Dell Compellent Storage Center VSphere Client Plugin 1.7 Administrators Guide

Dell Compellent Storage Center™ vSphere Client Plugin 1.7

Administrator’s Guide

Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin Administrator’s GuideDocument Number: 680‐054‐004

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viiPurpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viiAudience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viiRelated Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Introduction to the vSphere Client Plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Requirements for the vSphere Client Plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Installing the vSphere Client Plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Disabling and Enabling the vSphere Client Plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Adding and Removing Storage Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Uninstalling the vSphere Client Plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2 Working with Dell Compellent Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Introduction to Dell Compellent Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Creating and Managing Datastores and Raw Device Mappings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Adding a Datastore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Adding an RDM to a Virtual Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Expanding a Datastore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Removing a Datastore or RDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Configuring, Creating, and Recovering Replays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Configuring Data Instant Replays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Creating a Replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Expiring a Replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Recovering Data from a Replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Replicating Datastores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Replicating a Datastore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Viewing a Replication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3 Working with Virtual Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Create VMs by Exposing a VMFS Gold Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Create VMs using a Raw Device Gold Image as a Boot Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Deploy VMs from a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Deploy Virtual Machines to an Existing Datastore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Deploy Virtual Machines to a New Datastore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Recovering a Virtual Machine from a Replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

4 Viewing Dell Compellent Storage Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Viewing the Compellent Settings for a Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Configuring Storage Center Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Storage Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Connectivity Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the Compellent View of Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28View Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using the Compellent View of a Virtual Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32View Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the Compellent View of a Host or Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35View Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

A Wizard Page Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Add Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Compatibility Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Creation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Datastore Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Datastore Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Datastore Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Datastore Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Datastore Properties for VMFS Gold Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Expansion Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46File System Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Host / Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Host Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Lookup Replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Map Existing Compellent Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Map Existing Compellent Volume Replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Mapping LUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Name and Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Protocol Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Raw Device Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52RDM Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Recovery VM Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Replay Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Replay Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Replay Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Replication Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Resource Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Snapshot Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Storage Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Storage Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Template Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Virtual Machine Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Volume Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Preface

PurposeThe Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin Administrator’s Guide provides instructions for installing, configuring, and using the vSphere Client Plugin, which provides management of Dell Compellent Storage Center storage with the VMware vSphere Client.

AudienceThe intended audience of this guide is information technology professionals who have intermediate to expert knowledge of both Dell Compellent Storage Center and VMware vSphere 4.1 and above. This guide assumes administrative working knowledge of the following:

Microsoft Windows Server operating systems

VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1 or later

VMware vSphere Client

Bash scripting

Microsoft System Preparation tool (Sysprep)

Related PublicationsIn addition to this guide, refer to the following related publications for more information on related topics. All Dell Compellent guides and technical tips are available at the Dell Compellent Knowledge Center portals (support.dell.com/compellent).

Dell Compellent Best Practices with VMware vSphere 5.x or Compellent Best Practices with VMware ESX 4.x

Provides configuration examples, tips, recommended settings, and other storage guidelines a user can follow while integrating VMware vSphere with the Dell Compellent Storage Center. This document answers many frequently asked questions with regard to how VMware interacts with Dell Compellent Storage Center features, such as Dynamic Capacity, Data Progression, and Remote Instant Replay.

Storage Center System Manager Administrator’s Guide

Describes the Storage Center System Manager software that manages an individual Storage Center.

Storage Center Enterprise Manager Administrator’s Guide

Provides configuration and management instructions for Enterprise Manager.


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1 Getting Started

The Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin is an application plugin that provides storage administrators the ability to manage Dell Compellent Storage Centers with the VMware vSphere Client.

ContentsIntroduction to the vSphere Client Plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Installing the vSphere Client Plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Disabling and Enabling the vSphere Client Plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Adding and Removing Storage Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Uninstalling the vSphere Client Plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Introduction to the vSphere Client PluginThe Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin has the following features and requirements.

Key FeaturesThe Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin provides these functions:

Adding and removing storage (datastores and Raw Device Mappings) on Storage Center.

Provisioning virtual machines on Storage Center.

Configuring VMware ESX/ESXi hosts on Storage Center.

Creating and managing Storage Center Replays.

Replicating datastores between Storage Centers.

Recovering datastores and VMs from Replays.

In addition, the vSphere Client Plugin provides numerous information displays on the tabs within the VMware vSphere Client inventory views.

Requirements for the vSphere Client PluginThe Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin has software requirements, firewall requirements, and Storage Center requirements for replication.

Note: Unless stated otherwise, all procedures in this guide are executed in the VMware vSphere Client.

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Software RequirementsThe following table lists software requirements for installing and using the Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin:

Firewall RequirementsThe following firewall settings must be configured to use the Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin:

Allow outbound ICMP

Allow outbound communication on TCP port 443

Replication RequirementsTo replicate data from one Storage Center to another, make sure the following requirements are met.

Storage Center: Both the source and destination Storage Centers must be configured in the VMware vSphere Client.

QoS Definition: A quality of service (QoS) definition must be set up for the replication. See the Enterprise Manager Administrator’s Guide for instructions on creating QoS definitions.

If you are using iSCSI connections for replications:

The destination Storage Center must be defined as an iSCSI Remote System on the source Storage Center.

The source Storage Center must be defined as an iSCSI Remote Connection on the destination Storage Center.

See the Enterprise Manager Administrator’s Guide for instructions on configuring iSCSI connections between Storage Centers.

Volume RequirementsDell Compellent volumes used as a datastore in the vSphere Client must meet the following requirements.

Formatted as a Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) volume. Volumes created with the vSphere Client Plugin are formatted as a VMFS volume.

The volume is not being used as a Live Volume.

Component Minimum Required Version

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Server 200832‐bit or 64‐bit environment

Note: A 64‐bit operating system is preferred/required for managing large numbers (200 to 300) of virtual machines.

Microsoft .Net Framework 3.0 SP1

Windows PowerShell 2.0

VMware vSphere Client 4.1

VMware vCenter Server 4.1

VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.5 Release 2

Storage Center 5.5.3

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Installing the vSphere Client PluginInstall the Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin on a computer with the VMware vSphere Client software.

Prerequisites VMware vSphere Client must able to connect to the vCenter Server.

VMware PowerCLI is installed on the same host as the vSphere Client.

VMware vSphere Client is closed while installing the Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin.

Steps1 Download the Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin installation file from the

Dell Compellent customer portal (support.dell.com/compellent).

2 Unzip the Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin file onto the vSphere Client host.

3 Launch the .msi file and follow the instructions in the wizard.

4 When installation is complete, log on to the vSphere Client to verify that the plugin installed successfully. If the plugin is installed, a Dell Compellent Storage Center icon is displayed in the Solutions and Applications pane.

