• IBM System Storage Plug-In for VMware vCenter provides VMware administrators with powerful capabilities designed to increase their productivity and simplify their jobs.
• Provides integration of VMware and IBM's DS3000, DS4000 and DS5000 storage systems  for ease of use and management.
• The Plug-In is designed to monitor and manage IBM System Storage DS3000, DS4000 and DS5000 arrays used in conjunction with VMware virtualization software, allowing administrators to monitor and provision the storage subsystems they employ—with the ultimate goal of ensuring the performance and availability of the virtual infrastructure they are managing.
• This plug-in enables administrators to monitor and manage their storage system from a single pane of glass and perform a common set of storage provisioning tasks without switching between multiple user interfaces.

This announcement is for Fibre Channel array attachment.  Support host attach via iSCSI or SAS is planned for 2H2010.

Downloads:

• Free of Charge from IBM: VMware vCenter Management Plug-in for DS3000/4000/5000 Series
• VMware vCenter Management Installation and User Guide for DS3000/4000/5000 Series

March 2010.