Use the procedure in this topic to create NFS datastores on Unity storage system.
Prerequisites
You must have the required vCenter privileges to create datastores.
You must have access to the storage pools and NAS servers.
vSphere must be added in the access list of Unisphere.
NOTE A vCenter/Host must be registered on the Unisphere UI.
Steps
Log in to the VMware vSphere Client.
Click
Menu > Hosts and Clusters.
Right-click a datacenter, cluster, folder, or host and select
Dell VSI > Create Datastore.
The
Create Datastore on
Dell Storage dialog box is displayed.
To create the datastore, select the
Type of datastore as
NFS and select the
Version from the drop-down. Click
NEXT.
In the
Datastore Settings step, enter the
Name of the datastore and verify the location of the datastore. Click
NEXT.
In the
Storage System Selection step, select the Unity storage system from the list of registered storage systems. Click
NEXT.
In the
Storage Settings step, select the storage settings and click
NEXT.
NOTE The NAS servers available for selection in the drop-down are the NAS servers that user has been granted access to. If the user has not been granted access to a NAS server, an error banner is displayed.
In the
Host Access step, select the hosts that you want to access the datastore, and select the access mode.
NOTE You can set the access mode for each host individually or the same for all selected hosts. The default access mode must be set to
No Access to prevent other hosts from accessing the datastore.
In the
Snapshots step, you can select the checkbox
Enable Automatic Snapshot Creation to configure automatic snapshot creation.
Select the
Snapshot Schedule.
NOTE VSI does not support creation of
Snapshot Schedule.
In the
Ready to Complete step, verify the settings before creating the datastore and click
FINISH.
Results
The new NFS datastore is created and is displayed under the
Datastores tab for the particular datacenter, cluster, or host.
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