Note: Unless stated otherwise, all procedures in this guide are executed in the vSphere Client.

Note: To verify that the Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin is enabled, see Disabling and Enabling the vSphere Client Plugin on page 4.




Disabling and Enabling the vSphere Client PluginAfter installation, the Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin is automatically enabled.

Disable the vSphere Client PluginUse the Plugin‐in Manager to disable the plugin:

1 In the vSphere Client, select Manage Plug‐ins from the Plug‐ins menu. The Plug‐in Manager dialog box appears.

2 Right‐click on the Compellent vSphere Plugin, and select Disable. The status of the plugin changes to Disabled.

3 Click Close.

Enable the vSphere Client PluginUse the Plugin‐in Manager to enable the plugin:

1 In the vSphere Client, select Manage Plug‐ins from the Plug‐ins menu. The Plug‐in Manager dialog box appears.

2 Right‐click on the Compellent vSphere Plugin, and select Enable.

3 Click Close.

Adding and Removing Storage CentersOnce the Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin is installed, configure the Dell Compellent Storage Centers that you want to manage with the vSphere Client.

Add a Storage CenterAdd a Storage Center from the Compellent Storage View of the Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin

1 Log on to the vSphere Client, and click Home in the main toolbar.

2 In the Solutions and Applications pane, click Compellent Storage Center. The Compellent Storage View appears.

3 In the left column under Storage Systems, select [Add New System].

4 In the Storage Center Settings box, provide identification for the Storage Center that you want to add:

Host: Enter the host name or management IP address for the Storage Center.

User Name/Password: Enter the username and password for the Storage Center.

5 Click Add.

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Update Access Information for a Storage CenterUpdate Storage Center access information from the Compellent Storage View of the Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin:



3 In the left column under Storage Systems, select the Storage Center to update.

4 In the Storage Center Settings area, provide new access information for the Storage Center:

Host: Enter the host name or management IP address for the Storage Center.

User Name/Password: Enter the username and password for the Storage Center.

5 Click Update.

Remove a Storage CenterRemove a Storage Center from the Compellent Storage View of the Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin:



3 In the left column under Storage Systems, select the Storage Center to remove.

4 In the Storage Center Settings area, click Remove.

Uninstalling the vSphere Client PluginUninstall the Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin using the Windows Control Panel.

1 Close the vSphere Client.

2 Open the Windows Control Panel.

3 Use the Programs and Features or Add/Remove Programs control panel to remove the Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin.



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2 Working with Dell Compellent Storage

The Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin provides the ability to add and manage Dell Compellent storage with the VMware vSphere Web Client.

ContentsIntroduction to Dell Compellent Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Creating and Managing Datastores and Raw Device Mappings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Configuring, Creating, and Recovering Replays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Replicating Datastores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Introduction to Dell Compellent StorageA Dell Compellent Storage Center configures and uses storage based on the following:

Storage Term Description

Storage Tier

physical media classes

Storage Tiers represent the classification of all physical storage media in the Storage Center. Storage Center automatically populates storage tiers with the available media in the Assigned disk folder:

• Tier 1: Contains the fastest media appropriate for often used, mission‐critical data. Tier 1 media is typically the most expensive media.

• Tier 2: Contains medium‐quality media appropriate for medium priority data.

• Tier 3: Contains slower, inexpensive media appropriate for backup copies, Replays, and low‐priority, rarely used data.

Storage Type

RAID level and page size

Within each tier, data can be stored as:

• Non‐redundant RAID 0 with 2 MB page size

• Redundant RAID 10, RAID 5‐5, RAID 5‐9with 512 KB, 2 MB, or 4 MB page size.

• Dual redundant RAID 10 with 2 MB page size

The default (and recommended) setting for storage type is redundant using both RAID 10 and RAID 5‐9 with a 2 MB page size.

Chapter 2 Working with Dell Compellent Storage


Volume

a logical unit of storage

On the Storage Center, a volume is a logical unit of storage. When you add a datastore within the vSphere Client, you create and map a new Compellent volume as a datastore or map an existing Compellent volume as a datastore.

Data Type

writeable or Replay

Volume data can be either of the following:

• Writeable: Data dynamically written to storage.

• Replay: Point‐in‐time copy data.


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Storage Profiles

applied to a volume to determine how data is migrated on the Storage Center

Storage Profiles determine how volume data is stored and migrated on the Storage Center. System‐defined Storage Profiles include:

Standard Storage Profiles

• Recommended: Available only on Storage Centers with Licensed Data Progression. Use the Recommended profile for most volumes to optimize Data Progression and performance on the Storage Center. The Recommended profile allows the system to automatically progress data between storage types and across all storage tiers based on data type and usage.

• High Priority: Use the High Priority profile only for volumes that contain data you want to keep in Tier 1 storage. Applying the High Priority profile to a volume prevents the volume data from migrating to another tier.

• Medium Priority: Use the Medium Priority profile only for volumes that contain data you want to keep in Tier 2 storage. Applying the Medium Priority profile to a volume prevents the volume data from migrating to another tier.

• Low Priority: Use the Low Priority profile only for volumes that contain data you want to keep in Tier 3 storage. Applying the Low Priority profile to a volume prevents the volume data from migrating to another tier.

Flash Optimized Storage Profiles

Note: Storage Center 6.4.1 supports only the Low Priority and Flash Optimized Storage Profiles. Storage Center version 6.4.2 and later supports all of the following Flash Optimized Storage Profiles.

• Low Priority: Use the Low Priority profile only for volumes that contain data you want to keep in Tier 3 storage. Applying the Low Priority profile to a volume prevents the volume data from migrating to another tier.

• Flash Optimized with Progression (Tier 1 to All Tiers): Initially writes to write‐intensive Tier 1 drives. Replay data is moved to Tier 2, and less‐active data progresses to Tier 3.

• Write Intensive (Tier 1): Writes to write‐intensive SSDs on Tier 1 (RAID 10). The data does not progress to other tiers. This profile is useful for storing transaction logs and temporary database files.

• Flash Only with Progression (Tier 1 to Tier 2): Initially writes to high‐performance Tier 1 drives. Less active data progresses to Tier 2, but remains on SSDs.

• Low Priority with Progression (Tier 3 to Tier 2): Writes to less expensive Tier 3 (RAID 10) drives, and then allows frequently accessed data to progress to Tier 2. This profile is useful for migrating large amounts of data to Storage Center without overloading Tier 1 SSDs.

For more information on Flash Optimized Storage Profiles, see the Storage Center Operating System 6.4 Release Notes.

You can create and modify Storage Profiles within Storage Center, if you also have licensed Data Progression software.




