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Configuring Basic Storage Services for VMware VVol
Virtual volume (VVol) is a new function in VMware ESXi 6.0. This section describes how to configure basic storage services for VMware VVol.
Procedure
- Create a PE LUN and map it to a VMware ESXi host.
- For details about how to configure basic storage services, such as Creating a Storage Pool, Creating a PE LUN, Creating a Host, and Mapping a PE LUN, see the corresponding sections in this document.
- For details about how to configure the connectivity between a storage system and a VMware ESXi host, see the OceanStor Dorado Host Connectivity Guide for VMware ESXi.
- Configure the VVol function by following instructions in the eSDK Enterprise Storage Plugins VASA user guide.
- Obtain the corresponding user guide.
- Go to resource pages of eSDK Enterprise Storage Plugins.
Visit https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/, enter eSDK Enterprise Storage Plugins in the search box, and select the automatically associated path to go to the Documentation page.
- Query the version mapping between the storage system and eSDK Enterprise Storage Plugins and download the mapping VASA software package.
- On the Documentation page, obtain and view the eSDK Enterprise Storage Plugins Version Mapping of the corresponding version.
- On the Software Download page, download the VASA software package that matches the storage version and model.
- On the Documentation page, download the eSDK Enterprise Storage Plugins User Guide (VASA 2.0) that matches the storage version and model.
- Go to resource pages of eSDK Enterprise Storage Plugins.
- Perform the following operations by following instructions in the user guide:
- Install VASA Provider.
- Register the storage system and configure a storage container on the eSDK Unified Management Portal.
- Register VASA Provider with vCenter.
- Obtain the corresponding user guide.
- Use a virtual datastore to create a VM.
- Log in to vSphere Web Client.
- In VM Storage Policies, configure data service rules.
- If the vCenter is newly built, you need to create a data center.
- In the vCenter, click Storage, right-click the vCenter data center, and choose Related Objects > Datastores >
. Create a datastore whose type is VVOL.
GUIs may vary with software versions. The actual GUIs prevail.
- Right-click the vCenter data center, choose New Virtual Machine > New Virtual Machine, and select an appropriate VM storage policy and a VVol datastore to create a VM.
. Create a datastore whose type is VVOL.
