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How to use this guide

This guide has been arranged to make it easy for you to quickly get to the information you need.

If you are currently a VSC user, you should check Changes to this document: February 2016, which summarizes some of the key differences from previous releases and how they affect this documentation.

The guide is organized into parts based on information that different types of users might need. These include the following broad categories:

Information category Target audience Where you can find it
Conceptional information about VSC, its key components, and how it works with optional plug-ins Administrators, executives, and anyone who needs a high-level understanding of how VSC works The section "Virtual Storage Console overview" contains topics that provide this information.

Virtual Storage Console overview

What is involved in setting up VSC for your environment Administrators "Plan your VSC for VMware installation" provides you with a checklist of issues you should consider before you install VSC.

Plan your VSC for VMware installation

Installation and configuration instructions Administrators and VSC users
  • The section "VSC for VMware vSphere installation overview" contains details you need to consider before starting your VSC installation as well as instructions for installing VSC the first time or upgrading an existing version of VSC.

    VSC for VMware vSphere installation overview

  • "VASA Provider for clustered Data ONTAP installation and registration" provides information about how to obtain VASA Provider so that you can use it with VSC.

    VASA Provider for clustered Data ONTAP installation and registration

  • "NFS Plug-in for VAAI installation" provides information about how to obtain that plug-in so that you can use it with VSC.

    NFS Plug-in for VAAI installation

  • The section "Configuring your VSC for VMware vSphere environment" provides instructions for configuring ESX server settings, guest operating system timeouts, regenerating VSC SSL certificates, setting up connection brokers, configuring AutoSupport and email alerts for backup jobs, enabling datastores to be mounted across subnets, and configuring the vCenter Server Heartbeat feature.

    Configuring your VSC for VMware vSphere environment

Role-based access control (RBAC) Administrators The section "Authentication and user management with vCenter RBAC and Data ONTAP RBAC" explains how VSC works with RBAC and describes ways that administrators can manage both vCenter Server and Data ONTAP RBAC when using VSC.

Authentication and user management with vCenter RBAC and Data ONTAP RBAC

Prerequisites for VSC tasks Administrators and VSC users
VSC tasks Administrators and VSC users
Troubleshooting Administrators and VSC users The section "Troubleshooting" identifies possible issues that could affect your VSC installation.

Troubleshooting