NOTE VMware does not support the use of RDMs with NVMe/TCP.
Steps
Log in to the VMware vSphere Client.
Click
Menu > VMs and Templates.
Select a VM, click
Configure > Dell VSI > Storage.
Click
+ CREATE RDM.
NOTE You can also use create RDM by right-clicking a VM
Dell VSI > + CREATE RDM.
The
Create RDM Disk on
Dell storage wizard is displayed.
NOTE RDM creation is supported only for VMs based on VMFS datastores.
In the
Hard Disk Settings step, select the hard disk settings to create the RDMs.
Select the values for the following settings:
Location
NOTE You cannot select the value for
Location in this release, it is autoset to
Share with the virtual machine.
Compatibility Mode
NOTE If the compatibility mode is selected as virtual, the setting
Disk Mode is enabled. Select the value for
Disk Mode.
Shares
Limit IOPs
Virtual Device Nodes
Click
NEXT.
In the
Storage System step, select the
VMAX All Flash/PowerMax storage system that you want to use to create the RDMs. Click
NEXT.
In the
Storage Settings step, select the values for:
Capacity
NOTE
The capacity must not exceed the user limits for the user that is logged in (If there are limits set on that user).
The minimum capacity is 4 MB, and the maximum capacity is 65,536 GB.
Storage Group
NOTE The Storage Group can be selected from the
Storage Group datagrid.
The storage groups available for selection are associated with the ESXi hosts that is hosting the VM and the user has access to.
Click
NEXT.
In the
Ready to Complete step, review your selections and click
FINISH.
The progress of RDM creation is displayed in the
Recent Tasks panel and when completed an RDM disk is successfully created. To view the RDM details, click
Configure > Dell VSI > Storage and select the RDM disk that you created.
NOTE The RDM creation task is submitted to the vCenter, and the RDM data must be collected from vCenter after the completion of the task. Hence, there might be a delay in displaying the details after RDM creation.
NOTE The progress can be tracked in the
Tasks tab.
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