Creating and Managing Datastores and Raw Device MappingsThe Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin allows you to create and manage Dell Compellent volumes that are mapped as datastores to ESX/ESXi hosts or clusters and volumes that are mapped as Raw Device Mappings (RDMs) to virtual machines.

The following sections describe how to create and manage datastores:

Adding a Datastore on page 10

Adding an RDM to a Virtual Machine on page 12

Expanding a Datastore on page 13

Removing a Datastore or RDM on page 14

Adding a DatastoreUse the Add Compellent Storage Wizard to add Dell Compellent storage as a datastore. When you add Dell Compellent storage, you create and/or map a Compellent volume on the Storage Center. See Introduction to Dell Compellent Storage on page 7 for details on Storage Center volumes.

There are two options for adding Dell Compellent storage:

Create a new Storage Center volume to use as a datastore.For this option, you must specify all required volume attributes.

Map an existing Storage Center volume to use as a datastore.For this option, select an existing Storage Center volume to map up to an ESX/ESXi host.

Replays and Replay Profiles

applied to a volume to determine how often Replays will be taken

A Storage Center Replay is a point‐in‐time copy of data. As such, a Replay can be exposed and mapped to allow recovery of a datastore or virtual machine.

Replay Profiles determine a schedule for volume Replays. System‐defined Replay Profiles include commonly used schedules for daily and weekly Replays. Custom Replay profiles can be created to schedule Replays appropriate to the data you want to back up.

View Volume

an Exposed (mapped) Replay

An exposed (mapped) Replay used to recover data from a point‐in‐time copy of data (Replay).

Data Progression

automatically migrating volume data based on the Storage Profile settings

Based on the Storage Profile applied to the volume and the Data Progression licensing, volume data automatically progresses on the Storage Center:

• On Storage Centers with licensed Data Progression, data can automatically migrate to different Storage Types within a Storage Tier, and also across Storage Tiers.

• On Storage Centers without licensed Data Progression, data can migrate only within a designated Storage Tier.


Note: The vSphere Client Plugin does not support Live Volumes.

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Add a Datastore Using a New Compellent VolumeCreating a new datastore can also create a new volume on the Storage Center.

1 Right‐click on an object in the Inventory that can be a parent of a datastore:

Data Center

Cluster

Host

2 Select Manage Compellent Storage→ Add Datastore. The Add Compellent Storage wizard appears.

3 Select the Storage Center and/or active controller for volume creation, and click Next.

4 If necessary, select one or more hosts to which to map the new Compellent volume, and click Next.

5 Select Create New Compellent Volume, and click Next.

a On the Volume page, provide the name, size, and folder for the new Compellent volume, and click Next.

b If necessary, select a Storage Profile for the volume, and click Next.

c If necessary, select a Replay profile for the volume, and click Next.

d Specify the LUN for mapping the volume, and click Next.

6 Select the protocol for mapping, and click Next.

7 Enter a name for the datastore and select an inventory location.

If the file system version is VMFS‐3, select the maximum file size and block size for the datastore.

8 Click Next.

9 Review the settings for the datastore, and click Finish.

Map an Existing Compellent Volume as a DatastoreExisting Storage Center volumes can also be used to create a datastore in the vSphere Client.

1 Right‐click on an object in the Inventory that can be a parent of a datastore:

Data Center

Cluster

Host

2 Select Manage Compellent Storage→ Add Datastore. The Add Compellent Storage wizard appears.

3 Select the Storage Center and/or active controller on which to add the datastore, and click Next.

4 If necessary, select one or more hosts to which to map the existing Compellent volume, and click Next.

5 Select Map Existing Compellent Volume, and click Next.

Note: Dell Compellent recommends using the Recommended Storage Profile for most volumes when using a Standard Storage Type. When using a Flash Optimized Storage Type, Dell Compellent recommends using the Flash Optimized with Progression (Tier 1 to All Tiers) Storage Profile.



6 Locate and select an existing Compellent volume to map as a datastore, and click Next.

7 Specify the LUN for mapping the volume, and click Next.


9 Specify a name for the datastore. The Compellent volume name is used by default.

To change the name of the datastore, clear the Keep existing datastore name check box and enter a new name in the Datastore name field.

To rename the volume to match the new datastore name, select the Rename volume to match datastore name check box.

10 Click Next.

11 Review the settings for the datastore, and click Finish.

Adding an RDM to a Virtual MachineUse the Add Compellent Storage wizard to add a Raw Device Mapping (RDM) to a virtual machine. The wizard allows you to:

Create a new raw device based on a new Compellent volume.

Create a new raw device based on an existing Compellent volume.

Map an existing raw device to additional hosts or clusters.

Add a New Raw Device Using a new Compellent Volume1 Go to Hosts and Clusters or VMs and Templates in the Inventory.

2 Right‐click on the virtual machine to which to add a raw device, and select Manage Compellent Storage→ Add Raw Device. The Add Compellent Storage wizard appears.

3 Select Add New Raw Device Mapping to Virtual Machine, specify a node for the virtual device, and click Next.

4 Select the Storage Center and/or active controller for volume creation, and click Next.

5 If necessary, select one or more hosts to which to map the new Compellent volume, and click Next.

6 Select Create New Compellent Volume, and click Next.

a Provide the name, size, and folder for the new Compellent volume, and click Next.

b If necessary, select a Storage Profile for the volume, and click Next.

c If necessary, select a Replay profile for the volume, and click Next.

d Specify the LUN for mapping the volume, and click Next.


8 Select the compatibility mode for the raw device, and click Next.

9 Review the settings for the raw device, and click Finish.

Note: The Compellent volume must be a VMFS volume.

Note: Dell Compellent recommends using the Recommended Storage Profile for most volumes when using a Standard Storage Type. When using a Flash Optimized Storage Type, Dell Compellent recommends using the Flash Optimized with Progression (Tier 1 to All Tiers) Storage Profile.

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Add a New Raw Device Using an Existing Compellent Volume1 Go to Hosts and Clusters or VMs and Templates in the Inventory.

2 Right‐click on the virtual machine for which you want to add a raw device, and select Manage Compellent Storage→ Add Raw Device. The Add Compellent Storage wizard appears.

3 Select Add New Raw Device Mapping to Virtual Machine, specify a node for the virtual device, and click Next.

4 Select the Storage Center and/or active controller, and click Next.



7 Find and select the volume you want to map as a raw device, and click Next.





Map an Existing Raw Device to Additional Hosts or Clusters1 Go to Hosts and Clusters or VMs and Templates in the Inventory.

2 Right‐click on the virtual machine that has a raw device you want to map to another host or cluster, and select Manage Compellent Storage→ Add Raw Device. The Add Compellent Storage wizard appears.

