Administrator Guide

NOTE: Storage containers are not supported outside of the virtual volumes context.
You must use Storage Manager to create storage containers.
Setting Up VVols Operations on Storage Manager
To set up and run operations for virtual volumes (VVols) in Storage Manager, you must:
• Register VMware vCenter Server in Storage Manager.
• Register VMware vCenter Server in Storage Center either by using Auto manage Storage Center option in Storage Manager or
by manually adding vCenter server in Storage Center.
• Register the VASA provider on a vCenter server
• Create storage containers that are used to store the VVols objects created by the vCenter administrator
• Use Storage Manager to create datastores of type VVOL, which are mapped to the storage containers on the array using
Storage Manager
• Use vCenter to create VVol-backed VMs
Storage Manager provides Summary and Storage views that provide information about storage containers, datastores, VVols, and
protocol endpoints. These objects are managed using Storage Manager. Protocol endpoints are created automatically by Storage
Manager and cannot be modied in any way.
Related link
Managing Storage Containers
VASA Provider
Virtual Volumes Restrictions
Volume operations on virtual volumes (VVols) are restricted to specic operations.
Storage administrators use Storage Manager to create storage container backed vSphere datastores, also known as datastores of
type VVOL. From within the vSphere web client these VVol datastores look no dierent from VMFS or NFS datastores. However,
virtual machines stored within or on these VVol datastores are stored as virtual volumes on the array, organized within the storage
container. Many of the same operations that can be performed again traditional volumes can be performed against virtual volumes.
These volume operations are supported for VVols:
• Show
• Create Snapshot
• Set Snapshot Proles
• Set Threshold Denitions
These volume operations are not supported for VVols:
• Edit Name
• Edit Properties
• Map Volume to Server
• Expand Volume
• Convert to Live Volume
• Delete
• Migrate
• Copy
• Mirror
• Replicate
Managing Virtual Volumes With Storage Manager
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