VPLEX Account Management

This chapter contains the following sections:

Creating a VPLEX Account

    Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts.
    Step 2   Click the Multi-domain Managers tab.
    Step 3   Click New.
    Step 4   In the Add Account dialog box, choose EMC VPLEX from the Account Type drop-down list.
    Step 5   Click Submit.
    Step 6   In the Add Account dialog box, complete the following fields:
    Name Description

    Account Name field

    A unique name that you assign to this account.

    Server IP field

    		The IP address of the VPLEX server.

    Use Credential check box

    Check the check box if you want to use a policy to give the credentials.

    Username field

    		The username that this account uses to access the VPLEX server. This username must be a valid account in the VPLEX server.

    Password field

    		The password associated with the username.

    Protocol drop-down list

    The https parameter is preselected for the transport type protocol.
    Note   

    http is not supported for VPLEX.

    Port field

    The port used to access the VPLEX server. Port 443 is the default secure HTTPS port.

    Contact field

    The email address that you use to contact the administrator or other person responsible for this account.

    Location field

    The location of the contact.

    Step 7   Click Submit.
    Step 8   In the Multi-Domain Managers tab, choose the EMC VSPEX account that you just created.
    Step 9   Click Test Connection. The Test Connectivity dialog box displays and confirms if the connection was successful.