Administrator Guide

Uninstalling the Server Agent.....................................................................................................................................168
7 Managing Virtual Volumes With Storage Manager........................................................................ 169
Configuring VVols in Storage Manager...........................................................................................................................169
Safeguarding VVols Data............................................................................................................................................ 169
VMware Virtual Volume Concepts...................................................................................................................................170
Setting Up VVols Operations on Storage Manager........................................................................................................171
Virtual Volumes Restrictions........................................................................................................................................171
VASA Provider.....................................................................................................................................................................171
Register the VASA Provider........................................................................................................................................172
Unregister a VASA Provider........................................................................................................................................172
Using Storage Manager Certificates With VASA Provider..................................................................................... 173
Managing Storage Containers..........................................................................................................................................174
Data Reduction Options for VVols............................................................................................................................. 174
Create a Storage Container Using the Storage View..............................................................................................177
Edit a Storage Container Using the Storage View...................................................................................................178
Delete a Storage Container.........................................................................................................................................178
View Storage Container Information......................................................................................................................... 179
Creating VVol Datastores..................................................................................................................................................179
Create a Datastore and Map it to VMware ESX Server...............................................................................................179
View VVol and Datastore Information.............................................................................................................................180
Protocol Endpoint Monitoring.......................................................................................................................................... 180
8 PS Series Storage Array Administration...................................................................................... 182
About Groups..................................................................................................................................................................... 182
Adding PS Series Groups............................................................................................................................................ 183
Organizing PS Series Groups..................................................................................................................................... 185
Remove a PS Series Group.........................................................................................................................................186
Launch Group Manager...............................................................................................................................................186
About Volumes................................................................................................................................................................... 186
Create a Volume...........................................................................................................................................................188
Modify a Volume.......................................................................................................................................................... 189
Create a Volume Folder...............................................................................................................................................189
Edit a Volume Folder....................................................................................................................................................190
Delete a Volume Folder............................................................................................................................................... 190
Move a Volume to a Folder.........................................................................................................................................190
Move Multiple Volumes to a Folder............................................................................................................................191
Rename a Volume......................................................................................................................................................... 191
Clone a Volume............................................................................................................................................................. 191
Modify Volume Access Settings................................................................................................................................ 192
Set a Volume Online or Offline................................................................................................................................... 192
Add Access Policy Groups to a Volume.................................................................................................................... 192
Add Access Policies to a Volume............................................................................................................................... 193
Create a Basic Access Point.......................................................................................................................................193
Delete a Volume........................................................................................................................................................... 193
Restore a Volume from the Recycle Bin................................................................................................................... 194
Empty the Recycle Bin................................................................................................................................................ 194
Permanently Delete a Volume in the Recycle Bin.................................................................................................... 194
About Snapshots................................................................................................................................................................194
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