Editing storage system details

After a storage system is added to the IBM Storage Ceph Plugin for vSphere, authentication, alias details, and pools can be modified.

Procedure

  1. From the vSphere Plugin Dashboard, select the storage system to edit and click the pencil icon.
  2. In the revalidate step of the wizard, check the content and complete the following fields:
    • Username
    • Password
  3. Click VALIDATE.
    The plug-in attempts to authenticate with the storage system to verify that the credentials are correct.
  4. Optional: After the storage system is authenticated, the alias name is available to update.
    Existing aliases are prefilled. This field is optional but recommended.

    The Alias field is designed to simplify administration of multiple storage systems by allowing a friendly name to help identify specific storage clusters or resources. Use the Alias field to ease administration when adding the same system multiple times to add to different NVMe-oF gateway groups, NVMe-oF gateway subsystems, or both.

  5. Select or clear the pools from the list.
    The selected pools are available for use throughout the plug-in. Multiple pools can be used. A minimum of one pool must be selected to use with a specific storage system.
    Note: If the plug-in manages datastores with a pool, the pool selection cannot be cleared.
  6. Click EDIT to complete the changes.
    Note: If a new pool was added to the storage system after the vSphere Plugin registration, the changes are not reflected directly in the pool details on the plug-in dashboard. To use a newly created pool with the vSphere Plugin, you need to edit the storage system and select a different pool.
    When the changes are saved successfully, the wizard closes and the dashboard automatically refreshes to reflect the new changes to the storage system.