Users Guide

Preface......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Revision History..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Audience................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Related Publications.............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Contacting Dell.......................................................................................................................................................................6
1 Getting Started............................................................................................................................ 7
Introduction to vSphere Web Client Plugin........................................................................................................................ 7
Key Features.....................................................................................................................................................................7
Requirements for the vSphere Web Client Plugin.......................................................................................................7
Configuring Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin....................................................................................................... 8
Register the vSphere Web Client Plugin After a DSITV Upgrade Installation............................................................... 9
Managing the vSphere Web Client Plugin..........................................................................................................................9
Changing vCenter and Storage Manager Credentials................................................................................................ 9
Displaying Storage Center and FluidFS Information........................................................................................................10
Display Dell Storage Summary Information.................................................................................................................10
Display Dell Storage Monitoring Information...............................................................................................................12
Disabling and Enabling the vSphere Web Client Plugin...................................................................................................16
2 Working With Dell Storage........................................................................................................... 17
Introduction to Dell Storage................................................................................................................................................17
Creating and Managing VMFS Datastores and Raw Device Mappings on Storage Centers.....................................18
Adding a VMFS Datastore ........................................................................................................................................... 18
Editing Volume Settings................................................................................................................................................22
Adding an RDM to a Virtual Machine .........................................................................................................................22
Resizing a Datastore or RDM ......................................................................................................................................24
Removing a Datastore or RDM ...................................................................................................................................25
Creating and Managing NFS Datastores..........................................................................................................................26
Create a New NFS Datastore...................................................................................................................................... 26
Add an NFS Datasore Using an Existing NFS Export............................................................................................... 27
Remove NFS Datastores.............................................................................................................................................. 28
Configuring, Creating, and Recovering Snapshots......................................................................................................... 28
Configuring Data Instant Snapshot............................................................................................................................. 28
Creating a Snapshot......................................................................................................................................................29
Deleting a Snapshot...................................................................................................................................................... 30
Recovering Data From a Snapshot............................................................................................................................. 30
Creating and Managing FluidFS NAS Volume Snapshots and Snapshot Schedules.................................................. 32
NAS Volume Snapshots and Snapshot Schedules....................................................................................................32
Viewing NAS Volume Snapshots and Schedules.......................................................................................................33
Managing NAS Volume Snapshots and Snapshot Schedules..................................................................................35
Create and Manage Replications and Live Volumes.......................................................................................................36
Replication Operations.................................................................................................................................................. 37
Live Volume Operations................................................................................................................................................40
3 Working With Virtual Machines....................................................................................................46
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