HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.3 and 7.3 Update 1 Logical Server Management User Guide

Figure 18 File (VM) storage selection
File (VM) storage entry definition
1. Optional: Change the name of the storage entry by typing in the name box. Each storage
entry is given a unique default name.
2. Optional: Enter a description for the storage entry.
File (VM) storage selection
1. Click the Add Storage button to on the right side of the screen to add a row to the Storage
Selection table.
2. Enter the size in GB for the storage selection.
3. Enter the Provisioning Type for the storage Selection (Thick allocates the full size of the disk,
Thin allocates only the amount used, expanding up to a maximum of the size specified, and
Unspecified means to use the default setting of the hypervisor).
NOTE: Provisioning Type is supported for VMware and Hyper-V virtual machine logical
servers and private (not shared) disks. For Hyper-V template deployment, the boot and included
data disk provisioning type stays the same as the type of the disk in the VM template.
4. Select the storage path from Storage Path menu.
NOTE: Multiple datastores are supported for a variety of VMware ESXi and Hyper-V
environments. All storage volumes for an Integrity VM virtual machine must use the same
datastore, and Hyper-V Linked Clone disks must use the same datastore. Those virtual machines
must be using a single datastore for import to succeed.
5. Repeat steps 1, 2, 3, and 4 for each storage selection for this logical server.
IMPORTANT: Logical server management follows the same convention established by Microsoft
SC VMM of allowing only one Hyper-V HA virtual machine per clustered data store. Therefore,
when you create a highly available Hyper-V virtual machine logical server and you configure
storage, data stores that already have an HA virtual machine enabled are not presented as available
storage selections. Similarly, if you attempt to import an HA virtual machine, and there are virtual
machines on the same data store, the HA virtual machine will not be imported. Hyper-V only allows
access to only one member of a cluster at a time.
To move a Hyper-V virtual machine logical server using the Live Move or Fast Move operation
types, you must have cluster shared volume support (for Hyper-V 2008 R2 or later).
Create a storage pool entry
Matrix OE provides a way for the storage administrator to predefine storage in anticipation of its
need. These storage definitions are predefined in the context of a storage pool.
For information about creating a storage entry, see “Create a storage entry” (page 47).
Each portability group contains one predefined storage pool. You create, manage, and modify
storage pool entries using the Modify→Logical Server Storage Pools... menu selection to display
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