Configuring datastores : Provisioning datastores


Provisioning datastores
Provisioning a datastore creates a logical container for your virtual machines and their VMDKs. You can provision a datastore, and then attach the datastore to a single host, to all of the hosts in a cluster, or to all of the hosts in a datacenter by using the NetApp Datastore Provisioning Wizard.
Before you begin 
To provision a datastore on a storage virtual machine (SVM) that is directly connected to Virtual Storage Console (VSC), you must have added the SVM to VSC by using a user account that has the appropriate privileges, not the default vsadmin user account or vsadmin role.
This preferences file is also applicable to virtual datastore creation.
https://kb.netapp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1031984/
About this task 
The Provision datastore menu enables you to specify a storage capability profile for the datastore, which helps in specifying consistent service level objectives (SLOs) and simplifies the provisioning process. You can specify a storage capability profile only if you have enabled VASA Provider. The virtual appliance for VSC, VASA Provider, and SRA supports the following protocols:
VSC can create a datastore on either an NFS volume or a LUN:
Note: VMware does not support NFSv4.1 with datastore clusters.
Steps 
1.
From the vSphere Web Client Home page, click Hosts and Clusters.
2.
In the navigation pane, select the datacenter on which you want to provision the datastore.
Screen shot: A datacenter expanded in the navigation pane.
3.
Right-click a datacenter, and select NetApp VSC > Provision Datastore.
Right-click a cluster, and select NetApp VSC > Provision Datastore.
Right-click a host, and select NetApp VSC > Provision Datastore.
4.
Complete the pages in the NetApp Datastore Provisioning Wizard to create the datastore.
Most of the fields in the wizard are self-explanatory. The following table describes some of the fields for which you might require guidance.
Defines the aggregate on which you want to create a new volume. If you selected an SVM that is directly connected to VSC, striped aggregates appear as available; however, they are not supported. Provisioning to a striped aggregate will fail.
(Recommended) Specifies an existing storage capability profile that the wizard will use when defining the type of storage that you require for your virtual machines. The storage capability profile determines the following storage features: space reservation, deduplication, compression, encryption, and tiering policy. Storage capability profiles are available only if you have installed and registered VASA Provider for ONTAP. You can select a default storage capability profile that ships with VASA Provider, a profile that you created, or a profile that was auto-generated. To provision a datastore without a storage capability profile, you should select None.
5.
In the Ready to complete page, review the summary of your selections, and then click Finish.
Parent topic: Configuring datastores
Next topic: Mounting datastores on hosts