Administrator Guide

Managing Storage Containers....................................................................................................................................... 191
How Storage Container Options Aect vCenter Advertised Capabilities..........................................................191
Data Reduction Options for VVols..........................................................................................................................192
Create a Storage Container Using the Storage View.......................................................................................... 195
Edit a Storage Container Using the Storage View............................................................................................... 196
Delete a Storage Container.....................................................................................................................................196
View Storage Container Information......................................................................................................................196
Creating VVol Datastores...............................................................................................................................................197
Create a Datastore or Storage Container and Map it to VMware vSphere ........................................................... 197
View VVol and Datastore Information..........................................................................................................................198
Protocol Endpoint Monitoring.......................................................................................................................................198
8 PS Series Storage Array Administration..................................................................................................... 201
About Groups..................................................................................................................................................................201
Adding PS Series Groups........................................................................................................................................202
Organizing PS Series Groups................................................................................................................................. 204
Remove a PS Series Group.................................................................................................................................... 205
Launch Group Manager..........................................................................................................................................205
About Volumes...............................................................................................................................................................205
Create a Volume.......................................................................................................................................................207
Modify a Volume...................................................................................................................................................... 208
Create a Volume Folder...........................................................................................................................................209
Edit a Volume Folder............................................................................................................................................... 209
Delete a Volume Folder........................................................................................................................................... 209
Move a Volume to a Folder..................................................................................................................................... 210
Move Multiple Volumes to a Folder........................................................................................................................210
Rename a Volume.....................................................................................................................................................210
Clone a Volume..........................................................................................................................................................211
Modify Volume Access Settings..............................................................................................................................211
Set a Volume Online or Oine.................................................................................................................................211
Add Access Policy Groups to a Volume................................................................................................................. 212
Add Access Policies to a Volume............................................................................................................................212
Create a Basic Access Point................................................................................................................................... 212
Delete a Volume........................................................................................................................................................ 213
Restore a Volume from the Recycle Bin................................................................................................................ 213
Empty the Recycle Bin.............................................................................................................................................213
Permanently Delete a Volume in the Recycle Bin.................................................................................................213
About Snapshots............................................................................................................................................................ 214
Create a Snapshot....................................................................................................................................................214
Create a Snapshot Schedule...................................................................................................................................214
Modify Snapshot Properties................................................................................................................................... 215
Control Snapshot Space Borrowing ......................................................................................................................215
Set a Snapshot Online or Oine............................................................................................................................ 216
Restore a Volume from a Snapshot........................................................................................................................216
Delete a Snapshot.................................................................................................................................................... 216
Managing Replication Schedules..................................................................................................................................217
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