Administrator Guide

b Select the storage options for this volume.
• Select a Storage Prole for the volume. Dell recommends using the Recommended (All Tiers) prole for most volumes.
• If your storage system contains multiple disk folders, select a Disk Folder from the drop-down menu.
Click Next.
c Select a snapshot Prole for the volume, and click Next.
d Specify the LUN for mapping the volume, and click Next.
e Select the le system version, and click Next.
If the le system version is VMFS-3, select the maximum le size and block size for the le system.
f Click Next.
The Datastore Properties page opens.
g Verify the name and inventory location for the datastore, and click Next.
The Customization page opens.
12 (Optional) Select Create Replication/Live Volume if you want to replicate the volume data to a second Storage Center and allow both
Storage Centers to process I/O requests for the volume. For information, see Live Volume Operations.
13 (Optional) Select Replication Options if you want to replicate a datastore. For information, see Replication Options.
14 Customize the settings for each virtual machine, click Update, and click Next.
The Ready to Complete page opens.
15 Click Finish.
Related links
Customization
Datastore Options
Datastore Properties
File System Version
Mapping LUN
Name and Location
Snapshot Prole
Storage Center
Template Selection
Volume
Volume Settings
Create Virtual Machines to an NFS Datastore Using an Existing
NFS Export
Use the Provision Virtual Machines wizard to create (deploy) one or more virtual machines to an NFS datastore using an existing NFS
export.
Prerequisite
A virtual machine template must be created from which new virtual machines can be deployed. For information about creating or updating
a virtual machine template, refer to the vSphere help topics on virtual machine templates.
NOTE
: The options that appear when deploying a virtual machine change depending on the volume preferences of the Storage
Manager user dened in the vSphere Web Client Plugin.
Steps
1 Select an object that can be the parent of a virtual machine:
• Datacenter
• Host
• Cluster
2 Select Actions > All Dell Storage Actions > Provision Virtual Machines.
The Provision Virtual Machines wizard starts.
Working With Virtual Machines
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