3 Select Map Existing Raw Device Mapping to Hosts or Clusters, and click Next.

4 Select the Storage Center and/or active controller, and click Next.



7 Find and select the volume you want to map as a raw device, and click Next.





Expanding a DatastoreUse the Expand Datastore Wizard to increase the capacity of a datastore.

1 Right‐click on an existing datastore.

2 Select Manage Compellent Storage→ Expand Datastore. The Expand Datastore Storage wizard appears.

3 Specify a new size for the volume, and click Next.

4 Review the new volume size setting, and click Finish.

Note: If the volume is already mapped to other hosts, the new mapping attempts to use the same LUN if available.



Removing a Datastore or RDMUse the Remove Storage Wizard to remove a datastore or a raw device mapping.

Remove a Datastore1 Right‐click on a datastore to remove and select Manage Compellent Storage→ Remove Datastore. The Remove Storage wizard appears.

2 Select a retention option for the datastore, and click Next.

3 Review the settings for removing the datastore, and click Finish.

Remove an RDM1 Right‐click on a virtual machine with an RDM to remove and select Manage Compellent Storage→ Remove Raw Device. The Remove Storage wizard appears.

2 Select one or more raw devices to remove, and click Next.

3 Select a retention option for the raw device(s), and click Next.

4 Review the settings for removing the raw device(s), and click Finish.

Configuring, Creating, and Recovering ReplaysThe Dell Compellent vSphere Web Client Plugin allows you to configure Data Instant Replay, create Replays, expire Replays, and recover data from Replays.

The following sections describe how to configure and manage Replays:

Configuring Data Instant Replays on page 14

Creating a Replay on page 15

Expiring a Replay on page 15

Recovering Data from a Replay on page 16

Configuring Data Instant ReplaysConfiguring Data Instant Replay means assigning a Replay profile to a datastore (Compellent volume) or all volumes associated with a virtual machine to establish a schedule for automatically taking Replays.

Only Replay profiles already on the Storage Center are available for selection. For instructions on creating or modifying Replay profiles, see either the Dell Compellent Storage Center System Manager Administrator’s Guide or the Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager Administrator’s Guide.

Configure Data Instant Replay for a Datastore1 Right‐click on a datastore, and select Manage Compellent Storage→ Configure Data Instant Replay.

2 Select one or more Replay profiles to apply to the datastore, and click Next.

3 Review the Replay profile settings, and click Finish.

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Configure Data Instant Replay for All Volumes on a Virtual Machine1 Right‐click on a virtual machine, and select Manage Compellent Storage→ Configure Data Instant Replay.

2 For each virtual machine volume, select one or more Replay profiles to apply to the volume, and click Next.

3 Review the Replay profile settings for all volumes, and click Finish.

Creating a ReplayIn addition to scheduled Replays taken automatically based on a Replay profile, you can also take an immediate (unscheduled) Replay. During Replay creation, you can specify an expiration time for the Replay(s). Note that if you create a Replay with the Never Expire option, the Replay remains on the Storage Center until it is manually expired.

Take a Replay of a Datastore1 Right‐click on a datastore, and select Manage Compellent Storage→ Create Replay.

2 Specify the expiration time for the Replay, as well as an optional description, and click Next.

3 Optionally, create a temporary VMware snapshot of the virtual machine(s), specify whether to include the machine memory and/or quiesce the file systems, and click Next.

4 Review the Replay settings, and click Finish.

Take a Replay of RDM Volumes Associated with a Virtual Machine1 Right‐click on a virtual machine, and select Manage Compellent Storage→ Create Replay.

2 Specify the expiration time for the Replay(s), as well as an optional description, and click Next.

3 Optionally, create a temporary VMware snapshot of the virtual machine(s), specify whether to include the machine memory and/or quiesce the file systems, and click Next.

4 Review the Replay settings, and click Finish.

Expiring a ReplayWhen a Replay is created, an expiration time is assigned to the Replay. However, you can override the expiration time by explicitly expiring a Replay. Expiring a Replay removes the Replay from the Storage Center.

Expire Replays for a Datastore1 Right‐click on a datastore, and select Manage Compellent Storage→ Expire Replays.

2 Select the Replays you want to expire, and click Next.

3 Review the list of Replays to expire, and click Finish.

Expire Replays of RDM Volumes Associated a Virtual Machine1 Right‐click on a virtual machine, and select Manage Compellent Storage→ Expire Replays.

2 Select the Replays you want to expire, and click Next.

3 Review the list of Replays to expire, and click Finish.



Recovering Data from a ReplayUse the Storage Center Replay Recovery wizard to recover data from a Storage Center Replay. The wizard allows you to select the Replay from which you want to recover data and then exposes and maps the Replay to allow you to copy data for recovery.

Recover a Datastore from a Storage Center Replay1 Right‐click on a datastore.

2 Select Manage Compellent Storage→ Recover VM Data from Replay. The Storage Center Replay Recovery Wizard appears.

3 Select the one or more Replays from which you want to recover data, and click Next.

4 Select the host for accessing the Replay data, and click Next.

5 Specify a name and location for the recovered datastore, and click Next.

6 Select the LUN for mapping the Replay data, and click Next.

7 Review all the settings for recovering the data, and click Finish.

Recover Raw Device Data for a Virtual Machine from a Storage Center Replay1 Right‐click on a virtual machine.



4 Select the virtual machine for accessing the Replay data, and click Next.


Replicating DatastoresThe Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin provides the ability to create, modify, and remove datastore replications. Use the Enterprise Manager client to manage replications.

Replicating a DatastoreA datastore replication can be created using the vSphere Client Plugin.

Prerequisites If you are using iSCSI connections for replications:

The destination Storage Center must be defined as an iSCSI Remote System on the source Storage Center.

The source Storage Center must be defined as an iSCSI Remote Connection on the destination Storage Center.

See the Enterprise Manager Administrator’s Guide for instructions on configuring iSCSI connections between Storage Centers.

Make sure there is at least one Quality of Service (QoS) definition to control the replication. See the Enterprise Manager Administrator’s Guide for instructions on creating and modifying QoS definitions.

Note: The Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin provides the ability to start a replication. To manage replications, use the Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager client.

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Steps1 Right‐click on the datastore you want to replicate, and select Manage Compellent Storage→ Replicate Datastore.

2 Select the target (destination) Storage Center, and click Next.

3 Specify replication settings and a target location. See Replication Options on page 55 for details on replication options. Click Next.

4 Review the replication settings, and click Finish.

Viewing a ReplicationOnce a replication is started, you can view the replication on the Compellent View tab of the ESX/ESXi host.



