1. Scenario VMware integrated flow
May 2011
Munich Grasbrunn
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2. 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
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3. 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
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4. 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
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