Manual

Installing The SAS Provider (ESXi 5.0 and 5.1 Servers Only).........................................................33
Configuring SAS Support On ESX And ESXi Hosts.............................................................................34
Requirements For Using A SAS Host............................................................................................ 34
Creating A New User Login With Host Privileges (ESX And ESXi Servers)...................................34
Enabling Root Login From A Host Console (ESX Servers Only).................................................. 34
Enabling Root Login From A Host Console (ESXi Servers Only)................................................. 35
4 Configuring The ESX/ESXi Host.......................................................................... 37
Configuring ESX Host To Storage Array.............................................................................................38
5 Managing Storage Arrays Using The MD vCenter Plug-In Manager
View...............................................................................................................................43
Storage Array Manager Features........................................................................................................ 43
Adding Storage Arrays To The vCenter Plug-In Manager View.................................................. 43
Discovering Storage Arrays...........................................................................................................45
Using Asset Tags........................................................................................................................... 46
Managing Asset Tags.....................................................................................................................47
Removing Storage Arrays From The vCenter Plug-In Manager View.........................................48
All Storage Arrays Table View....................................................................................................... 48
Assigning Asset Tags And Values..................................................................................................49
Summary View.................................................................................................................................... 50
Editing Storage Array Properties................................................................................................... 51
Storage Array Event Log................................................................................................................52
Storage Array Configuration Backup............................................................................................52
Formatting Virtual Disks For vSphere........................................................................................... 54
Virtual Disks Decision-Making Schemes...................................................................................... 55
Virtual Disks View................................................................................................................................ 55
Creating A Virtual Disks Group..................................................................................................... 56
Dynamic Disk Pools.......................................................................................................................57
Creating A New Virtual Disk On Virtual Disks Group................................................................... 57
Creating A Thin Provisioned Virtual Disks.................................................................................... 58
Legacy Snapshots..........................................................................................................................58
Mappings View....................................................................................................................................60
Mapping A Virtual Disks To Host...................................................................................................61
Rescan Storage Adapters...............................................................................................................61
Adding Host To Virtual Disks........................................................................................................ 63
Adding Host Group....................................................................................................................... 63
Virtual Disks Copy View...................................................................................................................... 63
Creating A New Virtual Disks Copy.............................................................................................. 64
Synchronous Replication View...........................................................................................................66
Creating Remote Virtual Disks Replication...................................................................................67
Removing Replicated Pairs........................................................................................................... 68