Dell Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI) for VMware vSphere Client Version 10.0 Product Guide

Create VMFS Datastores on Unity Storage System

Use the procedure in this topic to create VMFS datastores on Unity storage system.

1. Log in to the VMware vSphere Client.
2. Click Menu > Hosts and Clusters.
3. Right-click a datacenter, cluster, folder, or host and select Dell VSI > Create Datastore.
   The Create Datastore on Dell Storage dialog box is displayed.
4. To create the datastore, select the Type of datastore as VMFS and select the Version from drop-down as 6.
   NOTE Optionally you can also create multiple datastores by selecting the checkbox for Create multiple datastores. You can create a maximum of 10 datastores at one time.
5. Click .
6. Do one of the following and click NEXT:
   • If you have chosen to create multiple datastores, enter the number of datastores you want to create, base name, and digits for name suffix. Click NEXT.
   • If you have not chosen to create multiple datastores in the Datastore Settings step, enter the Name of the datastore and verify the location of the datastore. Click NEXT.
     NOTE The Name of the datastore should be valid. It can include alphanumeric characters, space, hyphen, underscore, open, and close parenthesis. No other characters are valid.
7. In the Storage System Selection step, select the Unity storage system from the list of registered storage systems. Click NEXT.
8. In the Host Mappings step, select the host to be mapped and click NEXT.
9. In the Storage Settings step, select the storage settings and click NEXT.
   NOTE The Data Reduction and Advanced Deduplication properties are supported only for All Flash Unity storage systems.
10. 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.
11. In the Ready to Complete step, verify the settings before creating the datastore and then click FINISH.