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3 Working with Virtual Machines

The Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin provides the ability to provision virtual machines and recover virtual machine data from a Replay with the VMware vSphere Client.

ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Create VMs by Exposing a VMFS Gold Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Create VMs using a Raw Device Gold Image as a Boot Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Deploy VMs from a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Recovering a Virtual Machine from a Replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

IntroductionUse the Provision Virtual Machines Wizard to create one or more virtual machines on the Dell Compellent Storage Center. The wizard offers three options for creating virtual machines on the Storage Center:

Expose VMFS gold imageThis options assumes you have already: 1) Created a VMFS datastore and deployed VMs on the datastore and 2) Taken a Replay of the VMFS datastore. See Create VMs by Exposing a VMFS Gold Image on page 19.

Create virtual machines using raw device gold imageThis option assumes you have already: 1) Created a raw device and deployed VMs on the raw device and 2) Taken a Replay of the raw device. See Create VMs using a Raw Device Gold Image as a Boot Volume on page 21.

Deploy from templateThis option assumes you have already created a virtual machine template from which to deploy a new virtual machine. See Deploy VMs from a Template on page 22.

Create VMs by Exposing a VMFS Gold ImageThe vSphere Client Plugin allows you to provision virtual machines using a VMFS Gold image.

Chapter 3 Working with Virtual Machines


PrerequisitesBefore using the Provision Virtual Machines Wizard to expose a VMFS gold image:

1 Make sure there is a datastore with one or more VMware virtual machines on the datastore.

2 Create a new VMFS datastore for the virtual machines.

3 Deploy virtual machines on the new VMFS datastore.

4 Take a Replay of the prepared VMFS datastore.

5 Optionally, unmap the VMFS datastore.

Steps1 Expose the VMFS Gold Image:

a Right‐click on an object that can be the parent of a virtual machine:

Datacenter

Cluster

Host

b Select Manage Compellent Storage→ Provision Virtual Machines.

c Select Expose VMFS gold image, and click Next.

d Select the Storage Center for the virtual machines, and click Next.

e If prompted to do so, select the host or cluster on which to run the virtual machines, and click Next.

f Browse to and select the datastore Replay to use as the VMFS gold image, and click Next.

g Select the LUN on which to map the Replay, and click Next.

h Select the mapping protocol, and click Next.

i Enter the view volume name, datastore name, and location for the exposed Replay and click Next.

j Review the virtual machine options and click Finish. A new datastore is created that contains the virtual machines.

2 Deploy Virtual Machines:

a Right‐click on the datastore created in step 1, and select Browse Datastore.

b Optionally, rename the /root folder. Select the root folder (for example, /Template) and rename the folder to the name you want to use to organize the VMs.

c For each virtual machine in the datastore, right‐click on the .vmx file and select Add to Inventory.

Assign a new name to the machine.

Select the inventory location.

Select the host.

Click Finish.

Repeat the Add to Inventory Wizard for each virtual machine you want to deploy.

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Create VMs using a Raw Device Gold Image as a Boot VolumeThe vSphere Client Plugin allows you to provision virtual machines using a Raw Device image.

PrerequisitesBefore using the Provision Virtual Machines Wizard to create virtual machines using a raw device as a gold image:

1 Create a new raw device for the virtual machines.

2 Install an operating system on the raw device and perform any necessary gold image preparation, such as running Sysprep on the device.

3 Take a Replay of the prepared raw device.

4 Optionally, unmap the raw device.

Steps1 Right‐click on an object that can be the parent of a virtual machine:

Datacenter

Cluster

Host

2 Select Manage Compellent Storage→ Provision Virtual Machines.

3 Select Create virtual machines using raw device gold image, and click Next.

4 Select the Storage Center for the virtual machines, and click Next.

5 If prompted to do so, select the host or cluster on which to run the virtual machines, and click Next.

6 Specify a base name, quantity, and location for the new virtual machine(s), and click Next.

7 Optionally, specify the resource pool within which to run the virtual machine(s), and click Next.

8 Select the mapping protocol, and click Next.

9 Select the operating system and version for the virtual machine(s), and click Next.

10 Select the compatibility mode for the virtual machine(s), and click Next.

11 Specify settings for the virtual machine(s), and click Next.

12 Enter a base name and location for the view volume(s), and click Next.

13 Select a datastore in which to store virtual machine files, and click Next.

14 Browse to and select the Replay to use as the gold image, and click Next.

15 Optionally, for each virtual machine, customize machine settings, and click Next.

16 Review the virtual machine options and click Finish.

Note: You can customize the virtual machine settings for each machine later on in the wizard.



Deploy VMs from a TemplateThe vSphere Client Plugin allows you to provision virtual machines using a VM template.

Deploy Virtual Machines to an Existing DatastoreUse the Create Virtual Machines wizard to deploy one or more virtual machines to an existing datastore.

PrerequisitesA virtual machine template from which to deploy the new virtual machine(s) exists. For information on creating or updating a virtual machine template, refer to the vSphere help topics on virtual machine templates.

1 Right‐click on an object that can be the parent of a virtual machine:

Datacenter

Cluster

Host


3 Select Deploy from template, and click Next.



6 Select a virtual machine template, and click Next.




10 Select Map Existing Datastore, and click Next.

11 Browse to and select a datastore in which to store the virtual machine(s) files, and click Next.



Deploy Virtual Machines to a New DatastoreUse the Create Virtual Machines wizard to deploy one or more virtual machines to an new datastore.

PrerequisitesThis option assumes you have already created a virtual machine template from which to deploy the new virtual machine(s). For information on creating or updating a virtual machine template, refer to the vSphere help topics on virtual machine templates.

1 Right‐click on an object that can be the parent of a virtual machine:

Datacenter

Cluster

Host

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3 Select Deploy from template, and click Next.



6 Select a virtual machine template, and click Next.




10 Select Create New Datastore, and click Next.

11 Enter a name, size and location for the new datastore, and click Next.

12 Select a Storage profile for the new volume, and click Next.

13 Select one or more Replay profiles for the volume, and click Next.

14 Enter a name, maximum file size, and inventory location for the new volume, and click Next.



Recovering a Virtual Machine from a ReplayThe vSphere Client Plugin allows you to recover virtual machine data from a Replay.

PrerequisitesThis option assumes that at least one Replay of the virtual machine exists.

Steps1 Right‐click on a virtual machine.



4 Select the virtual machine that will be used to access the Replay data, and click Next.




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4 Viewing Dell Compellent Storage Information

The Dell Compellent vSphere Client Plugin provides the ability to display information about Dell Compellent storage including HBA to Storage Center connectivity and datastore information.

