Users Guide

4. Click Next.

The Volume Retention page appears.

5. Select a retention option for the raw devices.

6. Click Next.

The Ready to Complete page appears.

7. Click Finish.

Related reference

Select Raw Device

Volume Retention

Creating and Managing NFS Datastores

The vSphere Web Client Plugin allows you to create and manage NFS exports on NAS volumes that are mapped as NFS datastores to

ESXi hosts or clusters.

You can create NFS datastores as follows:

• Use a new or existing NAS volume and create a new NFS export in the FluidFS cluster.

• Use an existing NFS export in the FluidFS cluster.

Create a New NFS Datastore

An NFS datastore can be created using the vSphere Web Client Plugin.

Prerequisites

• The option to select the NFS version is available only if NFS 4.1 is installed on the host.

• NFS 4.1 is enabled only if the Maximum NFS Protocol Supported value has been set inStorage Manager using the Modify

NFS Settings action. For information about this setting, see the Dell Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide.

• The NFS 4.1 selection option is enabled if host is running ESXi 6.0 or greater.

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 and the Select Type page opens.

3. Select NFS, and click Next.

4. Select the FluidFS cluster for volume creation, and click Next.

5. Select Create a New NFS Datastore, and click Next.

The Datastore Properties page opens.

6. Type the name for the new volume, select the volume folder under Inventory Location, and click Next.

The NFS Export page opens.

7. Type a value for the size. Select from the drop-down menu to specify the unit type.

8. Choose a folder option:

• Create a New NAS Volume Folder – By default, the folder name is derived from the name of the datastore that you entered.

• Use Existing NAS Volume Folder – Browse for a folder to use.

9. Type the FluidFS cluster VIP in the FluidFS Cluster VIP or DNS Name field.

10. Click Next.

The Select NFS Version page opens.

11. Select an NFS version to be used:

• NFS 3

• NFS 4.1

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