Table 1 Configuration Tab Fields (continued)

Group

Field

Description

 

Secure service

HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and

 

 

Recovery Manager Software for VMware

 

 

vSphere uses a secure Web service (using

 

 

SSL certificates) securing all interactions

 

 

between the VMware components (vCenter

 

 

Server and vSphere clients) and HP 3PAR

 

 

Management Plug-in and Recovery

 

 

Manager Software for VMware vSphere.

 

 

The SSL certificate for HP 3PAR

 

 

Management Plug-in and Recovery

 

 

Manager Software for VMware vSphere

 

 

(provided by HP 3PAR) must be installed.

Debug

Log folder

The trace file name. The default file name

 

 

is <system drive>:\Program Files\

 

 

3PAR\Plug-In for Vmware

 

 

vSphere\Log.

 

Debug level

Specifies the level of verbosity of the log

 

 

file. The default value is Low.

2.Modify the fields as necessary.

3.Click Verify.

The operating environment is examined and, if no configuration errors are reported, a dialog appears indicating that the configuration has been completed successfully.

4.Click OK.

5.Click Save to save your changes.

Plug-in Registration

The Plug-in Registration option is used to register and unregister the HP 3PAR plug-in with the vCenter Server is shown in (Figure 18 (page 35)).

Figure 18 Plug-in Registration

NOTE: You must be an Administrator of the vCenter Server for plug-in registration.

The fields available from the Plug-in Registration tab are shown in Table 2 (page 36).

vCenter Plug-in Tab 35

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HP Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere manual Plug-in Registration

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