Administrator Guide

b Select the pagepool to use for creating the volume.
c If applicable, select the storage options for this volume.
• If the preferences for the Storage Center have been set, you can select a Storage Prole for the volume.
• If the preferences for the Storage Center have been set, select a Disk Folder from the drop-down menu.
• Click Next.
d Select a Data Reduction Prole from the list or select None.
e Click Change next to Volume QoS Prole Default and select a new QoS Prole.
f Click Next.
g Select a Snapshot Prole for the volume, and click Next.
h Select the LUN for mapping the volume, and click Next.
i If permitted, select the VMFS version, and click Next.
8 If necessary, select the protocol for mapping, and click Next.
NOTE: The option to select protocol mappings is visible only when more than one protocol is available. If FE-SAS is
supported on the Storage Center, the SAS option is listed as available.
9 Review the Datastore Properties. You can change the name or location if required.
Depending on the VMFS le system version, you are also prompted to select the maximum le size and block size for the datastore.
10 (Optional) Select Create Replication/Live Volume if you want to replicate the volume data to a second Storage Center and allow both
Storage Centers to process I/O requests for the volume. For information, see Create and Manage Replications and Live Volumes.
11 (Optional) Select Replication Options if you want to replicate a datastore. For information, see Replication Options
12 Click Next.
The Ready to Complete page opens.
13 Click Finish.
Map an Existing Dell Volume as a Datastore
An existing Dell volume can be mapped as a datastore using the vSphere Web Client Plugin.
Prerequisites
• The active controller option is not available if the Storage Center user in Storage Manager has only volume manager privileges.
• The SAS mapping protocol selection is available only on Storage Centers that support Front-end SAS: SCv2000 series and SC4020
Storage Centers.
Steps
1 Select an object in inventory that can be a parent of a datastore:
• Datacenter
• Host
• Cluster
2 Select Actions > All Dell Storage Actions > Add Datastore.
The Add Datastore wizard starts.
3 If necessary, select one or more hosts to which to map the new volume, and click Next.
4 Select the Storage Center and/or active controller that contains the volume to be mapped.
5 Select Map Existing Dell Volume, and click Next.
a Find and select an existing Dell volume to map as a datastore, and click Next.
NOTE
: The Dell volume must be a VMFS volume.
b Specify the LUN for mapping the volume, and click Next.
6 If necessary, select the protocol for mapping, and click Next.
NOTE
: If FE-SAS is supported on the Storage Center, the SAS option is listed as available.
7 Specify the name for the datastore. The Dell volume name is used by default.
• To change the name of the datastore, clear the Keep existing datastore name check box and type a new name in the Datastore
name eld.
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