Users Guide

Contents
Preface....................................................................................................................... 6
Revision History.....................................................................................................................................6
Audience................................................................................................................................................6
Related Publications..............................................................................................................................6
Contacting Dell......................................................................................................................................7
1 Getting Started...................................................................................................... 8
Introduction to the vSphere Web Client Plugin...................................................................................8
Key Features.....................................................................................................................................8
Requirements for the vSphere Web Client Plugin..........................................................................8
Configuring the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin................................................................... 9
Managing the vSphere Web Client Plugin...........................................................................................11
Changing vCenter and Enterprise Manager Credentials.............................................................. 11
Displaying Storage Center and FluidFS Information.......................................................................... 13
Display Dell Storage Summary Information................................................................................. 13
Display Dell Storage Monitoring Information...............................................................................15
Disabling and Enabling the vSphere Web Client Plugin.....................................................................19
2 Working With Dell Storage...............................................................................20
Introduction to Dell Storage...............................................................................................................20
Creating and Managing VMFS Datastores and Raw Device Mappings on Storage Centers............ 22
Adding a VMFS Datastore .............................................................................................................22
Adding an RDM to a Virtual Machine ...........................................................................................26
Resizing a Datastore or RDM ....................................................................................................... 28
Removing a Datastore or RDM .................................................................................................... 29
Creating and Managing NFS Datastores............................................................................................ 30
Create a New NFS Datastore........................................................................................................30
Add an NFS Datasore Using an Existing NFS Export.....................................................................31
Remove NFS Datastores................................................................................................................31
Configuring, Creating, and Recovering Replays................................................................................ 32
Configuring Data Instant Replay...................................................................................................32
Creating a Replay.......................................................................................................................... 33
Expiring a Replay........................................................................................................................... 34
Recovering Data From a Replay................................................................................................... 35
Creating and Managing FluidFS NAS Volume Snapshots and Snapshot Schedules.........................36
About FluidFS NAS Volume Snapshots.........................................................................................36
About FluidFS NAS Volume Snapshot Schedules.........................................................................36
NAS Volume Snapshots and Snapshot Schedules....................................................................... 37
Viewing NAS Volume Snapshots and Schedules......................................................................... 38
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