1.Click Edit.

The Edit Configuration dialog box appears (Figure 17 (page 34)). Figure 17 vCenter Plug-in Configuration

NOTE: If you wish to change the values of the Recovery Manager server name or Recovery Manager service TCP port properties under the Configuration tab, you must unregister the HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere plug-in from all vCenter Servers prior to the change; restart HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere Web Service; and reregister the vCenter Servers again after the change. If the HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Administrator is assigned in the vCenter server, the privilege will be lost when the plug-in is unregistered. The role will need to be reassigned.

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If you encounter the following message, Could not create port binding. SSL Certificate add failed, Error: 1312 A specified session does not exist. It may already have been terminated. , while changing the port number, refer to “Allowing Port Selections with Windows 2008 Installation” (page 25) to add permission and remove an existing certificate. Rerun the Admin Tool to change the port number.

The fields available from the Configuration tab are shown in Table 1 (page 34).

Table 1 Configuration Tab Fields

Group

Field

Description

Configuration

Recovery Manager server name

The network host of the server where HP

 

 

3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery

 

 

Manager Software for VMware vSphere is

 

 

installed. The vCenter Server and all

 

 

desktops running the vSphere client using

 

 

the HP 3PAR plug-in must be able to reach

 

 

this server. The name is used while

 

 

registering the HP 3PAR plug-in with the

 

 

vCenter Server.

 

 

The fully qualified name of the DNS name

 

 

of the running server is the default name.

 

 

The name can be changed to any name or

 

 

IP address.

 

Recovery Manager service TCP port

The network port number that the

 

 

TpdVmWebService Web service uses. The

 

 

default port is 9931 for secure connections.

 

 

This can be changed to any unused port.

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