Users Guide

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Configuring the application server and
plug‑in
After the application server and the MD vCenter Plug-in are installed, verify that the MD vCenter Plug-in
was successfully registered with the vCenter server.
1. Open the vSphere Client to the vCenter Server.
2. On the menu, select Plug-ins → Manage Plug-ins.
The MD vCenter Plug-in for VMware vCenter is displayed as Enabled.
If the MD vCenter Plug-in is listed as disabled with an error message stating that it cannot communicate
with the application server, ensure that the port number defined for the application server is enabled to
pass through any firewalls that might be in use. The default application server Transmission Control
Protocol (TCP) port numbers are 8084 and 8081.
After the application server and VMware vCenter Server are configured, the MD vCenter Plug-in icon
appears in the Solution and Application section of the vSphere Web Client home page.
Configuring application server memory
If more than 250 storage arrays are managed from the MD vCenter Plug-in, you must modify the
application server configuration file. By default, the application server is configured for 1024 MB of RAM
usage. To adjust the settings to support more than 250 arrays, modify the appserver64.ini file located
on the application server in the C:\Program Files\Dell\MD Storage Manager Plug-in for
VMware vCenter\jetty directory
.
1. Open the appserver64.ini file in a text editor.
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