ContentsViewing the Compellent Settings for a Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using the Compellent View of Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the Compellent View of a Virtual Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using the Compellent View of a Host or Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chapter 4 Viewing Dell Compellent Storage Information


Viewing the Compellent Settings for a HostThe Compellent Settings tab is available when you click on a host in the Hosts and Clusters Inventory. The tab displays information that applies to the host.

The header information includes the following:

Configuring Storage Center ConnectionsTo configure a connection between a HBA and a Storage Center:

1 Select a Storage Center connection that is unconfigured.

2 Click Configure.

The configure operation performs the following for a Fibre Channel connection:

Creates server definition on the Storage Center if it does not exist.

Creates corresponding HBA definitions associated with this server.

The configure operation performs the following for an iSCSI connection:

Enables the iSCSI software initiator on ESX/ESXi host side.

Sets the ESX/ESXi host firewall rules to enable iSCSI connections

Label Description

Storage Adapter Device Lists all storage adapter devices.

Name Shows the storage adapter name.

Type Shows the storage adapter type (FC or iSCSI).

WWN or iSCSI For Fibre Channel, shows the World Wide Name (WWN).For iSCSI, shows the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN).

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Configures iSCSI software initiator with Storage Center IP (IQN) targets (the targets are added to list of iSCSI static targets on the ESX/ESXi host).

Creates a server definition on the Storage Center if it does not exist and creates corresponding HBA definition associated with this server.

Storage Details

Details

Commands

Label Description

Storage Center Shows the Storage Center(s) for the adapter.

Storage Server Shows the storage server(s) for the adapter.

Status Shows the current status for the adapter.

Label Description

Adapter Model Shows the adapter model name.

WWN For Fibre Channel: Shows the World Wide Name (WWN).

iSCSI For iSCSI: Shows the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN).

iSCSI Alias Shows the iSCSI alias name.

Device Shows the device name.

Server Shows the server to which the device is connected.

HBA Shows the host bus adapter (HBA) ID.

Status Shows the configuration status of the Storage Center (Configured, Configurable, Not Visible).

Connectivity Shows the status of the Storage Center connection (Up, Down, or Not Connected).

Port Info For FC, shows the port ID and node name.For iSCSI, shows the IP address.

SC Ports Shows the Storage Center ports.

Command Description

Refreshes the display.

Configures the Storage Center connection to the ESX/ESXi host and creates a server object in Storage Center.



Connectivity Legend

Using the Compellent View of StorageThe Compellent Storage tab is available when you click on a Compellent volume in the Datastores Inventory. The tab displays information that applies to the volume, as well as actions that can be performed from the Commands section.

Icon Description

Connection is defined and fully configured to all Storage Centers.

Connections exist, but connections to some Storage Centers are not fully configured.

No FC connections are configured to any Storage Centers.

If the Configure button is enabled, FC is zoned and visible from the Storage Centers but either the server or HBA is not defined. If the Configure button is disabled, FC is not zoned and not visible from the Storage Centers.

Connection is defined and fully configured to all Storage Centers.

Connections exist, but connections to some Storage Centers are not fully configured.

No iSCSI connections are configured to any Storage Centers.

If the Configuration button is enabled, connections can be created and configured.If the Configuration button is disabled, iSCSI interface is not present on the Storage Centers.

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The header information includes the following:

View Options

General

Label Description

Compellent Volume Name of the volume.

Size Size of the volume.

Folder Folder location of the volume.

Storage Center Storage Center on which the volume resides.

Label Description

Name Name of the volume.

Serial Number Volume serial number.


Compellent SN Dell Compellent serial number of the volume.

Compellent Index Object index for the volume.


Disk Folder Storage Center disk folder location.


Storage Type Storage type of the volume.

Status Current status for the volume, as well as the controller on which the volume is active.

Replay Profiles Replay profiles applied to the volume.

Storage Profile Storage profile for the volume.

Write Cache Enabled Indicates whether write cache is enabled for the volume.

Write Cache Status Status for enabled write cache.

Read Cache Enabled Indicates whether read cache is enabled for the volume.

Read Cache Status Status for the enabled read cache.

Read Ahead Enabled Indicates whether read‐ahead is enabled.

Date Created Date and time volume was created.

Created By User that created the volume.

Date Updated Date volume was last updated.

Updated By User that last updated the volume.

Notes Descriptive notes for the volume.



Usage Statistics

Connectivity Info

Volume Replays

Volume Replications

Label Description

Total volume space consumed Total space used on the volume.

Savings vs. basic RAID 10 storage Estimate of storage space saved using Dell Compellent Dynamic Block Architecture compared to basic RAID storage.

Total disk space consumed Total disk space consumed by the volume.

Data Instant Replay overhead Total space consumed by volume Replays.

Tier 1 Storage Shows active volume space, active disk space, and Replay space for the volume on Tier 1.



Label Description

Server Port Server name and port.

Storage Port Storage port.

LUN Mapping LUN.

Type Protocol (FC or iSCSI).

Status Current status for the path.

Label Description

Freeze Time Time at which Replay was taken.

Expire Time Time at which the Replay automatically expires.

Replay Size Total space consumed by the Replay.

Description Name of the Replay profile that automatically created the Replay or a description of the Replay.

Label Description

Remote Volume Name Name of the target volume.

State Current state of the target volume.

Remote System Target Storage Center for the replication.

Synced Percentage of data currently in sync.

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Commands

Remaining Amount of data (KB) that is not yet synced.

For each replication:

Name Name of the replication.

Type Type of replication volume.

Replication State Current state of the replication.


Remote Volume Name Name of the volume on the target Storage Center.

Remote Volume Capacity Capacity of the volume on the target Storage Center.

QoS Definition Name of the QoS definition for the replication.

Replicate Active Replay Indicates whether the Replicate Active Replay option is enabled.

Deduplication Indicates whether the Deduplication option is enabled.

Using Live Volume Indicates whether the replication is a Live Volume.

CMM (Copy/Mirror/Migrate) State Current Copy/Mirror/Migrate state of the volume.

Percent Synced Percentage of data currently in sync.

Blocks to Transfer Number of data blocks (KB) that are not yet synced.

Freeze Time Freeze time for each available active Replay on the source volume.

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Configuring Data Instant Replays on page 14

Label Description



Using the Compellent View of a Virtual MachineThe Compellent View tab is available when you click on a virtual machine in the Hosts and Clusters Inventory or VMs and Template Inventory. The tab displays information that applies to a Compellent volume, as well as actions that can be performed from the Commands section.

For each volume mapped to the virtual machine, the header information includes the following:

View Options

General

Label Description



Datastore / RDM Identified as a Raw Device Mapping or a datastore name.

Storage Center Storage Center on which the RDM or datastore resides.

