Users Guide

Create Virtual Machines By Creating a New NFS Export

Use the Provision Virtual Machines wizard to deploy one or more virtual machines to an NFS datastore.

Prerequisites

This option assumes that you have already created a virtual machine template from which to create

(deploy) new virtual machines. For information about creating or updating a virtual machine template,

refer to the vSphere help topics on virtual machine templates.

NOTE: The options that appear when deploying a virtual machine change depending on the volume

preferences of the Enterprise Manager user defined in the vSphere Web Client Plugin.

Steps

1. Select an object that can be the parent of a virtual machine:

• Datacenter

• Host

• Cluster

2. Select Actions → All Dell Storage Actions → Provision Virtual Machines.

The Provision Virtual Machines wizard starts.

3. Select Create Virtual Machine.

If you selected a datacenter in step 1, the Host/Cluster page opens. If you selected a host or cluster

in step 1, the Template Selection page opens.

4. If the Host/Cluster page opens, select the host or cluster on which to run the virtual machines, and

click Next.

The Template Selection page opens.

5. Select a virtual machine template from the list, and click Next.

The Name and Location page opens.

6. Specify a base name for the VMs, the number of VMs to create, and an inventory location for the new

virtual machines, and click

Next.

7. If necessary, specify the resource pool within which to run the virtual machines, and click Next.

The Select Datastore Options page opens.

8. Select Create NFS Datastore, and click Next.

The Datastore Properties page opens.

9. Type the name for the new datastore, select the volume folder under Inventory Location, and click

Next.

The NFS Export page opens.

10. Select Create a new volume and click Next.

11. Type a value for size and select the unit of measurement. Click Create a New NAS Volume Folder

then type a name in the Voume Folder field.

12. Type a value in the FluidFS Cluster VIP or DNS Name field and click Next.

The Customization page opens.

13. Customize the settings for each virtual machine, click Update, and click Next.

The Ready to Complete page opens.

14. Click Finish.