Creating new storage for VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes
The system supports VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes, sometimes referred to as VVols, which allow VMware vCenter to automate the management of system objects like volumes and pools.
When VMware vCenter administrators
need extra storage from the system for new applications or virtual machines, they can request the
system administrator to complete one of the following tasks:
- Expand existing storage resources (child pools)
- Create additional storage resources
Both of these tasks must be completed by using the IBM® Spectrum Control Base Edition management GUI.
The VMware vCenter administrator
needs to provide the following information to the system administrator:
- Capacity requirements of the new storage
- Information on the storage capabilities required (if adding storage resource)
IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition administrator
Expanding an existing storage resource
- Using the IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition management GUI, expand an existing storage resource. For more information about expanding an existing storage resource, see the IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition documentation.
Creating additional storage resources
- Using the IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition management GUI, you can create either a new child pool and add it to an existing space or you can create a new child pool and add it to a new space. For specific details on these options, see the IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition documentation.
VMware vCenter administrator
After the IBM Spectrum Control Base
Edition administrator adds
the additional storage through either of these methods, the VMware vCenter administrator, must
complete one of the following tasks:
- If the IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition administrator added expanded additional storage resources, then the VMware vCenter administrator must rescan the system to pick up changes to an existing storage space.
- If the IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition administrator created additional storage resources, then the VMware vCenter administrator must create new VVols data stores by using the newly defined storage space.
For further information on completing these tasks, refer to the IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition User's Guide.