Administrator Guide

Table Of Contents
Edit a Storage Container Using the Storage View
Modify a storage container to edit its settings.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the navigation pane, select Volumes.
4. Right-click on the storage container to modify and select Edit Settings.
The Edit Storage Container Settings dialog box opens.
5. Modify the fields of the storage container as needed.
6. Click OK.
Delete a Storage Container
You can delete a storage container if it is not being used.
About this task
NOTE: The Delete Storage Container task fails if you try to delete a storage container while any virtual volumes are
associated with it.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the navigation pane, select Volumes.
4. Right-click on the storage container to delete and select Delete.
The Delete confirmation dialog box opens.
5. Click OK.
View Storage Container Information
Use the Volumes node in the Storage tab to display information about storage containers and virtual volumes (VVols).
Storage containers appear in the Storage Center Storage tab along with volumes. To view information about a storage
container, click the name of the storage container.
When viewing information about a storage container, you can select the Summary, Volumes, Charts, and Historical Usage
tabs.
Creating VVol Datastores
Storage containers must first be defined on the Storage Center before vCenter can use the storage container. After a storage
container is created, vCenter is able to create VVol-based VMs in the storage container. When you use the Create Datastore
action using Storage Manager, you create datastores of the type VVOL and specify the storage container to hold the datastore.
Create a Datastore and Map it to VMware ESX Server
You can create a datastore, map it to a VMware ESX environment, and mount it to the cluster in one operation.
Steps
1. Click the Servers view.
2. In the Servers pane, select the VMware ESXi cluster or host on which to create the datastore.
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Managing Virtual Volumes With Storage Manager