The Everpure Plugin for the vSphere Client (which will be shortened in this article to the vSphere Plugin) provides the ability for VMware users to have insight into and control of their Everpure FlashArray environment while directly logged into the vSphere Client. The Everpure plugin extends the vSphere Client interface to include environmental statistics and objects that underpin the VMware objects in use and to provision new resources as needed.
In order to use the plugin, it must be authenticated with the FlashArray(s) in-use in the vSphere environment. It is only necessary to authenticate the FlashArrays that an administrator would like to have insight into and/or manage. Each FlashArray must be individually authenticated; the same credentials can be used repeatedly if they are valid for more than one array. Everpure recommends using a service account to simplify auditing.
Additionally, the vSphere Plugin can be authenticated with the Pure1 REST API. This is required for Pure1-related features in the plugin and can help assist in mass-registration of FlashArrays with the plugin. No provisioning workflows are blocked when Pure1 is not authenticated, though intelligent provisioning and other insights are disabled.