Label Description




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Connectivity Info

Volume Replays

Volume Replications

Label Description



LUN Mapping LUN.



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Commands

Using the Compellent View of a Host or ClusterThe Compellent View tab is available when you click on a host or cluster in the Hosts and Clusters Inventory. The tab displays information that applies to a Compellent volume, as well as actions that can be performed from the Commands section.





Adding an RDM to a Virtual Machine on page 12




Label Description



For each volume mapped to the host or cluster, the header information includes the following:

View Options

General

Label Description



LUN Identifies the LUN on which the volume is presented.

Storage Center Storage Center on which the RDM or datastore resides.

Label Description























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Usage Statistics

Connectivity Info

Volume Replays

Volume Replications

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Label Description



LUN Mapping LUN.



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Adding a Datastore on page 10

Removing a Datastore or RDM on page 14

Working with Virtual Machines on page 19

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A Wizard Page Reference

The following sections describe the wizard pages that are used to add and manage Dell Compellent storage with the VMware vSphere Client.

ContentsAdd Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Compatibility Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Creation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Datastore Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Datastore Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Datastore Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Datastore Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Datastore Properties for VMFS Gold Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Expansion Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

File System Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Host / Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Host Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Lookup Replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Map Existing Compellent Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Map Existing Compellent Volume Replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Mapping LUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Name and Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Protocol Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Raw Device Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

RDM Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Recovery VM Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Replay Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Replay Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Replay Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Replication Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Appendix A Wizard Page Reference


Resource Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Snapshot Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Storage Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Storage Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Template Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Virtual Machine Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Volume Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Add Storage

Use the Add Storage page to select how you want to add storage.

Create New Compellent Volume: Select this option to create a new Compellent volume to map.

Map Existing Compellent Volume: Select this option to select an existing Compellent volume to map.

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Use the Compatibility Mode page to select the access mode for the virtual disk.

Physical: Select this option to allow the guest operating system direct access to the hardware. VMware Snapshots of the virtual machine will not include this disk.

Virtual: Select this option to provide the guest operating system virtual access to the disk. As such, VMware snapshots and other advanced VMware features can be used. Note, however, that only providing virtual access may cause incompatibility with some Dell Compellent applications.

Creation Options

Use the Creation Options page to select how to create a virtual machine.

Note: vSphere 5 supports 64 TB pRDMs and individual file sizes of up to 64 TB.



Expose VMFS gold image: Select this option to expose an existing Replay of a VMFS datastore.

Create virtual machines using raw device gold image: Select this option to create and map one or more Replays of a raw device gold image. This wizard allows for selecting an existing gold image raw device.

Deploy from template: Select this option to use an existing virtual machine template to create a new virtual machine on the Storage Center.

Customization

Use the Customization page to customize settings for the virtual machines.

Customize virtual machine settings: Select the machine for which you want to specify custom settings.

Name: Specify a name for the virtual machine.

CPU: Select the number of CPUs for the machine.

Memory: Select the memory capacity for the machine.

Network: Select the virtual networks to which to connect this machine.

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Use the Datastore Lookup page to select the datastore in which to store the virtual machine files.

Datastore Name

Use the Datastore Name page to specify the name and location for the recovered datastore.

Datastore Name: Specify a name for the datastore.

Location: Select the location for the datastore.

Datastore Options



Use the Datastore Options page to select a datastore to hold the virtual machine.

Lookup for Existing Datastore: Select this option to use an existing datastore for the virtual machine.

Create New Datastore: Select this option to create a new datastore for the virtual machine. Creating a new datastore includes creating a new Compellent volume and configuring a new datastore.

Datastore Properties

Use the Datastore Properties page to specify properties for the datastore.


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Maximum File Size: If the File System Version is VMFS‐3, select the file system block size option for the datastore. The block size affects the maximum file size the new datastore can support.

Datastore Inventory Location: Select the location for the datastore.

Datastore Properties for VMFS Gold Image

Use the Datastore Properties page to specify properties for the datastore.

View Volume Name: Specify the Storage Center volume name for the exposed Replay.


Location: Select the location for the datastore.

Device Configuration

Note: VMFS‐5 uses a unified 1 MB file block size. Therefore, the Maximum File Size option is not displayed if the File System Version is VMFS‐5.



Use the Device Configuration page to select the option for adding a raw device.

Add New Raw Device Mapping to Virtual Machine: Select this option to create a new volume to be mapped as an RDM to the virtual machine.

Virtual Device Node: For the Add New Raw Device Mapping to Virtual Machine option, select the node for the raw device mapping.

Map Existing Raw Device Mapping to Hosts and Clusters: Select this option to map an existing raw device mapping on this virtual machine to other hosts and/or clusters.

Expansion Size

Use the Expansion Size page to specify a new, expanded size for an existing volume.

Current Volume Size: Displays the current size of the volume.

New Volume Size: Specify a new, expanded size for the volume.

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File System Version

Use the File System Version page to specify the version of the VMFS for the datastore.

VMFS‐5: Select this option to enable additional capabilities, such as support for a datastore that is larger than 2 TB.

VMFS‐3: Select this option if the datastore will be accessed by legacy (pre‐5.0) hosts.

Host / Cluster

Use the Host/Cluster page to select a host or cluster on which to run the virtual machine.



Host Selection

Use the Host Selection page to select one or more hosts to which you want to map the storage.

Lookup Replay

Use the Lookup Replay page to select the Storage Center Replay to use as a gold image for the virtual machine.

Select Volume: Select the Storage Center volume for the Replay.

Select Replay: Select the volume Replay.

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Map Existing Compellent Volume

Use the Map Existing Compellent Volume page to search for and select an existing Compellent volume to map as storage. The existing volume must already be formatted as VMFS storage when used for mapping a datastore.

Map Existing Compellent Volume Replay

Use the Map Existing Compellent Volume Replay page to select an existing Compellent volume Replay to use for the virtual machine. The existing volume must already be formatted as VMFS storage when used for exposing a datastore.

Select Volume: Search and select an existing Compellent volume.

Select Replay: Select the volume Replay to use as the VMFS gold image or raw device to expose.



Mapping LUN

Use the Mapping LUN page to select the LUN on which to map the Compellent volume.

Name and Location

Use the Name and Location page to specify the name and location for the virtual machines.

Base Name: Enter a base name for the virtual machine(s) to create.

Number of VMs to Create: Enter the number of virtual machines to create.

Inventory Location: Select the inventory location for the virtual machine(s).

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Operating System

Use the Operating System page to specify the guest operating system for the virtual machines. The operating system type and version allows the Create Virtual Machine Wizard to establish the correct defaults for operating system installation.

Guest Operating System: Select the guest operating system for the virtual machine(s).

