Connect to the administrative servers, Connect to the smvi server – HP Storage Mirroring Software User Manual

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Connect to the Administrative Servers

For both the SMVI server and the VirtualCenter server, you will need to enter valid credentials that

will allow you to connect to interfaces that these services are publishing on the network.

Connect to the SMVI server

In order to configure or manage any server, you must first enter credentials that have the appropriate

permissions to perform the desired tasks. The first time you launch Storage Mirroring for Virtual

Infrastructure, the Connect to SMVI Server dialog box will appear.

This dialog box will also appear if there are no previously-saved credentials, if the previously-saved

credentials are refused by the server, or if you have intentionally disconnected from the servers.
The SMVI server is where replication and licensing management takes place. The account you specify

must have permission to read and write files to that server. Typically, this account has administrator

permission.
Enter the following information in the appropriate fields:

z

Server—Enter the IP address or fully-qualified domain name of the SMVI server.

z

User name—Enter the user name for the account that will access the SMVI server.

z

Password—Enter the password that is associated with the user name.

When you have finished entering the login information, click Next. Storage Mirroring for Virtual

Infrastructure will verify the credentials that you have entered for the SMVI server. If any of the

information entered is invalid or if the server refuses a connection, a warning message will appear.
Because logging on is a two-step process, you will also need to enter credentials if you are logging

on to a VirtualCenter server. Continue to the next section,

Connect to the VirtualCenter server

.

NOTE:

If you have changed the default port (6331) used by the SMVI server, specify the port

as well. Enter the IP address and port in the Server field, using the format

IP

Address:Port

.

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