Dell PowerVault MD3820i User Manual download pdf (Page 3)

Contents

1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................5

VASA Storage Capabilities....................................................................................................................................... 6

Profile-Driven And Policy-Based Storage................................................................................................................ 8

Storage Service-Level Agreements...................................................................................................................8

Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler.................................................................................................................8

VASA Session Communications............................................................................................................................... 8

2 Installing The VASA Provider....................................................................................................9

Before You Install..................................................................................................................................................... 9

Supported Operating Systems And Platforms................................................................................................... 9

Supported Host Operating Systems...................................................................................................................9

Required VMware Application Platforms.......................................................................................................... 9

Supported MD Series Storage Arrays............................................................................................................... 9

Required RAID Controller Module Firmware....................................................................................................10

Downloading The VASA Provider...........................................................................................................................10

Installing The VASA Provider................................................................................................................................. 10

Uninstalling The VASA Provider............................................................................................................................. 10

3 Using The VASA Provider........................................................................................................ 11

Bringing Storage Arrays Under VASA Management............................................................................................. 12

Adding Your Storage Arrays To VASA Control.................................................................................................12

To Register The VASA Provider In Your vSphere Client.................................................................................. 13

Verifying VASA Registration.............................................................................................................................15

Working with Storage Profiles................................................................................................................................16

Assigning VM Storage Profiles To Existing Virtual Machines......................................................................... 17

Checking Storage Profile Compliance............................................................................................................. 18

Storage Array Events And Alerts............................................................................................................................19

Troubleshooting Tips.............................................................................................................................................. 19

Troubleshooting Logs.......................................................................................................................................20

Configuration Reset..........................................................................................................................................20

4 Getting Help................................................................................................................................21

Locating Your System Service Tag.........................................................................................................................21

Contacting Dell....................................................................................................................................................... 21

Documentation Feedback.......................................................................................................................................21

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