Administrator Guide

Table Of Contents
Chapter 7: Managing Virtual Volumes With Storage Manager..................................................... 174
Configuring VVols in Storage Manager...................................................................................................................... 174
Safeguarding VVols Data..........................................................................................................................................174
VMware Virtual Volume Concepts...............................................................................................................................175
Setting Up VVols Operations on Storage Manager.................................................................................................176
Virtual Volumes Restrictions................................................................................................................................... 176
VASA Provider.................................................................................................................................................................. 177
Register the VASA Provider.................................................................................................................................... 177
Unregister a VASA Provider.................................................................................................................................... 177
Using Storage Manager Certificates With VASA Provider.............................................................................. 178
Managing Storage Containers...................................................................................................................................... 179
Data Reduction Options for VVols.........................................................................................................................180
Create a Storage Container Using the Storage View....................................................................................... 183
Edit a Storage Container Using the Storage View............................................................................................ 184
Delete a Storage Container..................................................................................................................................... 184
View Storage Container Information.....................................................................................................................184
Creating VVol Datastores.............................................................................................................................................. 184
Create a Datastore and Map it to VMware ESX Server........................................................................................ 184
View VVol and Datastore Information........................................................................................................................ 185
Protocol Endpoint Monitoring...................................................................................................................................... 186
Chapter 8: PS Series Storage Array Administration....................................................................188
About Groups....................................................................................................................................................................188
Adding PS Series Groups......................................................................................................................................... 189
Organizing PS Series Groups...................................................................................................................................191
Remove a PS Series Group..................................................................................................................................... 192
Launch Group Manager............................................................................................................................................192
About Volumes................................................................................................................................................................. 192
Create a Volume.........................................................................................................................................................194
Modify a Volume........................................................................................................................................................ 195
Create a Volume Folder............................................................................................................................................195
Edit a Volume Folder................................................................................................................................................. 196
Delete a Volume Folder............................................................................................................................................ 196
Move a Volume to a Folder..................................................................................................................................... 196
Move Multiple Volumes to a Folder....................................................................................................................... 197
Rename a Volume...................................................................................................................................................... 197
Clone a Volume...........................................................................................................................................................197
Modify Volume Access Settings.............................................................................................................................198
Set a Volume Online or Offline............................................................................................................................... 198
Add Access Policy Groups to a Volume............................................................................................................... 198
Add Access Policies to a Volume........................................................................................................................... 199
Create a Basic Access Point................................................................................................................................... 199
Delete a Volume......................................................................................................................................................... 199
Restore a Volume from the Recycle Bin............................................................................................................. 200
Empty the Recycle Bin............................................................................................................................................ 200
Permanently Delete a Volume in the Recycle Bin............................................................................................. 200
About Snapshots..............................................................................................................................................................201
Create a Snapshot.....................................................................................................................................................201
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