have 3PARInServ and the capabilities listed under System Label. Note, the User name and password are the credentials used to login to your HP OneView for VMware vCenter Storage Administrator Portal Select Storage > Manage > Storage Providers > Plus SignĮnter the details as shown in the screenshot below (your VASA Provider URL will be different) Last of all we need to add our Storage Provider VASA URL to vCenter. If successful you should see the following screenshotįinally, restart the HP 3PAR VASA Provider for VMware vSphere Web Service Then upload your certificate which was exported in the earlier step VMware vCenter, enabling single pane of glass management for VMware deployments. The Emulex OneCommand Manager application.
Press Enter when the password is requestedīrowse to your VASA Provider URL and add ‘config/register’ to the end of the link HP OneView provides fast, efficient, secure local and remote deployment, configuration and update capabilities. Then run the command ‘keytool -exportcert -v -keystore “C:ProgramDataVMwareVMware VirtualCenterSSLsms.keystore” -file C:tempsms_new.cer -alias sms Jump onto your vCenter Server and drop into CMD and go to the following directory C:Program FilesCommon FilesVMwareVMware vCenter Server – Java Componentsbin
To do this we need to install the SSL certificate. Select the VASA Provide URL for 3PAR URL and copy this linkīefore installing the URL, we need our HP OneView for VMware vCenter Storage Administrator virtual machine to trust vCenter. The first step is to select Hosts & Clusters View then Manage > HP Management in here you will need to select VASA Provide URLS from the ‘Cog’ in the top right hand corner Launching the Storage Administrator Portal from vCenter works and you are automatically logged into the HP OneView for VMware vCenter Storage Administrator Portal.You have already downloaded and installed HP OneView for VMware vCenter Storage Administrator and that credentials have been configured to access your HP 3PAR StoreServ Array.VASA stands for vSphere Storage API’s for Storage Awareness, essentially it passes the characteristics of the underlying LUN so that the vSphere Administrator has awareness of it’s underlying features such as RAID set, deduplication and replication. The purpose behind this blog post is to provide guidance on HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 VASA integration with vSphere 5.5 U2.