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

Create NFS Datastores on PowerMax Storage System

Use the procedure in this topic to create NFS datastores on PowerMax 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 NFS and select the Version from the drop-down. Click NEXT.
5. In the Datastore Settings step, enter the Name of the datastore and verify the location of the datastore. Click NEXT.
6. In the Storage System Selection step, select the PowerMax storage system from the list of registered storage systems. Click NEXT.
7. In the Storage Settings step, select the storage settings to create NFS datastore.and click NEXT.
   Select or enter the following settings:

   • Capacity: You can select the capacity unit as GB or TB from the drop down. The minimum capacity is 3 GB and maximum is 65536 GB.
   • NAS Server: Select the NAS server from the drop-down.
     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.
   • Storage Resource Pool: Select the SRP from the drop-down.
   • Location: Verify the datastore location.
   • Service Level: Select the service level from the drop-down. You can select one of the following service levels:
     • Bronze
     • Diamond
     • Gold
     • Optimized
     • Platinum
     • Silver
   • Host I/O Size: Select the host I/O size from the drop-down.
     NOTE For general NFS datastore, you can select the default 8K. If you wish to maximize the performance of the NFS datastore, set a host I/O size that matches the file system block size with I/O size of the application.
   • Data Reduction: You can select the check-box for data reduction, if the selected NAS server must have SRP which has compression enabled on it to configure compression.
   • Set Thresholds: You can set custom thresholds by switching the toggle button. There are three types of thresholds: Info. Warning, and High.
8. In the Host Access step, select the hosts that you want to access the NFS datastore, and select the access mode.
   NOTE While creating a PowerMax NFS datastore, the host access page behavior is as follows:

   • The checkbox in the host access table is for selecting the host access mode through Set access mode for all selected hosts to option.
   • While provisioning to multiple hosts, (that is, provisioning from cluster level), the user can select multiple hosts and set the same access mode for all the selected hosts using Set access mode for all selected hosts to option.
   • Alternatively the host access mode for a single host can be changed using the Edit (Pencil) icon next to each host.
   • Set access mode for all selected hosts to will be disabled if no host is selected.

   NFS datastore will be mounted to all the hosts listed in the table.

   NOTE If you wish to mount on additional servers, it is recommended to set the access mode to Readonly.
9. In the Ready to Complete step, verify the settings before creating the datastore and click FINISH.