Dell PowerVault MD3800i - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................5
VASA Storage Capabilities ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Profile-Driven And Policy-Based Storage ................................................................................................................8
Storage Service-Level Agreements ...................................................................................................................8
Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler .................................................................................................................8
VASA Session Communications ............................................................................................................................... 8
2 Installing The VASA Provider....................................................................................................9
Before You Install ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
Supported Operating Systems And Platforms ................................................................................................... 9
Supported Host Operating Systems ...................................................................................................................9
Required VMware Application Platforms .......................................................................................................... 9
Supported MD Series Storage Arrays ............................................................................................................... 9
Required RAID Controller Module Firmware ....................................................................................................10
Downloading The VASA Provider ...........................................................................................................................10
Installing The VASA Provider ................................................................................................................................. 10
Uninstalling The VASA Provider ............................................................................................................................. 10
3 Using The VASA Provider........................................................................................................ 11
Bringing Storage Arrays Under VASA Management ............................................................................................. 12
Adding Your Storage Arrays To VASA Control .................................................................................................12
To Register The VASA Provider In Your vSphere Client .................................................................................. 13
Verifying VASA Registration .............................................................................................................................15
Working with Storage Profiles ................................................................................................................................16
Assigning VM Storage Profiles To Existing Virtual Machines ......................................................................... 17
Checking Storage Profile Compliance ............................................................................................................. 18
Storage Array Events And Alerts ............................................................................................................................19
Troubleshooting Tips .............................................................................................................................................. 19
Troubleshooting Logs .......................................................................................................................................20
Configuration Reset ..........................................................................................................................................20
4 Getting Help................................................................................................................................21
Locating Your System Service Tag .........................................................................................................................21
Contacting Dell ....................................................................................................................................................... 21
Documentation Feedback .......................................................................................................................................21