Dell PowerVault MD3860i User Manual download pdf (Page 4)

Installing The SAS Provider (ESXi 5.0 and 5.1 Servers Only).........................................................33

Configuring SAS Support On ESX And ESXi Hosts.............................................................................34

Requirements For Using A SAS Host............................................................................................ 34

Creating A New User Login With Host Privileges (ESX And ESXi Servers)...................................34

Enabling Root Login From A Host Console (ESX Servers Only).................................................. 34

Enabling Root Login From A Host Console (ESXi Servers Only)................................................. 35

4 Configuring The ESX/ESXi Host.......................................................................... 37

Configuring ESX Host To Storage Array.............................................................................................38

5 Managing Storage Arrays Using The MD vCenter Plug-In Manager

View...............................................................................................................................43

Storage Array Manager Features........................................................................................................ 43

Adding Storage Arrays To The vCenter Plug-In Manager View.................................................. 43

Discovering Storage Arrays...........................................................................................................45

Using Asset Tags........................................................................................................................... 46

Managing Asset Tags.....................................................................................................................47

Removing Storage Arrays From The vCenter Plug-In Manager View.........................................48

All Storage Arrays Table View....................................................................................................... 48

Assigning Asset Tags And Values..................................................................................................49

Summary View.................................................................................................................................... 50

Editing Storage Array Properties................................................................................................... 51

Storage Array Event Log................................................................................................................52

Storage Array Configuration Backup............................................................................................52

Formatting Virtual Disks For vSphere........................................................................................... 54

Virtual Disks Decision-Making Schemes...................................................................................... 55

Virtual Disks View................................................................................................................................ 55

Creating A Virtual Disks Group..................................................................................................... 56

Dynamic Disk Pools.......................................................................................................................57

Creating A New Virtual Disk On Virtual Disks Group................................................................... 57

Creating A Thin Provisioned Virtual Disks.................................................................................... 58

Legacy Snapshots..........................................................................................................................58

Mappings View....................................................................................................................................60

Mapping A Virtual Disks To Host...................................................................................................61

Rescan Storage Adapters...............................................................................................................61

Adding Host To Virtual Disks........................................................................................................ 63

Adding Host Group....................................................................................................................... 63

Virtual Disks Copy View...................................................................................................................... 63

Creating A New Virtual Disks Copy.............................................................................................. 64

Synchronous Replication View...........................................................................................................66

Creating Remote Virtual Disks Replication...................................................................................67

Removing Replicated Pairs........................................................................................................... 68

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