Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- About this Guide
- Dell Storage vSphere Client Plugin Version 6.0 Administrator’s Guide
- Getting Started
- Working With Dell Storage
- Working With Virtual Machines
- Viewing Dell Storage Information
Chapter 1: Getting Started............................................................................................................ 6
Key Features.........................................................................................................................................................................6
Requirements for the vSphere Client Plugin................................................................................................................ 6
Software Requirements............................................................................................................................................... 6
Replication Requirements for VMFS Datastores....................................................................................................7
Configuring Dell Storage vSphere Client Plugin........................................................................................................... 7
VASA Provider......................................................................................................................................................................8
Registering VASA provider.......................................................................................................................................... 9
Unregistering VASA provider...................................................................................................................................... 9
Managing the vSphere Client Plugin............................................................................................................................. 10
Changing vCenter and Dell Storage Manager Credentials.................................................................................10
Displaying Storage Center Information....................................................................................................................11
Disabling and Enabling the vSphere Client Plugin................................................................................................ 12
Chapter 2: Working With Dell Storage..........................................................................................13
Introduction to Dell Storage............................................................................................................................................ 13
Creating and Managing VMFS Datastores on Storage Centers.............................................................................14
Adding a VMFS Datastore ........................................................................................................................................ 14
Editing Volume Settings............................................................................................................................................. 16
Expanding a Datastore................................................................................................................................................ 17
Removing a Datastore.................................................................................................................................................17
Configuring, Creating, and Recovering Snapshots.................................................................................................... 18
Applying a Snapshot Profile for a Datastore......................................................................................................... 18
Taking a Snapshot of a Datastore............................................................................................................................18
Deleting Snapshots for a Datastore.........................................................................................................................18
Recovering a Datastore From a Storage Center Snapshot............................................................................... 19
Create and Manage Replications and Live Volumes..................................................................................................19
Replication Operations............................................................................................................................................... 20
Live Volume Operations............................................................................................................................................. 22
Chapter 3: Working With Virtual Machines.................................................................................. 26
Deploy Virtual Machines to an Existing VMFS Datastore....................................................................................... 26
Deploy Virtual Machines to a New VMFS Datastore................................................................................................ 27
Chapter 4: Viewing Dell Storage Information............................................................................... 29
Viewing the Host Settings.............................................................................................................................................. 29
Connectivity Legend...................................................................................................................................................29
Adapter Details.............................................................................................................................................................30
Storage Details.............................................................................................................................................................30
Configuring Storage Center Connections....................................................................................................................31
Using Dell Storage Views................................................................................................................................................. 31
Viewing General Information..................................................................................................................................... 31
Viewing Usage Statistics........................................................................................................................................... 33
Viewing Connectivity Information........................................................................................................................... 34
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