Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- About this Guide
- Dell Storage vSphere Client Plugin Version 6.1 Administrator’s Guide
- Contents
- Getting Started
- Working With Dell Storage
- Working With Virtual Machines
- Viewing Dell Storage Information
c. Select the Replication Options, and click Next.
16. Click Next.
The Ready to Complete page opens.
17. Review the settings and click Finish to create the datastore.
Map an Existing Dell Volume as a Datastore
An existing Dell volume can be mapped as a datastore using the vSphere Client Plugin.
Prerequisites
● The SAS mapping protocol selection is available only on Storage Centers that support Front-end SAS: SCv2000 series and
SC4020 Storage Centers.
● The volume must be formatted with VMFS file system.
Steps
1. Select an object in inventory that can be a parent of a datastore:
● Datacenter
● Host
● Cluster
2. Select Actions > All Dell Storage Actions > Add Datastore.
The Add Datastore wizard opens.
3. Select Create single Datastore, and click Next.
4. Select one or more hosts to which to map the new volume, and click Next.
5. Select the Storage Center for volume creation. Click Next.
6. Select Map existing Dell Volume, and click Next.
a. Find and select an existing Dell volume to map as a datastore, and click Next.
NOTE: The Dell volume must be a VMFS volume.
b. Specify the LUN for mapping the volume, and click Next.
7. Select the I/O protocol to use for this volume, and click Next.
8. Specify the name for the datastore. The Dell volume name is used by default.
9. (Optional) Select Create Replication/Live Volume if you want to replicate the volume data to a second Storage Center
and allow both Storage Centers to process I/O requests for the volume. For more information, see Create and Manage
Replications and Live Volumes on page 18.
a. Select a Target Storage Center and click Next.
b. Select the Target Volume Settings and click Next.
c. Select the Replication Options and click Next.
10. Click Next.
The Ready to Complete page opens.
11. Review the settings and click Finish to create the datastore.
Editing Volume Settings
Edit the datastore settings to expand the datastore, change the volume Storage Profile or to select a different QoS Profile for
the datastore.
Prerequisites
QoS Profiles are created and managed in Storage Manager. For information about managing QoS Profiles, see the Dell Storage
Manager Administrator’s Guide or the Unisphere for SC Series Administrator's Guide.
Steps
1. Select a datastore.
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