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VMware cluster provisioning scenario Goal: Provision storage for ESX cluster in a storage array. Layout: Aggregate of sufficient size (Either create or resize) 6 volumes with specific naming rules 6 qtrees Qtrees are exported over NFS Storage admin is performing a ticket that was received via remedy He has the data in front of him and he operates one of the workflows As per input, the platform will locate an applicable aggr for the provisioning operation, Create volumes, qtrees and LUNs as per VZ operation policies, Create an igroup for mapping purposes And finally – sec volumes to trigger protection activities such as VSM NetApp Confidential - Limited Use 2

VMware cluster provisioning scenario 1. Input parameters 7. Connect to Vcenter 2. Choose Filers and Find Aggregates 8. Create Datastore in VMWare cluster 3. Resize aggregate (As needed) Storage admin is performing a ticket that was received via remedy He has the data in front of him and he operates one of the workflows As per input, the platform will locate an applicable aggr for the provisioning operation, Create volumes, qtrees and LUNs as per VZ operation policies, Create an igroup for mapping purposes And finally – sec volumes to trigger protection activities such as VSM 4. Create Volumes 5. Create Qtrees 6. Export Qtrees NetApp Confidential - Limited Use 3

VMware cluster provisioning scenario Create/Resize Aggregate Create Volume Create Qtree Create Export Create Datastore aggr0 aggr1 WindowsDS13 qtree1 WindowsDS13 array1 WindowsDS14 qtree1 WindowsDS14 aggr2 WindowsDS15 qtree1 WindowsDS15 WindowsTrans5 qtree1 WindowsTrans5 LinuxDS5 qtree1 LinuxDS5 LinuxTrans5 qtree1 LinuxTrans5 NetApp Confidential - Limited Use 4

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