How to provision storage from an XtremIO array

Summary: Steps to provision storage from an XtremIO array for a vSphere host and cluster.

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Goals
This article will detail the steps to provision storage from an XtremIO array for a vSphere host and cluster.

Facts
XtremIO
vSphere

Solution
  1. Log into the XMS GUI.
  2. Click on the "Configuration" icon in the top bar.
  3. Select "Volumes" in the left panel. 
  4. Select "Create Volume" in the central panel.
XMS GUI
  1. Enter details for the Volume parameters, Name and Size.
  2. Leave the remaining fields as default. 
XMS GUI
  1. Ensure you press "Enter" after completing the fields or the "Next" button will not activate.
  2. Add optional Volume tags on the next page if needed and click "finish".
  3. To present the volume to hosts, select the newly created volume in the middle pane and click "Create/Modify Mapping".
Create/Modify Mapping
  1. In the Create/Modify Volumes Mapping dialog, to select the initiator groups, check the boxes next to the hosts that you want to present the volumes to. 
Create/Modify Mapping
  1. On the "Select LUNs" page, XtremIO 4.0 or higher will default to LUN number 1, this must be changed manually if it is a boot LUN or if it needs to be designated as HLU0.
  2. Ensure the boxes are gray for the respective hosts to indicate mapping will occur, also use the enter key after making changes to activate the "Finish" button.
Create/Modify Mapping
 
Article Properties
Article Number: 000205585
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 12 Dec 2022
Version:  2
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