What is storage IO Control VMware?
Storage I/O Control (SIOC), a feature that was introduced in vSphere 4.1, provides a fine-grained storage control mechanism which dynamically allocates portions of hosts’ I/O queues to VMs whose data is located on the same datastore. This dynamic allocation is based on shares that an administrator assigns to the VMs.
How do I add NetApp storage to VMware?
Steps
- Log in to the vSphere Web Client.
- Select Virtual Storage Console.
- Select Storage Systems, and then click the Add icon.
- In the Add Storage System dialog box, enter the host name and administrator credentials for the storage cluster or SVM, and then click OK.
What are two benefits of using the ontap tools for VMware vSphere software?
ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere This vCenter plug-in simplifies storage management, enhances availability, and reduces storage costs and operational overhead, whether using SAN or NAS.
What is Lun and Datastore?
A LUN is a logical volume on a storage system, which usually is presented to one ore more hosts. A datastore is a partition on a disk or LUN which is formatted with VMware’s VMFS filesystem.
How do I present storage in VMware?
Select the Storage Adapters option. Click the Rescan All link….In the vSphere client, complete the following steps:
- Select the host.
- Click the Configuration tab.
- Click the Storage section.
- Click Add Storage.
- Follow the prompts to add the new disk or LUN.
What is NetApp VSC?
NetApp® Virtual Storage Console (VSC) for VMware vSphere is a free1 vSphere client plug-in. VSC leverages NetApp technologies to deliver comprehensive, centralized management of NetApp storage operations in both SAN- and NAS-based VMware virtual server and desktop infrastructures.
How do I remove a datastore from Ha?
So the process is as follows:
- Check your HA settings and make sure you have not forced the datastore heartbeats to a specific datastore (like the one you want to remove)
- Unmount the drive.
- Delete the LUN once unmounted.
