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Source Datastore Destination Datastore Expected Behavior
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 Storage Containers 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 System.
NOTE: If you use this method to create a storage container, the resulting storage container will be empty and will not
have any VVols datastores associated with it. If you use the Create Datastore method instead, you can create a new
storage container at the same time and associate the new datatore to the storage container.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
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 the required information:
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.
c. To specify the volume folder as the location for the new storage container, click Change
d. In the Storage Type eld, select a storage type from the drop-down list.
e. Select whether to enable Compression Allowed.
f. Select whether to enable Deduplication Allowed.
g. Select whether to enable Use Encryption.
h. Select whether to enable Snapshots
i. To select storage proles that are allowed, click Change next to Allowed Storage Proles
j. In the Default Snapshot Prole eld, select a snapshot prole from the drop-down list.
k. In the Default Data Reduction Prole eld, select from the drop-down menu to specify a default Data Reduction prole.
l. (Optional) To specify the storage proles that are allowed, click Change to open the Select Storage Proles dialog box, and
select from the available storage proles.
m. In the Default Data Reduction Input eld, select a default value: All snapshot pages or inaccessible snapshot pages
6. Click OK.
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Managing Virtual Volumes With Storage Manager