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3 Dell PS Series Arrays: Advanced Storage Features in VMware vSphere | TR1066
Table of contents
Revisions ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 Audience ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2 vStorage APIs for Array Integration ........................................................................................................................................ 5
2.1 Full copy ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Block zeroing ................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Hardware-assisted locking ............................................................................................................................................ 6
2.4 Thin provision stun ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.5 Thin provisioning space reclamation .......................................................................................................................... 7
2.5.1 Space reclamation process on vSphere 5.0u1 and 5.1 ............................................................................................. 7
2.5.2 Space reclamation process on vSphere 5.5 ............................................................................................................... 8
3 vStorage APIs for Multipathing ................................................................................................................................................ 9
4 Storage I/O Control ................................................................................................................................................................. 10
5 vStorage APIs for Storage Awareness for vSphere 5.x ....................................................................................................... 11
5.1 Storage-Based Policy Management ........................................................................................................................... 11
5.2 Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler ................................................................................................................... 11
6 Introduction to Virtual Volumes for vSphere 6.0 ............................................................................................................... 13
6.1 Benefits of Virtual Volumes ......................................................................................................................................... 13
6.2 Understanding the Virtual Volume storage changes .............................................................................................. 14
7 Summary ................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
A Configuration details ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
A.1 VMware licensing .......................................................................................................................................................... 16
A.2 Software and firmware revisions ................................................................................................................................ 16
B Additional resources ................................................................................................................................................................ 17
B.1 Technical support and customer service ................................................................................................................. 17
B.2 Dell online services ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
B.3 Dell PS Series storage solutions ................................................................................................................................. 17
B.4 Related documentation ............................................................................................................................................... 17
B.5 Feedback ........................................................................................................................................................................ 18