Today I wanted to do a beginners guide to 3PAR SSMC to help learn how best to use it. So far in this StoreServ Management Console 101 series we have covered what's new in the latest version, how to install SSMC and how to add systems to SSMC.. Today I want to run through the basics of the new interface so you can get up and running fast. Before exporting VLUNs from HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage to the ESXi host, you need to create a host definition that specifies a valid host OS for each system that is to be connected to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage. The host OS may be specified when creating the host definition, or the host definition may be edited as shown in Figure 4 So I created the credential store file using PowerCLI v4.0, Set up and configured everything in the Host Explorer tab on the RMV GUI. Now the big question how to tell if it is pulling information. I have Host Explorer install on my Windows 2008 and the servers show in the Host Explorer tab on the 3PAR IMC. Should my VMwares show up in the same tab? HPE 3PAR Host Explorer Installation issue on RHEL 7.3 Unable to install the HPE3PAR version 3.2.1 Host Explorer in RHEL 7.3. Summary of the installation failure: As the manual alludes to, this communication is over tcp/ip either or in combination with REST API calls and SSH: "HP 3PAR Host Explorer for VMware establishes the connectivity between the ESX hosts, and HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage using REST calls to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage. If the port is not enabled, the HP 3PAR Host Explorer for VMware Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. 3par Remote Copy User Guide Read/Download HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage arrays configured for Peer Persistence with Automated Transparent Failover per HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software User's Guide. HP 3PAR OS 3.2.1 CLI Administrator's Manual "Software upgrades to HP 3PAR 3.2.1 GA for systems that use Remote Copy and CLX are currently not. I have two