Users Guide

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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 opens.

3. Select the VMFS datastore type and click Next.

The vSphere Web Client Plugin loads the Storage Center information.

4. If necessary, select one or more hosts to which to map the new volume.

5. Select the Storage Center and/or active controller for volume creation. Click Next.

6. Select Create New Dell Volume, and click Next.

7. Select from the following steps that pertain to your environment. The steps that apply depend on the user-preferences settings of the

Storage Center user in Storage Manager.

a) Type the name and size for the new volume, select the volume folder, and click Next.

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 Profile 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 Profile from the list or select None.

e) Click Change next to Volume QoS Profile Default and select a new QoS Profile.

f) Click Next.

g) Select a Snapshot Profile 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 file system version, you are also prompted to select the maximum file 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

SC4020Storage Centers.