Users Guide

Contents
1 Overview.................................................................................................................4
VASA storage capabilities...................................................................................................................... 5
Profile-driven and policy-based storage..............................................................................................6
Storage service-level agreements.................................................................................................. 6
Storage distributed resource scheduler............................................................................................... 6
VASA session communications.............................................................................................................7
2 Installing the VASA provider............................................................................... 8
Before you install...................................................................................................................................8
Supported operating systems and platforms................................................................................. 8
Required VMware application platforms........................................................................................ 8
Supported MD series storage arrays...............................................................................................8
Required RAID controller module firmware...................................................................................8
Downloading the VASA provider.......................................................................................................... 9
Installing the VASA provider..................................................................................................................9
Uninstalling the VASA provider............................................................................................................. 9
3 Using the VASA provider....................................................................................10
Bringing storage arrays under VASA management............................................................................ 12
Adding your storage arrays to VASA control................................................................................ 12
Registering the VASA provider in your vSphere Client.................................................................13
Verifying VASA registration............................................................................................................15
Working with storage profiles............................................................................................................. 15
Assigning VM storage profiles to existing VMs............................................................................. 17
Checking storage profile compliance.......................................................................................... 18
Storage array events and alerts...........................................................................................................18
Troubleshooting tips........................................................................................................................... 18
Troubleshooting logs.................................................................................................................... 19
Configuration reset........................................................................................................................19
4 Getting help.........................................................................................................20
Documentation matrix........................................................................................................................20
Dell documentation...................................................................................................................... 20
VMware documentation............................................................................................................... 20
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................... 20
Locating your System Service tag.......................................................................................................21
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