Version: Select the guest operating system version.

Protocol Selection

Use the Protocol Selection page to select the connection access protocol for the Compellent volume.

Fibre Channel: Select this option to restrict mapping to fibre channel paths only.

iSCSI: Select this option to restrict mapping to iSCSI paths only.



Any available: Select this option to use any available path between the host and the storage.

Raw Device Properties

Use the Raw Device Properties page to specify settings for the raw device.

Volume Base Name: Specify a base name for the exposed raw device Replay to use for the virtual machine.

Use virtual machine name: Enable this option to use the virtual machine name as the base name for the exposed raw device Replay.

Location: Select the location at which to place the created view volume(s).

RDM Selection

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Use the RDM Selection page to select the raw devices you want to remove.

Recovery VM Selection

If an RDM volume is associated with the virtual machine, use the Recovery VM Selection page to select the virtual machine you want to use to access the recovered data.

Replay Profile



Use the Replay Profile page to select one or more Replay profile to apply to the Compellent volume. For information on Replay profiles, see Introduction to Dell Compellent Storage on page 7.

Select Replay Profiles to be used for this volume: Select one or more Replay profiles to associate with the volume.

Schedule: Displays the Replay schedule for the selected Replay profile.

Replay Properties

Use the Replay Properties page to specify properties for the Replay.

Expiration: Specify the time after which you want the Replay to expire.

Never Expire: Enable this option for a Replay you do not want to automatically expire.

Description: Optionally, enter a description for the Replay.

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Replay Selection

Use the Select Replays page to select the Replays from which to recover data or to select the Replays to delete.

Select one or more Replays to use to recover data. To recover data, select one Replay per volume you want to recover. If there is more than one RDM mapped to the virtual machine, you must select one Replay for each volume to recover.

Select one or more Replays you want to delete (expire).

Replication Options

Use the Replication Options page to select options for replicating a datastore.



QoS Definition: Select a Quality of Service (QoS) definition for the replication. For information on creating or modifying QoS definitions, see the Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager Administrator’s Guide.

Replicate Active Replay: Enable this option to copy all writes from the active Replay area of the volume. Note that replicating active Replays can require significant bandwidth.

Deduplication: Enable this option to copy only the changed portions of the Replay history on the source volume, rather than all data captured in each Replay.

Replication Target Location: Select the location on the target Storage Center for the replicated datastore.

Resource Pool

Use the Resource Pool page to select a resource pool in which to run the virtual machine.

Snapshot Options

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Use the Snapshot Options page to take a temporary VMware snapshot and specify options for the snapshot.

Create Temporary VMware Snapshot: Select this option to take a temporary VMware snapshot before taking a Replay.

Include memory: Select this option to capture the virtual machine memory in the snapshot.

Quiesce file system (if available): Select this option to pause running processes in the guest operating system before taking the snapshot. This ensures that the file system is in a known, consistent state when the snapshot is taken. (Note that this option requires that VMware Tools are installed.) See VMware help for information on VMware snapshot options.

Storage Center



Use the Storage Center page to select the Storage Center on which to add storage.

Select Storage Center: Select the Storage Center on which to add storage.

Select Active Controller: Enable the Auto‐Select option to allow the Storage Center to load‐balance the system by automatically selecting the controller on which to add storage; otherwise select a specific controller for accessing the storage.

Storage Profile

Use the Storage Profile page to select a Storage Profile for the Compellent volume. For information on Storage Profiles, see Introduction to Dell Compellent Storage on page 7.

Standard Storage ProfilesThe following Storage Profiles appear when creating a datastore on a Storage Center with a Standard Storage Type.

Recommended (All Tiers): Select this option for most volumes. The Recommended profile allows Storage Center to automatically progress data between and across all storage tiers based on data type 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.

Custom: If available, select a custom storage profile appropriate to the volume data.

Note: The Storage Profile options displayed are dependent on the Storage Center My Volume Defaults settings for the Storage Center user. For information on setting up volume defaults on the Storage Center, refer to the Dell Compellent Storage Center System Manager Administrator’s Guide.

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Flash Optimized Storage ProfilesThe following Storage Profiles appear when creating a datastore on a Storage Center with a Flash Optimized Storage Type.

Low Priority (Tier 3): Select this option to force volume data to remain in tier 3 storage.

Flash Optimized with Progression (Tier 1 to All Tiers): Select this option for most volumes when using a Flash Optimized Storage Type. This Storage Profile allows Storage Center to write to Tier 1. From there, Replay data moves to Tier 2, and less‐active data progresses to Tier 3.

Write Intensive (Tier 1): Select this option to force volume data to remain on Tier 1 SSDs. This profile is useful for volumes storing transaction logs and temporary database files.

Flash Only with Progression (Tier 1 to Tier 2): Select this Storage Profile for volumes with data that requires optimal read performance, such as golden images, linked clones, and some databases. This Storage Profile allows Storage Center to write to Tier 1. Less active data progresses to Tier 2, but remains on SSDs.

Low Priority with Progression (Tier 3 to Tier 2): Select this profile when migrating large amounts of data to Storage Center without overloading Tier 1 SSDs. This Storage Profile writes to less expensive Tier 3 (RAID 10) drives, and then allows frequently accessed data to progress to Tier 2.

Template Selection

Note: Storage Center 6.4.1 supports only the Low Priority and Flash Optimized Storage Profiles. Storage Center version 6.4.2 and later supports all of the following Flash Optimized Storage Profiles



Use the Template Selection page to select a virtual machine template on which to base a new virtual machine.

Select the virtual machine template: Select a VM template from the drop‐down list of available templates.

Details: Displays details for the currently selected VM template.

Virtual Machine Settings

Use the Virtual Machine Settings page to specify settings for the virtual machine(s).

CPU: Select the number of CPUs for the machine(s).

Memory: Select the memory capacity for the machine(s).

Network: Select the network for the machine(s).

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Volume

Use the Volume page to specify attributes for a new Compellent volume.

Volume Name: Specify a name for the volume.

Size: Specify the volume size.

Volume Folder: Select the folder location for the volume.

Volume Retention

Use the Volume Retention page to specify retention options for removing the volume or raw device.

Unmap volume: Select this option to unmap the volume from the host. The unmapped volume remains on the Storage Center.



Place in Recycle Bin: Select this option to unmap the volume from the host and move the volume to the Recycle Bin. If necessary, the volume can be recovered from the recycle bin at a later time (unless the Recycle Bin is emptied). To recover a volume from the Recycle Bin, use the Storage Center System Manager.

Permanently delete: Select this option to unmap the volume and permanently delete the volume. Once permanently deleted, the volume cannot be recovered.

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