Dell Storage vSphere Client Plugin Version 6.0 Administrator’s Guide

Adding a Datastore Using a New Dell Volume

Create one or more datastores using the Add Datastore wizard.

1. Select an object in inventory that can be a parent of a datastore:
   • Datacenter
   • Host
   • Cluster
2. Select Actions > All Dell Storage Actions > Add Datastore.
   The Add Datastore wizard opens.
3. Select whether to create a single datastore or multiple datastores, and click Next.
4. Select one or more hosts to which to map the new volume, and click Next.
5. Select the Storage Center, and click Next.
6. Select Create New Dell Volume, and click Next.
7. Type the name and size for the new volume, select the volume folder, and click Next.
8. Select the volume settings:
   • Storage Type—A Storage Type is a pool of storage with a single datapage size. The Storage Type is set at the disk folder level, and once set it cannot be changed without assistance from technical support. (This entry appears only if the preferences are set in Storage Center).
   • Storage Profile—A Storage Profile controls how the Storage Center manages volume data.
     • Recommended (All Tiers)—Select this option for most volumes. The Recommended profile allows the system to automatically progress data between and across all storage tiers based on the type of data and usage.
     • High Priority (Tier 1)—Select this option to force volume data to remain in tier 1 storage.
     • Medium Priority (Tier 2)—Select this option to force volume data to remain in tier 2 storage.
     • Low Priority (Tier 3)—Select this option to force volume data to remain in tier 3 storage.
   • Data Reduction Profile—Data Reduction uses compression and deduplication to decrease the amount of disk space that is used by volume data. Compression reduces the amount of space that is used by a volume by encoding data. Deduplication finds duplicate pages and removes them, conserving the disk space that would be used by additional copies. When deduplication is used, compression is also applied to a volume.
   • Cache Settings—Select or clear the Read Cache Enabled and Write Cache Enabled check boxes to set the default cache settings for the new volume.
   • Selected Volume QoS Profile—Accept the Volume QoS Profile Default or click Change it to select a different QoS Profile.
9. Click Next.
10. Select a Snapshot Profile for the volume, and click Next.
11. Select the LUN for mapping the volume, and click Next.
12. Select the VMFS version, and click Next
13. Select the I/O protocol to use for this volume, and click Next.
14. Review the Datastore Properties.
    1. When creating a single datastore, you can change the name or location.
    2. When creating multiple datastores, specify the number of datastores to create and the number of the first datastore. Subsequent datastores are numbered consecutively.
15. (Optional) Select Create Replication/Live Volume if you want to replicate the volume data to a second Storage Center and allow both Storage Centers to process I/O requests for the volume. For more information, see Create and Manage Replications and Live Volumes.
    1. Select a Target Storage Center, and click Next.
    2. Select the Target Volume Settings, and click Next.
    3. Select the Replication Options, and click Next.
16. Click Next.
    The Ready to Complete page opens.
17. Review the settings and click Finish to create the datastore.