Dell Storage Compellent Integration Tools for VMware Administrator’s Guide Version 3.1

Storage capabilities define a specific set of storage characteristics that are guaranteed by a storage system. The storage capabilities defined by the Dell VASA Provider can be displayed in the VM Storage Profile view.

1. Start the vSphere Client, and connect to the VMware vCenter Server.
2. Select View > Management > VM Storage Profiles . The VM Storage Profiles view opens.
3. Click Manage Storage Capabilities in the toolbar below the navigation bar. The Manage Storage Capabilities dialog box opens and displays a list of system and user-defined storage capabilities. The Dell VASA Provider defines the following storage capabilities:

   Table 1. VASA Provider storage capabilities . Storage capabilities defined by VASA Provider

   Storage Profile	Description
   Non-production	Not for production use, may not be redundant
   Capacity, RAID 5/6	7 K drives, RAID 5, or RAID 6
   Capacity, RAID 5/6, Replicated	7 K drives, RAID 5, or RAID 6, volume is source of replication
   Capacity, RAID 10	7 K drives, RAID 10
   Capacity, RAID 10, Replicated	7 K drives, RAID 10, volume is source of replication
   Capacity, Multi-RAID	7 K drives, multiple RAID levels
   Capacity, Multi-RAID, Replicated	7 K drives, multiple RAID levels, volume is source of replication
   Performance, RAID 5/6	15 K or 10K drives, RAID 5, or RAID 6
   Performance, RAID 5/6, Replicated	15 K or 10K drives, RAID 5, or RAID 6, volume is source of replication
   Performance, RAID 10	15 K or 10K drives, RAID 10
   Performance, RAID 10, Replicated	15 K or 10K drives, RAID 10, volume is source of replication
   Performance, Multi-RAID	15 K or 10K drives, multiple RAID levels
   Performance, Multi-RAID, Replicated	15 K or 10K drives, multiple RAID levels, volume is source of replication
   High Performance, RAID 5/6	SSD drives, RAID 5, or RAID 6
   High Performance, RAID 5/6, Replicated	SSD drives, RAID 5, or RAID 6, volume is source of replication
   High Performance, RAID 10	SSD drives, RAID 10
   High Performance, RAID 10, Replicated	SSD drives, RAID 10, volume is source of replication
   High Performance, Multi-RAID	SSD drives, multiple RAID levels
   High Performance, Multi-RAID, Replicated	SSD drives, multiple RAID levels, volume is source of replication
   Multi-Tier	Data Progression
   Multi-Tier, Performance, Replicated	Data Progression with 15 K or 10K drives, volume is source of replication
   Multi-Tier, High Performance	Data Progression with SSD drives
   Multi-Tier, High Performance, Replicated	Data Progression with SSD drives, volume is source of replication

   For information about using VM Storage Profiles to define the storage capabilities that are required by applications running on a virtual machine, visit the VMware vSphere Support Center at www.vmware.com/support.