Administrator Guide

Table 8. Expected Behavior Related to Migration
Source Datastore Destination Datastore Expected Behavior
Storage Container Deduplication =
Supported
Storage Container Deduplication
= Supported
Destination VM Storage Policy =
Deduplication Enabled
Migration succeeds. The volume on the
destination is created with the Deduplication
with Compression Data Reduction Prole.
Storage Container Deduplication =
Supported
Storage Container Deduplication = Not
Supported
Destination VM Storage Policy =
Deduplication Enabled
Migration fails because the source VM
Storage Policy is invalid on the destination.
Storage Container Deduplication =
Supported
Default Data Reduction Policy on Container
= Deduplication with Compression
Storage Container Deduplication = Not
Supported
Destination VM Storage Policy = None
Specied
Migration succeeds. The volumes on the
destination inherit the destination storage
container's default Data Reduction Prole.
Storage Container Compression =
Supported
Storage Container Compression = Not
Supported
VM Storage Policy = Compression Enabled
Migration fails because the source VM
Storage Policy is invalid on the destination.
Storage Container Compression =
Supported
Default Data Reduction Policy on Container
= Compression
Storage Container Compression = Not
Supported
VM Storage Policy = None Specied
Migration succeeds. The volumes on the
destination inherit the destination storage
container's default Data Reduction Prole.
Create a Storage Container Using the Storage View
Create a storage container to dene storage options for virtual volumes (VVols).
About this task
NOTE
: Storage Center supports a maximum of 50 storage containers per Storage Center.
NOTE: If you use the method described in the following steps to create a storage container, the resulting storage container is
empty and does not have any VVols datastores associated with it. If you use the Create Datastore method instead, you can
create a storage container at the same time and associate the new datastore to the storage container.
Steps
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 Click the Storage tab.
3 In the navigation pane, select Volumes.
4 In the right pane, click Create Storage Container.
The Create Storage Container dialog box opens.
5 Specify general information about the storage container:
a In the Name eld, type the name of the storage container.
b In the Size eld, type the size and select the unit of measurement from the drop-down menu.
c To specify a volume folder as the location for the new storage container, click Change and select the volume folder.
d In the Storage Type eld, select a storage type from the drop-down list.
6 Specify the advertised capabilities for new volumes created within the storage container:
a Specify whether to allow compression by selecting or clearing the Compression Allowed checkbox.
b Specify whether to allow deduplication by selecting or clearing the Deduplication Allowed checkbox.
Managing Virtual Volumes With Storage Manager
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