Operating Environment Software Manual

For information about creating a storage pool entry, see “Create a storage pool entry”.
1. Click the Select Storage Type drop-down menu and select one of the following storage
types.
Available selections depend on the Portability Group for the logical server.
(The SAN Catalog Storage Entry and SAN Pre-populated Catalog Storage Entry storage
types are available on the Manage Storage Pool screen only.)
• SAN Storage Entry: For cross-technology logical servers (Server with Virtual Connect
and ESX Host), Virtual Connect logical servers, Operations Orchestration workflow
logical servers, and virtual machine logical servers using RDM
• File (VM) Storage Entry: For virtual machine logical servers. File (VM) storage can
reside on a datastore (local drive or SAN)
2. If you are creating a virtual machine logical server, select a Data store from the drop-down
menu.
3. Press the Create Storage Entry button, which displays the Storage Entry: SAN or Storage
Entry: File (VM) screen, depending on the storage type you selected. This screen allows you
to define and view your logical server storage configuration.
Figure 6-3 Create logical server storage configuration
Defining a SAN storage entry
The SAN Storage Entry screen allows you to add, modify, or view a SAN or RDM storage entry.
You can optionally save the storage entry details you enter on this screen into a storage pool
entry that can be shared by other logical servers.
IMPORTANT: If you configure your Virtual Connect logical server to use a local disk, you
cannot move that logical server. Additionally, after you activate the logical server, you cannot
reactivate it on a different system.
Perform the following steps to define a SAN or RDM storage entry.
1. Enter the “SAN storage entry definition” (page 77)
2. Enter the “Port definition” (page 78)
3. Enter the “Volume and path definition” (page 79)
4. Optional: Verify “Validation status” (page 80)
SAN 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. If you enter a description and insert the
entry into the storage pool, it is displayed in the Select Pool Entry drop-down menu on
the Modify Storage Configuration tab and the Create Storage Configuration screen.
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